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A

• A Guideline for Family Law Courts and Children's Contact Services - January 2007
  A guideline to enhance the relationship between the Family Law Courts and Children's Contact Services and to facilitate the appropriate use of Children's Contact Services by the Family Law Courts.
• Allegations of family violence and child abuse in family law children’s proceedings - May 2007
  This research was commissioned by the Federal Attorney-General’s Department to provide baseline information to assist in informing the Australian Government’s Family Law Violence Strategy.
• Amendment to criminal law provisions - Fact sheet - March 2005
  US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 2004
• Amendment to encoded broadcast provisions - Fact sheet - April 2005
  US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 2004
• A new accreditation system - family dispute resolution practitioners - November 2006
  The Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department is seeking feedback on the proposed implementation of a new accreditation system for family dispute resolution practitioners under the Family Law Act 1975.
• A New Family Law System - Family Law Reforms Information Kits - July 2005
  A New Family Law System - Informations Kits are about Family Relationship Centres, Laws for separating parents and other services for families.
• A New Family Law System - Government Response to Every picture tells a story - June 2005
  Response to the report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs inquiry into child-custody arrangements in the event of family separation June 2005.
• Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2004 - Exposure Draft - May 2004
  The Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Bill 2004 contains modest reforms that will better enable the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to flexibly manage its workload and ensure that reviews are conducted as efficiently as possible
• AGIS - The Attorney-Generals Information Service
  Attorney-General's Information Service is produced by the Lionel Murphy Library of the Attorney-General's Department.
• Agreement between Copyright Agency Limited and the Commonwealth for copying of literary works by the Commonwealth - June 2003
  This is the final of the Agreement as signed by the Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department on 30 May 2003. The Agreement was signed by CAL on 10 June 2003.
• Agreement entered into by the Attorney-General's Department (AGD) and the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) - August 2003
  This is the model of the agreement which was entered into by the Attorney-General's Department (AGD) and the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) on 11 August 2003.
• Amalgamating Commonwealth Tribunals - February 1999
  Paper presented to Managing Service Provider Liabilities and Accountability Conference Sydney, 16 February 1999, by Sue Pidgeon, Assistant Secretary, Civil Justice Branch.
• Analysis of submissions in response to Raising the Standard - A quality framework for primary dispute resolution under the Family Law Act 1975 - September 2002
  The majority (92%) of respondents indicated that the Government should have a role in regulating PDR; however, the extent to which Government should regulate PDR practice varied.
• Annual Report 1995-96
  The Attorney-General's Department Annual Report for the 1995-96 financial year.
• Annual Report 1996-97
  The Attorney-General's Department Annual Report for the 1996-97 financial year.
• Annual Report 1997-98
  The Attorney-General's Department Annual Report for the 1997-98 financial year.
• Annual Report 1998-99
  The Attorney-General's Department Annual Report for the 1998-99 financial year.
• Annual Report 1999-2000
  The Attorney-General's Department Annual Report for the 1999-2000 financial year.
• Annual Report 2000-01
  The Attorney-General's Department Annual Report for the 2000-2001 financial year.
• Annual Report 2001-02
  The Attorney-General's Department Annual Report for the 2001-2002 financial year.
• Annual Report 2002-03
  The Attorney-General's Department Annual Report for the 2002-2003 financial year.
• Annual Report 2003-04
  The Attorney-General's Department Annual Report for the 2003-2004 financial year.
• Annual Report 2004-05
  The Attorney-General's Department Annual Report for the 2004-2005 financial year.
• Annual Report 2005-06
  The Attorney-General's Department Annual Report for the 2005-2006 financial year.
• Annual Report 2006-07
  The Attorney-General's Department Annual Report for the 2006-2007 financial year.
• Annual Report 2007-08
  The Attorney-General's Department Annual Report for the 2007-2008 financial year.
• AusCheck Cost Recovery Impact Statement
  AusCheck is pleased to announce the release of the Cost Recovery Impact Statement (CRIS) 2008 - 2010.
• Australian Government response to JSCOT Report 66 - United Nations Convention against Corruption - August 2007
  Report 66 Review of treaties tabled 7 December 2004 (4), 15 March and 11 May 2005 tabled on 17 August 2005
• Australias combined Second and Third Reports under the Convention on the Rights of the Child - March 2003
  The Australian Government is pleased to present to the Committee on the Rights of the Child Australia's combined Second and Third Reports under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
• Australias Fourth Report under the Convention Against Torture - June 1997 - October 2004
  The Australian Government is pleased to present to the Committee against Torture (Committee) Australia's fourth report under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Convention or Convention against Torture) in accordance with article 19 of the Convention.
• Australias Second and Third report under the Convention Against Torture - September 1991-June 1997
  Australia's combined Second and Third Report to the Committee Against Torture. It is submitted by Australia under Article 19, paragraph 1, of the Convention.
• Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement - changes to Australian copyrig ht law - March 2005
  The Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) came into force on 1 January 2005
• Authorised electronic Acts consultation paper - January 2006
  The Attorney-General's Department is proposing legislative amendments to provide for authorised electronic versions of Commonwealth Acts and compilations of Acts. This will improve th e accessibility of freely a vailable authoritative information about Australia's laws.

