The Child Protection Convention and jurisdiction of the Children’s Court
Despite fresh case law and legislative reform, international obligations still govern overseas jurisdictional issues.
By Cassandra Bennett and Kerri Phillips - 2 min readDespite fresh case law and legislative reform, international obligations still govern overseas jurisdictional issues.
By Cassandra Bennett and Kerri Phillips - 2 min readRecent High Court decision examined whether there had been an unlawful exercise of the Minister’s personal liberty by departmental officials.
By Jason Donnelly - 2 min readDirection 99 deals with character matters relating to non-citizens and aims to provide fairness to those with criminal records. However there are still shortcomings.
By Jason Donnelly - 1 min readClimate change, although causing individuals to flee their country of nationality, does not by itself establish refugee status. By STEPHEN TULLY.
By Stephen Tully - 1 min read