The Rule of Law Institute of Australia condemns the NSW Government’s Crimes (Serious Crime Prevention Orders) Bill 2016 in the strongest terms, as a serious threat to the rule of law in New South Wales. The Institute acknowledges that the prevention of crime...
The report of Queensland’s Taskforce on Organised Crime Legislation, chaired by former Queensland Supreme Court Justice Alan Wilson, was made publicly available last week. The Taskforce was announced a few months after the 2015 Queensland elections, which saw...
Queensland’s response to organised crime is a law reform issue of current relevance, as the Labor Government considers its changes to the LNP Government’s 2013 anti-bikie and anti-organised-crime laws. This resource brings together relevant media articles...
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (PJCHR), is a Committee of the Australian Parliament which reviews bills and regulations to report on their compliance with human rights principles. It reports regularly on all of the laws and regulations that pass...
Rule of Law Institute President, Robin Speed, writes about the case of Murray Kear. A version of this article was published in The Australian Newspaper on 18/03/2015. In 2014 the Independent Commission Against Corruption falsely accused Murray Kear, the former...
