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...
We are pleased to be involved in the Legal Studies Association of NSW 2016 State Conference. Electronic copies of the resources and presentation are available below. Please contact Jackie Charles our Education Coordinator for any resourcing needs. Institute CEO Nick...
The Institute has lodged a submission with the House of Representatives Tax Committee regarding the external scrutiny arrangements for the Australian Taxation Office. The Committee announced an inquiry into the various oversight mechanisms of the ATO, with a view to...
The Communist Party Case The High Court’s decision in Australian Communist Party v Commonwealth (1951) 83 CLR 1 is recognised as one of the Court’s most important decisions, and a resounding reaffirmation of the rule of law, and judicial review of...
Today, the Rule of Law Institute co-hosted an event with the Australian Institute of Company Directors, attended by leading members of the Australian legal and business worlds. The event focused on the recent Hogan Lovells report, Risk and Return: Foreign Direct...
