Monthly Archives: October 2009

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today announced that the Commonwealth Government will provide financial assistance to communities affected by recent flooding in parts of the New South Wales mid-north coast. Commonwealth assistance is being provided to the New South Wales Government through … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today introduced legislation into Parliament to implement significant reforms to Australia’s personal bankruptcy laws. The Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 seeks to modernise personal insolvency arrangements by recognising that the majority of bankruptcies relate to consumer debts … Continue reading →

The Australian Government today congratulated Professor Ron McCallum AO on his election as the 2010 Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Professor McCallum is a leading Australian legal academic and was elected as … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today met with the Honourable Madhat Al-Mahmood, Chief Justice of the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq and Chief of the Higher Juridical Council of Iraq. “The meeting underlined Australia’s commitment to a secure, prosperous and democratic Iraq … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, and Tasmanian Minister for Police and Emergency Management, Jim Cox, today announced that the Commonwealth will invest over $150,000 to help Tasmania prepare for extreme storm and weather events. “This is another example of how cooperation between … Continue reading →

Federal Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, and Victorian Attorney‑General, Rob Hulls, today announced their intention to make Australia’s first judicial dual Federal-State appointment. “It is proposed that following the Hon Justice Julie Dodds-Streeton’s appointment to the Federal Court of Australia she will … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today announced the appointment of five new judges to the Federal Court of Australia. The Hon Justice Julie Dodds-Streeton and Mr Mordy Bromberg SC have been appointed as judges of the Federal Court in Melbourne and Ms … Continue reading →

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced fifteen part-time appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). New appointees to the AAT include Ms Katherine Bean, Mr Stephen Frost, Mr Dean Letcher QC and Ms Jan Redfern as Senior Members and Dr Tony … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today attended the consent determination recognising native title by the Kowanyama People over an area on the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. The Federal Court’s determination recognises the Kowanyama People’s native title rights … Continue reading →

Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today introduced legislation into Parliament to help speed up the delivery of vital public housing and infrastructure in Indigenous communities. The Native Title Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2009 introduces a new process into the Native Title Act … Continue reading →