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Submission to the 2024 Senate Inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system

Our submission made recommendations on three issues where we have expertise and see negative impacts on the rights and wellbeing of children and young people in Australia: the age of criminal responsibility; the use of pre-emptive policing tools; and the use of solitary confinement in youth justice centres. While largely regarded as issues arising under state and territory laws, we argue the Commonwealth Government can and should play a role in leading and coordinating reform on these issues.

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October 15, 2024

Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024

This is the fourth submission we have made during the Government’s review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). We welcome the introduction of the Government Bill to implement some of the recommendations of the Privacy Act Review Report 2023, which would represent the first broad and meaningful reform to the Privacy Act in decades. However, our submission focuses on important amendments that should be made to improve the utility and efficacy of the statutory tort.

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October 11, 2024
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