JCA submissions to Senate Standing Committee
The following submissions was made in response to a request from the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, which invited the Judicial Conference of Australia to provide written submissions to two inquiries.
To view the JCA's submission to the Committee's inquiry into the Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Complaints) Bill 2012 and the Judicial Misbehaviour and Incapacity (Parliamentary Commissions) Bill 2012, click here.
To view the JCA's submission to the Committee's inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Removal of Mandatory Minimum Penalties) Bil 2012, click here.
JCA View of Sentencing
To read the JCA view of sentencing, click here.
The National Legal Profession Taskforce
To read the submission of the Judicial Conference of Australia, please click here.
Time Allowed for Judgment Writing
The executive summary of a report commissioned by the JCA on the Time Allowed for Judgment Writing is now available. Please click here to read a copy. To receive a full report, please contact the JCA Secretariat.
Complaints Against Judicial Officers Project
The Judicial Conference of Australia is contributing to the ongoing debate and resolution of issues in regards to the handling of complaints against judicial officers. A committee, chaired by Justice David Harper, AM of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria, has produced two reports.
An addendum to the second of these reports, reflecting the recent report of the Australian Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, has also been written.
Please click here to read the First Report, Second Report,
Addendum.
Handbooks
Judge for Yourself: A Guide to Sentencing in Australia - This booklet has been prepared by the Judicial Conference of Australia as a resource for the public. This booklet's purpose is to provide, in accessible language, a guide to the sentencing of offenders in Australia. Copies are avilable from the JCA's Secretariat at $2.00 per copy plus postage.
A handbook, Working with the Media: a Handbook for Australian Judicial Officers provides basic information in order to assist judicial officers to understand better how the media work and to appreciate the factors that tend to motivate journalists in their dealings with courts. This publication is only available to members of the JCA.
District Court of Victoria
Enquiries may be directed to the secretariat at secretary@jca.asn.au.
In the press
In the press - This section contains articles, opinion pieces and letters to the editor, which have been published in the print media.
Communications
Communications - This section contains copies of letters sent by the Judicial Conference of Australia, usually to government, about matters of concern to judicial officers.
Colloquium Papers
Papers for previous Colloquia can be found here.