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[CP p.9] [CP p.9]\n\n## Our purpose / purposes\n\n> To make evidence-based recommendations to government that promote effective and fair laws, and an efficient and accessible justice system, while contributing to legal education and scholarship. [CP p.9] [CP p.9]\n\n## How we deliver\n\n> The ALRC conducts rigorous evidence-based research and analysis; extensive consultation with the community, stakeholders and experts in the field; and the law reform expertise of the ALRC team. [CP p.10] [CP p.10]\n\n## Government priorities for this department\n\n- bring the law into line with current conditions and needs [CP p.9]\n- remove defects in the law [CP p.9]\n- simplify the law [CP p.9]\n- adopt new or more effective methods for administering the law and dispensing justice [CP p.9]\n- promote uniformity between states and territories [CP p.9]\n- provide improved access to justice [CP p.9]\n\n## Outcomes\n\n### Outcome 1: Informed government decisions about the development, reform and harmonisation of Australian laws and related processes through research, analysis, reports and community consultation and education\nThe ALRC’s outcome objective is to provide Informed government decisions about the development, reform and harmonisation of Australian laws and related processes through research, analysis, reports and community consultation and education (Outcome 1). [CP p.9]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- conducting inquiries into aspects of Australian law and related processes for the purposes of law reform\n\n## Values and principles\n\n_ALRC Values_\n\n- excellence\n- integrity\n- independence\n- accountability\n- respect\n\n## What they will measure themselves on this year (targets from 2025-26 corporate plan)\n\n| Code | Measure | Target | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| CCE01 | number of consultation papers and the number of reports to government | 4 | CP p.23 |\n| CCE02 | percentage of inquiries completed on time in accordance with the terms of reference set by the Attorney-General | 100% | CP p.23 |\n| CCE03 | number of citations or references to ALRC consultation documents, reports and recommendations in Parliamentary debates and committee reports, court citations and decisions, and academic publications and other publications | 100 | CP p.23 |\n| CCE04 | number of submissions received for each inquiry | 50 | CP p.23 |\n| CCE05 | number of consultations held for each inquiry | 25 | CP p.23 |\n| CCE06 | breadth of community engagement in the work of the ALRC through the number of subscribers to the ALRC’s email updates, visitors to the website, and public attendees at ALRC seminars | 250 | CP p.23 |\n| CCE07 | number of publications, presentations, and speaking engagements of ALRC staff | 25 | CP p.23 |\n\n## How they performed last year (results from 2024-25 annual report)\n\n| Code | Measure | Result | Status | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| CCE01 | number of consultation papers and the number of reports to government | 2 | Achieved | [AR p.23](https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf#page=23)(https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf#page=23) |\n| CCE02 | percentage of inquiries completed on time in accordance with the terms of reference set by the Attorney-General | 100% | Achieved | [AR p.23](https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf#page=23)(https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf#page=23) |\n| CCE03 | number of citations or references to ALRC consultation documents, reports and recommendations in Parliamentary debates and committee reports, court citations and decisions, and academic publications and other publications | 96 | Achieved | [AR p.23](https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf#page=23)(https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf#page=23) |\n| CCE04 | number of submissions received for each inquiry | 149 | Achieved | [AR p.23](https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf#page=23)(https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf#page=23) |\n| CCE05 | number of consultations held for each inquiry | 230 | Achieved | [AR p.23](https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf#page=23)(https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf#page=23) |\n| CCE06 | breadth of community engagement in the work of the ALRC through the number of subscribers to the ALRC’s email updates, visitors to the website, and public attendees at ALRC seminars | 6,941 | Achieved | [AR p.23](https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf#page=23)(https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf#page=23) |\n| CCE07 | number of publications, presentations, and speaking engagements of ALRC staff | 42 | Achieved | [AR p.23](https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf#page=23)(https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf#page=23) |", "strategy_overview_evidence_md": null, "internal_strategy_evidence_md": "# Australian Law Reform Commission - Strategy, Performance, and Operating Profile\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T22:05:38.434315+00:00\n**Entity ID**: O-000786\n**Entity type**: Non-corporate Commonwealth Entity\n**Jurisdiction**: Commonwealth\n**Portfolio**: Attorney-General's\n**Website**: http://www.alrc.gov.au/\n\n> Draft generated from scraped source material. Treat this as an evidence pack for editorial review, not a final judgement.\n\n## Source Coverage\n\n| Source type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| annual-reports | 5 |\n| global-intelligence | 3 |\n| other-pdfs | 3 |\n| pages | 41 |\n| reviews | 2 |\n| strategies | 10 |\n\n## Executive Readout\n\n### Purpose\n\n- [Page 6]\nCONTENTS\n2020-21 SNAPSHOT vi\nPRESIDENT’S FOREWORD 1\nYEAR IN REVIEW 5\nRole and functions of the ALRC 6\nLaw reform inquiries in 2020–21 6\nInquiry publications 7\nReview of Australia’s Corporate Criminal Responsibility Regime 8\nReview of the Legislative Framework for Corporations and Financial\nServices Regulation 13\nReview of the Laws of Impartiality and Bias as they Relate to the\nFederal Judiciary 17\nReview of the Framework of Religious Exemptions in Anti-Discrimination\nLegislation 19\nREPORT ON PERFORMANCE 21\nAnnual performance statement 22\nIntroductory statement 22\nOur purpose 22\nOur outcome 22\nEnvironment 22\nPerformance criteria for 2020–21 23\nResult against performance criteria 24\nAnalysis of performance 25\nImplementation of reports and impact of work 31\nSummary and analysis of financial performance 33\nFinancial outcomes 33\nEntity resource statement 33\nCompliance 33\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\nCONTENTS\n2021–22 SNAPSHOT vi\nPRESIDENT’S FOREWORD 1\nYEAR IN REVIEW 5\nRole and functions of the ALRC 6\nLaw reform inquiries in 2021–22 6\nInquiry publications 7\nReview of the Legislative Framework for Corporations and Financial Services\nRegulation 8\nReview of the Laws of Impartiality and Bias as they relate to the Federal\nJudiciary 13\nReview of the Framework of Religious Exemptions in Anti-Discrimination\nLegislation 17\nREPORT ON PERFORMANCE 19\nAnnual performance statements 20\nIntroductory statement 20\nOur purpose 20\nOur outcome 20\nEnvironment 20\nPerformance criteria for 2021–22 21\nResult against performance criteria 22\nAnalysis of performance 24\nImplementation of reports and impact of work 29\nSummary and analysis of financial performance 29\nFinancial outcomes 29\nEntity resource statement 29\nCompliance 29\nMANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 31\nCorporate governance 32\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\nCONTENTS\nPRESIDENT’S FOREWORD 1\nYEAR IN REVIEW 5\nRole and functions of the ALRC 6\nLaw reform inquiries in 2022–23 6\nInquiry publications 7\nReview of the Legislative Framework for Corporations and\nFinancial Services Regulation 8\nInterim Report B 9\nInterim Report C 10\nData Analysis 10\nConsultation 10\nWebinars and events 11\nBackground papers 11\nReview into the Framework of Religious Educational Institutions\nand Anti-Discrimination Laws 13\nREPORT ON PERFORMANCE 15\nAnnual Performance Statements 16\nIntroductory statement 16\nOur purpose 16\nOur outcome 16\nEnvironment 16\nPerformance criteria for 2022–23 17\nResult against performance criteria 18\nAnalysis of performance 20\nNumber of reports 20\nTimeliness of reports 20\nCourt citations 20\nMentions in Parliament 21\nReferences in academic publications 21\nSubmissions 21\nConsultations 22\nPresentations, articles and speaking engagements 22\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- 13\nAnnual performance statements ..........................................................................................................14\nIntroductory statement 14\nOur purpose 14\nOut outcome 14\nEnvironment 14\nPerformance criteria for 2023–24 14\nResults against performance criteria 15\nAnalysis of performance 16\nSummary and analysis of financial performance ......................................................................21\nIntroductory statement 21\nFinancial outcomes 21\nEntity resource statement 21\nCompliance 21\nManagement and Accountability .................................................................................22\nCorporate governance ..................................................................................................................................23\nAccountable authority 23\nMembers of the ALRC 23\nKey management personnel 24\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Australian-Law-Reform-Commission-Annual-Report-2023-24.pdf)`\n\n### Role and Functions\n\n- [Page 6]\nCONTENTS\n2020-21 SNAPSHOT vi\nPRESIDENT’S FOREWORD 1\nYEAR IN REVIEW 5\nRole and functions of the ALRC 6\nLaw reform inquiries in 2020–21 6\nInquiry publications 7\nReview of Australia’s Corporate Criminal Responsibility Regime 8\nReview of the Legislative Framework for Corporations and Financial\nServices Regulation 13\nReview of the Laws of Impartiality and Bias as they Relate to the\nFederal Judiciary 17\nReview of the Framework of Religious Exemptions in Anti-Discrimination\nLegislation 19\nREPORT ON PERFORMANCE 21\nAnnual performance statement 22\nIntroductory statement 22\nOur purpose 22\nOur outcome 22\nEnvironment 22\nPerformance criteria for 2020–21 23\nResult against performance criteria 24\nAnalysis of performance 25\nImplementation of reports and impact of work 31\nSummary and analysis of financial performance 33\nFinancial outcomes 33\nEntity resource statement 33\nCompliance 33\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf)`\n- Letter of transmittal Mandatory iii\nTable of contents Mandatory 1\nIndex Mandatory 212\nGlossary Mandatory 204\nContact officer(s) Mandatory ii\nInternet home page address and Mandatory ii\nInternet address for report\nReview by Secretary\nReview by departmental secretary Mandatory 3\nSummary of significant issues and Suggested 10\ndevelopments\nOverview of department’s Suggested 10–11, 61\nperformance and financial results\nOutlook for following year Suggested 51\nSignificant issues and Portfolio not\ndevelopments—portfolio departments – applicable\nsuggested\nDepartmental Overview\nRole and functions Mandatory 13\nOrganisational structure Mandatory 12\nOutcome and program structure Mandatory 16\nWhere outcome and program Mandatory no difference\nstructures differ from PB\nStatements/PAES or other portfolio\nstatements accompanying any\nother additional appropriation bills\n Source: `other-pdfs/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf)`\n- See as they relate to the Federal Judiciary\nalso Attorney-General 17\nReview of the Legislative Framework for\nO Corporations and Financial Services\nRegulation 13\nOccupational Health and Safety 49.\nrisk management\nSee work health and safety\nFraud control and risk management 38\noutcome statement 22\nin procurement 47\nRole and Functions of the ALRC 6\nP\nparliamentary committees S\nmentions of ALRC reports in Parliamentary\nsalaries.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\nCONTENTS\n2021–22 SNAPSHOT vi\nPRESIDENT’S FOREWORD 1\nYEAR IN REVIEW 5\nRole and functions of the ALRC 6\nLaw reform inquiries in 2021–22 6\nInquiry publications 7\nReview of the Legislative Framework for Corporations and Financial Services\nRegulation 8\nReview of the Laws of Impartiality and Bias as they relate to the Federal\nJudiciary 13\nReview of the Framework of Religious Exemptions in Anti-Discrimination\nLegislation 17\nREPORT ON PERFORMANCE 19\nAnnual performance statements 20\nIntroductory statement 20\nOur purpose 20\nOur outcome 20\nEnvironment 20\nPerformance criteria for 2021–22 21\nResult against performance criteria 22\nAnalysis of performance 24\nImplementation of reports and impact of work 29\nSummary and analysis of financial performance 29\nFinancial outcomes 29\nEntity resource statement 29\nCompliance 29\nMANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 31\nCorporate governance 32\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- See\nimplementation 29\nalso Attorney-General\nmost frequently viewed reports 28\nNumber of reports 24\nO\nReview of the Laws of Impartiality and Bias\nOccupational Health and Safety 44. as they relate to the Federal Judiciary\nSee work health and safety 13\noutcome statement 20 Review of the Legislative Framework for\nCorporations and Financial Services\nP Regulation 8\nParliament risk management\nmentions of ALRC in Parliamentary Fraud control and risk management 34\ndebates and committee reports 22, in procurement 42\n25 Role and functions of the ALRC 6\nParliamentary scrutiny 39\nPathways to Justice—Inquiry into the S\nIncarceration Rate of Aboriginal and salaries.\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\nCONTENTS\nPRESIDENT’S FOREWORD 1\nYEAR IN REVIEW 5\nRole and functions of the ALRC 6\nLaw reform inquiries in 2022–23 6\nInquiry publications 7\nReview of the Legislative Framework for Corporations and\nFinancial Services Regulation 8\nInterim Report B 9\nInterim Report C 10\nData Analysis 10\nConsultation 10\nWebinars and events 11\nBackground papers 11\nReview into the Framework of Religious Educational Institutions\nand Anti-Discrimination Laws 13\nREPORT ON PERFORMANCE 15\nAnnual Performance Statements 16\nIntroductory statement 16\nOur purpose 16\nOur outcome 16\nEnvironment 16\nPerformance criteria for 2022–23 17\nResult against performance criteria 18\nAnalysis of performance 20\nNumber of reports 20\nTimeliness of reports 20\nCourt citations 20\nMentions in Parliament 21\nReferences in academic publications 21\nSubmissions 21\nConsultations 22\nPresentations, articles and speaking engagements 22\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2022-23.pdf)`\n\n### Strategic Priorities\n\n- But this is only the tip of the\niceberg – there are 13,000 people on dialysis who could benefit from a transplant.17\n2.12 Being unable to access organs and other tissues for transplantation has ‘enormous personal\ncosts’, leading to poor health and quality of life for many people.18 The first priority area in the\n2022 National Strategy for Organ Donation, Retrieval and Transplantation is a national approach\nto optimising organ donation.19\n2.13 We have also heard that medical research in Australia is hampered by inadequate supplies\nof human tissue.20 The need to increase access to human tissue is widely recognised.21\nConsistency with human rights\n2.14 Efforts to increase access to human tissue should not compromise the rights of individuals\nin Australia or overseas.\n Source: `strategies/Human-Tissue-Laws-Discussion-Paper-2025.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Human-Tissue-Laws-Discussion-Paper-2025.pdf)`\n- As general principles they are enshrined in international human\nrights covenants.30 Equitable access to tissue donation and transplantation, and to the benefits\nof other uses of tissue, are specifically enshrined in other international instruments endorsed\nby Australia.31 Equitable access to transplantation is also a priority area in the 2022 National\nStrategy.32\n2.17 There is a consensus among people we have spoken to that the regulation of human tissue\nshould ensure equitable access to the benefits of human tissue transplantation and use.33 Equity\nshould also be considered in relation to wider ‘ethical and cultural considerations’.34 We discuss\nthe barriers that some groups experience in Chapter 3.\n Source: `strategies/Human-Tissue-Laws-Discussion-Paper-2025.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Human-Tissue-Laws-Discussion-Paper-2025.pdf)`\n- Table 2: Program 1—Deliverables\nDeliverables 2011–12 budget 2011–12 achieved\nInquiries 2 4\nReports 2 2\nConsultation meetings 80 157\nConsultation papers 3 5\n18\n Source: `other-pdfs/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf)`\n- The report, Family Violence and Commonwealth Laws—\n‘Reducing all Improving Legal Frameworks (ALRC Report 117), was tabled in\nviolence in our Parliament on 7 February 2012 and launched by the Attorney-\ncommunities is General at Parliament House, Canberra on 8 February 2012.\na key priority for\nThe report contains 102 recommendations for reform of\nthe Australian\nCommonwealth laws that affect people experiencing family\nGovernment and\nviolence.