Nicholas Cowdery AM QC*, former NSW Director of Public Prosecutions, has called for the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) to be confined to its investigative role and leave ‘prosecution to the experts.’ Mr Cowdery pointed to the importance...
Attorney General Brandis is planning on introducing new legislation to Federal Parliament to amend the control order anti-terrorism laws. This is being done in consultation with State and Territory governments and has been planned since June 2015. However, after...
President of the Rule of Law Institute, Robin Speed, writes about the powers of the Parliament, judicial power and the role of the High Court in making decisions about the fundamentals of criminal justice. We are about to witness an unprecedented clash between the...
The Rule of Law Institute applauds the creation of an Inquiry into Organised Crime in Queensland and a review of the ‘Bikie’ Laws. It is high time for the integrity of the former Queensland Government’s draconian laws to be called to question. The...
The recent High Court decision in Independent Commission Against Corruption v Cunneen [2015] HCA 14 has led to debate about the coercive powers of bodies such as ICAC and how best to proceed after the High Court clearly defined corrupt conduct in their judgement. NSW...
