Policies and Guidelines
Below is a list of current Law Council of Australia policies and guidelines.
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- Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy (2009)
- Anti-Money Laundering Guide for Legal Practitioners (2009)
- Anti-money Laundering Guide for Legal Practitioners (2016)
- Asylum Seeker Policy (2014)
- Australian Collaborative Practice Guidelines for Lawyers (2011)
- Australian Taxation Office - Access to Lawyers' Premises Guidelines (2001)
- Best Practice Guides for Legal Practitioners in Relation to Elder Financial Abuse and Assessing Mental Capacity (2023)
- Crowdfunding Guidance Note (2019)
- Diversity and Equality Charter (2015)
- Equitable Briefing Policy (2018)
- Equitable Briefing Policy for Female Barristers and Advocates (2009)
- Ethical Guidelines for Mediators 2019
- Execution of AFP Search Warrants on Lawyers' Premises (2001)
- Federal Human Rights Charter (2020)
- Futures Summit Background Paper (2018)
- Guidelines for Parties in Mediations (2019)
- Guidelines for Lawyers in Mediation (2019)
- Intervention on International Human Rights Matters (2011)
- Mandatory Sentencing Policy (2014)
- Med-Arb Commentary (2022)
- Model Definition of ‘Family Violence’ (2021)
- Model Guidelines for a Harmonious System of Torrens Title (2007)
- National Action Plan to Reduce Sexual Harassment in the Australian Legal Profession (2020)
- Policy Discussion Paper - Mandatory Sentencing (2014)
- Policy Position - Post Border Protection Legislation (2001)
- Policy Statement - Climate Change Policy (2021)
- Policy Statement - Commonwealth Criminal Cases Review Commission (2012)
- Policy Statement - Consolidation of Commonwealth Anti Discrimination Laws (2011)
- Policy Statement - Human Rights and the Legal Profession (2017)
- Policy Statement - Indigenous Australians and the Legal Profession (2010)
- Policy Statement - International Legal Practice (2001)
- Policy Statement - Jury Directions (2010)
- Policy Statement - Justice Impact Assessments (2013)
- Policy Statement - Legal Aid and Access to Justice Policy Principles (2008)
- Policy Statement - Mandatory Sentencing (2001)
- Policy Statement - Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility (2019)
- Policy Statement - National Model Framework Addressing Sexual Harassment for the Australian Legal Profession (2021)
- Policy Statement - Principles Applying to Detention in a Criminal Law Context (2013)
- Policy Statement - Principles Applying to the Detention of Asylum Seekers (2013)
- Policy Statement - Principles Underpinning a Federal Judicial Commission (2023)
- Policy Statement - Pro Bono Publico - For the Public Good (1995)
- Policy Statement - Process of Judicial Appointments (2021)
- Policy Statement - Proposal for Australia’s Role in a Regional Cooperative Approach to the Flow of Asylum Seekers into and Within the Asia Pacific Region (2017)
- Policy Statement - Registration and Reporting Obligations for Child Sex Offenders (2010)
- Policy Statement - Rule of Law Principles (2011)
- Policy Statement - Sustainable Development (2019)
- Policy Statement - The Death Penalty (2021)
- Position Paper - Addressing the Legal Needs of the Missing Middle (2021)
- Position Paper - Business and Human Rights and the Australian Legal Profession (2016)
- Position Paper - Federal Parole Authority (2022)
- Position Paper - Regulation of third party litigation funding in Australia (2011)
- Principles for Determining the Appropriateness of Online Hearings (2022)
- Principles for Facilitating Access to Justice for Marginalised and Vulnerable Groups as a Result of the COVID -19 Pandemic (2020)
- Principles on a Successful Recovery: Addressing the Backlog of Cases in the Federal Courts as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)
- Principles on a Successful Recovery: Reporting of Online Hearings of the Federal Courts (2020)
- Principles on Jury Trials in the Context of COVID -19 (2020)
- Whistleblower Policy (2019)