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Indigenous-led charities are concerned new federal government regulations tabled in Parliament on Tuesday could prevent them from speaking out on important social issues for fear they may face deregistration proceedings.
Proposed changes to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Regulations 2013 seek to broaden the commissioner’s ability to strike off non-profits and non-government organisations from the charity register if they are deemed to have committed “summary” – or low-level – offences including blocking a footpath and unlawful assembly in private or public spaces.
George Selvanera from the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service says the proposed legislation could be damaging for Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations.
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Victorian bail laws under fire as it fails to reach ‘unambitious’ targets
Victorian bail laws under fire as it fails to reach ‘unambitious’ targets Share
The Victorian government is under fire for its commitment to the new Closing the Gap Agreement after a progress report found that Australia is not on track to meet the “already unambitious” targets relating to incarceration of Aboriginal people.
Marking the fourth anniversary of Victoria’s bail laws, lawyers with the Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) have reflected on the “devastating” effect that they have had on Aboriginal people, but particularly women, as the prison population continues to rise. Paired with an agreement last year, the government is being heavily criticised.
UNSW professors pay tribute to law school founder
UNSW professors pay tribute to law school founder Share
Several UNSW professors have paid tribute to a UNSW law school founder, who passed away last week.
Emeritus Professor Hal Wootten AC QC was the founding dean of the UNSW law school and passed away on 27 July at the age of 98. He also served as a commissioner on the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody in the late 1980s to early 1990s and was a co-founder of the first Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) in Redfern in 1970.
The Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT has said that Professor Wootten will be fondly remembered for his insight, compassion, and his great legacy in helping establish the country’s first Aboriginal legal service.