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Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Legal Profession

WEBThe Law Council of Australia's mental health and wellbeing portal is an initiative designed to provide a centralised source of information about mental health for the legal …

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Draft Report on Mental Health

WEBThe submission to the Productivity Commission regarding its Draft Report on Mental Health was prepared by the Law Council. In April 2019, the Law Council provided a submission …

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Funding boost welcome for legal services supporting women and …

WEBFunding boost welcome for legal services supporting women and those experiencing mental health issues 12 May 2021 . The Law Council of Australia is …

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Bullying and harassment in the workplace

WEBAn employer’s duty of care to its employees may be breached if bullying or harassment (including sexual harassment) occurs within the workplace. Employers should be aware …

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Best Practice Guide for Legal Practitioners on Assessing …

WEBPage 2 5 Gibbons v Wright [1954] HCA 17; (1954) 91 CLR 423. 6 The legal activity could be as diverse as making a contract (see Blomley v Ryan [1956] HCA 81, [18] per Kitto J; …

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A more just Australia for people with disability

WEB6 October 2023. Implementation of the recommendations of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability will …

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Principles for Facilitating Access to Justice for Marginalised …

WEBINTRODUCTION: RISKS, CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES Marginalised groups face formidable systemic and personal barriers in accessing justice.1 This is despite the fact …

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Access to Justice

WEBThe Law Council believes that the system which delivers access to justice should be; fair; just in the results that it delivers; accessible to the people who need to use it; responsive …

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Regulation of the Profession and Ethics

WEBPolicy Agenda. Regulation of the Profession and Ethics. The Law Council is a major participant and contributor to shaping legal profession regulation throughout …

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Commonwealth Integrity Commission: ‘Reasonable suspicion’ …

WEBCommonwealth Integrity Commission: ‘Reasonable suspicion’ thresholds. ‘Reasonable suspicion’ is a common threshold for the state of mind required before a …

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Anti-discrimination laws

WEBLinkedIn. Anti-discrimination laws. Australia has obligations under a number of international human rights treaties to take measures to eliminate discrimination including on the basis …

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Children deserve care, not the criminal justice system

WEB30 June 2022. The Law Council has today reiterated its call for the minimum age of criminal responsibility to be raised to 14 and for children aged 10, 11, 12 and 13 to be supported …

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Mandatory Sentencing Policy

WEBMandatory sentencing laws are by definition arbitrary and can limit an individual’s right to a fair trial by preventing judges from imposing an appropriate penalty based on the unique …

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Aged Care Quality Principles

WEBTelephone +61 2 6246 3788 • Fax +61 2 6248 0639 Email [email protected] GPO Box 1989, Canberra ACT 2601, DX 5719 Canberra 19 Torrens St Braddon ACT 2612 …

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Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules

WEBThe Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules (ASCR) are a collaboration by the state and territory law societies and other constituent professional bodies of the Law Council on an …

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A new Aged Care Act: Exposure Draft

WEBA new Aged Care Act: Exposure Draft - Consultation Paper No. 2. The Law Council made a submission on 13 March 2024 to the Department of Health and Aged Care in response …

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The Law Council urges against mandatory minimum sentences

WEBThe Law Council calls on the Federal Government to reconsider their push for mandatory minimum sentences. Passing the misconceived mandatory sentencing …

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My Health Record system

WEB{000893/531595-1 } Telephone +61 2 6246 3788 • Fax +61 2 6248 0639 Email [email protected] GPO Box 1989, Canberra ACT 2601, DX 5719 Canberra 19 …

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