B

• Bankruptcy Regulations 1996 - discussion paper regarding trustee remuneration
  The Attorney-General's Department has prepared a discussion paper to facilitate further public consultation on proposed reforms to the trustee remuneration regime.
• Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 - Exposure Draft
  The Australian Government has approved the release of an exposure draft of the Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 in order to facilitate further  public consultation on proposed reforms to the bankruptcy regime.
• Blunn report of the review of the regulation of access to communications - August 2005
  Since 1994 there have been four major reports dealing with telecommunications interception.
• Budget 1999 to 2000
  The Attorney-General's Department portfolio budget for the 1999-2000 financial year.
• Budget 2000 to 2001
  The Attorney-General's Department portfolio budget for the 2000-2001 financial year.
• Budget 2001 to 2002
  The Attorney-General's Department portfolio budget for the 2001-2002 financial year.
• Budget 2002 to 2003
  The Attorney-General's Department portfolio budget for the 2002-2003 financial year.
• Budget 2003 to 2004
  The Attorney-General's Department portfolio budget for the 2003-2004 financial year.
• Budget 2004 to 2005
  The Attorney-General's Department portfolio budget for the 2004-2005 financial year.
• Budget 2005 to 2006
  The Attorney-General's Department portfolio budget for the 2005-2006 financial year.
• Budget 2006 to 2007
  The Attorney-General's Department portfolio budget for the 2006-2007 financial year.
• Budget 2007 to 2008
  The Attorney-General's Department portfolio budget for the 2007-2008 financial year.
• Budget 2008 to 2009
  The Attorney-General's Department portfolio budget for the 2008-2009 financial year.
• Budget 2009 to 2010
  The Attorney-General's Department portfolio budget for the 2009-2010 financial year.

