Submissions

The Rule of Law Institute Australia has written many submissions and spoken before hearings to defend the rule of law. A few of these include:

2023

September 2023: Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee for Human Rights, Inquiry into Human Rights Framework

2022

October 2022: Submission to the Committee on the National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2022. Click here to download the PDF.

September 2022: Submission to the Meeting of Attorney Generals: Review of Model Litigant Defamation Provisions Stage 2 Review (Uploaded soon)

August 2022: Submission to the Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry into Review Aspects of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988.

2017

24 April 2017: Independent National Security Legislation Monitor: Submission to INSLM Inquiry

1 May 2017: Attorney-General’s Department: Submission Regarding Deferred Prosecution Agreements in Australia

9 May 2017: Review of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW): Review Report

5 June 2017:Joint Committee of the ICAC, NSW: Inquire into Protections for People who make voluntary disclosures to the Independent Commission against corruption

2016

6 January 2016: Commonwealth Inspector- General of Taxation: Review into the Taxpayer’s Charter and Taxpayer Protections

12 January 2016: Treasury: Submission regarding the Exposure Draft of the Commissioner of Taxation’s planned Remedial Power

2 March 2016: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet: Submission regarding the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth): Report on Proceedings Before Committee on the ICAC

review of the Inspector’s report to the Premier, The Inspectors Review of the ICAC

12 April 2016: Select Committee on the Establishment of a National Integrity Commission

10 June 2016: Review of the Inspector’s Report to the Premier: The Inspector’s Review of the ICAC

8 September 2016: Public Hearing for the Report on Proceedings before the Committee on the ICAC: Review of the Inspector’s report to the Premier: the Inspector’s review of the ICAC

2015

2 July 2015: Law Design Practice, Treasury: Submission on the Exposure Draft Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Better Targeting the Income Tax Transparency Laws) Bill 2015

7 August 2015: Taskforce on Organised Crime Legislation: Submission on the Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Act 2013

2013

29 October 2013: Senate Economics References Committee: Inquiry into the Performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission

9 March 2011: Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee: National Vocation Education and Training Regulator Bill 2010

April 2011: Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee Inquiry into the Australian Law Reform Commission

2011