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On 12 February 2024, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No 2) Bill was passed by the federal senate. The Bill regulates the circumstances under which employees can be expected to answer work calls or attend to work duties outside of work hours. This page outlines the changes and the public’s reactions to the right to disconnect laws. Read more below: https://lnkd.in/gYVz2hBj #employment #CivilLaw

"The South Australian government is currently conducting a wide-ranging review of the state’s laws around sexual consent, sexual offences and the criminal procedures surrounding trials for sexual offences. The government is taking submissions from the public on the proposed reforms until 12 February 2024." Read more below: https://lnkd.in/ghvAs58Y #lawreform #affirmativeconsent #womensrights

"In the last year, there has been widespread concern internationally about the proliferation of AI-generated ‘deepfake’ pornography. In Australia, some instances of the use of deepfake pornography have resulted in #litigation under the #Online Safety Act 2021...." Read more below: https://lnkd.in/grrKx7Cw #auslaw #CriminalLaw

"The DATC is a special division of the County Court that deals with offenders who are pleading guilty to #offences that arose out of a #drug or #alcohol dependency. The DATC has the power to sentence offenders to Drug and Alcohol Treatment Orders (DATOs). DATOs are orders that require the offender to take specific steps to address their substance abuse issues under #judicial supervision...." Read more below: https://lnkd.in/gxx39q4P #vic #law

"In #Queensland, the Criminal Code 1899 contains several #offences involving the making of threats. These include threatening violence, threatening to distribute intimate images and causing death by #threats...." Read more below: https://lnkd.in/d6Nzcdz7 #criminallaw #auslaw

"In November 2023, the federal government introduced a Bill into the House of Representatives to ban hate symbols such as the Swastika and the Islamic State flag. The legislation is being passed in response to a surge in hate crimes and the increasing visibility of neo-Nazis and other extremists across Australia. This page outlines the prohibited symbols legislation and the various community responses to it...." Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gKQ46uQE #humanrights #racialvilification #lawreform #auslaw #criminallaw

"At the start of this year, some significant changes were made to the Northern Territory’s Residential Tenancies Act. The changes have been made in response to the tight rental market in the NT, which has been described as the worst in the country. The changes include a ban on rental bidding and changes to notice periods for the termination of leases..." Read more below: https://lnkd.in/gpf8ek6q #civillaw #tenancy #lawreform

"The law with respect to copyright in Australia is contained in the Copyright Act 1968. The Act aims to provide protection to a range of Australian works from unauthorised reproduction. This article outlines copyright law in Australia..." Read more below: https://lnkd.in/eRQt_5Tx #civillaw #intellectualproperty #auslaw

"In the last few years, several Australian jurisdictions have moved to legislate for a new family violence offence known as ‘coercive control’. The offence involves a pattern of domination and intimidation towards a family member that may include emotional or financial abuse, isolation and other forms of abuse but does not necessarily involve physical or sexual violence..." Read more below: https://lnkd.in/gSnsHeyT #coercivecontrol ##familyviolenceawareness #auslaw

"One of the most important changes in the Bill is the abolition of the presumption of equal shared parental responsibility. This page outlines that change, why it has been made, and its implications..." Read more below: https://lnkd.in/gDz6JxKc #familylaw #parenting