The Institute has lodged a submission with the federal Attorney-General’s Department, recommending against the introduction of Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) in Australia. The Institute argued that a DPA scheme may undermine respect for corporate...
NSW Parliament passed the Crimes (Serious Crime Prevention Orders) Bill 2016 and the Criminal Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Public Safety) Bill 2016 yesterday without amendment, meaning both Bills are just awaiting assent before they become law. Both...
The federal Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue has today tabled its report into the scrutiny arrangements for the Australian Tax Office (ATO). The Committee has declined to recommend any changes to the scrutiny arrangements, finding that any duplication of...
The Select Committee on the establishment of a National Integrity Commission has released its interim report, just days after conducting public hearings in Sydney and Canberra. The Institute made a written submission to the Committee, recommending against establishing...
The High Court has decided to retain the so-called “advocates’ immunity” – the immunity enjoyed by lawyers for negligent actions or omissions done in the conduct of a case in court, or done out of court, but which are intimately connected with...
The Canadian Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of mandatory sentencing in a recent controversial judgment handed down this month: R v Lloyd 2016 SCC 13. The case concerned a mandatory sentencing regime introduced by the previous Conservative government,...
