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| Case Studies for Students |
Links to case studies of law reform projects for students and teachers to discuss in class. |
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| Changing the Law |
Brochure which explains the law reform process and the role of the commission. |
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| Civil Justice - First Exposure Draft |
This document provides a summary of the commission's proposed civil justice reforms and formed part of the Civil Justice Review project. The draft was released in June 2007 and comments and suggestions in response to the draft proposals were due on 27 July 2007. |
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| Civil Justice - Second Exposure Draft |
This second round of civil justice draft proposals was released in July 2007. |
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| Civil Justice Review: Consultation Paper |
The Civil Justice Review: Consultation Paper includes a list of questions about aspects of civil law that will be reviewed, including discovery, case management and listing practices, incentives and penalties, conduct and sanctions, unrepresented litigants, alternative dispute resolution, commencing and defending proceedings, cost and delay and fees and costs. It was released in July 2006 as the initial stage of the Civil Justice Review. |
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| Civil Justice Review: Report |
The commission's Civil Justice Review: Report was launched on 28 May 2008. The report makes 177 recommendations to make civil litigation in Victoria cheaper, simpler and fairer. The report, or sections, can be downloaded from this page. The report is also available on CD by contacting the commission. |
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| Criminal Liability of the Crown: Final Report |
The Final Report of the criminal liability reference recommends how to extend the statutory offences of corporate manslaughter and negligently causing serious injury by a body corporate to the public section. |
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| The Convention on the Rights of the Child: Occasional Paper |
Occasional Paper written by John Tobin, examining the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its application to children born through assisted reproduction. |
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| The Cost of Access to Courts |
Speech delivered by Dr Peter Cashman to the Confidence in the Courts conference about the cost of accessing our courts. |
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