This submission was made in response to the NSW Law Reform Commission Consultation Paper on Penalty Notices and builds on HPLS’s previous work on penalty notices.  Despite recent improvements,

The Bail Act 1978 (NSW) has been in need of reform for many years, particularly in relation to its negative effects on young people and Indigenous people.

PIAC’s submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs welcomes many of the amendments contained in the Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010.&n

In December 2008, the NSW Government made a number of amendments to the Fines Act 1996 (NSW) that reflect many of the recommendations of the Homeless Persons’ Legal Service report, Not

This submission examines PIAC’s concerns about section 17 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) (LPA), which prohibits legal practices from employing or having as an “associate” anyone who has been c

PIAC’s submission analyses the current rules in relation to costs in litigation in NSW courts, noting that the usual rule is that costs follow the event, ie the losing party pays the winning party’s l

This submission responds to the second federal government Green Paper on electoral reform.

PIAC made a short submission to the NSW Law Reform Commission in response to its discussion paper Privacy and Access to Personal Information.In this submission PIAC argued that that it would be more c

In this submission PIAC supports the development of a national ACL, as it provides benchmark rules and an opportunity to establish world-class consumer laws.

In its response to the NSW Law Reform Commission’s Consultation Paper 3: Privacy Legislation in New South Wales, PIAC commends the Commission on its extensive discussion and provides submissions on mo