Criminal Law

Criminal Law

04 March 2025—

Law Council

Supplementary Submission: Review of the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Act 2021 (Cth)

19 February 2025—

Law Council

Call to avoid overstep in the fight against cyber crime

07 February 2025—

Law Council

2025–26 Pre-Budget Submission

06 February 2025—

Law Council

Review of Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Act 2021 (Cth)

28 January 2025—

Law Council

Review of Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Act 2021 (Cth)

07 January 2025—

Law Council

Opinion piece: You know what creates unsafe communities? Mandatory sentencing

29 November 2024—

Law Council

Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024

21 November 2024—

Law Council

Migration Amendment Bill 2024

22 October 2024—

Law Council

Australia’s Youth Justice and Incarceration System

15 October 2024—

Law Council

Opinion piece: Here's what you get when you call for more cops and longer jail sentences

14 August 2024—

Law Council

Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Bill 2024

30 July 2024—

Law Council

Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Bill 2024

04 July 2024—

Law Council

Issues Paper: Justice responses to sexual violence

10 May 2024—

Law Council

Review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Declared Areas) Bill 2024

08 May 2024—

Law Council

Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee report - Crimes Amendment (Strengthening the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Violence) Bill 2024

29 April 2024—

Law Council

Opinion piece: Punishment after the event rarely works

26 April 2024—

Law Council

Youth Justice

23 April 2024—

Law Council

Supplementary Submission - Review of Secrecy Offences in Part 5.6 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)

19 April 2024—

Law Council

Supplementary Submission - Crimes Amendment (Strengthening the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Violence) Bill 2024

12 April 2024—

Law Council

Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024

08 April 2024—

Law Council

Supplementary Submission: Review of post-sentence terrorism orders: Division 105A of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)

18 March 2024—

Law Council

Secrecy Offences in Part 5.6 of the Criminal Code

03 March 2024—

Law Council

Crimes Amendment (Strengthening the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Violence) Bill 2024

30 January 2024—

Law Council

Opinion piece: Full medical not a given when deciding to end one's life

13 October 2023—

Law Council

Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023

30 August 2023—

Law Council

Supplementary Submission: Current and Proposed Sexual Consent Laws in Australia

14 August 2023—

Law Council

Review of the Counter-terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023

17 July 2023—

Law Council

Review of Post-sentence Terrorism Orders: Division 105A of the Criminal Code Act 1995

27 June 2023—

Law Council

Review into the Operation and Effectiveness of the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004

05 April 2023—

Law Council

Sexual Consent Laws in Australia

14 October 2022—

Law Council

National Anti-Corruption Commission Bills 2022

01 March 2022—

Law Council

Exposure Draft: Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2022

27 November 2021—

Law Council

Criminal law specialist, Terry O’Gorman AM wins Law Council of Australia President’s Award

16 November 2021—

Law Council

Consideration of raising minimum age of criminal responsibility doesn’t go far enough

21 September 2021—

Law Council

Crimes Amendment (Remissions of Sentences) Bill 2021

24 August 2021—

Law Council

Exposure Draft Migration Amendment (Protecting Migrant Workers) Bill 2021

29 July 2021—

Law Council

Use of the term ‘good faith’ in civil penalty and criminal offence provisions in Commonwealth legislation

01 July 2021—

Law Council

Migration and Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Information Provisions) Bill 2020

21 April 2021—

Law Council

Review of the operation of the Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Act 2019 (Cth)

22 March 2021—

Law Council

United Nations Human Rights Council 46 Statement - Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility

18 February 2021—

Law Council

Commonwealth Integrity Commission Consultation Draft

17 February 2021—

Law Council

Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020; and Review of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (Cth)

28 January 2021—

Law Council

Northern Territory Opening of the Legal Year 2021

21 January 2021—

Law Council

Law Council calls on government to Raise the Age

03 December 2020—

Law Council

Statutory review of Part 14 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth)

19 November 2020—

Law Council

Law Council President, Pauline Wright, response to reports of war crimes by members of the ADF

06 November 2020—

Law Council

Review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2020

05 November 2020—

Law Council

National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020

30 October 2020—

Law Council

Inquiry into Customary Law and Aboriginality

30 October 2020—

Law Council

Review of the Expensive Commonwealth Criminal Cases Fund

16 October 2020—

Law Council

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Economic Disruption) Bill 2020

09 October 2020—

Law Council

Supplementary submission: Review of Australian Federal Police Powers

28 September 2020—

Law Council

Supplementary submission: ‘Declared areas’ provisions of ss 119.2 and 119.3 Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)

17 September 2020—

Law Council

Review of Australian Federal Police powers

01 September 2020—

Law Council

ALRC Review: Law Council urges caution on changes to fundamental principles of criminal responsibility

26 August 2020—

Law Council

The Criminal Justice System – Issues Paper

25 August 2020—

Law Council

Review of ‘declared areas’ provisions of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)

17 August 2020—

Law Council

Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability – Issues Paper – the Criminal Justice System

28 July 2020—

Law Council

Law Council President, Pauline Wright, statement on lack of action to raise the age

