Author Archives: Dave Bath

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AG reviews, esp Fed Criminal Justice Reform

2008-07-26 – 21:04:23

The Federal Attorney-General has a nice page here of open consultations on reforms and reviews, one of which is the eSecurity Review (briefly discussed here on Balneus) that closes in a couple of days (so hurry up).
The other, which I expect to be of interest to regular readers with a law background, is the 2008 […]

Posted in Announcement, Federal, ag.gov.au | Comments (0)

Melbourne Water inquiry open for submissions (Finally)

2008-07-26 – 15:04:40

(crosspost from this.)
As outlined here (2008-05-28), the Inquiry into Melbourne’s Future Water Supply, which was sent the the ENRC by the Legislative Council on 2007-09-19 has FINALLY let people know where they can send submissions (Details over the fold).
Obviously, all those folk protesting about the DeSal and pipeline plans (?secret memoranda of understandings about contracts?), […]

Posted in Announcement, Editorial, Vic, Vic: Environment and Natural Resources | Comments (0)

National eSecurity Review

2008-07-15 – 18:40:17

The Attorney-General’s department is open for submissions (closing 2008-07-31) about Australia’s eSecurity.
Details at http://www.ag.gov.au/esecurityreview, with email submissions to e-securityreview@ag.gov.au

Posted in ACT, Federal, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA, ag.gov.au | Comments (0)

Recent Vic Auditor Reports

2008-06-11 – 18:29:49

Here is a summary of three reports by Victorian Auditor-General, Mr Des Pearson, that were tabled in the Victorian Parliament this morning.
The reports (quick review over the fold) cover youth rehabilitation, progress on the CJEP (Criminal Justice Enhancement Program), and reporting by local governments.
Ultrashort summary of the auditor’s opinions…. "Not happy, Jan"!

Posted in Announcement, Auditor Reports, Vic | Comments (0)

Review: Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment

2008-06-02 – 00:02:00

The Democrat Dissenting Opinion to the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2008 Senate Majority Report makes "interesting" reading … it points to considerable differences between the privacy concerns of ALP senators before and after the election.
Go first to sections 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10 of the Democrat opinion, and then scan through the rest.
A less […]

Posted in Editorial, Federal, Senate: Legal and Constitutional | Comments (0)

2020 final report - not in HTML - cannot browse online!

2008-05-31 – 18:23:21

I’ve posted over at Balneus ("2020 report: touch on poor, remote, and disabled" - 2008-05-31) on the inadequate accessibility of the final 2020 report… you cannot even read it online as HTML!

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Kinda-Open-Thread: Have you spied any inquiries?

2008-05-30 – 21:17:13

Other blogs have “open threads”, so this is the first weekend thread specifically for you to let us know about any inquiries that interest you among the many we haven’t been able to comment on.

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A small win…

2008-05-30 – 21:15:14

Whew … a small win in more effective use of IT by the government so people can be informed efficiently by Kim Carr. See this over at Balneus.

Posted in Activities, Editorial, minister.industry.gov.au | Comments (0)

Announce: Inquiry into Melbourne’s Future Water Supply

2008-05-28 – 20:42:14

The Victorian government will be having an inquiry into "Melbourne’s Future Water Supply" soon, but even though this is really important, and is the subject of major public debate and interest, it looks like you need to register first with enrc@parliament.vic.gov.au first.  The main page is Here and the terms of reference here.
Even though the […]

Posted in Announcement, Federal, Senate: Economics, Uncategorized, Vic: Environment and Natural Resources | Comments (0)

Announce: Federal inquiry into state-based law enforcement integrity agencies

2008-05-27 – 22:02:50

If you are interested in the federal powers to keep state-based law enforcement agencies honest, you might like to make a submission (by 2008-06-26) to the Inquiry into state-based law enforcement integrity agencies by the federal Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity.
The contact email for submissions and further info is […]

Posted in ACT, Announcement, Federal, Joint: Law Enforcement Integrity, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA | Comments (1)