C

• Campaign Advertising
  CEO Certification – Chemicals of Security Concern Campaign.
  Children Beyond Dispute - April 2009
  A follow-up research report by Dr Jennifer McIntosh comparing outcomes over four years for two groups of separated parents who attended mediation over parenting disputes. These parents engaged either in an intervention called Child Focused mediation, or in Child Inclusive mediation.
• Children Beyond Dispute: A Prospective Study of Outcomes from Child Focused and Child Inclusive Post-Separation Family Dispute Resolution - October 2006
  A research report by Dr Jennifer McIntosh exploring the outcomes for two group of families using two different types of mediation.
• Children's Contact Services: Expectation and Experience - June 2005
  This research report provides largely qualitative information about the perceived role and usages of children's contact services, from the perspectives of clients, service providers, referring agencies and other key stakeholders
• Children's Contact Services: Training Needs Analysis - March 2005
  This report documents the findings of the review, summarising the high level training needs of the Sector relating to tasks/duties and the Children Contact Services operational environment.
• Cole Inquiry Report and Key Related Documents
  On 24 November 2006 Commissioner Cole presented the Report of his Inquiry to the Governor-General.
• Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines - May 2002
  Issued by the Minister for Justice and Customs as Fraud Control Guidelines under Regulation 19 of the Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997
• Commonwealth Organised Crime Strategic Framework: Overview
  Released by the Attorney-General, the Hon Robert McClelland, on 25 November 2009.
• Contact Orders Program - 1999
  A Summary of the Independent Evaluation of the Contact Orders Pilot, which commenced as a pilot in 1999, has been found to help the most highly conflicted separated families manage their child contact arrangements and focus more on their children's needs.
• Contact orders program - 2003
  A summary of the independent evaluation of the contact orders pilot.
• Contact Orders Program: Children First - June 2004
  In response to recommendations within the formal evaluation carried out in 2001–02, the Attorney-General's Department funded a project to develop resource material for the Contact Orders Program, which has enabled the production of this Resource Manual and two videos
• Copyright Amendment (Film Directors Rights) Act 2005 - Fact sheet - December 2005
  The Copyright Amendment (Film Directors' Rights) Act 2005 amends the Copyright Act 1968 to give, for the first time, film directors a share of the copyright in the films that they direct.
• Copyright A mendment (Technological Protection Measures) Bill 2006 and related Regulations - Exposure Drafts
  Summary of exposure draft provisions on technological protection measures
• Copyright - Review of Fair Use Exeption - May 2005
  An examination of fair use, fair dealing and other exceptions in the Digital Age
• Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 - 2000
  Overview of the Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 - aims, objectives, exceptions, limitations to liability etc.
• Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 fact sheet - 2001
  On 17 August 2000 the Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Bill 2000 passed the Senate and the House of Representatives.
• Copyright in packaging and labelling - January 2000
  The Copyright Amendment Act (No.1) became law on 30 July 1998. Schedule 2 of the Act will reform copyright law as it relates to the importation of packaging and labelling, with effect from the end of January 2000.
• Copyright issues for marriage celebrants - information sheet - September 2002
  Marriage celebrants are often asked by couples to play specific pieces of music, recite poetry or to read from various literary pieces as part of a wedding or civil ceremony.
• Copyright issues for marriage celebrants - summary information sheet - September 2002
  In Australia, original musical, artistic, literary and dramatic works are protected by the Copyright Act 1968 (the Act), which also protects sound recordings, films, broadcasts and published editions.
• Copyright reform - January 2000
  Changes to copyright rights in packaging and labelling under Schedule 22 of the Copyright Amendment Act (No.1) 1998
• Copyright reform - Parallel importation of books and other published works - June 2000 On 27 June 2000 the Government announced that it will seek to amend the Copyright Act to allow legitimate software products, books, printed music and periodical publications to be parallel impor ted.
• Copyright Reform and the Digital Agenda - July 1997
  The Coalition Government is committed to reform of the Copyright Act 1968 to ensure that the effective protection of the rights of copyright owners in the new communications environment is balanced against the needs of users to have reasonable access to copyright materials.
• Crimes Act 1914 Independent Review of Part 1D (Forensic Procedures) - 2002
  Under section 23YV of the Crimes Act 1914, an independent review of Part 1D is being conducted. Part 1D provides for forensic p r ocedures to be carried out on suspects for federal indictable offences, federal offenders for prescribed and serious offences and on volunteers. The Part also provides for the matching of DNA profiles on a DNA database system, offences in relation to the DNA data base system, the protection of information stored in the DNA database system and the destruction of forensic material.
• Criminal Code Practitioner Guidelines - March 2002
  It is with great pleasure that the Attorney-General's Department has been able to work in associati o n with the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration to produce these guidelines for practitioners on the Commonwealth Criminal Code.
• Cross-border investigative powers for law enforcement Report - November 2003
  Standin g Committee of Attorneys-General and Australasian Police Ministers Council Joint Working Group on National Investigation Powers.
• Cyber Storm II - Final Report - September 2008
  As an outcome of a 2006 review of e-security arrangements, the Attorney-General's Department was tasked to develop a cyber exercise program to improve the ability of governments and critical infrastructure owners and operators to manage incidents affecting the National Information Infrastructure.

  D

  Defamation law reform - July 2004
  Defamation law in Australia is currently constituted by a patchwork of common law and State and Territory statutes.

• Deliberative Forum on Criminal Trial Reform - June 2000
  Recommendations for process of criminal trial.
• Discussion paper - A whole of government approach to IP management - September 2005
  The Attorney-General's Department, IP Australia, the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts and the Department of Finance and Administration are working together to develop a whole of government approach to the management of intellectual property (IP) by government agencies.
• Double jeopardy reform proposals - March 2004
  Model Criminal Code - Chapter 2 - Issue estoppel, double jeopardy and prosecution appeals against acquittals.
• Draft letter to apply for a declaration by the Attorney-General as an institution assisting persons with a disability - October 2003
  This draft letter can be used to assist those institutions seeking to apply to the Attorney-General to be declared, for the purposes of s. 10A(1) of Copyright Act, as an institution assisting persons with a print or intellectual disability.

E

• Elimination of racial discrimination - January 1999
  Australia's response to the request for information from the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
• Ergas Committee report - September 2000
  Review of intellectual property legislation under the Competition Principles Agreement
• Exclusive choice of court agreements Draft Hague Convention - March 2005
  Over recent years, the Hague Conference on Private International Law has been facilitating negotiations on a Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters.
• Exposure draft telecommunications interception provisions - February 2007
  The main purpose of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Bill 2007 is to transfer the national security and law enforcement-related provisions from the Telecommunications Act 1997 (the Telecommunications Act) to complete the development of a single legislative framework for national security and law enforcement agencies to access telecommunications-related data.
• Electronic rights management - Fact sheet - March 2005
  US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 2004
• Extension of copyright term - Fact sheet - March 2005
  US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 2004