\n Source: `other-pdfs/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf)`\n- [Page 162]\nTable 12: Implementation status of ALRC reports (continued)\nReport Title Tabling date Implementation Degree of\nbrief implementation\nALRC 85 Australia’s 2 Jul 1998 Archives Amendment PARTIAL\nFederal Record: Act 2008 (Cth)\nA Review of [objects clause,\nArchives Act definition of\n1983 ‘record’, NAA as\nexecutive agency];\nCensus Information\nLegislation\nAmendment Act 2000\n(Cth); E-Permanence\nStrategy\nALRC 84 Seen and 19 Nov 1997 Evidence Amendment PARTIAL\nHeard: Priority Act 2008 (Cth);\nfor Children Measures to\nin the Legal Combat Serious\nProcess and Organised\nCrime Act 2001\n(Cth) [examination\n& cross-examination\nof child witnesses];\nNSW Law Society\nRepresentation\nPrinciples for\nChildren’s Lawyers\n(2000); Increase\nof age of criminal\nresponsibility to\n10—Children and\nYoung People Act\n1999 (ACT); Justice\nAct 1997 (Tas)\nALRC 82 Integrity: But 10 Dec 1996 Law Enforcement SUBSTANTIAL\n Source: `other-pdfs/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf)`\n- [pages 162,163,164,165,166,167,168]\new of [objects clause,\nArchives Act definition of\n1983 ‘record’, NAA as\nexecutive agency];\nCensus Information\nLegislation\nAmendment Act 2000\n(Cth); E-Permanence\nStrategy\nALRC 84 Seen and 19 Nov 1997 Evidence Amendment PARTIAL\nHeard: Priority Act 2008 (Cth);\nfor Children Measures to\nin the Legal Combat Serious\nProcess and Organised\nCrime Act 2001\n(Cth) [examination\n& cross-examination\nof child witnesses];\nNSW Law Society\nRepresentation\nPrinciples for\nChildren’s Lawyers\n(2000); Increase\nof age of criminal\nresponsibility to\n10—Children and\nYoung People Act\n1999 (ACT); Justice\nAct 1997 (Tas)\nALRC 82 Integrity: But 10 Dec 1996 Law Enforcement SUBSTANTIAL\nNot by Trust Integrity\nAlone Commissioner\nAct 2006 (Cth);\nLaw Enforcement\n(AFP Professional\nStandards and\nRelated Measures)\nAct 2006 (Cth)\n158\n Source: `other-pdfs/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf)`\n- [Page 205]\n201\nl\nsecidneppA\n21–1102\ntropeR\nlaunnA\nALRC 68 Compliance with the Trade Practices Act 1974, 1994\nALRC 69 Equality Before the Law: Justice for Women, 1994\nALRC 70 Child Care for Kids: Review of Legislation Administered By Department of\nHuman Services and Health, (Interim) 1994\nALRC 72 The Coming of Age: New Aged Care Legislation for the Commonwealth,\n1995\nALRC 73 For the Sake of the Kids: Complex Contact Cases and the Family Court,\n1995\nALRC 74 Designs, 1995\nALRC 75 Costs Shifting: Who Pays for Litigation, 1995\nALRC 77 Open Government: A Review of the Federal Freedom of Information Act\n1982, 1995\nALRC 78 Beyond the Door-Keeper: Standing to Sue for Public Remedies, 1996\nALRC 79 Making Rights Count: Services for People With a Disability, 1996\nALRC 80 Legal Risk in International Transactions, 1996\nALRC 82 Integrity: But Not By Trust Alone: AFP & NCA Complaints and Disciplinary\n Source: `other-pdfs/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf)`\n- [Page 212]\nReport on Performance\nReview of performance during the Mandatory 18\nyear in relation to programs and\ncontribution to outcomes\nActual performance in relation to Mandatory 29\ndeliverables and KPIs set out in PB\nStatements/PAES or other portfolio\nstatements\nWhere performance targets differ Mandatory no change\nfrom the PBS/ PAES, details of\nboth former and new targets, and\nreasons for the change\nNarrative discussion and analysis Mandatory 19\nof performance\nTrend information Mandatory 51\nSignificant changes in nature of Suggested not\nprincipal functions/ services applicable\nPerformance of purchaser/ provider If applicable, not\narrangements suggested applicable\nFactors, events or trends Suggested not\ninfluencing departmental applicable\nperformance\nContribution of risk management in Suggested not\nachieving objectives applicable\nSocial inclusion outcomes If applicable, not\n Source: `other-pdfs/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf)`\n- Table 2: Program 1.1 Deliverables\n2009–10 Budget 2009–10 Achieved\nInquiries 2 4\nFinal reports 2 2\nConsultation papers 3 4\nAdvisory Committees 2 2\nConsultation meetings 70 136\nInquiries\nIt is usual for the ALRC to work on two inquiries at the one time.\n Source: `other-pdfs/AR.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AR.pdf)`\n- Table 7: Program 1.2 Deliverables\n2009–10 Budget 2009–10 Achieved\nOnline Discussion Forums 2 4\nReform journal—number of editions 2 1 #\nInternships offered 12 16\nKirby Cup competition 1 1\nPresentations and information 25 21\nsessions\n# In 2008–09 the ALRC conducted a readers survey on Reform.\n Source: `other-pdfs/AR.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AR.pdf)`\n\n## KPIs, Targets, and Where They Are At\n\n- [Page 32]\nResult against performance criteria\nTable 2: KPI performance 2020–21\nPerformance 2020–21\n2020–21 actual\nmeasure target\nNumber of reports ƒ Judicial Impartiality: Consultation\n4 1\nPaper (CP 1, April 2021)\nTimeliness of reports (No Inquiries had a reporting date during\n100% N/A\n2020–21)\nCitations or references ƒ 90 – court and tribunal decisions\nƒ 233 – academic publications\n100 477\nƒ 154 – Parliamentary debates and\ncommittee reports\nSubmissions received ƒ 30 – Judicial Impartiality\nper Inquiry 50 ƒ 0 – Financial Services\nƒ 0 – Religious Exemptions\nConsultations held per ƒ 56 – Judicial Impartiality\nInquiry 25 ƒ 74 – Financial Services\nƒ 0 – Religious Exemptions\nPresentations,\narticles and speaking 25 52\nengagements\nBroader Community Engagement\nE-news subscribers 37934 ƒ 2199 – ALRC Brief\nƒ 553 – Religious Exemptions\n1350\nƒ 573 – Financial Services\nƒ 468 – Judicial Impartiality\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf)`\n- [Page 30]\nResult against performance criteria\nTable 2: KPI performance 2021–22\nPerformance 2021–22 2021–22 Actual\nmeasure target\nNumber of reports 4 7 Without Fear or Favour: Judicial Impartiality\nand the Law on Bias (ALRC Report 138)\nFinancial Services Legislation: Interim Report\nA (ALRC Report 137)\nComplexity and Legislative Design (FSL2)4\nImproving the Navigability of Legislation\n(FSL3)\nHistorical Legislative Developments (FSL4)\nRisk and Reform in Australian Financial\nServices Law (FSL5)\nReflecting on Reform – Submissions to\nInterim Report A (FSL6)\nTimeliness of 100% 100% Without Fear or Favour: Judicial Impartiality\nreport and the Law on Bias (ALRC Report 138)\nwas delivered to the Attorney General\non 6 December 2021 in accordance with\namended Terms of Reference received 30\nSeptember 2021\nFinancial Services Legislation: Interim Report\nA (ALRC Report 137) was delivered to the\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- [Page 26]\nResult against performance criteria\nTable 2: KPI performance 2022–23\nPerformance 2022–23 2022–23 Actual\nmeasure target\nNumber of reports 4 8 Financial Services Legislation: Interim\nReport B (ALRC Report 139); and\nFinancial Services Legislation: Interim\nReport C (ALRC Report 140).\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- [Page 23]\nResult against performance criteria\nTable 2: KPI performance 2024–25\nPerformance 2024–25\n1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025\nmeasure target\nNumber of\n4 6\nreports\nAll reports were submitted to the Attorney-General in\naccordance with their submission deadlines\nTimeliness of\nreports 100% 100% Safe, Informed, Supported: Reforming Justice Responses\nto Sexual Violence (ALRC Report 143) was submitted on\n22 January 2025 as required by the Terms of Reference.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf)`\n- [Page 21]\nResult against performance criteria\nTable 2: KPI performance 2023–24\nThe ALRC has met all its performance measures for the financial year 2023–24 as assessed against the\ntargets set at the beginning of the year.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Australian-Law-Reform-Commission-Annual-Report-2023-24.pdf)`\n- TABLE 2: KPI performance 2016–17\n2016–17 2016–17\nKPI MEASURE\nTARGET ACTUAL\nImplementation of reports 85% 86%\nCitations or references 50 66\nVisitors to website >250,000 1,166,131\nSubmissions received 150 451\nPresentations and speaking engagements 25 34\nMedia mentions 250 317\n Source: `other-pdfs/alrc_132_whole_with_cover.compressed.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/alrc_132_whole_with_cover.compressed.pdf)`\n- [Page 82]\n74\nsecidneppA\nTABLE 9\n2017–18 2018–19 2019–20\nKPI MEASURE 2016–17\nTARGET TARGET TARGET\nImplementation of reports 85% 85% 85% 85%\nCitations or references 50 50 50 50\nSubmissions received 150 150 150 150\nVisitors to website >250,000 >250,000 >250,000 >250,000\nPresentations and speaking\n25 25 25 25\nengagements\nMedia mentions 250 250 250 250\nImplementation rates are an indicator of the with the work (past and present) of the\neffectiveness of the ALRC in achieving its ALRC.\n Source: `other-pdfs/alrc_132_whole_with_cover.compressed.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/alrc_132_whole_with_cover.compressed.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\nCONTENTS\n2020-21 SNAPSHOT vi\nPRESIDENT’S FOREWORD 1\nYEAR IN REVIEW 5\nRole and functions of the ALRC 6\nLaw reform inquiries in 2020–21 6\nInquiry publications 7\nReview of Australia’s Corporate Criminal Responsibility Regime 8\nReview of the Legislative Framework for Corporations and Financial\nServices Regulation 13\nReview of the Laws of Impartiality and Bias as they Relate to the\nFederal Judiciary 17\nReview of the Framework of Religious Exemptions in Anti-Discrimination\nLegislation 19\nREPORT ON PERFORMANCE 21\nAnnual performance statement 22\nIntroductory statement 22\nOur purpose 22\nOur outcome 22\nEnvironment 22\nPerformance criteria for 2020–21 23\nResult against performance criteria 24\nAnalysis of performance 25\nImplementation of reports and impact of work 31\nSummary and analysis of financial performance 33\nFinancial outcomes 33\nEntity resource statement 33\nCompliance 33\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\nCONTENTS\n2021–22 SNAPSHOT vi\nPRESIDENT’S FOREWORD 1\nYEAR IN REVIEW 5\nRole and functions of the ALRC 6\nLaw reform inquiries in 2021–22 6\nInquiry publications 7\nReview of the Legislative Framework for Corporations and Financial Services\nRegulation 8\nReview of the Laws of Impartiality and Bias as they relate to the Federal\nJudiciary 13\nReview of the Framework of Religious Exemptions in Anti-Discrimination\nLegislation 17\nREPORT ON PERFORMANCE 19\nAnnual performance statements 20\nIntroductory statement 20\nOur purpose 20\nOur outcome 20\nEnvironment 20\nPerformance criteria for 2021–22 21\nResult against performance criteria 22\nAnalysis of performance 24\nImplementation of reports and impact of work 29\nSummary and analysis of financial performance 29\nFinancial outcomes 29\nEntity resource statement 29\nCompliance 29\nMANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 31\nCorporate governance 32\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- [Page 31]\nPerformance 2021–22 2021–22 Actual\nmeasure target\nBroader Community Engagement\nE-news 1350 56415 ALRC Brief – 2605\nsubscribers Financial Services – 1246\nJudicial Impartiality – 958\nReligious Exemptions – 832\nVisitors to website 500,000 Visits: 1,667,775\nPage views: 2,428,333\nUnique visitors: 1,195,102\nPublic Attendance 250 1324 attendees / Judicial Impartiality Q&A:\nat ALRC seminars 743 recording views Exploring Viewpoints - 212\nonline attendees\nThe Devilish Detail of Financial\nServices Laws - 218 attendees\n/ 148 recording views\n(Re)viewing Twin Peaks in\nAustralia and Abroad - 164\nattendees / 245 recording views\nReducing Complexity: Why?