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Young Lawyers committees are active in influencing and shaping government policy and legislation through their written submissions.

2013

Response to Issues Paper: Summary Offences Amendment Review (Criminal Law Committee)NSW Legislative Council’s inquiry into the racial vilification law in NSW (Human Rights Committee)Parliament inquiry into drug and alcohol treatment (Criminal Law Committee)

2012

Migration and Security Legislation Amendment (Review of Security Assessments) Bill 2012 (Human Rights Committee)Comment on Initial Assessment of Certification Trademark application 1390450 filed by the Australian Egg Corporation Ltd (Animal Law Committee)
Copyright and the Digital Economy Issues Paper 42 (Communications, Entertainment & Technology Law Committee)Evidence Amendment (Evidence of Silence) Bill 2012 (Criminal Law Committee)A New Planning System for NSW Green Paper (Environment and Planning Law Committee)Native Vegetation Regulation Review (Environment and Planning Law Committee)Review of Technological Protection Measure exceptions made under the Copyright Act 1968 (Communications, Entertainment & Technology Law Committee) Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security’s Inquiry into Potential Reforms of National Security Legislation (Public Law & Government Committee)Australian Government Review of Australian Contract Law (Civil Litigation Committee and Business Law Committee)Consultation Paper per 175: Carbon markets, Training and financial requirements (Business Law Committee)Sentencing: Question Papers 1–4 (Criminal law Committee)Certification Trademark Application No. 1390450/Australian Egg Corporation Ltd (Animal Law Committee)
Staged repeal of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulation 2006 (Animal Law Committee)Companion Animals Taskforce Discussion Paper (Animal Law Committee)Draft Aquifer Interference Policy (Environment and Planning Law Committee)Draft policy statement – Plan making and delegations (Environment and Planning Law Committee)Live Export of Australian Animals (Animal Law Committee)Animal Welfare in NSW Abattoirs (Animal Law Committee)The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (Human Rights Committee)Exposure Draft National Human Rights Action Plan (Human Rights Committee)Response to Treasury in respect of Consultation Paper titled 'Modernising the taxation of trust income - options for reform' (Tax Law Committee and Business Law Committee)New Regulatory Framework for Livestock Exports (Animal Law Committee)Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaptation (Environment and Planning Law Committee)

2011

Draft Baseline Study for a National Human Rights Action Plan - Consultation Draft (Human Rights Committee)Inquiry into the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011 (Human Rights Committee)2011 - 2012 Regional Telecommunications Review (Bushweb Committee)Code of Practice for Care and Use of Animals in Science (Animal Law Committee)Statutory Definition of Charity (Tax Law Committee)Opportunities to Consolidate Tribunals in NSW (Civil Litigation Committee)Review of Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (Criminal Law Committee)Cyber White Paper (Communications, Entertainment and Technology Law Committee)Review of the Costs Assessment Scheme (Civil Litigation Committee)Sentencing: preliminary outline of the review (Criminal Law Committee)Treatment of Voluntarily Purchased Renewable Energy (Environment and Planning Law Committee)Ban of Exotic Animals In Circuses (Animal Law Committee)Clean Energy Legislative Package (Environment and Planning Law Committee)Security for Costs (Civil Litigation Committee and Environment & Planning Law Committee)Suspended Sentences (Criminal Law Committee)Sentencing Serious Violent Offenders (Criminal Law Committee)Small Business Disputes Options Paper (Civil Litigation Committee)Judicial Review in Australia (Civil Litigation and Public Law & Government Committees)Improving the taxation of trust income (Taxation Law Committee)Cheating at Gambling (Criminal Law Committee)Implementation of recommendation of the Board of Taxation's review of the GST cross-border transactions (Taxation Law Committee)Bobby Calf Time off feed Standard (Animal Law Committee)

2010

Implementation of amendments to GST financial supply provisions (Taxation Law Committee)National Legal Profession Reform Project Consultation Report (Civil Litigation Committee)Criminal incidents involving the death of an unborn child (Criminal Law Committee)Inquiry into judge alone trials under s 132 of the Criminal Procedure Act (Criminal Law Committee)International Whaling Commission's 62nd Annual Meeting (Environmental Law Committee)Income tax treatment of instalment warrants (Taxation Law Committee)RSPCA Australia's Puppy Farms Discussion Paper (Animal Law Committee)Inquiry into water management (Environmental Law Committee)Security for costs and associated costs orders (Environmental Law Committee)Greater certainty for sovereign investments (Taxation Law Committee)Invitation to comment on TD 2009/D17 and TD 2009/D18 (Taxation Law Committee)An R 18+ classification for computer games – Public Consultation (Communications, Entertainment & Technology Law Committee)Security for costs and associated costs orders (Civil Litigation Committee)

2009

ACMA Investigation – Hosted live entertainment radio programs (Communications, Entertainment & Technology Law Committee)Towards Government 2.0: An Issues Paper (Communications, Entertainment & Technology Law Committee)Award Modernisation Process (Workplace and Safety Law Committee)ACT Kangaroo Management Plan (Animal Law Committee)NSW Domestic and Family Violence Strategic Framework (Human Rights Committee)Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 (Cth) and Regulations (International Law Committee)National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Bill 2009 (Environmental Law Committee)Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century (Human Rights, Public Law & International Law Committees)Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Human Rights Committee)Banning the Trade of Fur Produced in Contravention of Minimum Animal Welfare Standards (Animal Law Committee)       Response from the Minister for Home AffairsReview of Secrecy Laws (Human Rights Committee)Review of the International Arbitration Act 1974 (International Law Committee)

2008

Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Environment and Planning Law Committee)ABC and SBS: Towards a Digital Future (Communications, Entertainment & Technology Law Committee)Human Rights and Climate Change Study (Environmental Law & Human Rights Committees)Promoting Transparency in Judicial Appointments (Civil Litigation Committee)Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - General Law Reform) Bill 2008 (Human Rights, Public Law and Environmental Law Committees)Australian Charter of Human Rights (Human Rights Committee)       Response from the Attorney-GeneralNational Employment Standards (Employment & Industrial Law Committee)Review of Australian Higher Education (Civil Litigation Committee)Voluntary Information Security Breach Notification Guide (Communications, Entertainment & Technology Law Committee)Detention of Baha'i faith leaders (Human Rights Committee)      Response from the Islamic Republic of Iran

Local Court Practice Note 2 of 2007 (Civil Litigation Committee)National Code of Practice for the Humane Shooting of Kangaroos and Wallabies (Animal Law Committee)Off-Leash Park Proposal (Animal Law Committee)

2007

Legal Professional Privilege and Commonwealth Statutory Bodies (Civil Litigation Committee)Australia's Involvement as a Third Party in the WTO Dispute – United States v China (International Law and Communications, Entertainment & Technology Law Committees)Same-Sex: Same Entitlements Bill 2007 (Human Rights Committee)Animal Welfare Amendment Bill 2007 (ACT) (Animal Law Committee)ACMA Guide to the Transfer of Community Broadcasting Licences (Communications, Entertainment & Technology Law Committee)Trade Practices Amendment (Small Business Protection) Bill 2007 (Animal Law Committee)Operation of Blacktown Pound (Animal Law Committee)Client Privilege and Federal Investigatory Bodies (Civil Litigation Committee)Statutory Child Protection in NSW (Human Rights and Family Law Committees)ASX Corporate Governance Review (Business Law Committee)Commercial wallaby cull on King and Flinders Islands (Animal Law Committee)