The submission was initially compiled by NADRAC prior to NADRAC's abolition by the Australian Government on 8 November 2013. It has been completed by NADRAC's former members and is presented to the Productivity Commission as a work by the former advisory council NADRAC. In the submission below wherever NADRAC is referred to, it is a...

The Australian Human Rights Commission highlights systemic inequities for people with disability needing communication or complex supports in Australia’s criminal justice system. Affecting victims, accused, witnesses, and offenders across police, courts, prisons, and juvenile institutions, the Issues Paper identifies five barriers, shares real stories, and invites experiences to inform reforms ensuring equal access to justice.

This paper draws on submissions received by the National Pro Bono Resource Centre (‘the Centre’) in response to a Discussion Paper it released in October 2011 on the possible roles of lawyers acting pro bono in ADR (‘Discussion Paper’). In light of evidence indicating that use of ADR is frequently being used as a way...

Despite 30 years of significant change to the way the criminal justice system responds to sexual violence, conviction rates have gone down in Australia, Canada, and England and Wales. This paper reflects on the limits of legal reform in improving outcomes for victim/survivors.

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is now the centerpiece of Victorian and national civil justice policy. Advocates of ADR argue that it promotes access to justice. Skeptics assert that its primary aim is to cut costs, and that it compromises fundamental principles of fairness and transparency. In recent years, there has been an outpouring of state...