F

• Family and Child mediation survey - final report - March 1998
  Legal Aid and Family Services (LAFS) commissioned ACNielsen to undertake a national survey to explore the level of community awareness of, and attitudes to, Family and Child Mediation. This survey is a follow up to the 1995 survey.
• Family dispute resolution services in legal aid commissions - Evaluation Report
  The Attorney-General's Department engaged KPMG to evaluate family dispute resolution (FDR) services in legal aid commission.
• Family law evaluation project 1996 - Parental responsibilities - Two national surveys part one - report - January 1996
  This report was commissioned by the Commonwealth Attorney General's Department and carried out by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
• Family law system - discussion paper - November 2004
  'A new approach to the family law system discussion paper' seeking input from the community into the implementation of wide-ranging reforms to the family law system.
• Family law system - Out of the Maze - August 2001
  A major report on Australia's family law system. The community is concerned about family breakdown including how the family law system affects separated family members.
• Family Law Violence Strategy - February 2006
  The Family Law Violence Strategy (the Strategy) forms part of the Australian Government's (the Government's) significant family law reform agenda. The Government is focused on the right of each child to grow up with love and support from both parents, but also to be kept safe from harm.
• Family Relationships Services Program - Client Input Consultancy Colmar Brunton - March 2004
  Colmar Brunton Social Research (CBSR) was asked by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS) to undertake a client consultancy into the Family Relationships and Services Program (FRSP).
• Family Relationships Services Program - Review of the Family Relationships Services Program - Urbis Keys Young - April 2004
  In October 2003 Urbis Keys Young was commissioned to carry out a review of the FRSP.
• Family Relationships Services Program May-June 2004
  Outcomes from the Family Relationships Service Program Regional Workshops and National Forum May-June 2004 Report prepared for the Australian Government Departments of Family and Community Services and Attorney-General by Morgan Disney and Associates Pty Ltd November 2004
• Family Violence Prevention Legal Services - Operational Framework - June 2006
  Family Violence Prevention Legal Service (FVPLS) units are community controlled justice, advisory and referral centres for victims of family violence. The units provide practical assistance and emotional support to people seeking to deal with the effects of family violence.
• Federal Audit of Police Capabilities - December 2009
  The Federal Audit of Police Capabilities commenced in February 2009. It examined and reported on the AFP’s capabilities to provide for current and future demands, looking forward up to five years, for policing and law enforcement services to the Commonwealth, including how the AFP will meet the Government’s priorities.
• Federal Civil Justi ce System Strategy Paper - December 2003
  The Federal Civil Justice System Strategy Paper has been prepared by the Attorney-General's Department in consultation with the courts, the legal profession, legal service providers, and other stakeholders.
• Final Report - Drink and Food Spiking - 20 July 2007
  Model Criminal Law Officers' Committee of the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General
• Forensic procedures Model Provisions - February 2000
  The draft extends previously drafted core provisions for the carrying out of forensic procedures on people who are suspects in relation to offences. The provisions are extended to cover forensic procedures on people who have been convicted of offences punishable by 5 or more years of imprisonment or who volunteer to undergo forensic procedures and include provisions relating to DNA databases containing information derived from forensic material obtained by such procedures.
• Framework for the evaluation of the family law reform package and longitudinal research - March 2007
  This document outlines a proposed framework for the evaluation of the Australian Government's new family law reform package.

