On 8 February 2012, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young presented a private member’s bill, the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2010 (the Hanson-Young Bill) to the Senate, which was referred to the S

On 8 February 2012, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young presented a private member’s bill, the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2010 (the Hanson-Young Bill) to the Senate, which was referred to the S

The NSW Attorney General sought community feedback on the proposed consolidation of Commonwealth anti-discrimination laws and the impact on NSW.  PIAC’s submission focused on  the complai

Handout at joint seminar by PIAC and King & Wood Mallesons - consolidation of anti-discrimination laws

Overview of the Australian legal system, including the way in which the legal system is part of the overall structure of government.

In November 2011, PIAC made a submission to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in response to the discussion paper about fees and charges under the FOI Act 1982 (Cth).&n

This submission draws on PIAC’s earlier submissions to the ALRC and the NSWLRC about a potential cause of action for invasions of privacy.  It also draws on the conclusions reached by the Vict

PIAC supports a ‘human rights approach’ as a means of fostering a fair, just and democratic society.

Despite a number of inquiries into the criminal justice system and reviews of bail laws in NSW over the last few years, NSW continues to have the highest remand population of any state in Australia

This submission reviews and comments on the Migration Amendment (Detention Reform and Procedural Fairness) Bill 2010.