an academic in law reform land—and how you, too, can play a part
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Professor Rosalind Croucher, President, Australian Law Reform Commission, Monash University, Faculty of Law Research Seminar Series, 4 October 2012TRANSCRIPT
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AN ACADEMIC IN LAW REFORM LAND—AND HOW
YOU, TOO, CAN PLAY A PART
Professor Rosalind F CroucherPresident, ALRC
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Law reforming
• what drives law reform?• the process of law reforming• the process of writing• the law reform process and you
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WHO AND WHAT DRIVE
LAW REFORM
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Mo
der
nis
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5Original Public Record Copy (1900).
Courtesy of the Parliament House Art Collection, Art Services Parliament House.
Fed
eral
sys
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• Parliament• joint ministerial councils• departmental committees• Administrative Review Council• Family Law Council• Royal Commissions• other ad hoc bodies• law reform commissions
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9Portrait of Jeremy Bentham, Henry William Pickersgill (1782–1875). National Portrait Gallery, London: NPG 413.
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Jeremy Bentham's "Auto-Icon" at University College London.
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THE PROCESS OFLAW REFORMING
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Pro
cess
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Brisbane
Mackay
Perth
Darwin
Alice Springs
Sydney
Melbourne
Hobart
Adelaide Canberra
Wagga Wagga
Dandenong
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Co
nsu
ltat
ion
Family Violence inquiry 2009-2010
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THE PROCESS OFWRITING
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• Conceptual framework• House style• Rigorous editing
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Pro
cess
of
wri
tin
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Pri
vacy
Rep
ort
Commissioner, Professor Les McCrimmon
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Pri
vacy
Rep
ort
Privacy Report ready for dispatch, 2008
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Tow
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new
sty
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• Background• Methods• Research• Findings• Conclusion• Recommendation
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tyle
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• Summarise the ‘story’• Key facts• Supporting detail
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Tow
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Report – plus Summary reports
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Sty
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ips • Abstracts
• Headings• Short sentences
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Rig
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edit
ing Not another
decorative apostrophe!!
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Rig
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edit
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Law
ref
orm
& y
ou
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A lasting and pervasive contribution to law
reform .....
En
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g n
atu
re
The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG Chairman, ALRC, 1975-1984
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Now it’s your turn!
YOUR COMMISSION NEEDS
Law
ref
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& y
ou
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