2024
In 2024, our core federal policy areas are:
- Compensation;
- Human rights; and
- Justice (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander justice).
Further information about our federal policy areas can be viewed under 'Our work'.
Below is a listing of all of the ALA's submissions in 2024.
| Submission | To | Date |
|---|---|---|
Justice / Human Rights | Victoria Open letter – Getting youth justice right (Youth Justice Bill 2024) |
The Victorian Government | 1 July |
Human Rights | Queensland |
Professor Susan Harris Rimmer and the Review team | 21 June |
Compensation / Justice | National Airline Passenger Protections (Pay on Delay) Bill 2024 (Cth) |
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Parliament of Australia | 6 June |
Justice / Human Rights | NSW |
Committee on Law and Safety, Legislative Assembly, Parliament of NSW | 31 May |
Justice / ATSI Justice | National |
Australian Law Reform Commission, Australian Government | 24 May |
Compensation / Justice | National |
Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Senate, Parliament of Australia |
22 May |
ATSI Justice | National |
NA | 22 May |
Justice / ATSI Justice | National |
Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters | 20 May |
Justice | National |
The Prime Minister of Australia and Commonwealth Attorney-General | 19 May |
Justice / ATSI Justice | NSW Impact of the regulatory framework for cannabis in New South Wales |
Portfolio Committee No. 1 – Premier and Finance, Parliament of New South Wales | 17 May |
Compensation | Queensland Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Qld) |
Education, Employment, Training and Skills Committee, Queensland Parliament |
10 May |
Compensation | National Consultation Draft: Guide for Arranging Rehabilitation Assessments and Requiring Examinations |
Comcare, Australian Government | 18 April |
Compensation / Justice | National |
Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Australian Government | 17 April |
Human rights / Justice | National Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (Cth) |
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Parliament of Australia |
12 April |
Justice / ATSI Justice | South Australia Alternative diversion model for children under the raised minimum age of criminal responsibility |
Attorney-General's Department, Government of South Australia |
25 March |
Compensation | Queensland |
Workers' Compensation Regulatory Services, Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland | 21 March |
Compensation / Justice | National Developing a ‘Guide for Arranging Rehabilitation Assessments and Requiring Examinations’ |
Comcare, Australian Government | 4 March |
Compensation / Justice | National Improving consumer experiences, choice, and outcomes in Australia’s retirement system |
Senate Economics References Committee, Parliament of Australia |
4 March |
Compensation | Queensland Current factors and trends influencing the cost of insurance under Queensland's CTP insurance scheme |
Motor Accident Insurance Commission, Queensland | 26 February |
Human rights, Justice & ATSI Justice | National NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia |
Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Parliament of Australia | 23 February |
Justice / ATSI Justice | Victoria |
The Hon Jaclyn Symes, Attorney-General of Victoria | 22 February |
Compensation, Human rights & Justice | National |
Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government | 16 February |
Human rights, Justice & ATSI Justice | Northern Territory A framework for Voluntary Assisted Dying in the Northern Territory |
Expert Advisory Panel, Department of Chief Minister and Cabinet, Northern Territory Government |
16 February |
Human rights, Justice & ATSI Justice | South Australia Inquiry into the potential for a Human Rights Act for South Australia |
Social Development Committee, Parliament of South Australia | 14 February |
Compensation / Justice | National Use of genetic testing results in life insurance underwriting |
The Treasury, Australian Government | 30 January |
Compensation, Justice & ATSI Justice | Tasmania Reproductive, maternal and paediatric health services in Tasmania |
Select Committee on Reproductive, Maternal and Paediatric health services in Tasmania, Parliament of Tasmania | 25 January |
Compensation / Justice | Victoria Hearing testimony from Shaun Marcus and Lachlan Fitch |
Legislative Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Parliament of Victoria |
4 January |
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