24 July 2020—

Law Council

COVID-19, criminal activity and law enforcement

03 July 2020—

Law Council

Law Council expresses concern over AFP referral, calls for legal reform to protect journalism

16 June 2020—

Law Council

Opinion piece: Communications bill will gnaw at privacy

15 June 2020—

Law Council

The Law Council urges against mandatory minimum sentences

12 June 2020—

Law Council

Supplementary Submission – Raising the Age

12 May 2020—

Law Council

Principles on Jury Trials in the Context of COVID -19

25 March 2020—

Law Council

Inquiry of the Select Joint Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media

02 March 2020—

Law Council

Council of Attorneys-General – Age of Criminal Responsibility Working Group Review

27 February 2020—

Law Council

Supplementary Submission: Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2019

06 February 2020—

Law Council

Corporate Criminal Responsibility

31 January 2020—

Law Council

Discussion Paper: Corporate Criminal Responsibility

14 January 2020—

Law Council

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2019

17 December 2019—

Law Council

Policy Statement - Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility

17 December 2019—

Law Council

LCA and AMA call on Australian governments to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14

28 November 2019—

Law Council

Opinion piece: We lock up kids as young as 10 - let's end this national disgrace

11 November 2019—

Law Council

Politicians should recognise mandatory sentencing will not make children safer

01 November 2019—

Law Council

Supplementary Submission: Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2019 (Provisions)

14 October 2019—

Law Council

Law Council backs push for increase to minimum age of criminal responsibility

02 October 2019—

Law Council

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2019

12 September 2019—

Law Council

Press freedoms better protected by amendments to farm trespass laws

03 September 2019—

Law Council

Supplementary submission: Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

23 August 2019—

Law Council

Inquiry into the Adequacy of Commonwealth Laws and Frameworks Covering the Disclosure and Reporting of Sensitive and Classified Information

22 August 2019—

Law Council

Supplementary Submission: Criminal Code Amendment (Agricultural Protection) Bill 2019 (Provisions)

21 August 2019—

Law Council

Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

20 August 2019—

Law Council

Supplementary submission: Review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019

12 August 2019—

Law Council

Get the balance right on farm trespass laws, says Law Council

07 August 2019—

Law Council

Inquiry into the Impact of the Exercise of Law Enforcement and Intelligence Powers on the Freedom of the Press

31 July 2019—

Law Council

Criminal Code Amendment (Agricultural Protection) Bill 2019

18 July 2019—

Law Council

Review of the mandatory data retention regime

16 July 2019—

Law Council

Supplementary submission: Review of the Australian Citizenship renunciation by conduct and cessation provisions of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth)

16 July 2019—

Law Council

Review of the Australian Citizenship renunciation by conduct and cessation provisions of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth)

16 July 2019—

Law Council

Review of the amendments made by the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 (Cth)

01 July 2019—

Law Council

Review of the Australian Citizenship renunciation by conduct and cessation provisions

26 June 2019—

Law Council

Commonwealth, states and territories must lift minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14 years, remove doli incapax

14 May 2019—

Law Council

‘Adult watch houses no place for children’: Law Council

10 May 2019—

Law Council

Review into Australia’s corporate criminal responsibility regime

04 April 2019—

Law Council

Livestream laws could have serious unintended consequences, chilling effect on business

19 February 2019—

Law Council

Consultation Paper: National Public Register of Child Sex Offenders

31 January 2019—

Law Council

Commonwealth Integrity Commission: Proposed Reforms

31 January 2019—

Law Council

Law Council and NT Law Society support increase of NT age of criminal responsibility

30 January 2019—

Law Council

Law Council warns against handing Home Affairs Minister power to render Australians stateless

30 January 2019—

Law Council

Opening Statement on Australian Citizenship Amendment (Strengthening the Citizenship Loss Provisions) Bill 2018

16 January 2019—

Law Council

Australian Citizenship Amendment (Strengthening the Citizenship Loss Provisions) Bill 2018

11 January 2019—

Law Council

National Public Register of Child Sex Offenders

10 January 2019—

Law Council

Sex offender register consultation period ‘absurd’

09 January 2019—

Law Council

Cautious approach for sex offender register required, says Law Council

19 October 2018—

Law Council

Uncertainty about side-stepping warrants and detention must be resolved under encryption bill

19 October 2018—

Law Council

Opening Statement to Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018

18 October 2018—

Law Council

Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018

11 October 2018—

Law Council

Review of the ACCC immunity and cooperation policy for cartel conduct

03 October 2018—

Law Council

Reforms to combat illegal phoenix activity – Draft Legislation

23 August 2018—

Law Council

Oversight of redress related recommendations

03 August 2018—

Law Council

Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018

20 July 2018—

Law Council

Unexplained Wealth Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

12 July 2018—

Law Council

Deferred prosecution agreement scheme code of practice

28 June 2018—

Law Council

Australian-first Modern Slavery Bill celebrated

30 May 2018—

Law Council

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Bill 2018

11 May 2018—

Law Council

Review processes associated with visa cancellations made on criminal grounds

02 May 2018—

Law Council

Drug Testing Trial Bill

20 April 2018—

Law Council

NT youth justice investment applauded, Gov must not lose sight of raising age of criminal responsibility

