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 Attorney-General of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Attorney-General of Australia is the chief law officer of the Crown and a member of the Federal Cabinet.
In theory, he or she is appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister, and serves at the Governor-General's pleasure.
The Attorney also serves as a general legal advisor to the Cabinet, and has carriage of legislation dealing with copyright, human rights and a range of other subjects.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Attorney_General_of_Australia   (202 words)

  
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Australia the Attorney-General is the chief law officer of the Crown and a member of the Cabinet.
Links to Attorneys General World Wide Australia - Australian Capital Territory Attorney General Australia - ACT LawNet Internet Directory Peru - Ministry of Justice Singapore - Department of Justice Credit...
Australia and the Netherlands have held meetings to help victims of asbestos disease seek compensation from James Hardie Industries, after a compensation fund set up by the company proved inadequate.
www.nyfamilyattorney.com /1/attorney-general-australia.html   (1240 words)

  
 Law Council of Australia - Media Release - 28/Feb/2000 - NT Attorney-General's Statements on Australia's International Legal Obligations Inaccurate
Australia's peak lawyers' body, the Law Council of Australia, has warned that the Chief Minister and Attorney-General of the Northern Territory, the Hon.
The Commonwealth of Australia represents the sovereign nation of Australia at international law, and when it ratifies an international treaty, it is bound at international law to carry out the terms of that treaty and to implement it in domestic law.
Denis Burke MLA, is misleading Australians--and particularly his own constituents--by not accurately stating the effect, on Australian law, of Australia's international treaty obligations.
www.lawcouncil.asn.au /read/2000/1957000551.html   (557 words)

  
 LIONEL MURPHY 1
General statements such as 'the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society' are not statements that would have meaningful effect in legislation.
The omission of this general proposition from Part II of the Bill led some to conclude that the Bill involved some sort of attack on the family and protection to the family that were in fact contained in Part II of the Bill were overlooked.
Australia has now signed this Covenant as well as the Racial Discrimination one and is in the process of making these international obligations part of the law of this country so that every citizen can take advantage of the rights and protection's for which they provide.
www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/staff/jhocking/lionel/lm6.htm   (19040 words)

  
 THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, POLITICS AND THE JUDICIARY
The then Attorney-General of Australia, Mr Ellicott QC certainly relied upon those principles in 1977 when he resigned from the Fraser government upon the ground that "there has been an attempt to direct or control" him in the exercise of a prosecutorial discretion.
I was Attorney-General of South Australia from 1970 to 1975.
It should hardly be necessary to state that the most fundamental aspect of the unique role of the attorney general is to safeguard the independence of the judiciary.
www.jca.asn.au /pubs/KingPaper.htm   (9807 words)

  
 Attorney-General Protests NRA Gun Campaign (Australia) [Free Republic]
He said Australia could learn many things from the US but managing firearms was not one of them.
The U.S. and Australia are in the middle of the pack for violent deaths per 100,000 people.
Removing the spike in the graph caused by the victims of the Port Arthur murders, homicides with firearms fell from 64 in 1996, to 54 in 1998, which is perfectly consistent with the long-term trendline for this crime here.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a38d8bec74270.htm   (4830 words)

  
 kentucky attorney - kentucky attorney general australia
A coalition of 29 private and public organizations including Freddie Mac, Kentucky Housing Corporation, the Attorney General's Office and the State Treasurer's Office today launched a major public education campaign aimed at preventing predatory lending throughout Kentucky.
Nashville TN 37243-0495 Attorney General Commonwealth of Kentucky State Capitol, Room 116 Frankfort KY 40601...
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www.family-lawyer-here.com /kentucky/1/kentucky-attorney-general-australia.html   (679 words)

  
 Kitten News - Opinion
Prime Minister John Howard announced the inquiry into child custody arrangements in Australia with the rebuttal presumption of 50/50 in the event of separation.
In this situation many fathers unless they are very wealthy, find that they either have to now live with their elderly parents or in shared accommodation because of the sheer expense in trying to establish another household.
Australia's current child support percentages based on pre tax income makes it almost impossible for many fathers to establish another household without enormous difficulty.
www.kittennews.com /cgi-bin/kn_opinion/opinion.pl?topic=999950   (2371 words)

  
 Slander Defamation Australia - The best australia products, sites and information on the web today!
In what could be a legal test case for online content, Australia's highest court ruled that content created in one country can be subject to the laws of another country in which it is viewed.
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has decided a libel case arising...
Generally, libel is defamation in print and slander is spoken defamation.
australia.bigfatdirectory.net /index.php?k=slander-defamation-australia   (1288 words)

  
 Australian Government - National Security - Homepage
Mercury 05 reinforces Australia's preparedness for terror threat - Senator Chris Ellison, Acting Attorney-General- 20 October 2005
In anticipation of the Special Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting to be held on 27 September, I announce a number of proposals to further strengthen Australia's counter-terrorism laws...
The public will be advised of any significant change in the situation as it relates to the safety of the Australian community.
nationalsecurity.ag.gov.au   (540 words)

