Law Report

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How stressful is it to be a judge or magistrate? Dec 17, 2024

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Research published earlier this year examines the impact of heavy workloads on the wellbeing of judicial officers and the quality of justice delivered.

Decades on, suspect charged over Easey Street killings; Warning signs and legal liability Dec 10, 2024

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Veteran crime reporter John Silvester talks to Damien Carrick about some of the big developments in the criminal justice space in recent weeks.

How police use and misuse tasers Dec 03, 2024

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It's the Australian trial verdict that attracted worldwide attention.

How should the justice system respond when a judge commits a crime? Nov 26, 2024

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Tasmanian Supreme Court Justice Gregory Geason resigned after he was convicted and sentenced for assault and emotional abuse or intimidation. The Law Report looks at the broader question of how Australian jurisdictions balance judicial independence with accountability.

Vicarious liability and the Catholic Church; Driving with medicinal cannabis Nov 19, 2024

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The High Court has found that it is not possible to find the Catholic Church 'vicariously liable' for the actions of molesting priests because they are not legally speaking employees. And Victorian drivers with medicinal cannabis in their system will no longer automatically lose their licence.

Could re-election end Trump's legal woes? And compensating invasions of privacy Nov 12, 2024

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What does Donald Trump's election victory mean for his legal problems? And the case of a daughter who sued her father for sharing their private conversations.

The dilemmas of parole board decision making Nov 05, 2024

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What's it like to have the responsibility to decide if a serious violent offender should be released from prison and allowed back into the community?

Unfair dismissal: From medical marijuana to outsourced workers Oct 29, 2024

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Two unfair dismissal cases highlight a changing workplace. A Philippines based legal assistant has just won the right to bring an unfair dismissal case against her former employer. And the case of the stevedore with a medicinal cannabis prescription.

Justice Kyrou on the new Administrative Review Tribunal Oct 22, 2024

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In his first media interview, Administrative Review Tribunal President Justice Emilios Kyrou outlines some of his new powers. They include the ability to order the publication of low level, routine decisions, which may reveal systemic bureaucratic failures such as the Robodebt disaster.

AI and the law Oct 15, 2024

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How should the law respond to the risks and benefits of Artificial Intelligence?

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