Media centre
Read the latest media releases, speeches and transcripts from the
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
The Australian Government has appointed 14 new Members to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Subjects: Visit to Kimberley; Justice reinvestment; Youth services; Age of criminal responsibility; Closing The Gap; Live cattle export class action; Live sheep trade.
Transcript
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
I am pleased to announce Mr Tony McAvoy SC has been appointed a part-time Commissioner of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to co-lead the ALRC’s inquiry into the future acts regime in the Native Title Act 1993 with the ALRC President, the Hon Justice Mordecai Bromberg.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
I am pleased to announce the appointment of three new Judges to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1).
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Today, on the 10th World Day against Trafficking in Persons, the Australian Government reaffirms our commitment to tackle modern slavery and to protect and support victims, survivors and individuals at risk.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
In 2013 the former Labor government inserted a new offence of forced marriage into the Criminal Code through the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Act 2013, making it illegal for a person to be forced into a marriage without their free and full consent.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
The Australian Government has made 18 new appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). These appointments include four Senior Members and 14 Members.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
The Albanese Labor Government is supporting victims and survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery through an innovative pilot connecting them directly to the services they need.
Media Release
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Speech - Pre-recorded Address, Adelaide Convention Centre, 22 July 2024
Speech