G

• Good Security-Good Business - January 2007
  The Attorney-General has released a booklet to raise awareness about risk management and business continuity planning amongst small and medium sized enterprises.
• Government Response to Reforming our Constitution: a round table discussion - May 2010
  On 23 June 2008, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs tabled its report on the inquiry into constitutional reform entitled Reforming our Constitution.
• Government Response to Access All Areas - March 2010
  In December 2008, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs received terms of reference to consider and report on the draft Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards.
• Government response to Australian Law Reform Commission Report No 89 - May 2003
  Managing Justice : A review of the federal civil justice system.
• Government response to Cracking Down on Copycats - enforcement of copyright in Australia - June 2003
  The report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, 'Cracking Down on Copycats: the enforcement of copyright in Australia', was released on 4 December 2000.
• Government response to Digital Agenda review - May 2006
  Government responses to Phillips Fox recommendations and related matters
• Government response to the Family Law Pathways Advisory Group Report May 2003
  Family separation and divorce is frequently associated with entrenched parental conflict. Such conflict is damaging to the individuals involved, particularly to children, and has detrimental and costly effects for governments and the wider community.
• Government response to the Inquiry into Legal Aid and Access to Justice 2004
  The Government has been working to improve the provision of legal assistance services for disadvantaged Australians for matters arising under Commonwealth law and to improve services to Indigenous Australians.
• Government Response to Older People and the Law
  The Government Response to the Older people and the Law Report was tabled in the House of Representatives on 26 November 2009
• Government Responses to Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission reports
  The Government has tabled responses to the following reports of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission.
• Government Responses to Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity reports.
  The Government has tabled responses to the following reports of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
• Government Response to the Report of the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs – June 2009
  The Australian Government has accepted almost all of the Committee's recommendations in respect of the Bill.
• Government Response to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee report, Access to Justice December 2009
  The Australian Government welcomes the Committee’s report Access to justice released on 8 December 2009.
• Government response to the Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee Report on Entry and Search Provisions in Commonwealth Legislation - November 2003
  Fourth Report - Entry and Search Provisions in Commonwealth Legislation.
• Government Response to Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 2008 report into the effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984
  On 26 June 2008, the Senate referred an inquiry into the effectiveness of the Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality, to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.
• Governments response to Productivity Commission review of DDA - January 2005
  The Australian Government's disability discrimination policy is designed to break down, to the greatest extent possible, the social and economic barriers that prevent participation in mainstream community life by people with disability.
• Governments response to the Ergas report - August 2001
  The intellectual property system in Australia will be improved to make it more responsive to users' the needs of rightsholders and users in the private and public sector and provide a better balance with competition policy.
• Government Response to Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 2008 report into the effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984
• Guide to Framing Offences, Civil Penalties and Enforcement Powers
  This Guide is an Interim Guide only. A revised and updated Guide is currently being prepared and is expected to replace this version later in the year.
• Guidelines for declaring collecting societies - June 1990 revised April 2001
  This document deals with requirements for declaration of collecting societies.
• Guidelines for Legal Work not charged for by the Attorney-Gen eral's Department
  These guidelines describe legal work undertaken without charge for Departments and agencies in respect of poli cy functions for which they are responsible.

H

• Head Agreement between Screenrights and the Commonwealth - April 2007
  Screenrights and the Commonwealth (represented by the Attorney-General's Department) have entered into this Head Agreement which provides a framework for Agencies to enter into their own Individual Agreements with Screenrights.

I

• Information brochures for families
  These brochures describe a range of services that can help families with relationship difficulties.
• ILSAC brochure - 2003This is an overview of the International Legal Services Advisory Council (ILSAC).
• Independent review of Part 1D Forensic Procedures - 2002
  Under section 23YV of the Crimes Act 1914, an independent review of Part 1D is being conducted. Part 1D provides for forensic procedures to be carried out on suspects for federal indictable offences, federal offenders for prescribed and serious offences and on volunteers.
• Independent review of Part 1D Forensic Procedures - Submissions - September 2002
  Crimes Act 1914 Review of Part 1D Submissions

J

• Judges pension scheme - Australian Government Actuary - long term cost report
  This report sets out estimates of the long term costs arising under the Judges' Pensions Act 1968 (the Act) for those courts for which the Attorney-General's Department is responsible.

K

L

• Limitations on remedies for copyright infringement against carriage service providers - Fact sheet - March 2005
  US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 2004

M

• Model Bill - Final draft - February 2000
  The draft extends previously drafted core provisions for the carrying out of forensic procedures on people who are suspects in relation to offences.
• Model Criminal Code - Chapter 1 and 2 - December 1992
  General Principles of Criminal Responsibility
• Model Criminal Code - Chapter 3 - December 1995
  Theft, fraud and bribery related offences and conspiracy to defraud
• Model Criminal Code - Chapter 4 - January 2001
  Damage and Computer Offences and Amendments to Chapter 2 (Jurisdiction)Model
• Model Criminal Code - Chapter 5 - June/September 1998 - May 1999
  Offences against the person
• Model Criminal Code - Chapter 6 October 1998
  Serious Drug Offences
• Model Criminal Code - Chapter 7 - July 1998
  Administration of Justice Offences
• Model Criminal Code - Chapter 8 - March 1995
  Public Order Offences and Contamination of Goods
• Model Criminal Code - Chapter 9 - November 1998
  Offences Against Humanity, Slavery
• Model Criminal Code Discussion paper - Drink spiking - May 2006
  The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) was commissioned by the Commonwealth Government Attorney-General's Department, on behalf of the Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs, to conduct Stage One of a national project on drink spiking.
• Model domestic violence laws - report - April 1999
  In September 1996 the Federal Government convened the National Domestic Violence Forum in Canberra.
• Model Forensic Procedures Bill 2000 - Discussion Paper - May 1999
  On 28 June, 1990, the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) placed the question of the development of a national model criminal code for Australian jurisdictions on its agenda. In order to advance the concept , SCAG established a Committee consisting of an officer from each Australian jurisdiction with expertise in criminal law and criminal justice matters. That Committee was originally known as the Criminal Law Officers Committee, but, in November 1993, the name was changed to the Model Criminal Code Officers Committee (the Committee) in order to reflect the principal remit of the Committee directly.
• Moral Rights - 2001
  The Copyright Amendment (Moral Rights) Act 2000, which amends the Copyright Act 1968, came into force on 21 December 2000.
• Must government lawyers possess practising certificates?
  There are at present different approaches to whether government lawyers require practising certificates in different jurisdictions. This will change as jurisdictions align themselves with the National Legal Profession Model Bill.

