This article provides a First Nations standpoint on climate change, informed by human rights law and legal education. It is co-authored by a Yuin woman who is a law academic, a Wirdi man who is a Queens Counsel, and a human rights law academic. The…
This article examines recent amendments to the definition of consent in the Queensland Criminal Code, with a view to recommending amendments to the Western Australian Criminal Code. Comparative and doctrinal methodology are used to identify…
Australia leads the world in formally dedicating private land to environmental conservation, helping governments protect critical biodiversity without straining the public purse. In Queensland, the booming resources sector threatens this biodiversity…
Few people reading this will need reminding of the challenge that climate change poses.The need for urgent action to address climate change is clear. While law cannot solve the climate crisis, lawyers can and must play an important part in our…
This article investigates Indonesian laws that require contracts to be in the Indonesian language if a party is Indonesian or an Indonesian entity is ‘involved’. It identifies the problems this creates for business arrangements in Indonesia,…
In the light of both the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia Susan Kiefel’s extra-judicial comments on the ‘institutional responsibility’ of appellate courts to decide cases by joint judgment where possible, and literature that indicates an…
In late July 2021, we conducted a survey of attitudes to human rights in Queensland, as well as to the new Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld). Our empiric research questions include: what are community attitudes to human rights; how do people perceive the…
Native title rights to take resources for unconstrained or commercial purposes were first recognised almost a decade ago, but the significance and uptake of such rights in Australia is now heightened. Resource ownership and management are critical…
Much of the work of government is carried out by public servants with the assistance of lawyers. Because the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) (‘Human Rights Act’) is intended to change the way government works, it also has consequences for the way public…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have long called for structural reform to Australia’s institutional framework to protect and promote their rights. In recent years, however, state and territory governments have proven more receptive to…
