Policy submissions

Policy submissions

2020-21 financial year

DATE	SUBJECT OF SUBMISSION / CORRESPONDENCE	RECIPIENT
2 October 2020	Discussion paper: Review of Australia's bilateral investment treaties	Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
23 October 2020	Discussion paper: Review of the Lands Acquisition Act 1989	Department of Finance
3 November 2020	Draft consultation paper in relation to rule 11A: Short-term legal assistance service	Law Council of Australia
6 November 2020	Draft national action plan to reduce sexual harassment in the Australian legal profession	Law Council of Australia
19 March 2021	MAI regulation: Collection of legal costs information	Motor Accident Injuries Commission
24 March 2021	Proposed amendments to service provisions of the Bail Act 1992 and Bail Regulation 1992	Justice and Community Safety Directorate (JACS)
26 March 2021	Proposed amendments to service provisions of the Bail Act 1992 and Bail Regulation 1992 (re-draft)	JACS
26 March 2021	Civil Law Wrongs Act Amendment Bill 2021: Model defamation laws	JACS
31 March 2021	JACS proposed legislative amendments (family violence sentencing)	JACS
1 April 2021	Court and Other Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2021	JACS
16 April 2021	Discussion paper: Judge alone trials and jury issues	JACS
20 April 2021	Lawyer project draft report	Law Council of Australia
23 April 2021	Compensation fund for Mr Fluffy asbestos victims	ACT Chief Minister; Minister of Health
24 April 2021	Regulation 67B of the Family Law Regulation 1984	Law Council of Australia
30 April 2021	Supporting older Australia: Exempting granny flat arrangements from Capital Gains Tax (CGT)	The Treasury
10 May 2021	Federal Court draft commercial arbitration practice note	Law Council of Australia
11 May 2021	Review of direct cross-examination ban in family law proceedings	Law Council of Australia
12 May 2021	Crimes (Stealthing) Amendment Bill 2021	JACS
13 May 2021	Proposed reforms on expanding police use of body worn cameras	JACS
13 May 2021	Final report of the review of the Family Violence Act 2016 (proactive)	JACS
24 May 2021	Work Health and Safety Amendment Bill 2021: Industrial manslaugter (embargoed consultation)	Chief Minister, Treasury & Economic Development Directorate
25 May 2021	Crimes (Family Violence) Legislation Amendment Bill 2021	Office of Elizabeth Lee MLA
26 May 2021	Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2021: First instance witness warrants	JACS
28 May 2021	Suggested legislative amendment: Section 375 of the Crimes Act and the Childrens Court jurisdiction	JACS
3 June 2021	Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2021: Family violence in sentencing	JACS
3 June 2021	Inquiry into the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Cannabis Use) Amendment Bill 2021	ACT Legislative Assembly Drugs of Dependence Committee
17 June 2021	Intermediary program: Proposed next steps in engaging with the accused	ACT Human Rights Commission IMG Program
28 June 2021	Discussion paper: A new decision making framework for property matters in family law	Law Council of Australia

