This article discusses the consequences of misused technology and the challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI) to transparency and accountability in contemporary democratic socio-economic and legal structures.

National uniform legislation underpins major national reforms in Australia and harmonisation initiatives are a necessary part of working within a federal system. This article describes the three main ways laws and regulations are harmonised and seeks ways to avoid the mistakes of previous harmonisation efforts.

National uniform legislation has served as an instrument to attune federalism to new realities and it is critical that when harmonisation is necessary, it is efficient and effective, results in long-lasting uniformity and does not encroach on the sovereignty of the State and Territory Parliaments. This article seeks to provide a systematic objective analysis on...

This study is based on an empirical examination of 84 sets of uniform Acts and finds that specific areas of the law could be susceptible to higher or lower levels of uniformity. Legislation in commercial and corporate law, government, and energy and resources has been found to be ‘highly uniform’. In contrast, legislation concerning child...

This article provides an analysis of national uniform legislation and offers a classification figure as a practical evaluation tool for policy-makers, legislative drafters and legal practitioners when working through inherent ambiguity and complexity surrounding national uniform legislation.