N

• National Human Rights Consultation Report
  On 30 September 2009 the National Human Rights Committee reported on its nationwide consultation to the Attorney-General, the Hon Robert McClelland MP.
• National Project on Drink Spiking: Investigating the nature and extent of drink spiking in Australia - 12 November 2004
  The National Project on Drink Spiking: Investigating the nature and extent of drink spiking in Australia, prepared by the Australian Institute of Criminology, is the first comprehensive report on drink spiking in Australia.
• New performers rights in sound recordings from 1 January 2005 - Fact sheet - March 2005
  US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 2004
• Non-disclosure and witness exclusion certificates Annual Report - September 2007
  This annual report has been prepared in accordance with section 47 of the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004, which requires the Attorney-General to provide a report of the number of non-disclosure and witness exclusion certificates given under the Act each financial year.
• Notice of intended marriage form
  Section 42 of the Act provides that, prior to a marriage taking place a Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) must be given by the couple and received by the authorised celebrant solemnizing the marriage.

O

• Options for the establishment of a National Judicial College - May 2001
  Report of the National Judicial College Working Group to the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General, May 2001

P

• Parallel importation of software products - June 2000
  On 27 June 2000 the Government announced that it will amend the Copyright Act to allow legitimate software (including computer-based games), books, printed music and periodical publications to be parallel imported.
• Participation of private legal practitioners in the provision of legal aid services in Australia - December 2006
  The study of private legal practitioners in the provision of legal aid services is a rich data source that provides a wealth of information on the past, current and future supply of legal aid provided by the private legal profession.
• Practitioners' Guide to the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004
  This Guide has been issued under the authority of the Attorney-General, the Hon Robert McClelland MP.
• Phillips Fox report Digital Agenda review - January 2004
  This report has been prepared by Phillips Fox as part of independent research and analysis of the Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 and related matters.
• Primary Dispute Resolution - A report on partnerships - June 2004
  This report describes the experiences of seven Partnership Projects funded for two years in 2001 by the Australian Government.
• Primary Dispute Resolution under the Family Law Act
  Part 5 of the Family Law Regulations, concerning the regulatory framework for the provision of primary dispute resolution services under the Family Law Act 1975, commenced on 11 June 1996.
• Private practitioners and the Australian mixed model - October 2005
  The evidence reporting that private practitioners have disengaged from legal aid work clearly demonstrates that labour marke ts for legal aid in Australia have changed since 1990. However, the dimensions of labour market change and its significance for the mixed model is less clear.
• Professional development programs for private legal practitioners and family dispute management practitioners - June 2003
  In 2001, the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department called for tenders to design and conduct two professional development programs, one for legal practitioners and one for other professionals who provide dispute resolution assistance to separating or separated families.
• Proposal for a directors copyright in films - 2000
  Checklist of possible issues relating to the proposal for directors' copyright
• Protecting subscription broadcasts - May 2005
  Policy review concerning unauthorised access to and use of subscription broadcasts.

