Indigenous Legal Issues

Indigenous Legal Issues

05 May 2023—

Law Council

Supplementary Submission - Inquiry into the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023

04 May 2023—

Law Council

Law Council submission to and appearance at Parliamentary hearing in response to the Inquiry into the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum

21 April 2023—

Law Council

Inquiry into the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023

18 April 2023—

Law Council

Stage 2 Consultation Sunsetting Native Title Instruments

23 March 2023—

Law Council

Law Council unwaveringly supports Constitutional recognition of First Nations peoples

11 January 2023—

Law Council

Inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations Women and Children

19 December 2022—

Law Council

Referendum (machinery provisions) amendment bill 2022

10 November 2022—

Law Council

Response to consultation on the Interim Report on stand-alone legislation to protect and commercialise Indigenous Knowledge

14 September 2022—

Law Council

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Visual Arts and Crafts

24 June 2022—

Law Council

Inquiry into the Application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Australia

20 May 2022—

Law Council

Sunsetting Native Title Instruments

28 March 2022—

Law Council

New family dispute resolution services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families

17 March 2022—

Law Council

Justice gap must be bridged

11 February 2022—

Law Council

Concept Paper for a National Anti-Racism Framework

16 December 2021—

Business Law Section

Response to Issues paper - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts and crafts

10 December 2021—

Law Council

Time to enshrine a First Nations Voice to Parliament

08 December 2021—

Law Council

Interview with Michelle Burchill, 2022 John Koowarta Scholarship recipient

08 December 2021—

Law Council

Interview with Cameron Downey, 2022 John Koowarta Scholarship recipient

27 November 2021—

Law Council

Law Council of Australia announces 2022 John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship recipients

16 November 2021—

Law Council

Consideration of raising minimum age of criminal responsibility doesn’t go far enough

12 November 2021—

Law Council

Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Economic Empowerment) Bill 2021

30 September 2021—

Law Council

Response to Question on Notice - Inquiry into the Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme Bills

23 September 2021—

Law Council

Stolen Generations Redress Scheme must provide just reparations to survivors

21 September 2021—

Law Council

Crimes Amendment (Remissions of Sentences) Bill 2021

17 September 2021—

Law Council

Inquiry into the Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme Bills

28 August 2021—

Law Council

The intersection between Indigenous cultures and Australian legal custom: Embracing different ways of doing justice

20 August 2021—

Law Council

Inquiry into Constitutional Reform and Referendums

06 August 2021—

Law Council

Closing the Gap: additional funding a step in the right direction

26 July 2021—

Law Council

Implementing the successor plan to the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children

08 July 2021—

Law Council

Australia urged to take measures to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

10 June 2021—

Law Council

Enhance and Enable – Indigenous Knowledge Consultations 2021

03 June 2021—

Law Council

Enhance and Enable – Indigenous Knowledge Consultations 2021

31 May 2021—

Law Council

Not just words, time for action

10 May 2021—

Law Council

ParentsNext: examination of Social Security (Parenting payment participation requirements - class of persons) instrument 2021

30 April 2021—

Law Council

Indigenous Voice Co-Design Process

15 April 2021—

Law Council

Indigenous justice announcements welcome, but funding for multi-faceted response needed

14 April 2021—

Law Council

Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody requires urgent action 30 years on

25 March 2021—

Law Council

Time for a Government response to Pathways to Justice Report

21 January 2021—

Law Council

Law Council calls on government to Raise the Age

15 December 2020—

Law Council

Interview with Sophie Coffin, 2020 John Koowarta Scholarship recipient

07 December 2020—

Law Council

UWA law student, Sophie Coffin, wins 2020 John Koowarta Scholarship

02 November 2020—

Law Council

Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020

02 November 2020—

Law Council

Time to revisit ALRC report to close the justice gap

30 October 2020—

Law Council

Inquiry into Customary Law and Aboriginality

30 October 2020—

Law Council

National Disability Strategy

29 October 2020—

Law Council

Closing the Justice Gap: Implementing the ALRC's Pathways to Justice Roadmap Webinar

22 October 2020—

Law Council

Supplementary submission: Inquiry into the Destruction of 46,000 Year Old Caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia

