Federal Court: May 2024
The Federal Court considers the Lehrmann case and whether suppressed torture training material is in the public domain. By VINCCI CHAN and JOANNE SHEPARD.
By Vincci Chan and Joanne Shepard - 9 min read
New mega-tribunal reserves space for freedom of information
On 1 July 2015, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Cth) became a new ‘mega tribunal’ with jurisdiction over administrative review, migration and refugee appeals, social security…
By Sophie Farthing - 6 min read
FOI laws in the spotlight: are the public interest objects being fulfilled?
Roughly five years on from significant government reforms to the GIPA and FOI Acts, we are presented with a timely opportunity for review. By BRENDA…
By Brenda Tronson - 6 min read
Intellectual property: the importance of minimising risk in online agreements
By 2018 it is expected by most experts that online use will be embedded in virtually every commercial transaction. Practitioners need to master this new…
By Lyndon Sayer-Jones and Dr Morris Averill - 6 min read
On the quiet: open justice and suppression orders
Controversial suppression orders recently made by the Victorian Supreme Court raise important questions about the value Australian courts place on open justice. By BRUCE MCCLINTOCK…
By Bruce McClintock SC and Matthew J. Lewis - 7 min read