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As bad as 15 years ago : Inaction on sex assault slammed

‘As bad as 15 years ago’: Inaction on sex assault slammed In 2004, the brightest legal minds in the state tried to improve the justice system for sexual assault victims. Their findings sparked a change in consent laws but little else. Crime by Ava Benny-Morrison Premium Content Subscriber only Legal experts who spent years crafting sexual violence reforms to improve the system for victims say the problems are just as bad as they were 15 years ago . They have reiterated calls for specialisation when it comes to dealing with sexual assault matters in court. The then-Labor government formed the Criminal Offences Sexual Assault Taskforce in 2004 to look at reforming the system in the face of extremely low conviction rates.

How the digital age is changing #auslaw

How the digital age is changing #auslaw By Jerome Doraisamy|29 April 2021 In a speech delivered last week, Law Society of NSW president Juliana Warner detailed what she sees as being the primary changes underway in Australia’s legal profession, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of extraordinary circumstances in the past 12 or so months, the legal profession continues to rise to the occasion, Juliana Warner proclaimed in remarks at the FLIP Regional Roadshow – Parramatta event. “Lawyers are finding new ways to deliver their services, while staying true to their time-honoured commitments – to court and client; to the rule of law; and to the checks and balances inherent in a modern, democratic society,” she said.

Time for talking is over : Legal profession responds to deaths in custody report

‘Time for talking is over’: Legal profession responds to deaths in custody report By Naomi Neilson|18 April 2021 While major legal bodies have welcomed a new report into the high rate of Aboriginal deaths in custody, they have cautioned that the “time for talking is over” and urged the government to make changes and address systemic injustices immediately. On the 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, a select committee has released a new report and called on the government to fully implement the 339 recommendations from the commission that have been “gathering dust”, including raising the age of criminal responsibility and expanding court powers.

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