2019-20 financial year

DATE	SUBJECT OF SUBMISSION / CORRESPONDENCE	RECIPIENT
20 March 2019	Submission to the Inquiry into Drugs of Dependence (Personal Cannabis Use) Amendment Bill	Standing Committee on Health, Ageing and Community Services
11 June 2019	Comments on proposed amendments to Part 2 and Part 4 of the Bail Act 1992 (ACT)	ACT Attorney-General
28 June 2019	Submission to Consultation on the discussion paper 'Review of child protection decisions in the ACT'	Justice and Community Safety Directorate
24 July 2019	Comments on the Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 (ACT)	ACT Attorney-General
26 July 2019	Comments on the definition of 'legal practitioner' in the Legal Profession Act and the Legislation Act	ACT Attorney-General
16 August 2019	Comments on the Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation Legislation Amendment Bill 2019	Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
20 September 2019	Submission to the Inquiry into Child and Youth Protection Services (Part 2)—Information Sharing under the Care and Protection System	Standing Committee on Health, Ageing and Community Services
3 October 2019	Comments on changes to robing requirements for solicitors	Registrar, ACT Supreme Court
13 November 2019	Submission to the Inquiry into the Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Bill 2019	Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism
21 November 2019	Comments on the Crimes (Disrupting Criminal Gangs) Legislation amendment Bill 2019 (ACT)	Justice and Community Safety Directorate
6 December 2019	Comments on the ACT Magistrate Court Practice Direction Criminal 1 (Adult criminal matters)	Acting Chief Magistrate, ACT Magistrates Court
17 March 2020	Comments on the Crimes (Offences Against Vulnerable People) Legislation Amendment Bill 2020	Justice and Community Safety Directorate
24 March 2020	Comments on the necessity of introducing amendments to allow for an election for Judge Alone Trials to deal with COVID-19	ACT Attorney-General
1 April 2020	Comments objecting to overreach in respect of ‘Judge Alone Trial Reforms - Fundamental Rights at Stake’	ACT Attorney-General
22 April 2020	Comments on Covid-19 and AV links from the Magistrates Court	ACT Minister for Corrections
20 May 2020	Comments on the land tax treatment of testamentary trusts under the Land Tax Act 2004 (ACT)	ACT Attorney-General
22 May 2020	Comments on the registration of Revocations of Powers of Attorney and aliases in Powers of Attorney	ACT Registrar-General, Access Canberra

2018-19 financial year

DATE	SUBJECT OF SUBMISSION / CORRESPONDENCE	RECIPIENT
11 July 2018	Proposed amendments to the definition of tainted property — section 10, Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003 (ACT)	Deputy Director-General, Justice and Community Safety Directorate
13 July 2018	Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-Examination of Parties) Bill 2018	Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Senate
18 July 2018	Comments in relation to consultation paper — Developing the National Plan on Elder Abuse	Justice and Community Safety Directorate
31 July 2018	Submission — Veterans' Advocacy and Support Services Scoping Study	Department of Veterans' Affairs
30 August 2018	Options Paper: Reform options to facilitate greater admissibility of tendency and coincidence evidence in criminal proceedings	Justice and Community Safety Directorate
5 September 2018	Inquiry into the establishment of an integrity commission for the ACT	Select Committee on an Independent Integrity Commission
11 September 2018	Elder Abuse and the Powers of Attorney Act 2006 (ACT)	Attorney-General
11 September 2018	Amendments to public notices to distribute a deceased estate, Part 3A Administration and Probate Act 1929 (ACT) and Family Provision Act 1969 (ACT)	Attorney-General
14 September 2018	Inquiry into the Crimes (Consent) Amendment Bill 2018 (ACT)	Select Committee on Justice and Community Safety
15 October 2018	Land Titles Act 1925 (ACT)	Peg Consulting Pty Ltd
19 October 2018	Review of the Lease Variation Charge	ACT Government
19 October 2018	Motor Accident Injuries Bill 2018 — Inquiry	Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety
9 November 2018	Criminal justice reform (child sexual abuse reform options)	Justice and Community Safety Directorate
31 January 2019	Drugs of Dependence (Personal Cannabis Use) Amendment Bill 2018 (ACT)	Jeremy Hanson MLA
20 February 2019	Delays in processing Centrelink clearances	Minister for Human Services and Digital Transformation
20 March 2019	Inquiry into the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Cannabis Use) Amendment Bill 2018	Standing Committee on Health, Ageing and Community Services
29 March 2019	Law Society concerns — Motor Accident Injuries Bill 2019	Caroline Le Couteur MLA
10 May 2019	Comment — Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2019	Attorney-General
11 June 2019	Proposed amendments to Part 2 and Part 4 of the Bail Act 1992 (ACT)	Attorney-General, and Minister for Corrections