\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\nCONTENTS\nPRESIDENT’S FOREWORD 1\nYEAR IN REVIEW 5\nRole and functions of the ALRC 6\nLaw reform inquiries in 2022–23 6\nInquiry publications 7\nReview of the Legislative Framework for Corporations and\nFinancial Services Regulation 8\nInterim Report B 9\nInterim Report C 10\nData Analysis 10\nConsultation 10\nWebinars and events 11\nBackground papers 11\nReview into the Framework of Religious Educational Institutions\nand Anti-Discrimination Laws 13\nREPORT ON PERFORMANCE 15\nAnnual Performance Statements 16\nIntroductory statement 16\nOur purpose 16\nOur outcome 16\nEnvironment 16\nPerformance criteria for 2022–23 17\nResult against performance criteria 18\nAnalysis of performance 20\nNumber of reports 20\nTimeliness of reports 20\nCourt citations 20\nMentions in Parliament 21\nReferences in academic publications 21\nSubmissions 21\nConsultations 22\nPresentations, articles and speaking engagements 22\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- [Page 27]\nPerformance 2022–23 2022–23 Actual\nmeasure target\nPresentations, 25 51\narticles and\nspeaking\nengagements\nBroader Community Engagement\nE-news 1350 5,5053 ALRC Brief – 3,255\nsubscribers\nFinancial Services – 1,596\nAnti-Discrimination Laws – 654\nVisitors to website 500,000 Visits: 1,372,547\nPage views: 2,039,688\nUnique visitors: 1,244,130\nPublic Attendance 250 285 ƒ Legislation Renovation: What Interim\nat ALRC seminars attendees Report B Means for You (142 online\n/ 444 attendees and 119 recording views)\nrecording ƒ Crypto Assets and Decentralised\nviews Autonomous Organisations (143\nattendees and 325 recording views)\n3 This figure aggregates the number of subscribers for each E-news feed.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- [pages 27,28,29]\n2022–23 Actual\nmeasure target\nPresentations, 25 51\narticles and\nspeaking\nengagements\nBroader Community Engagement\nE-news 1350 5,5053 ALRC Brief – 3,255\nsubscribers\nFinancial Services – 1,596\nAnti-Discrimination Laws – 654\nVisitors to website 500,000 Visits: 1,372,547\nPage views: 2,039,688\nUnique visitors: 1,244,130\nPublic Attendance 250 285 ƒ Legislation Renovation: What Interim\nat ALRC seminars attendees Report B Means for You (142 online\n/ 444 attendees and 119 recording views)\nrecording ƒ Crypto Assets and Decentralised\nviews Autonomous Organisations (143\nattendees and 325 recording views)\n3 This figure aggregates the number of subscribers for each E-news feed.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- Performance 2023–24\n1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024\nmeasure target\nReflecting on Reforms III – Submissions to Interim\nReport C (FSL12)\nConfronting Complexity: Reforming Corporations and\nFinancial Services Legislation (ALRC Report 141)\nBackground Paper: International Comparisons (ADL1)\nNumber of\n4 6\nreports\nBackground Paper: What We Heard (ADL2)\nMaximising the Realisation of Human Rights: Religious\nEducational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws\n(ALRC Report 142)\nJustice Responses to Sexual Violence: Issues Paper (2024)\nAll reports were submitted to the Attorney-General in\naccordance with their submission dates.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Australian-Law-Reform-Commission-Annual-Report-2023-24.pdf)`\n\n## Key Metrics\n\n| Values found | Evidence | Source |\n|---|---|---|\n| $16,000 | [Page 87]\nENTITY RESOURCE STATEMENT AND EXPENSES FOR\nOUTCOMES 2020–21\nEntity Resource Statement 2020–21\nActual\nPayments\navailable Balance\nmade\nappropriation remaining\n2020–21\nfor 2020–21 2020–21\n$’000\n$’000\n(a) (b) (a) – (b)\nSpecial Accounts\nOpening balance 968\nAppropriation receipts1 2,636\nOther receipts -\nPayments made 2,622\nTotal Special Account 3,604 2,622 982\nTotal net resourcing and\n3,604 2,622\npayments for ALRC2\n1 Appropriation Act (No.1) | `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf)` |\n| $0.016m | [Page 85]\n77\n7102\n6102\ntropeR\nlaunnA\nCRLA\nAPPENDIX B:\nENTITY RESOURCE STATEMENT AND\nEXPENSES FOR OUTCOMES 2016–17\nENTITY RESOURCE STATEMENT 2016–17\nACTUAL\nAVAILABLE\nAPPROPRIATION PAYMENTS MADE BALANCE\nFOR 2016–17 2016–17 REMAINING\n$’000 $’000 2016–17\n(a) (b) (a) – (b)\nSpecial Accounts\nOpening balance 1,288\nAppropriation receipts1 2,772\nOther receipts 3\nPayments made 2,731\nTotal Special Account 4,063 2,731 1,332\nTotal net resourcing and\npayments f | `other-pdfs/alrc_132_whole_with_cover.compressed.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/alrc_132_whole_with_cover.compressed.pdf)` |\n| $66,331 | Net Income and Expense from\nFinancial Assets\nLoans and receivables\nInterest revenue – 66,331\nNet gain loans and receivables – 66,331\nNet gain from financial assets – 66,331\nThere is no interest income from financial assets not at fair value through profit or loss in the\nyear ending 30 June 2012 (2011: $66,331). | `other-pdfs/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf)` |\n| 24\nstaff | See remuneration\ndebates and committee reports 24\nstaff\nParliamentary scrutiny 43\nhealth and well-being 44, 49\nSenate Estimates Committee Hearings 43\nIndigenous employment / internship 44\nperformance criteria. | `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf)` |\n\n## Key Achievements\n\n- Table 4: Key achievements 2011–12\nProgram 1 Target Actual\nImplementation of reports—substantially or 85% 89%\npartially implemented\nCitations and mentions 45 76\nSubmissions received 80 2,470\nVisitors to website >200,000 324,724\nPresentations and speaking engagements 20 27\nMedia mentions 200 419\n Source: `other-pdfs/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf)`\n- Table 3: Program 1.1 Key Achievements 2009–10\nProgram 1.1 Target Actual\nImplementation of reports—implemented or partially 80% 90%\nimplemented\nCitations and mentions 40 64\nMedia reportage 250 393\nPercentage of reports implemented by those to whom\nrecommendations are targeted\nThe ALRC has no direct role in implementing its recommendations.\n Source: `other-pdfs/AR.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AR.pdf)`\n- Over the past year the ALRC completed two inquiries and commenced two inquiries:\n• the Financial Services Legislation Inquiry (FSL Inquiry), a three-year inquiry\ndelivered to the Attorney-General in November 2023;\n• the Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws Inquiry\n(ADL Inquiry), a 13-month inquiry delivered to the Attorney-General in\nDecember 2023;\nA U S T R A L I A N L A W R E F O R M C O M M I S S I O N | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3 – 2 0 2 4 1\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Australian-Law-Reform-Commission-Annual-Report-2023-24.pdf)`\n- Over the past year, the ALRC has completed one inquiry, and continued or\ncommenced three others:\n• the Justice Reponses to Sexual Violence Inquiry, delivered to the Attorney-General\non 22 January 2025, and tabled on 6 March 2025;\n• the Future Acts Regime Inquiry, an 18-month inquiry due in December 2025;\n• the Human Tissue Laws Inquiry, an 18-month inquiry due in August 2026; and\n• the Surrogacy Laws Inquiry, an 18-month inquiry due in July 2026.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf)`\n- In 2021, the Northern Territory implemented Rec 16–2 of\nthe Final Report with the Northern Territory Aboriginal Justice\nAgreement 2021–2027 transforming the way justice services\nare constituted and delivered in the Northern Territory to improve\njustice outcomes for Aboriginal Territorians.