05 April 2018—

Law Council

Recommendations captured in cyberbullying report

15 March 2018—

Law Council

Remaining states and territories urged to opt-in to national redress scheme as matter of priority

01 March 2018—

Law Council

Inquiry into Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Bill 2017

15 February 2018—

Law Council

Response to question on notice: legal professional privilege

12 February 2018—

Law Council

Commonwealth Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Bill 2017

09 February 2018—

Law Council

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2017

09 February 2018—

Law Council

Opening Statement to the Senate References Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Cyberbullying

06 February 2018—

Law Council

Inquiry on the impact of new and emerging information and communications technology on Australia law enforcement agencies

23 January 2018—

Law Council

Secrecy of information, treason, espionage and sabotage target of new Bill

22 January 2018—

Law Council

Home Affairs and Integrity Agencies Legislation Amendment Bill 2017

22 January 2018—

Law Council

Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017

14 December 2017—

Law Council

Proceeds of Crime Amendment (Proceeds and Other Matters) Bill 2017

30 November 2017—

Law Council

Treaties on Extradition and Mutual Assistance between Australia and Jordan

24 November 2017—

Law Council

‘Game-changing’ recommendation to raise age of criminal responsibility needs urgent adoption

17 November 2017—

Law Council

NT Royal Commission: ‘Game-changing’ recommendation raising age of criminal responsibility needs urgent adoption

13 November 2017—

Law Council

Law of contempt

03 November 2017—

Law Council

Review of police stop, search and seizure powers, the control order regime and the preventative detention order regime

01 November 2017—

Law Council

Review of the ‘declared area’ provisions

26 October 2017—

Law Council

Redress scheme close to reality with introduction of landmark bill today

20 October 2017—

Law Council

The adequacy of existing offences in the Commonwealth Criminal Code and of state and territory criminal laws to capture cyberbullying

16 October 2017—

Law Council

Senate urged to reject mandatory sentences in bills

06 October 2017—

Law Council

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2017

30 August 2017—

Law Council

Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017

23 August 2017—

Law Council

ASIC’s Access to Telecommunications Intercept Material

14 August 2017—

Law Council

Organ Trafficking and Organ Transplant Tourism

04 August 2017—

Law Council

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Regulation of lawyers

31 July 2017—

Law Council

Harmonisation and Enhancement of Search Warrants Powers

07 July 2017—

Law Council

Civil Penalty Regime for Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images

22 June 2017—

Law Council

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2017

06 June 2017—

Law Council

Supplementary submission on the Criminal Code Amendment (Protecting Minors Online) Bill 2017

12 May 2017—

Law Council

Stop, search and seizure powers, declared areas, control orders, preventive detention orders and continuing detention orders

08 May 2017—

Law Council

Amendments to the foreign bribery offence

03 May 2017—

Law Council

A Proposed Model for a Deferred Prosecution Agreement Scheme in Australia

03 May 2017—

Law Council

Criminal Code Amendment (Protecting Minors Online) Bill 2017

28 April 2017—

Law Council

Establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia

28 April 2017—

Law Council

Law Council says stronger whistleblower protections are needed

27 March 2017—

Law Council

Increasing Transparency of Beneficial Ownership of Companies

16 March 2017—

Law Council

Strengthening Australia’s National Integrity System: Opportunities and Imperatives

23 November 2016—

Law Council

Enhanced focus on tackling revenge pornography backed by legal sector

14 September 2016—

Law Council

Flawed mandatory sentencing element undermining important firearm measures

25 May 2016—

Law Council

NT Government’s plan to strip the presumption of bail will make matters worse

02 May 2016—

Law Council

Law Council argues against Australia-China Extradition Treaty due to concerns over trial fairness

26 February 2016—

Law Council

New Commonwealth legislation necessary to combat revenge pornography

16 February 2016—

Law Council

Committee report on Counter-Terrorism Bill welcome, however concerns remain

02 October 2015—

Law Council

Criminal Code Amendment (Private Sexual Material) Bill 2015

02 October 2014—

Law Council

Mandatory Sentencing Policy

02 April 2014—

Law Council

Crimes Legislation Amendment (unexplained Wealth and Other Measures) Bill 2014

27 February 2014—

Law Council

Criminal Code (Misrepresentation of Age to a minor) Bill 2013

22 June 2013—

Law Council

Policy Statement - Principles Applying to Detention in a Criminal Law Context

10 May 2013—

Law Council

Criminal Code (Misrepresentation of Age to a Minor) Bill 2013

27 April 2012—

Law Council

Policy Statement - Commonwealth Criminal Cases Review Commission

03 November 2010—

Law Council

Policy Statement - Registration and Reporting Obligations for Child Sex Offenders

05 October 2001—

Law Council

Policy Statement - Mandatory Sentencing

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