02 October 2020—

Law Council

Caves destruction illustrates need for review and reform of Commonwealth legislation

01 October 2020—

Law Council

Phase 2 of the Review of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)

04 September 2020—

Law Council

Law Council of Australia calls for parliamentary inquiry into environmental bill

21 August 2020—

Law Council

Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

20 August 2020—

Law Council

Over two years since NT Royal Commission and there has been limited progress for young Indigenous people

20 August 2020—

Law Council

Indigenous Incarceration and the Northern Territory Webinar

17 August 2020—

Law Council

Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability – Issues Paper – the Criminal Justice System

31 July 2020—

Law Council

Justice targets are just a wish list

29 July 2020—

Law Council

Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

28 July 2020—

Law Council

Law Council President, Pauline Wright, statement on lack of action to raise the age

17 July 2020—

Law Council

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Immigration Detention, Following Love and Thoms

10 July 2020—

Law Council

Inquiry into food pricing and food security in remote Indigenous communities

16 June 2020—

Law Council

What will it take for governments to recognise Australia's justice gap is a national tragedy?

11 June 2020—

Law Council

Supplementary submission: Native Title Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 – Questions on Notice

03 June 2020—

Law Council

Statement on High Court ruling of unlawful use of force in Don Dale, by Law Council President, Pauline Wright

19 May 2020—

Law Council

Statement on drop in the rates of youth in detention by Law Council President, Pauline Wright

20 February 2020—

Law Council

Opening of the Northern Territory Legal Year 2020

12 February 2020—

Law Council

Closing the Gap report show Indigenous input vital

11 February 2020—

Law Council

High Court decision natural outcome of Mabo

06 February 2020—

Law Council

Opening of the Northern Territory Legal Year 2020

20 December 2019—

Law Council

Response to Discussion Paper: Priorities for federal discrimination law reform

10 December 2019—

Law Council

Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility

05 December 2019—

Law Council

Native Title Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

01 November 2019—

Law Council

Uluru Statement should be respected

26 August 2019—

Law Council

Opinion piece: It took decades to build an effective Indigenous legal network - now it's under threat

15 August 2019—

Law Council

Proposed Don Dale site ‘flouts’ Royal Commission recommendations, affront to process

14 August 2019—

Law Council

Walking together: the role of the Uluru Statement and a First Nations Voice in addressing Incarceration Rates

24 July 2019—

Law Council

Expenditure on Children in the Northern Territory

10 July 2019—

Law Council

Time for a strong Voice: Ken Wyatt has the chance to start Australia walking down a new and unifying path towards recognition

24 May 2019—

Law Council

Superannuation binding death benefit nominations and kinship structures

05 May 2019—

Law Council

Law Council welcomes ALP commitment to establish Voice to parliament

28 March 2019—

Law Council

One year on, Government fails to respond to ALRC’s Indigenous over-incarceration report

18 March 2019—

Law Council

Artificial Intelligence: Governance and Leadership

31 January 2019—

Law Council

Law Council and NT Law Society support increase of NT age of criminal responsibility

25 January 2019—

Law Council

Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Amendment (Strengthening Governance and Transparency) Bill 2018

08 January 2019—

Law Council

Joint statement: Law Council of Australia and Law Society of Western Australia regarding imprisonment for unpaid fines

19 December 2018—

Law Council

Reforms to the Native Title System – Exposure Drafts

16 October 2018—

Law Council

Reviews of legal assistance sector funding

05 October 2018—

Law Council

Review of the Indigenous Legal Assistance Program (ILAP)

04 October 2018—

Law Council

National Indigenous Legal Conference draws crowds in Perth

28 September 2018—

Law Council

Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

25 September 2018—

Law Council

National Indigenous Legal Conference 2018

17 September 2018—

Law Council

Proposed Amendments to the CATSI Act

06 September 2018—

Law Council

Closing the Gap Roundtable

12 July 2018—

Law Council

Next steps in the process for Indigenous Voice to Parliament can not be understated