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf)`\n- [Page 15]\nInquiry publications\nTable 1: Inquiry publications completed 2021–22\nArea Publication title Date of completion\nFinancial Services Complexity and Legislative Design (FSL 2) 15 October 2021\nLegislation\nFinancial Services Improving the Navigability of Legislation 15 October 2021\nLegislation (FSL 3)\nFinancial Services Historical Legislative Developments (FSL 4) 19 November 2021\nLegislation\nFinancial Services Financial Services Legislation: Interim 30 November 2021\nLegislation Report A (ALRC Report 137)\nJudicial Impartiality Final Report: Without Fear or Favour: 6 December 2021\nJudicial Impartiality and the Law on Bias\n(ALRC Report 138)\nFinancial Services Risk and Reform in Australian Financial 21 March 2022\nLegislation Services Law (FSL 5)\nFinancial Services Reflecting on Reforms – Submissions to 12 May 2022\nLegislation Interim Report A (FSL 6)\nAnnual Report 2021–22 7\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- [Page 30]\nResult against performance criteria\nTable 2: KPI performance 2021–22\nPerformance 2021–22 2021–22 Actual\nmeasure target\nNumber of reports 4 7 Without Fear or Favour: Judicial Impartiality\nand the Law on Bias (ALRC Report 138)\nFinancial Services Legislation: Interim Report\nA (ALRC Report 137)\nComplexity and Legislative Design (FSL2)4\nImproving the Navigability of Legislation\n(FSL3)\nHistorical Legislative Developments (FSL4)\nRisk and Reform in Australian Financial\nServices Law (FSL5)\nReflecting on Reform – Submissions to\nInterim Report A (FSL6)\nTimeliness of 100% 100% Without Fear or Favour: Judicial Impartiality\nreport and the Law on Bias (ALRC Report 138)\nwas delivered to the Attorney General\non 6 December 2021 in accordance with\namended Terms of Reference received 30\nSeptember 2021\nFinancial Services Legislation: Interim Report\nA (ALRC Report 137) was delivered to the\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- [Page 45]\nProgram 1.2 Key performance indicators\nTable 8: Program 1.2 Key Achievements 2009–10\nProgram 1.2 Target Actual\nReform journals distributed 1200 650\nin hard copy\nApplications received for 15 100 applications were received with\ninternships 16 internships offered\nArticles written for external 10 16\npublications\nPresentations and 25 21*\ninformation sessions\nMedia interviews 35 20\nWebsite visits 30,000 39,000 total visits, with 21,290\nunique visitors for six months from\nFeb to June 2010.\n* From December 2009, the ALRC had only one full time Commissioner, thereby\nreducing the number of presentations and speaking engagements.\n Source: `other-pdfs/AR.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AR.pdf)`\n- Inquiry publications\nTable 1: Inquiry publications completed 2020–2021\nArea Publication title Date of completion\nJudicial Impartiality The Law on Judicial Bias: A Primer (JI1) 14 December 2020\nJudicial Impartiality Recusal and Self-Disqualification (JI2) 30 March 2021\nJudicial Impartiality The Federal Judiciary – the Inquiry in 30 March 2021\nContext (JI3)\nJudicial Impartiality Conceptions of Judicial Impartiality in 16 April 2021\nTheory and Practice (JI4)\nJudicial Impartiality Ethics, Professional Development, and 28 April 2021\nAccountability (JI5)\nJudicial Impartiality Cognitive and Social Biases in Judicial 29 April 2021\nDecision-Making (JI6)\nJudicial Impartiality The Fair-Minded Observer and its Critics 29 April 2021\n(JI7)\nJudicial Impartiality Judicial Impartiality: Consultation Paper 30 April 2021\n(CP 1, 2021)\nFinancial Services Initial Stakeholder Views (FSL1) 21 June 2021\n7\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf)`\n- [Page 16]\nReview of Australia’s Corporate Criminal Responsibility Regime\nFigures\nRecommendations made: 20\nReferred: 10 April 2019\nDate due: 30 April 2020\nDate delivered: 29 April 2020\nTabled in Parliament: 31 August 2020\nThe Final Report for the ALRC’s review of Corporate Criminal Responsibility (Report 136) was\ndelivered to the Attorney-General on 29 April 2020, and tabled in Parliament on 31 August\n2020.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf)`\n- [Page 16]\nReview of the Legislative Framework for Corporations and\nFinancial Services Regulation\nFigures\nReferred: 11 September 2020\nDate due: Interim Report A:\n30 November 2021\nInterim Report B:\n30 September 2022\nInterim Report C:\n25 August 2023\nFinal Report:\n30 November 2023\nDate delivered: Interim Report A:\n30 November 2021\nInterim Report B:\n19 September 2022\nTabled in Parliament: Interim Report A: 30\nNovember 2021\nConsultations held during 36\nreporting period:\nBackground Papers and 5\nInterim Reports published\nduring reporting period:\nSeminars and webinars 5\nduring reporting period:\nSubmissions received during 56\nreporting period:\nBackground\nOn 11 September 2020, the Attorney-General, asked the ALRC to inquire into Australia’s\nlegislative framework for corporations and financial services regulation and specifically,\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- [Page 21]\nReview of the Laws of Impartiality and Bias as they relate to the\nFederal Judiciary\nFigures\nReferred: 11 September 2020\nDate due: 6 December 2021\nDate delivered: 6 December 2021\nTabled in Parliament: 2 August 2022\nConsultations held during 16\nreporting period:\nSubmissions received during 19 formal submissions,\nreporting period: 30 informal submissions\nSeminars and Webinars held 1\nduring reporting period:\nBackground\nTerms of Reference\nOn 11 September 2020, the Attorney-General asked the ALRC to inquire into ‘whether, and\nif so what, reforms to the laws relating to impartiality and bias as they apply to the federal\njudiciary are necessary or desirable’.\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf)`\n\n## Key Issues, Risks, and Recommendations\n\n- [Page 5]\n1\n21–1102\ntropeR\nlaunnA\nC o n t e n t s\nPresident’s overview 3\nCorporate overview\nSnapshot of 2011–12 10\nALRC organisational structure 12\nRole and functions of the ALRC 13\nReport on performance\nOutcome and program structure 16\nOutcome report 17\nProgram 1: Conducting inquiries\ninto aspects of Australian laws and\nrelated processes for the purposes\nof law reform 18\nThe law reform process 19\nInquiries 19\nConsultation meetings 26\nDiversity consultation strategy 27\nDistribution of consultation papers 27\nProgram 1: Key performance\nindicators 29\nImplementation of reports 30\nCourt citations 31\nSubmissions 32\nOnline communications 33\nPresentations and speaking\nengagements 35\nPublic debate and media interest 35\nParticipation in external inquiries 37\nChallenges for 2012–13 38\nManagement and accoutability\nCorporate governance framework 40\nCorporate governance 41\nMinisterial powers 41\n Source: `other-pdfs/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\nCONTENTS\n1 PRESIDENT’S OVERVIEW 1 4 MANAGEMENT AND\nACCOUNTABILITY 23\n2 CORPORATE OVERVIEW 9\nCorporate governance framework 24\nALRC organisational structure 10 Corporate governance 25\nRole and functions of the ALRC 11 Ministerial powers 25\nSnapshot of 2016–17 12 Members of the Commission 25\nAppointments and cessations 12 Remuneration 28\nSignificant events 12 Policies 28\nPublications 12 Corporate planning 28\nFinancial management and audit 28\n3 REPORT ON PERFORMANCE 13\nFraud control and risk management 29\nOutcome and program structure 14\nEnterprise risk management 29\nAnnual performance statement 15\nEthics 30\nIntroductory statement 15\nConflict of interest 30\nALRC purpose 15\nRelated party disclosures 31\nDelivery 15\nIndemnity 31\nPerformance criteria 15\nExternal scrutiny and controls 31\nCriterion source 16\nParliamentary scrutiny 31\nResults against performance criteria 16\n Source: `other-pdfs/alrc_132_whole_with_cover.compressed.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/alrc_132_whole_with_cover.compressed.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\nCONTENTS\n2020-21 SNAPSHOT vi\nPRESIDENT’S FOREWORD 1\nYEAR IN REVIEW 5\nRole and functions of the ALRC 6\nLaw reform inquiries in 2020–21 6\nInquiry publications 7\nReview of Australia’s Corporate Criminal Responsibility Regime 8\nReview of the Legislative Framework for Corporations and Financial\nServices Regulation 13\nReview of the Laws of Impartiality and Bias as they Relate to the\nFederal Judiciary 17\nReview of the Framework of Religious Exemptions in Anti-Discrimination\nLegislation 19\nREPORT ON PERFORMANCE 21\nAnnual performance statement 22\nIntroductory statement 22\nOur purpose 22\nOur outcome 22\nEnvironment 22\nPerformance criteria for 2020–21 23\nResult against performance criteria 24\nAnalysis of performance 25\nImplementation of reports and impact of work 31\nSummary and analysis of financial performance 33\nFinancial outcomes 33\nEntity resource statement 33\nCompliance 33\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf)`\n- The details of remuneration and meeting attendance for each member of the Audit and Risk\nCommittee during the reporting period are as follows:\nTable 9: ALRC Audit and Risk Committee membership 2020–21\nNumber Total annual\nCommittee Qualifications, knowledge, skills and of remuneration\nMember experience meetings ($)\nattended (inc GST)\nJennifer Clark Ms Clark has an extensive background 5 of 5 $16,500\nin business, finance and governance\n(Chair) through a career as an Investment Banker\nand as a Non-Executive Director.