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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Appointment to the Australian Law Reform Commission
The Hon Justice Mark Moshinsky will serve as acting President to the Australian Law Reform Commission, following his appointment as a part-time member of the advisory body.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Review of Commonwealth secrecy offences
The Albanese Government has commenced a comprehensive and overdue review of Commonwealth secrecy offences.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Appointments to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)
I am pleased to announce that the Governor-General, His Excellency the Hon David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), has accepted the advice of the Government and appointed Ms Amanda Humphreys, Ms Constantina Lioumis, Ms Janine Young, Ms Jennifer McArdle, Mr Mark Champion and Ms Louise Goodchild as judges of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) (Division 2). They will commence on 6 February 2023.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Appointments to The Federal Court of Australia
I am pleased to announce that the Governor-General, His Excellency the Hon David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), has accepted the advice of the Government and appointed Justice Catherine Button, Justice Geoffrey Kennett, and Mr Ian Jackman SC as judges of the Federal Court of Australia
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Appointment to The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1)
I am pleased to announce that the Governor-General, His Excellency the Hon David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), has accepted the advice of the Government and appointed Ms Rebecca Curran as a judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1).
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Appointments to the Copyright Tribunal of Australia
I am pleased to announce that the announce that the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), has accepted the advice of the Albanese Government to make a number of appointments to the Copyright Tribunal of Australia.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Condolences speech to House of Representatives
Speech – House of Representatives, 15 December 2022
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Progress report on implementation of Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse recommendations
The Albanese Government has today released the fifth annual progress report outlining implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Vanuatu and Australia sign Bilateral Security Agreement
Today in Vanuatu, Australia and Vanuatu signed a Bilateral Security Agreement.
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The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Ensuring family safety in Australian Hague Convention cases
The Albanese Government has amended the law to make it clear that allegations of family and domestic violence can be considered before return orders are made for children under the Hague Convention.
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