  
 ABC Asia Pacific - News - Australia's Attorney General set to gain new anti terror powers
Australia's Attorney General is set be granted additional powers to ban suspected terrorist organisations, with Government legislation now certain to pass the Senate.
"There's a mechanism to review the merits of the Attorney General's decision," he said.
Our reporter, Samantha Hawley, says Labor has backed away from its long standing objection to giving the Attorney General, Philip Ruddock, the power to ban terrorist organistions without having to recall Parliament.
abcasiapacific.com /news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1057519.htm   (243 words)

  
 WA Labor Minister's electoral fraud denials re-rebutted
However, some evidence at that time in W.A. was brought before a Judge, but the Liberal hierarchy at the time squashed the cases.
Thanks for your 25 September letter, in which you stand by your 4 September statement that there has been no evidence of widespread fraud in electoral enrolment in Australia.
The Western Australia evidence from the 1989 State electoral fraud was, quite properly, not presented to the Queensland inquiry.
www.multiline.com.au /~johnm/rebut2.htm   (976 words)

  
 Legal and Judicial Reform : Law and Justice Institutions (Attorney General)
The Attorney General, as head of the Department of Justice and chief law enforcement officer of the Federal Government, represents the United States in legal matters generally and gives advice and opinions to the President and to the heads of the executive departments of the Government when so requested.
NAAG was founded in Washington, DC in 1907 to facilitate interaction among states Attorneys General as peers, thereby enhancing the performance of Attorneys General and their staffs, to respond effectively to emerging state and federal issues.
Official site for the United States’ Department of Justice, including information about the Attorney General and departmental activities.
www4.worldbank.org /legal/leglr/institutions_ag_ul.html   (303 words)

  
 All.info: Society and Social Sciences / Government and Law / Attorney-General /
The Attorney General, as head of the Department of Justice and chief law enforcement officer of the Federal Government, represents the United States in legal matters generally and gives advice and opinions to the President and to the heads of the executive departments of the Government when so requested.
SC Attorney General's Office: Representing the people of South Carolina in...
State of Louisiana - Office of the Attorney General Charles C. Foti...
allinfo.com /directory/Society_and_Social_Sciences/Government_and_Law/Attorney_General   (371 words)

  
 Radio Australia - News - Australian Attorney-General in push to extend anti-terror laws
Australia's Attorney General Philip Ruddock says he wants to extend tough laws which allow the domestic intelligence agency ASIO to hold and question suspects, at least while the threat of terrorism remains.
Australian Attorney-General in push to extend anti-terror laws
Australia admits mistakes in immigration detention > [25/05/2005]
www.abc.net.au /ra/news/stories/s1375288.htm   (215 words)

  
 Attorneys, illinois attorney general, seattle attorney
The Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia assists the prosecuting attorneys of 159 Georgia counties and 48 judicial circuits.
Educates attorneys and administrators to the nature of campus legal issues and provides continuing legal education of university counsel.
Established in 1917, Werksmans Attorneys is one of the leading law firms in South Africa.
www.searchathome.com /attorneys.html   (1331 words)

  
 Parliamentary Privilege - First Report
Because of this, it is generally not necessary to rely on parliamentary proceedings to establish the content of such policies.
Given the rules and process of administrative decision making in Australia, it is unlikely that an applicant for judicial review would suffer from being unable to rely on privileged parliamentary material to challenge a decision, including a decision made by a Minister.
This constraint has been affirmed by the High Court of Australia in the case of Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259 at 272.
www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/jt199899/jtselect/jtpriv/43/43ap57.htm   (1007 words)

  
 The World Today Archive - Australia's Attorney-General reacts to jail sentence
The Attorney General has been speaking to Rachel Mealey.
Eleanor Hall hosts The World Today's lunch hour of current affairs, with background and debate from Australia and the world.
It's a condition of the plea agreement that he co-operate fully with the United States and Australian intelligence and law enforcement agencies to provide information as to what he's been up to.
www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/stories/s257535.htm   (449 words)

  
 texas state attorney general office
The office of the Texas attorney general is empowered by the constitution of the state to defend its...
The US Attorney General is responsible for interpretation and handling of laws relating to each state and its constitution.
Office of the Attorney General, 441 4th St...
www.officesgalore.com /offices/texas-state-attorney-general-office.html   (336 words)

  
 Australia investigating spy claims: govt - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
Australia's intelligence authorities are investigating claims that Chinese spies are operating in Australia, Attorney-General Philip Ruddock says.
Mr Ruddock also said he had met the father of a man Mr Chen claims was studying in Australia between 1999 and 2000 and was kidnapped by Chinese authorities to coerce his father to return there.
Mr Hao says he smuggled information into Australia on an mp3 player which he had taken from his workplace in a security office known as 6-10 in Tianjin in China's north.
www.smh.com.au /news/National/Australia-investigating-spy-claims-govt/2005/06/09/1118123923217.html   (413 words)