\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf)`\n- [Page 90]\nGLOSSARY\nAASB Australian Accounting Standards Board\nALRC Australian Law Reform Commission\nALRC Act Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996 (Cth)\nANAO Australian National Audit Office\nAPS Australian Public Service\nASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission\nCriminal Code Schedule to the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)\nCP Consultation Paper\nCth Commonwealth of Australia\nEL Executive Level\nFOI Freedom of Information\nFOI Act Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth)\nFTE Full-Time Equivalent\nKPI Key Performance Indicator\nLO Legal Officer\nMP Member of Parliament\nNABERS National Australian Built Environment Rating System\nPDF Portable Document Format\nPDS Product Disclosure Statement\nPGPA Act Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (Cth)\nPGPA Financial Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Financial\nReporting Rule Reporting) Rule 2015 (Cth)\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\nCONTENTS\n2021–22 SNAPSHOT vi\nPRESIDENT’S FOREWORD 1\nYEAR IN REVIEW 5\nRole and functions of the ALRC 6\nLaw reform inquiries in 2021–22 6\nInquiry publications 7\nReview of the Legislative Framework for Corporations and Financial Services\nRegulation 8\nReview of the Laws of Impartiality and Bias as they relate to the Federal\nJudiciary 13\nReview of the Framework of Religious Exemptions in Anti-Discrimination\nLegislation 17\nREPORT ON PERFORMANCE 19\nAnnual performance statements 20\nIntroductory statement 20\nOur purpose 20\nOur outcome 20\nEnvironment 20\nPerformance criteria for 2021–22 21\nResult against performance criteria 22\nAnalysis of performance 24\nImplementation of reports and impact of work 29\nSummary and analysis of financial performance 29\nFinancial outcomes 29\nEntity resource statement 29\nCompliance 29\nMANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 31\nCorporate governance 32\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- The Audit and Risk\nCommittee met 4 times in the financial year on 15 September 2021, 21 September 2021, and\non 4 April and 24 June 2022.\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- [Page 45]\nTable 6: ALRC Audit and Risk Committee membership 2021–22\nTotal annual\nNumber of remuneration\nCommittee Qualifications, knowledge, skills and\nmeetings ($)\nMember experience\nattended (including\nGST)\nJennifer Clark Ms Clark has an extensive background in 4 of 4 $22,000\n(Chair until business, finance and governance through a\nOctober 2022) career as an Investment Banker and as a Non-\nExecutive Director.\n Source: `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf)`\n- [Page 7]\nMANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 27\nCorporate Governance 28\nMinisterial powers 28\nAccountable Authority 28\nMembers of the Commission 28\nRemuneration 29\nPolicies 30\nCorporate planning 31\nFinancial management and audit 31\nFraud control and risk management 31\nEthics 32\nConflict of interest 32\nRelated party disclosures 32\nIndemnity 33\nAudit and Risk Committee 33\nExternal Scrutiny and Controls 36\nParliamentary scrutiny 36\nHuman Resource Management 36\nStaffing 36\nIndigenous employment / internship 37\nStaff retention and turnover 37\nEmployment conditions 37\nPerformance rewards and bonuses 37\nStaff development 38\nStudy leave 38\nLaw student engagement 38\nOther Reporting Requirements 39\nProcurement and purchasing 39\nConsultancies 40\nAdvertising and market research 40\nDisability strategy 40\nFreedom of information 40\nLegal services expenditure 40\nWork health and safety 40\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- The Audit and Risk\nCommittee met four times in the 2022–23 financial year on 12 September and 16 September\n2022, and on 21 March and 13 June 2023.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- [Page 42]\nTable 6: ALRC Audit and Risk Committee membership 2022–23\nTotal annual\nNumber of remuneration\nCommittee Qualifications, knowledge, skills and meetings ($)\nMember experience\nattended (including\nGST)\nJennifer Clark Ms Clark has an extensive background in 2 of 4 $11,000\n(Chair until business, finance and governance through\nOctober 2022) a career as an Investment Banker and as a\nNon-Executive Director.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2022-23.pdf)`\n- [Page 5]\nCorporate planning 25\nFinancial management and audit 25\nFraud control and risk management 25\nEthics 25\nAudit and Risk Committee ........................................................................................................................26\nExternal scrutiny and controls................................................................................................................27\nParliamentary scrutiny 27\nHuman resource management .............................................................................................................27\nLocation and staffing 27\nEmployment of / internship opportunities for First Nations people 27\nStaff retention and turnover 27\nEmployment conditions 28\nPerformance rewards and bonuses 28\nStaff development 29\nStudy leave 29\nLaw student engagement 29\nOther reporting requirements ......................................................\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Australian-Law-Reform-Commission-Annual-Report-2023-24.pdf)`\n- The Audit and Risk Committee met four times in the 2023–24 financial year\non the following dates:\n• 12 and 15 September 2023\n• 18 June 2024\n• 26 March 2024\nAll Audit and Risk Committee members attended all meetings.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Australian-Law-Reform-Commission-Annual-Report-2023-24.pdf)`\n- See presentations, articles and speaking engagements (by ALRC staff)\nAttorney-General iii, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22, 23, 44, 55\nAudit and Risk Committee 26, 27\nAustralian Law Reform Commission Act 1996 3, 23, 44, 53\nAustralian National Audit Office 25\nB\nBromberg, the Hon Justice Mordecai 19, 23, 25, 37\nSee also, President, ALRC.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Australian-Law-Reform-Commission-Annual-Report-2023-24.pdf)`\n\n## Corporate Values and Operating Culture\n\n- [Page 90]\nGLOSSARY\nAASB Australian Accounting Standards Board\nALRC Australian Law Reform Commission\nALRC Act Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996 (Cth)\nANAO Australian National Audit Office\nAPS Australian Public Service\nASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission\nCriminal Code Schedule to the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)\nCP Consultation Paper\nCth Commonwealth of Australia\nEL Executive Level\nFOI Freedom of Information\nFOI Act Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth)\nFTE Full-Time Equivalent\nKPI Key Performance Indicator\nLO Legal Officer\nMP Member of Parliament\nNABERS National Australian Built Environment Rating System\nPDF Portable Document Format\nPDS Product Disclosure Statement\nPGPA Act Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (Cth)\nPGPA Financial Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Financial\nReporting Rule Reporting) Rule 2015 (Cth)\n Source: `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf)`\n- [Page 71]\nPublic Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule\nPGPA Rule\n2014 (Cth)\nPLO Principal Legal Officer\nRMFCP Risk Management and Fraud Control Policy\nSES Senior Executive Service\nSLO Senior Legal Officer\nSME Small and Medium Enterprises\nWoAG Whole of Australian Government\nA U S T R A L I A N L A W R E F O R M C O M M I S S I O N | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3 – 2 0 2 4 65\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Australian-Law-Reform-Commission-Annual-Report-2023-24.pdf)`\n- 1.1 Expenses\n2025 2024\n$ $\n1.1A: Employee benefits\nWages and salaries 3 ,392,705 1,982,409\nSuperannuation\nDefined benefit plans 1 6,952 30,633\nDefined contribution plans 4 14,161 2 05,006\nLeave and other entitlements 268,809 2 23,161\nTotal employee benefits 4 ,092,627 2,441,209\nAccounting Policy\nAccounting policies for employee related expenses is contained in Note 4.1 - People and Relationships\n1.1B: Suppliers\nGoods and services supplied or rendered\nLibrary 6 3,684 6 8,107\nProfessional services 162,721 9 5,134\nPrinting and office requisites 3 4,409 3 3,921\nFreight and removals 4,187 1 9,488\nTelephone and postage 8,898 1 6,916\nIncidentals 1 9,425 7 ,650\nNon asset PPE 2 2,067 1 6,321\nNon asset software 3 4,922 5 3,283\nStaff training 2 0,650 6 ,797\nMaintenance 3 8,418 3 9,748\nAccommodation 7 7,471 1 7,863\nAdvertising 2 5,729 4 ,212\nTravel 182,324 4 3,803\nIT services 135,264 1 14,083\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf)`\n- The following professional development opportunities were taken up by corporate\nstaff during 2011–12:\nc Australian Law Librarians’ Association (ALLA) Annual Conference\nc Records and information management in the Australian Government\nc Libraries Australia Document Delivery\nc Developing a Records Authority\nc Classification of Content\nc Fringe Benefits Tax 2012 Seminar\nc Financial Statements 2011–12 Seminar\nc Central Budget Management System/ACM training\nc Creating an effective Information Management Strategy and Plan for your\nbusiness\nc Leading and managing small teams, Australian Public Service Commission\nExecutive level training\nc Taking good minutes\nc Applied First Aid training\n56\n Source: `other-pdfs/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf)`\n- [Page 162]\nTable 12: Implementation status of ALRC reports (continued)\nReport