Law Reform
TEWLS has made submissions or contributed to submissions in relation to the following:
2009
- National Human Rights Consultation
- Mandatory reporting of sexual activity of underage people
2010
- Reform of the Domestic & Family Violence Act in the NT
- Inquiry into the child protection system in the NT
- Review of the Residential Tenancies Act in the NT
- Inquiry into telecommunications issues conducted by the Australian Communications and Media Authority
- Review of the NT Legal Aid Commission's Family Dispute Resolution Program
- The Australian Law Reform Commission's inquiry into family violence in the family law system
- The NT Alcohol Reforms
2011
- The National Human Rights Action Plan process
- Changes to the Housing Act in the NT
- Changes to the Family Law Act to better protect victims of family violence
- Inquiry into changes to the law to deal with forced and servile marriages
- Implementation of the recommendations made to Australia through the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process
- Reviews of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act in Victoria and the Human Rights Act in the ACT
- The experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and women from refugee and migrant backgrounds in the family law system
- Consolidation of federal anti-discrimination legislation
- The development of a new NT Women's Policy by the NT Office of Women's Policy
- Evaluation of mandatory reporting of domestic and family violence laws in the NT
2012
- Stronger Futures package
- Marriage equality
