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Events & conferences

ALA Conference /

Medical Law Conference 2026

This year our Medical Law Conference is heading to Melbourne! Spread over two days at the beautiful Ritz-Carlton Melbourne, the conference offers focused CPD at the intersection of medicine and law. Early bird for ALA members runs until 12 June.

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June
19 Jun 2026 
SA Seminar: Life post Raccanello/Pastuch for Applicants
In-person event
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July
10 Jul 2026 
Tasmania Workers’ Comp Seminar
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July
16 Jul 2026 
Vic webinar: Sexual Harassment, Elisha, and Common Law
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July
17 Jul 2026 
Qld How to brief a barrister networking event
In-person event
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July
30 Jul 2026 
Medical Law Conference 2026
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August
21 Aug 2026 
ACT Conference 2026
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October
21 Oct 2026 
National Conference 2026
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Submissions

Submission /
Nov 2, 2025

Independent Review of Queensland’s Human Rights Act 2019

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Nov 2, 2025

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 (Cth)

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Nov 2, 2025

Impact of the regulatory framework for cannabis in New South Wales

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Submissions

29/05/2026

2026 Independent Review of the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003

Submission to Mr Glenn Ferguson AM (Lead Reviewer) and Mr Gary Black
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15/05/2026

NSW Workers Compensation Reform Regulations and Guidelines Feedback

Submission to the NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) and the Department of Customer Service (DCS)
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4/05/2026

Joint open letter urging implementation of NSW Ombudsman’s inmate discipline recommendations

To the NSW Minister for Corrections
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About us /

ALA awards

Queensland winner announced and Victoria nominations opened

Each year the ALA presents a Member of the Year Award and National, Queensland and Victorian Civil Justice Awards.

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Media releases

10/06/2026

High Court opens path to compensation for unlawful detention

Today’s High Court decision in Abdel-Hady v Commonwealth of Australia means that an unlawful non-citizen whose removal from Australia has no real prospect of becoming practicable in the reasonably foreseeable future can sue for false imprisonment.
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5/06/2026

NSW medicinal cannabis driving reform welcome but user register raises privacy concerns

Lawyers have welcomed the NSW Government’s plan to reform drug driving laws for medicinal cannabis patients but cautioned that a proposed government register is unnecessary and raises serious privacy concerns.
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29/05/2026

Aviation consumer ombuds scheme is an improvement but must not exclude regional Australians

Legislation to establish an aviation consumer ombudsperson to enforce the rights of airline passengers is welcome, but a passenger bill of rights is still missing, and there is a risk that regional Australians could be excluded from its protections.
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22/05/2026

Protestor and class action lead plaintiff wins Victorian Civil Justice Award

A Victorian man who successfully sued police over their use of OC (capsicum) spray at a protest in Melbourne in 2019 is the recipient of this year’s ALA 2026 Victorian Civil Justice Award.
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18/06/2026

Failure to recognise kinship at heart of ongoing discrimination

Catherine Henry explains why the judicial mind needs to be open to what constitutes a close family member when considering civil liability and access to claims of damages in relation to Indigenous kinship relationships.
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11/06/2026

Case Summary: State of New South Wales (Sydney Local Health District) v BNV [2026] NSWCA 77

Eddy Fry, Associate at Travis Schultz & Partners, summarises an employer’s appeal of a PIC finding relating to whether work was a contributory factor or the main contributory factor that aggravated an employee’s longstanding psychological condition.
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4/06/2026

Grief v process: A 20–year reflection on fatal accident claims

‘When the worst day of their life becomes a file, it is the greatest privilege to be trusted inside that moment.’ Claire Gibbs of Attwood Marshall shares her perspective – and identifies a possible way to reduce the load on bereaved families.
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Precedent Issue 194

May/June 2026

A new cause of action for serious invasions of privacy

The Hon Peter Applegarth AM KC and Susanna Connolly

New pathways for accountability, awareness and healing: The role of intentional torts in strategic human rights litigation

Dr Ebony Birchall, Hayley Jago, and Amy Scott

Brown v State of Victoria: A win for the right to protest?

Jeremy King and William Bonney

When patients become plaintiffs: Navigating the intersection of medical negligence, intentional torts and concurrent investigations

Renée McCarthy

The High Court atones: The case of AA

Dr Judy Courtin

...and more!

Find out more about Precedent and read a public access article here.

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