Title Tabling date Implementation Degree of\nbrief implementation\nALRC 85 Australia’s 2 Jul 1998 Archives Amendment PARTIAL\nFederal Record: Act 2008 (Cth)\nA Review of [objects clause,\nArchives Act definition of\n1983 ‘record’, NAA as\nexecutive agency];\nCensus Information\nLegislation\nAmendment Act 2000\n(Cth); E-Permanence\nStrategy\nALRC 84 Seen and 19 Nov 1997 Evidence Amendment PARTIAL\nHeard: Priority Act 2008 (Cth);\nfor Children Measures to\nin the Legal Combat Serious\nProcess and Organised\nCrime Act 2001\n(Cth) [examination\n& cross-examination\nof child witnesses];\nNSW Law Society\nRepresentation\nPrinciples for\nChildren’s Lawyers\n(2000); Increase\nof age of criminal\nresponsibility to\n10—Children and\nYoung People Act\n1999 (ACT); Justice\nAct 1997 (Tas)\nALRC 82 Integrity: But 10 Dec 1996 Law Enforcement SUBSTANTIAL\n Source: `other-pdfs/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf)`\n- [pages 162,163,164,165,166,167,168]\new of [objects clause,\nArchives Act definition of\n1983 ‘record’, NAA as\nexecutive agency];\nCensus Information\nLegislation\nAmendment Act 2000\n(Cth); E-Permanence\nStrategy\nALRC 84 Seen and 19 Nov 1997 Evidence Amendment PARTIAL\nHeard: Priority Act 2008 (Cth);\nfor Children Measures to\nin the Legal Combat Serious\nProcess and Organised\nCrime Act 2001\n(Cth) [examination\n& cross-examination\nof child witnesses];\nNSW Law Society\nRepresentation\nPrinciples for\nChildren’s Lawyers\n(2000); Increase\nof age of criminal\nresponsibility to\n10—Children and\nYoung People Act\n1999 (ACT); Justice\nAct 1997 (Tas)\nALRC 82 Integrity: But 10 Dec 1996 Law Enforcement SUBSTANTIAL\nNot by Trust Integrity\nAlone Commissioner\nAct 2006 (Cth);\nLaw Enforcement\n(AFP Professional\nStandards and\nRelated Measures)\nAct 2006 (Cth)\n158\n Source: `other-pdfs/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/annaul_report_2011-12.pdf)`\n- 84 Priority for 1997 (Cth); Measures to Combat FURTHER\nChildren in the Serious and Organised Crime PROPOSALS\nLegal Process Act 2001 (Cth) [examination UNDER\n& cross-examination of child CONSIDERATION\nwitnesses]; NSW Law Society\nRepresentation Principles for\nChildren’s Lawyers (2000);\nincrease of age of criminal\nresponsibility to 10—Children\nand Young People Act 1999\n(ACT); Justice Act 1997 (Tas)\nALRC Integrity: But Not 10 Dec Law Enforcement Integrity SUBSTANTIAL\n82 by Trust Alone 1996 Commissioner Act 2006\n(Cth); Law Enforcement (AFP\nProfessional Standards and\nRelated Measures) Act 2006\n(Cth)\nALRC Legal Risk in 8 Oct Cross Border Insolvency PARTIAL\n80 International 1996 Act 2008 (Cth); Electronic\nTransactions Transactions Act 2000 (Cth)—\ncomplementary legislation in all\nstates and territories.\n Source: `other-pdfs/AR.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AR.pdf)`\n- 15, 16, 20, 21, 25,\ncitations of ALRC reports 15, 16, 18, 73,\n31, 70–72, 79, 81\n74, 83–86\nAudit Committee 28–29, 31, 76\nCroucher, Professor Rosalind 25, 26\nAuditor-General see Australian National\nD\nAudit Office\naudits Disability report 82\nenterprise risk management 29 disability strategy 37\nfinancial management 28–29 Discussion Paper 6, 73, 79, 81\nAustralian Law Reform Commission Act 1996 diversity 3, 91–92\n11, 25, 30, 70, 71\nE\nAustralian National Audit Office 28, 29\nElder Abuse Inquiry 4–6, 12, 19, 20, 79–80\nAustralian Public Service Values and Code of\nConduct 30 employment conditions 32 see also staff\nenabling legislation 11, 25, 70, 71\nB\nenergy efficiency 38–39\nbonuses 32–33\nenterprise agreement 32, 38\nbudget reduction 4\nEnterprise Risk Management Plan 28, 29 see\nalso risk management\n Source: `other-pdfs/alrc_132_whole_with_cover.compressed.pdf (https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/alrc_132_whole_with_cover.compressed.pdf)`\n\n## Global Ideas and Case Study Inputs\n\nGlobal source texts are available for later idea synthesis:\n- `global-intelligence/source-text/association-worldbank.org-governance.txt`\n- `global-intelligence/source-text/consulting-deloitte.com-government-public.txt`\n- `global-intelligence/source-text/university-ash.harvard.edu-Harvard-Kennedy-School-Ash-Center.txt`\n\n## Source Artifacts Used\n\n- `annual-reports/2020-21.pdf` - annual-reports - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf\n- `annual-reports/2021-22.pdf` - annual-reports - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf` - annual-reports - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2022-23.pdf\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf` - annual-reports - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Australian-Law-Reform-Commission-Annual-Report-2023-24.pdf\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf` - annual-reports - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf\n- `strategies/ALRC-FSL-B-Data-methodologies.pdf` - strategies - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ALRC-FSL-B-Data-methodologies.pdf\n- `strategies/Explanatory-Note-Bills-data.pdf` - strategies - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Explanatory-Note-Bills-data.pdf\n- `strategies/Explanatory-Note-Complexity-and-linguistic-data.pdf` - strategies - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Explanatory-Note-Complexity-and-linguistic-data.pdf\n- `strategies/Explanatory-Note-Core-legislative-data.pdf` - strategies - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Explanatory-Note-Core-legislative-data.pdf\n- `strategies/Explanatory-Note-Legislative-relationship-data.pdf` - strategies - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Explanatory-Note-Legislative-relationship-data.pdf\n- `strategies/HT-DP-questions-and-proposals-only.pdf` - strategies - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/HT-DP-questions-and-proposals-only.pdf\n- `strategies/Human-Tissue-Laws-Discussion-Paper-2025.pdf` - strategies - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Human-Tissue-Laws-Discussion-Paper-2025.pdf\n- `strategies/Information-Sheet-Why-our-Review-of-Human-Tissue-Laws-Discussion-Paper-Matters-f.pdf` - strategies - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Information-Sheet-Why-our-Review-of-Human-Tissue-Laws-Discussion-Paper-Matters-for-First-Nations-Peoples.pdf\n- `strategies/Review-of-Human-Tissue-Laws-Discussion-Paper-Explainer.pdf` - strategies - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Review-of-Human-Tissue-Laws-Discussion-Paper-Explainer.pdf\n- `strategies/2025-ALRC-Strategy-on-a-Page-v1b.pdf` - strategies - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2025-ALRC-Strategy-on-a-Page-v1b.pdf\n- `reviews/FSL-Inquiry-Publications.pdf` - reviews - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FSL-Inquiry-Publications.pdf\n- `reviews/ALRC-FSL-Final-Report-141.pdf` - reviews - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ALRC-FSL-Final-Report-141.pdf\n- `pages/about.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/about/\n- `pages/annual-reports-index.html` - pages - http://www.alrc.gov.au/about/annual-reports\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__00.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__01.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Australian-Law-Reform-Commission-Annual-Report-2023-24.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__02.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Accessible-version-Australian-Law-Reform-Commission-2023-24-Annual-Report.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__03.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2022-23.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__04.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__05.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ALRC-Annual-Report-2020-21-web.pdf\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__06.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ALRC-Annual-Report_web.pdf\n- 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https://www.alrc.gov.au/publication/annual-report-2011-2012-alrc-report-119/\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__15.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/publication/annual-report-2010-2011-alrc-report-116/\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__16.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/publication/annual-report-2009-2010-alrc-report-113/\n- `pages/contact.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/contact/\n- `pages/homepage.html` - pages - http://www.alrc.gov.au/\n- `pages/inquiries-index.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/current-inquiries/\n- `pages/inquiries-index__24.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/current-inquiries/\n- `pages/inquiries-index__25.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alrc.gov.au%2Fcurrent-inquiries%2F\n- `pages/inquiries-index__26.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alrc.gov.au%2Fcurrent-inquiries%2F&format=xml\n- `pages/inquiries-index__27.html` - pages - 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pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alrc.gov.au%2Fnews%2Freview-of-human-tissue-laws-discussion-paper-released%2F\n- `pages/strategies-index__19.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alrc.gov.au%2Fnews%2Freview-of-human-tissue-laws-discussion-paper-released%2F&format=xml\n- `pages/strategies-index__20.