Reform Agenda for the Attorney-General: Federal Election 2022
If I were the Attorney General in the next government I would have three priorities johnmenadue.com/if-i-was-the-attorney-general-in-the-next-government-i-would-have-three-priorities/ By Greg Barns May […]
Bail Applications in Tasmania: COVID and prison conditions
Greg Barns SC presentation to Legal Aid Tasmania on the relevance of COVID and prison conditions to bail applications. BAILAPPSPRESENTATIONFEB22TLA
With campaigns against pandemic mandates, the need for a human rights act has never been greater
After a pandemic response that required incursions on some human rights, the threat of governments expanding these powers further is […]
Forming a statutorily required state of satisfaction: Bettencourt v MICMSMA [2021] FCAFC 172
The Full Federal Court recently unanimously allowed an appeal involving whether a Minister had formed the “required state of satisfaction” […]
Human rights violations now enshrined in legislation – in Australia
Can Stock Photo / VectorFusionArt Last week, the Morrison government, supported by the ALP, passed a law that allows for […]
The need for fines reform
Under Tasmania’s Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 there is public register of those who have outstanding fines. The idea is […]
The Great Australian Dream is Fading Fast
RARELY a week goes by without a headline about ever-rising house prices both here in Tasmania, and broadly across Australia. […]