Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan has foreshadowed tougher national unexplained wealth laws. These laws reverse the onus of proof. Where there is a “reasonable suspicion” that an individual has engaged in serious criminal activity, a court can order that...
In Lee & Anor v NSW Crime Commission [2013] HCA 39 handed down on 9 October 2013, the High Court dismissed an appeal from a NSW Court of Criminal Appeal decision which had allowed an appeal in favour of the Crime Commission. The case concerned concurrent civil...
Sports lawyer and Deakin University academic Martin Hardie will be one of the keynote speakers at RoLIA’s conference on 15 November at The Mint in Sydney starting at 1 pm. Martin will be discussing how the “just war on doping” justifies the disregard of the rule of...
The Rule of Law Institute of Australia congratulates Her Honour Dr Melissa Perry on being sworn in as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia Dr Perry has been an active member of RoLIA’s Board of Directors since 2011 and has made valuable contributions to...
Responses by State and Territory parliaments to violent incidents involving criminal organisations has led to the passing of laws which raise rule of law concerns. Diminishing the presumption of innocence through anti-association laws and modifying the right to...