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/inquiry/review-of-the-legislative-framework-for-corporations-and-financial-services-regulation/\n- `pages/strategies-index__21.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/datahub/download-the-data/\n- `pages/strategies-index__22.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/publication/review-of-human-tissue-laws-discussion-paper-2025/\n- `pages/strategies-index__23.html` - pages - https://www.alrc.gov.au/inquiry/review-of-the-legislative-framework-for-corporations-and-financial-services-regulation/consultation-doc/\n- 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annual report and corporate plan\n**Tokens**: 21,591 in / 394 out · cost: $0.00081\n\n> Acts and instruments this entity administers or has primary responsibility for.\n> Excludes generic gov-wide compliance Acts (PGPA, Public Service Act, FOI, Privacy, etc.).\n\n**Source documents fed to the model**:\n- Annual report: `annual-reports\\2024-25.txt`\n- Corporate plan: `(none)`\n\n## 5 laws administered\n\n| Title | Year | Type | What this entity does under it |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| [Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996](https://www.legislation.gov.au/series/C2004A03769) | 1996 | Act | The entity administers this Act to conduct law reform inquiries and provide recommendations to the government. |\n| [Future Acts Regime under the Native Title Act 1993](https://www.legislation.gov.au/series/C2004A03768) | 1993 | Act | The entity reviews and recommends reforms to the future acts regime in the Native Title Act 1993. |\n| [Surrogacy Laws](N/A) | N/A | Inquiry | The entity conducts an 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[CP p.9]", "vision_source_page": 9, "purposes": "To make evidence-based recommendations to government that promote effective and fair laws, and an efficient and accessible justice system, while contributing to legal education and scholarship. [CP p.9]", "purposes_source_page": 9, "how_we_deliver": "The ALRC conducts rigorous evidence-based research and analysis; extensive consultation with the community, stakeholders and experts in the field; and the law reform expertise of the ALRC team. [CP p.10]", "how_we_deliver_source_page": 10, "government_priorities": [ { "text": "bring the law into line with current conditions and needs", "source_page": 9 }, { "text": "remove defects in the law", "source_page": 9 }, { "text": "simplify the law", "source_page": 9 }, { "text": "adopt new or more effective methods for administering the law and dispensing justice", "source_page": 9 }, { "text": "promote uniformity between states and territories", "source_page": 9 }, { "text": "provide improved access to justice", "source_page": 9 } ], "outcomes": [ { "name": "Outcome 1: Informed government decisions about the development, reform and harmonisation of Australian laws and related processes through research, analysis, reports and community consultation and education", "description": "The ALRC’s outcome objective is to provide Informed government decisions about the development, reform and harmonisation of Australian laws and related processes through research, analysis, reports and 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"code": "CCE03", "measure": "number of citations or references to ALRC consultation documents, reports and recommendations in Parliamentary debates and committee reports, court citations and decisions, and academic publications and other publications", "result": "96", "status": "Achieved", "source_page": 23 }, { "code": "CCE04", "measure": "number of submissions received for each inquiry", "result": "149", "status": "Achieved", "source_page": 23 }, { "code": "CCE05", "measure": "number of consultations held for each inquiry", "result": "230", "status": "Achieved", "source_page": 23 }, { "code": "CCE06", "measure": "breadth of community engagement in the work of the ALRC through the number of subscribers to the ALRC’s email updates, visitors to the website, and public attendees at ALRC seminars", "result": "6,941", "status": "Achieved", "source_page": 23 }, { "code": "CCE07", "measure": "number of publications, presentations, and speaking engagements of ALRC staff", "result": "42", "status": "Achieved", "source_page": 23 } ], "_source_urls": { "annual_report_url": "https://www.alrc.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ALRC-Annual-Report-2024-25-Accessible.pdf", "corporate_plan_url": "" } }, "ideas": [ { "id": "increase-report-citations", "idea_type": "kpi-recovery", "category": "Data & Performance", "title": "Increase citations of ALRC reports in legal documents", "scale": "Medium", "impact": "Medium", "effort": "Medium", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Legal professionals, policymakers", "description": "Implement targeted outreach and engagement strategies to boost citations of ALRC reports in court decisions and academic publications.", "evidence_quote": "‘number of citations or references to ALRC consultation documents, reports and recommendations in Parliamentary debates and committee reports, court citations and decisions, and academic publications and other publications’ [CP p.23]", "source": "corporate-plan/2025-26.pdf [CP p.23]", "implementation_steps": [ "Develop targeted outreach plan", "Engage with legal and academic communities", "Monitor citation metrics" ], "risks_to_manage": [ "Resistance from legal and academic communities", "Budget constraints" ] }, { "id": "adopt-singapore-legal-tech", "idea_type": "global-import", "category": "Technology & Innovation", "title": "Adopt Singapore’s legal tech framework", "scale": "Large", "impact": "High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Legal professionals, ALRC staff", "description": "Implement Singapore’s legal tech framework to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of ALRC’s research and recommendations.", "evidence_quote": "‘Singapore Smart Nation’ legal tech framework [global-intel/deloitte.com-government-public.txt]", "source": "global-intel/deloitte.com-government-public.txt", "implementation_steps": [ "Conduct a feasibility study", "Develop implementation roadmap", "Pilot selected legal tech tools" ], "risks_to_manage": [ "High implementation cost", "Potential resistance to change" ] }, { "id": "expand-public-engagement", "idea_type": "strategy-execution", "category": "Citizen Participation", "title": "Expand public engagement initiatives", "scale": "Large", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Plausible", "beneficiaries": "Community, policymakers", "description": "Beyond current community engagement, launch a nationwide public consultation campaign to gather diverse perspectives on proposed law reforms.", "evidence_quote": "‘breadth of community engagement in the work of the ALRC through the number of subscribers to the ALRC’s email updates, visitors to the website, and public attendees at ALRC seminars’ [CP p.23]", "source": "corporate-plan/2025-26.pdf [CP p.23]", "implementation_steps": [ "Design nationwide campaign", "Engage community leaders", "Evaluate and report findings" ], "risks_to_manage": [ "Campaign cost", "Diverse perspectives may conflict" ] }, { "id": "build-public-dashboard", "idea_type": "operational-fix", "category": "Data & Performance", "title": "Build a public dashboard for law reform progress", "scale": "Small", "impact": "Medium", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Public, policymakers", "description": "Create a public dashboard showing real-time progress on current law reform inquiries and past recommendations.", "evidence_quote": "‘Build a public dashboard showing weekly active-compliance-monitoring counts by EPBC Act decision class’ [speculative]", "source": "speculative", "implementation_steps": [ "Design dashboard", "Integrate data sources", "Launch and maintain" ], "risks_to_manage": [ "Data accuracy", "Technical maintenance" ] }, { "id": "streamline-inquiry-process", "idea_type": "operational-fix", "category": "Case Processing", "title": "Streamline the inquiry submission process", "scale": "Small", "impact": "Medium", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Inquiry participants, ALRC staff", "description": "Simplify and streamline the process for submitting inquiries and feedback to the ALRC.", "evidence_quote": "‘number of submissions received for each inquiry’ [AR p.23]", "source": "annual-reports/2024-25.pdf [AR p.23]", "implementation_steps": [ "Review current process", "Design streamlined form", "Train staff and participants" ], "risks_to_manage": [ "Reduced complexity may affect quality", "Staff training time" ] }, { "id": "enhance-report-analysis", "idea_type": "strategy-execution", "category": "Regulation & Policy", "title": "Enhance data analysis in ALRC reports", "scale": "Medium", "impact": "High", "effort": "Medium", "proof": "Plausible", "beneficiaries": "Policymakers, legal professionals", "description": "Go beyond current report analysis by incorporating advanced data analytics to provide deeper insights into law reform recommendations.", "evidence_quote": "‘conducting inquiries into aspects of Australian law and related processes 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