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2026

Letter to Law Council of Australia - Inquiry into the National Employment Stand…
Letter to Law Council of Australia – Pre-Budget Submission 2026-27 – 9 January …

2025

Letter to NSW Treasury – NSW Pre-Budget Submission 2026-27 – 22 December 2025
Letter to Law Council of Australia – Review of the Disability Discrimination Ac…
Letter to Parliamentary Committee – Inquiry into the Workers Compensation Legis…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Reform to non-compete clauses and other re…
Letter to NSW Law Reform Commission - Review of the Anti-Discrimination Act 197…
Letter to SafeWork NSW – Remaking the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 – …
Letter to Standing Committee on Law and Justice – Workers Compensation Legislat…

2024

Letter to Law Council of Australia - Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setti…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Secure Jobs, Better Pay Review - 22 Novemb…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Paid agents and the Fair Work Commission -…
Letter to SafeWork NSW - Industrial Manslaughter Consultation paper - 21 March …
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Modern Awards Review 2023-24 - Discussion …
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Exposure Draft Fair Work Commission Rules …

2023

Letter to Law Council of Australia - Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing L…
Letter to NSW Law Reform Commission – Review of the Anti-Discrimination Act 197…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - 2023 Workplace Reform Consultations - 15 M…
Letter to Law Council of Australia – An appropriate cost model for Commonwealt…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Draft Fair Work (Statement of Principles o…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Privacy Act Review Report - 20 March 2023

2022

Letter to Law Council of Australia - Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jo…
Letter to Law Council of Australia – Review of Australia’s Modern Slavery Act …
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Senate Committee Inquiry into the Anti-Dis…
Letter to Fair Work Commission – Consultation: New enterprise agreements statis…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domes…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Fair Work Commission Consultation - Online…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Fair Work Commission - The future of onlin…

2021

Letter to Law Council of Australia - Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Stage 2 of the Review of the Model Defama…
Letter to Select Committee on Job Security - 30 March 2021
Letter to LCA - Fair Work Amendment Bill 2020 - 27 January 2021

2020

Letter to the FWC - Proposed changes to the Fair Work Commission Rules 2013 fo…
Letter to Portfolio Committee No. 5 – Legal Affairs - Anti-Discrimination Amend…
Letter to Joint Select Committee - Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Fre…

2019

Letter to LCA - Improving protections of employees' wages and entitlements - St…
Letter to LCA - Religious freedom reforms - 20 September 2019
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Review of Model Defamation Provisions - 24…
Letter to Law Council of Australia - Priorities for Federal Discrimination Law …

2018

Letter to Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations - Amendments to the Fair W…
Letter to LCA - National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplace…

2016

Inquiry into the Fair Work Amendment (Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2015
Draft Practice Note - Orders to attend and orders to produce

2014

Review of the textile, clothing and footware industry provisions in the Fair Wo…
Taxation Ruling TR2012/8

2013

Supporting Working Parents - Pregnancy and Return to Work National Review
Amended Fair Work Commission Rules 2013 and new draft forms for the anti-bullyi…
Preventing and Responding to Workplace Bullying - Draft Code of Practice
Draft Practice Note 1 of 2013 Appeal proceedings
Draft Fair Work Commission Rules 2013

2012

Consolidation of Commonwealth Anti-Discrimination Laws
Fair Work Act Review
Default Superannuation Funds in Modern Awards
Draft Taxation Ruling TR2012 D2 Assessibility of legal costs amounts received i…
ALRC Issues Paper Grey Areas Age Barriers to Work in Commonwealth Laws
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment Inquiry…
Listing of unfair dismissal matters for arbitration
ALRC Discussion Paper Age Barriers to Work in Commonwealth Laws

2011

Consolidation of Commonwealth Anti-Discrimination Laws
Review of the Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 (NSW)
Consolidation of Commonwealth Anti-Discrimination Laws

2009

Inquiry into the Fair Work Bill
Industrial Relations Amendment (Jurisdiction of the Industrial Relations Commis…
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