Sydney Law School: Recent submissions
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Transforming governance and technology in civil and administrative justice
Published 2013How can technology provide better access to civil and administrative justice? This article argues that reforming the organisational design of justice is an essential first step, by developing a graduated set of procedures ...Open AccessArticle -
Pandemic planning as risk management: How fared the Australian federation?
Published 2012The role of law in managing public health challenges such as influenza pandemics poses special challenges. This article reviews Australian plans in the context of the H1N1 09 experience to assess whether risk management ...Open AccessArticle -
Mental health tribunals: 'TJ' implications of weighing fairness, freedom, protection and treatment
Published 2007People with a serious mental illness warranting possible compulsory care and treatment are vulnerable and disempowered. Mental health tribunal hearings must balance the rights to freedom, public protection and need for ...Open AccessArticle -
Rights in collateral under the PPSA: A minimalist response
Published 2019This note responds to the recent article Rights in Collateral under the PPSA: Rebutting the Minimalist Approach, (the Unitarist Article) which critiques the interpretation of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) ...Open AccessArticle -
From citizenship to contractualism: The transition from unemployment benefits to employment services in Australia
Published 1999Contractualism in public administration is running apace. As part of this trend, unemployment assistance has been radically restructured over the 1990s. This article identifies seven stages in the transition from an ...Open AccessArticle