R

• Raising the standard - A quality framework for primary dispute resolution under the Family Law Act 1975 - consultation paper - October 2001
  The proposal in this paper represents one part of the Government's commitment to enhancing the use of primary dispute resolution (PDR) in family law. Since coming to office in 1996, the Government's reform agenda for family law has been to shift the focus from litigation as the first choice for the resolution of family law disputes.
• Reconciliation Action Plan 2008-11
  The Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department is committed to reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous people for the benefit of all Australians.
• Regulatory Plans
  The regulatory plan deals with changes within the Department's area of responsibility and contains information about: changes to business regulation which have occurred since the beginning of the previous financial year; and activities planned in the current financial year which could lead to changes to business regulation.
• Report on the Operation of the War Crimes Act 1945 to June 2007
  I am pleased to present the report on the operation of the War Crimes Act 1945 for the period ending 30 June 2007.
• Report on the Operation of the War Crimes Act 1945 to June 2006
  I am pleased to present the report on the operation of the War Crimes Act 1945 for the period ending 30 June 2006.
• Report on the Independent Review of the Operation of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cth) - July 2006
  Under section 327 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, an independent review of the operation of the Act was undertaken by Tom Sherman AO. The Report was tabled in Parliament in October 2006.
• Report on the National Forum Forum to Reduce Deliberate Bushfires in Australia
  On 25 March 2009, the Commonwealth Attorney-General for Australia called together a group of experts to discuss greater national collaboration in bushfire arson prevention.
• Report of independent review of Part 1D of the Crimes Act 1914 - Forensic procedures - March 2003
  Under section 23YV of the Crimes Act 1914, an independent review of Part 1D is being conducted. Part 1D provides for forensic procedures to be carried out on suspects for federal indictable offences, federal offenders for prescribed and serious offences and on volunteers.
• Report on the review of the Attorney-General's legal practice - March 1997
  The Review was established by the Attorney-General in November 1996 to consider the needs of the Commonwealth for legal services, and how these might best be met. This report is archived and should be used for reference purposes only.
• Report of review of named person warrants and other matters - June 2003
  Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 - June 2003.
• Report of the inquiry into copyright music and small business - November 2000
  The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs tabled its report Don't Stop the Music! on 1 June 1998. The report arose out of a reference from the Attorney-General, the Hon Daryl Williams AM QC MP, to the Committee on 30 July 1997.
• Report of the review of Division 11A of Part 1D of the Crimes Act 1914 - Forensic Procedures - July 2004
  This review arises from section 23YUK of Division 11A of the Crimes Act 1914 which requires the Commonwealth Minister for Justice to commission an independent review of the operation of Division 11A as soon as possible after the first anniversary of the commencement of the Division.
• Report of the Review of Division 11A of Part 1D of the Crimes ACT 1914 Forensic procedures - overseas incidents July 2004
  This review arises from section 23YUK of Division 11A of the Crimes Act 1914 which requires the Commonwealth Minister for Justice to commission an independent review of the oper ation of Division 11A as soo n as possible after the first anniversary of the commencement of the Division. The Division commenced operation on 12 October 2002.
• Report to the Council of Australian Governments on the elements of the National Identity Security Strategy - April 2007
  This report provides a snapshot of the work to date on the six elements of the Strategy. It is intended as a guide for organisations who want to improve their current identity security arrangements and they are not mandatory.
• Research into the information and communication needs of consumers in the family law system - quantitative research - 2001
  Powerpoint presentation on research conducted to determine how to better serve the needs of family law consumers.
• Response to the Recommendations of the Privacy Impact Assessment - May 2007
  In late 2006 AusCheck contracted with Salinger Consulting Pty Ltd (Salinger & Co) to conduct a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) of the background checking service for the Aviation and Maritime Security Identity Card regimes that AusCheck was established to provide.
• Review of Commonwealth legal services procurement
  On 8 January 2010, the Attorney-General announced that he had received the report of an independent review of Commonwealth legal services procurement.
• Review of Digital Agenda Act reforms - April 2003
  A review of the amendments to the Copyright Act 1968 contained in the Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 (Digital Agenda Act) and related matters commenced on 1 April 2003.
• Review of Digital Agenda Act reforms - April 2003The purpose of this paper is to seek your views on whether the one per cent cap on copyright licence fees paid by radio broadcasters for playing sound recordings on the radio should be retained.
• Right to reproduce or copy - Exception for the normal use of copyright material - Fact sheet - March 2005
  US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 2004
• Royal Commission into the building and construction industry - first report - 5 August 200 2
  By letters patent dated 29 August 2001 issued under the hand of the Governor-General, I am required to inquire into and report on the following matters in relation to the building and construction industry.

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• Senate Continuing Order File Lists
  New files created for the Attorney-General's Department between 1 January 2005 and 30 June 2005 are listed for the Spring Sitting and Autumn Sitting.
• A Strategic Framework for Access to Justice in the Federal Civil Justice System
  Full Report of the Access to Justice Taskforce—Attorney-General's Department—September 2009
• A Strategic Framework for Access to Justice in the Federal Civil Justice System
  A guide for future action—Access to Justice Taskforce—Attorney-General's Department—September 2009
• Strategic Statement
  The Department's Strategic Statement outlines the priorities for the coming year 2008-09.
• Stopping the rip-offs - October 1994
  Intellectual property protection for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Surveillance Devices Act 2004 - Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2009
  This is the fifth Annual Report on the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 and relates to the year ending 30 June 2009.
• Surveillance Devices Act 2004 – Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2008
  This is the fourth Annual Report on the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 (the SD Act) and relates to the year ending 30 June 2008.
• Surveillance Devices Act 2004 - Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2007
  This is the third Annual Report on the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 (the SD Act) and relates to the year ending 30 June 2007.
• Surveillance Devices Act 2004 - Report for the year ending 30 June 2006 - Annual Report
  This is the second Annual Report on the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 (the Surveillance Act), and relates to the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006. The Surveillance Act commenced operation on 15 December 2004.
• Surveillance Devices Act Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2005
  This is the first Annual Report on the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 (the Surveillance Act), and relates to the period from 15 December 2004 to 30 June 2005. The Surveillance Act commenced operation on 15 December 2004.

