The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 was introduced in the Parliament of NSW by Independent MP, Alex Greenwich, on 14 October 2021. This paper considers the Bill, especially its provisions concerning eligibility criteria, the process involved, safeguards and allowance for conscientious objection. It includes a comparison with similar legislation in the other Australian states.

The New Zealand government is focusing on completely repealing and replacing the Mental Health Act. This document sets out the key topics that need to be considered in developing this new legislation.

The destruction of the Juukan Gorge heritage sites by Rio Tinto in May 2020 was an event that shocked the nation. This report highlights the need for legislative change at Commonwealth, State and Territory levels to ensure the protection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.

This paper proposes six principles — universality, sufficiency, fairness, security, flexibility and efficiency — to guide the development of legislative and policy reforms for Canada’s income-support programs and job-protection laws for sickness and caregiving leave entitlements.

This chronology summarises the current primary family and domestic violence legislation in operation in each Australian jurisdiction (1975 to 2016). For each Act, it provides an overview of how family and domestic violence is defined, the orders provided, and the related offences and penalties.