JEC updates
Updates on Justice and Equity Centre events, work and community.
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The Guardian: Why are some Australian households about to be charged for generating too much solar power?
Since 2021, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has been assessing the states or territories where electricity prices should take into account the cost of having lots of solar panel owners exporting power to the grid.
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Social Justice Dinner 2024: a celebration of hope and justice
Highlights from our keynote speaker Raimond Gaita.
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PIAC welcomes new Chair and Director
PIAC is pleased to announce Sera Mirzabegian SC as the new Chair of the PIAC Board following our annual general meeting on 16 November 2023. Sera is a senior barrister practicing in commercial litigation, regulatory investigations, class actions and human rights. Sera has acted for the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Australian Securities and…
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PIAC Annual Report 2023
Our annual report shows how we have improved laws and practices across our five priority areas.
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2024 Social Justice Dinner
Each year PIAC brings together a community of people passionate about justice and equity. Join us to connect with colleagues and collaborators, be inspired by social justice trailblazers and learn how PIAC and partners will tackle injustice in 2024 and beyond. We are delighted to have renowned philosopher and writer Raimond Gaita in conversation with human…
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Sydney Law School establishes two scholarships for disabled students
The David Benjafield Scholarship, named after Professor David Benjafield (1919-1980) who was a founding member of the New South Wales Law Reform Commission, he also presided as Dean and taught at Sydney Law School for more than twenty years. The Scholarship is open to both undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Law School. Another program,…
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Using FOI laws to ensure accountability
Documents about our client’s detention under COVID-19 public health orders were heavily redacted. After we sought a review at NCAT, new versions were provided.
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A tribute to Betty Hounslow AM
PIAC joins in paying tribute to social justice advocate and activist Betty Hounslow AM. We send our condolences to her partner Kate Harrison and her network of family, friends and colleagues. Betty was well-known and respected for her work across human rights issues including LGBTIQ+, asylum seeker and workers’ rights. Betty was a core member…
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Hitting the right note
PIAC CEO Jonathon Hunyor spoke to the Law Society Journal about his career, why working in social justice requires patience, and how the law can support communities to find lasting solutions. Jonathon Hunyor has spent most of his life working with instruments: be it playing the trumpet in a big band or using the law…
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The opportunities ahead in 2023
2023 presents significant opportunities to make meaningful advances in social justice. Here are some of the ways we will be using our expertise in policy and law reform – with targeted advocacy in the courts, media and parliaments – to help make change happen. Raising the age of criminal responsibility PIAC continues to coordinate the…