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• ALA welcomes closure of Ashley Youth Detention Centre

  9th Sep 2021

  The Government’s decision to close the Ashley Youth Detention Centre has been welcomed by lawyers who say that it is imperative that this opportunity for a complete overhaul of the youth justice system in Tasmania is not squandered.

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• Proposed drug driving law unfair and not supported by science

  8th Sep 2021

  Proposed new drug driving laws in SA are not fair to drivers who can lose their license for taking prescribed cannabis with no evidence of impaired driving, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• ALA calls on Government to take evidence-based approach to drug policy

  6th Sep 2021

  The Cannabis Decriminalisation Bill 2021 proposed last week should be tabled and voted to committee so that an evidence-based approach can be used to inform drug policy in Tasmania, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• ALA proposes legislation to decriminalise cannabis use in Tasmania

  2nd Sep 2021

  International and interstate examples of success, growing public support and the clear failure of current laws to stop drug use means the time is right for drug law reform in Tasmania, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• Reduce prison numbers to minimise need for prison lockdowns

  30th Aug 2021

  The use of lockdowns to control the outbreak of COVID-19 in the state’s prison system is inhumane, amounts to solitary confinement and will cause serious harm to families of prisoners, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• Rules regarding use of ‘cosmetic surgeon’ title needed to protect patients

  27th Aug 2021

  The use of the term ‘cosmetic surgeon’ by doctors without appropriate, specialist surgery qualifications can confuse potential patients, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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• SA workers’ compensation revisions remain concerning

  25th Aug 2021

  Revisions to the South Australian workers’ compensation Impairment Assessment Guidelines gazetted yesterday are an improvement on the changes originally proposed, but lawyers remain concerned that some changes were made despite strong objections.

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• Australian refugee response ‘not good enough’

  20th Aug 2021

  Australia must accept more than just 3,000 Afghans seeking protection from the Taliban, and all Afghans already in Australia need a guarantee that they will never be forced to return to Afghanistan, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA). 

   

   

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• Government and courts urged to release prisoners and grant bail to minimise COVID-19 risk

  17th Aug 2021

  Government and courts are being urged to activate legislation passed in NSW last year to reduce the number of people in prison, following the impact of COVID-19 at both Bathurst Correctional Centre and Silverwater Jail in recent days.

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• Workplace safety must be the priority in vaccine mandate

  9th Aug 2021

  Mandating COVID-19 vaccinations in some workplaces, when vaccines are readily available, is not unreasonable, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

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