29 June 2018—

Law Council

Constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament a must

15 June 2018—

Law Council

Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

15 June 2018—

Law Council

Law Council supports calls for Voice to Parliament

01 June 2018—

Law Council

Closing the Gap Refresh Discussion Paper

04 May 2018—

Law Council

Closing the Gap Refresh

20 April 2018—

Law Council

NT youth justice investment applauded, Gov must not lose sight of raising age of criminal responsibility

05 April 2018—

Law Council

NPA and ILAP effectiveness under review

28 March 2018—

Law Council

Recommendations to reduce disproportionate Indigenous incarceration must not be ignored

05 March 2018—

Law Council

Proud Bundjalung woman overcomes adversity, receives Indigenous law scholarship

02 March 2018—

Law Council

NT Gov urged to act immediately to raise age of criminal responsibility, other States should follow

27 February 2018—

Law Council

Reforms to the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)

23 February 2018—

Law Council

Justice targets back on the agenda

13 February 2018—

Law Council

Call for justice targets on 10th anniversary of Apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples

01 February 2018—

Law Council

Opening of the Northern Territory Legal Year 2018

24 November 2017—

Law Council

National Indigenous Legal Conference

17 November 2017—

Law Council

National Indigenous Legal Conference 2017

17 November 2017—

Law Council

NT Royal Commission: ‘Game-changing’ recommendation raising age of criminal responsibility needs urgent adoption

01 November 2017—

Law Council

Referendum rejection profoundly disappointing, constitutional reform must advance

26 October 2017—

Law Council

Redress scheme close to reality with introduction of landmark bill today

24 October 2017—

Law Council

Law Council throws support behind referendum on the creation of new Indigenous representative body

06 October 2017—

Law Council

Incarceration Rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (Discussion Paper 84)

10 August 2017—

Law Council

Resilience and resourcefulness: embracing change and opportunity

18 July 2017—

Law Council

Referendum Council report a historic milestone, momentum should not be lost on path to reform

26 May 2017—

Law Council

Reconciliation can be advanced by constitutional change

19 May 2017—

Law Council

Discussion Paper on Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

20 March 2017—

Law Council

Bendigo’s Tayla Anderson awarded John Koowarta Indigenous Scholarship

06 March 2017—

Law Council

Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017

24 January 2017—

Law Council

Protection of Aboriginal Rock Art of the Burrup Peninsula

12 January 2017—

Law Council

Australian Law Reform Commission Indigenous Incarceration Terms of Reference

23 November 2016—

Law Council

Indigenous Legal Issues

18 November 2016—

Law Council

Indigenous Legal Issues Committee

17 November 2016—

Law Council

Urgent action needed on Indigenous imprisonment in light of new Productivity Commission report

27 October 2016—

Law Council

ALRC Indigenous incarceration inquiry a vital step in addressing this national catastrophe

01 August 2016—

Law Council

Law Council welcomes Mick Gooda and Margaret White as Royal Commissioners, credits decision by Brian Martin

17 May 2016—

Law Council

National Pro Bono Day: Government must fund legal aid to back lawyers who back Australians in need

15 April 2016—

Law Council

Law Council calls for mandatory sentencing to be dropped for alcohol-related offences on 25th anniversary of Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Royal Commission

20 March 2016—

Law Council

Cairns student wins John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship

22 February 2016—

Law Council

National mood for change on Indigenous incarceration must be seized by COAG

10 February 2016—

Law Council

Real efforts to close the gap must prioritise action on Indigenous imprisonment

03 December 2015—

Law Council

Indigenous Imprisonment Symposium communique

09 October 2015—

Law Council

Interim Report into Traditional Rights and Freedoms - Encroachment by Commonwealth Laws

21 September 2015—

Law Council

Traditional rights and freedoms – Encroachments by Commonwealth laws

20 May 2015—

Law Council

Inquiry into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Experiences of Law Enforcement and Justice Services

19 May 2015—

Law Council

Commonwealth Indigenous Advancement Strategy Tendering Processes

23 March 2015—

Law Council

Traditional Rights and Freedoms - Encroachments by Commonwealth Laws

23 January 2015—

Law Council

Review of the Native Title Act 1993

23 June 2014—

Law Council

ALRC Inquiry into the Native Title Act

08 February 2010—

Law Council

Policy Statement - Indigenous Australians and the Legal Profession

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