  
 WIPO/PR/1999/186: WIPO to Present its - Digital Agenda - to Member States
Catherine Trautmann, the Attorney General of Australia, Mr.
Australia's Attorney General reiterated his "strong support" for the continuation of WIPO's work program on electronic commerce and intellectual property.
The Director General will request comments and suggestions from the member States and seek endorsement of the Digital Agenda.
www.wipo.int /edocs/prdocs/en/1999/wipo_pr_1999_186.html   (1171 words)

  
 Criminal Justice Issues and Law Reform
This public symposium was opened by the Attorney-General of Australia, and the purpose of the symposium was to expose the need for major reforms to the criminal justice system and to address the hotly debated issue of whether organised crime existed in Australia at that time.
This public symposium was opened by the Attorney-General of Australia, and the purpose of this symposium was to expose the need for major reforms to the criminal justice system.
He pointed out that rights tend to be declared in very general terms in a Bill of Rights, and this provides a temptation for a government with a radical reform agenda to appoint judges who will interpret a Bill of Rights in ways that could not be achieved in democratically elected parliaments.
www.users.bigpond.com /battleforaustralia/AboutAuthor/CrimJustice_LawReform.html   (887 words)

  
 Arbitration in Australia
The federal Attorney-General of Australia has implemented a private arbitration system for divorce disputes.
Australia has taken an innovative approach to arbitration in divorce cases, as a way to reduce the pain, time, and expense of divorce disputes.
To reduce the glut of divorce cases, Australia will now authorize specially trained divorce lawyers to arbitrate disagreements between husbands and wives.
www.divorceinfo.com /australiaarbitration.htm   (138 words)

  
 About the SUPREME COURT of Western Australia
The consent of the Attorney-General is necessary because copyright in the transcript is vested in the Crown in the right of the State of Western Australia.
In view of the public interest in this case, the Chief Justice of Western Australia, the Hon David K. Malcolm AC, with the agreement of the Attorney-General, Mr Jim McGinty MLA, has directed that transcript of these proceedings should be made available on the Supreme Court web site.
15 April 2002 - Marquet -v- The Attorney-General of Western Australia and Anor
www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au /media/media30.htm   (160 words)

  
 The Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Queensland, Australia
The Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Queensland, Australia
The Department of Justice and Attorney-General is one of 24 government departments that help to formulate government policy and carry it out.
www.justice.qld.gov.au /dept/home.htm   (82 words)

  
 Australian Criminal Justice Agencies
Website for the Department of Justice and Attorney-General of the State of Queensland, Australia.
The principal functions of the Director are to institute, prepare and conduct criminal cases on behalf of the Crown before the Supreme Courts and the Courts of Summary Jurisdiction of the Northern Territory and the High Court of Australia.
The DPP's vision is to provide a prosecution service to the Commonwealth and the people of Australia which is fair, independent, accountable, effective and efficient in order to advance social justice by deterring and discouraging breaches of Commonwealth law and ensuring that serious offenders are brought to justice.
talkjustice.com /links.asp?453054127   (1045 words)

  
 policynet: [Policy Network] Attorney General's Launch of the Public Interest Disclosure Bill for WA
Attorney General, Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs the Hon Jim McGinty will focus on the policy behind the legislation and in particular the importance of the legislation to open government in Western Australia and the people of WA.
The Attorney General for Western Australia, the Hon Jim McGinty, will be presenting this new and important legislation for all State and Local public authorities, universities, the Police Service, and contractors to public bodies.
Western Australia's Public Interest Disclosure Bill recognises the rights of people to make public interest disclosures and provides protection when they do so.
archives.lists.highway1.biz /maillists/policynet/0305/0016.html   (1045 words)

  
 Principality of Range View - Fee simple title ___
Generally speaking, a "permissible future act" is an act which can be done, on the same terms, to ordinary title-holders[10], as, for example, the grant of a mining lease which could also be granted "if the native title holders [concerned]...
Australia is a late entrant to the field following the change of understanding in the common law as it was previously conceived, evidenced in this Court's decision in Mabo [No 2][157] and cases since[158].
The foundation of the appellants' argument was the suggested limitation in the power of the Governor of South Australia to make a law or otherwise to dispose of the wastelands of the Crown in the Province of South Australia which adversely affected the rights of Aboriginal natives and their descendants, including the appellants.
www.brumbywatchaustralia.com /Principality38.htm   (1045 words)

  
 About the SUPREME COURT of Western Australia
The consent of the Attorney-General is necessary because copyright in the transcript is vested in the Crown in the right of the State of Western Australia.
In view of the public interest in this case, the Chief Justice of Western Australia, the Hon David K. Malcolm AC, with the agreement of the Attorney-General, Mr Jim McGinty MLA, has directed that transcript of these proceedings should be made available on the Supreme Court web site.
This hearing is the first occasion for Western Australian courts that transcript of proceedings has been made available to the public via the Internet.
www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au /media/media30.htm   (1045 words)

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