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• Technical amendments to the Native Title Act 1993 - September 2005
  On 7 September 2005 the Attorney-General announced a package of reforms to the native title system. One element of the package is a suite of minor and technical amendments to the Native Title Act 1993 (the Act) to improve existing processes.
• Technical Review Recommendations for the Draft Disability Standards for Accessible Transport - August 2002
  In April 1999, the Australian Transport Council (ATC) considered a Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) on the draft Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport (the “Standards”). At this meeting, Ministers agreed to finalise the Standards following some minor recommended alterations.
• Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 - Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2009
  This is the 21st Annual Report on the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, relating to the year ending 30 June 2009.
• Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979  – Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2008
  This is the twentieth Annual Report on the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act).  This report relates to the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008.
• Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 - Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2007
  This is the ninth Annual Report on the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) and relates to the year ending 30 June 2007.
• Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 Report for the year ending 30 June 2000
  This is the twelfth Annual Report prepared in accordance with the requirements of that Division, and relates to the year ending 30 June 2000.
• Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 Report for the year ending 30 June 2001
  This is the thirteenth Annual Report prepared in accordance with the requirements of that Division, and relates to the year ending 30 June 2001.
• Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 Report for the year ending 30 June 2002
  This is the fourteenth Annual Report prepared in accordance with the requirements of that Division, and relates to the year ending 30 June 2002.
• Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 Report for the year ending 30 June 2003
  This is the fifteenth Annual Report on the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 (the Interception Act), and relates to the year ending 30 June 2003.
• Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 Report for the year ending 30 June 2004
  This is the sixteenth Annual Report on the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 (the Interception Act), and relates to the year ending 30 June 2004.
• Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 Report for the year ending 30 June 2005
  This is the seventeenth Annual Report on the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 (the Interception Act), and relates to the year ending 30 June 2005.
• Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 Report for the year ending 30 June 2006
  This is the eighteenth Annual Report on the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act), and relates to the year ending 30 June 2006.
• Telecommunications interception policy review - May 1999
  During the passage of amendments to the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 ('the Interception Act') in 1997 the Parliament inserted a provision requiring a review to be carried out of the provisions conferring a power to issue warrants on nominated members of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ('AAT').
• The changing nature of fraud - August 2000
  The purpose of this paper is to alert law enforcement policy developers to emerging social, technological and economic trends that may have significant law enforcement impact within the next five years.
• The delivery of primary dispute resolution services in family law - August 1997
  The Government is seeking to improve access to primary dispute resolution (PDR) services for families. The present delivery of federally-funded PDR services through the dual streams of the community sector and the Family Court may not be the best way to ensure that the most appropriate services are being offered.
• The Final Report of the Evaluation of the Northern Territory Agreement - April 2004
  In July 2000, the Commonwealth signed an agreement with the Northern Territory to establish a Juvenile Pre-Court Diversion Scheme and jointly fund an Aboriginal Interpreter Service (AIS).
• The Review of the Northern Territory Agreement - December 2002
  This report describes the process and findings of the review of progress of the agreement between the Commonwealth and Northern Territory Governments to establish a pre-court juvenile diversion scheme and a jointly funded Aboriginal Interpreter Service (the Agreement).
• Trade Law Conference 2004
  The 26th International Trade Law Conference program brings together speakers from the private profession, academia, government and inter-governmental organisations.
• Towards quality standards for family dispute practitioners research report 2004 - August 2004
  This report forms part of the project being undertaken on behalf of the Department by La Trobe University to develop Practitioner Approval Standards for primary dispute resolution practitioners seeking approval under the Family Law Act 1975.
• Trans-Tasman court proceedings and regulatory enforcement - December 2006
  A report by the Trans-Tasman Working Group

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• Views of the Human Rights Committee in Brough v Australia Communication No 1184/2003 - April 2006
  On 17 March 2006, the Human Rights Committee adopted the annexed draft as the Committee's Views, under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol in respect of communication No 1184/2005.

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• Working group on criminal trial procedure report - September 1999
  In this report we seek to identify areas in which the existing system of the administration of criminal justice can be improved.
• Working Group on Legal Cooperation report - March 2005
  The Second Joint meeting of the Working Group on Legal Cooperation (WGLC) between Indonesia and Australia was held in Canberra on 17 March 2005.

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