In this report Jon Altman seeks to explore the ramifications of the Native Title Act Reform Bill, a private senator’s bill introduced by Senator Rachel Siewert of the Australian Greens. The Bill seeks to amend the Native Title Act 1993 (NTA) to effect reforms that target two key areas for native title claimants: the barriers...

Proposals in this discussion paper focus around the issues of social security, child support and family assistance, income management, employment, superannuation and migration. The Discussion Paper sets out in detail the issues raised by the Terms of Reference, the research behind the proposals and questions and a thorough analysis and discussion of stakeholder views and...

This Issues Paper deals with the treament of family violence in Commonwealth immigration law. This paper begins with a brief overview of the partner visa scheme before addressing a number of issues surrounding the 'family violence exception' including: the appropriateness of the definition of 'relevant family violence': evidentiary requirements for making a claim of family...

Postcode Justice, a research project undertaken by Deakin University School of Law, responds to this gap and asks the question: are regional communities disadvantaged in the administration of the law, compared with their metropolitan counterparts?

This report identifies the powers of arrest currently available in Tasmania and the arrest laws that frame such powers. It shows that there has been a proliferation of arrest powers and that this has caused arrest laws in Tasmania to be unnecessarily complex, inconsistent and uncertain. The Report contains a number of recommendations relating to...