Media

RoLIA will endeavour to the keep the public informed of its views and advocacy. It will do this via letters to national media outlets and Media Releases. It will also be available for comment in both the print and electronic media.

Press Releases by RoLIA

• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - RoLIA gave evidence to the House of Reps Standing Committe: Social Policy and Legal Affairs  
  10 February 2012
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - RoLIA congratulates new Attorney-General, the Hon Nicola Roxon for her appointment to the position  
  12 December 2011
•  Rule of Law Institute of Australia - 2011 Annual Report  
  6 December 2011
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - Tomorrows Law Disclosure of Information - Balancing the Public and Private Interests MacUni Conference  
  6 October 2011 
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia- RoLIA welcomes Attorney-General's remarks on Model Litigant Rules 
  12 August 2011 
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - RoLIA commends Senate Standing Committee on Environment & Communications on report on Australians' internet privacy
  18 April 2011
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - RoLIA commends Senate Legal & Constitutional Affairs References Committee on ALRC report
  8 April 2011
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - RoLIA releases rule of law materials for year 11 & 12 Legal Studies students
  24 March 2011
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - RoLIA commends Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee for upholding the rule of law
  8 March 2011
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - RoLIA Releases Senate Estimates Report
  28 January 2011
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - The James Hardie litigation - the broader implications
  17 December 2010
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - RoLIA announces 2011 Governing Committee
  15 December 2010
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - RoLIA welcomes Ark Tribe Decision re ABCC
  25 November 2010
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - RoLIA survey of Economic Regulators' annual reports re coercive powers
  16 November 2010
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - RoLIA releases Annual Report and Senate Estimates Survey on ACMA and TGA
  13 October 2010
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - RoLIA calls for judicial inquiry into use of coercive powers
  8 September 2010
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia/NSW Bar Association - Rule of Law Conference 2010
  2 September 2010
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - Comments on Departure Prohibition Orders
  30 August 2010
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - Second Senate Estimates survey on economic regulators
  24 August 2010
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - RoLIA calls for removal of retrospectivity of Resources Super Profits Tax
  28 June 2010
• Rule of Law Association of Australia - Reforms to legal profession undermine rule of law
  1 June 2010
• Rule of Law Association of Australia - Senate Estimates survey on economic regulators
  21 May 2010
• Rule of Law Association of Australia - Senate Committee recommends special privacy protection procedures
  12 March 2010
• Rule of Law Association of Australia - QLD Government deserves credit for observing the rule of law
  10 March 2010
• NSW CCL and Rule of Law Association of Australia call for changes to the Tax Confidentiality Bill 2009
  10 March 2010
• Rule of Law Association of Australia announcement on presumption of innocence - Kirk and NSW WorkCover Authority - High Court decision
  16 Feb 2010
• Whistleblower review submission lodged by RoLAA
  09 Dec 2009
• Rule of Law Website Launched
  01 Dec 2009
• Chief Justice of NSW the Hon J J Spigelman AC to chair Rule of Law Conference
  17 Nov 2009

Important media clips, transcripts and letters

• The Australian - Privacy: A Foreign Concept for Labor's Litigators - Chris Merritt
  10 February 2012
• The Australian - Labor 'eroding' personal freedoms, says George Brandis - Chris Merritt
  10 February 2012
• The Australian Financial Review - Parliament Rules, Not ACCC- RoLIA President, Robin Speed
  23 January 2012
• The Australian - Crime Law Powers Violate Basic Human Rights - RoLIA President, Robin Speed
  20 January 2012
• RoLIA appears on SBS Insight Program on Privacy
  25 October 2011
• The Australian - Legal Leader Denounces Gillard Governments Statutory Privacy Tort - Chris Merritt
  9 September 2011
• The Australian - Gaps in disclosure a matter for Robert McClelland - Chris Merritt
  26 August 2011
• The Australian - Attorney General Requires Disclosure of Breaches to resume- Chris Merritt
  19 August 2011
• The Australian Financial Review - Lawyers defend High Court's historical focus- Alex Boxsell
  16 August 2011
• The Australian, Chris Merritt published the following articles on the Attorney-General's Department reporting on the Model Litigant Rules:
• 12 August 2011
• Federal agencies accused of cover-up- Chris Merritt
  McClelland commits to model litigant rules- Chris Merritt
  McClelland fumes over end to breaches disclosure- Chris Merritt
• Thomson Reuters Weekly Tax Bulletin- Time for a Statutory Tax Advice Privilege- Terry Hayes
  5 August 2011
• The Australian Article- New Tort not a Terrific Response - Chris Merritt
  23 July 2011
• Lawyers Weekly - Who watches the watchers? Richard Gilbert on the coercive power of regulators
  14 July 2011
• AFR letter - A very poor alternative - by Robin Speed
  8 July 2011
• RoLIA comments on Senate scrutiny of public servants: AFR Article - Senate row over Fair Work scrutiny - David Crowe
  1 July 2011
• Taxation in Australia: Tax Controversies: The Rule of Law and the Model Litigant Rules- Ron Jorgensen and Megan Bishop
  June 2011
• RoLIA interveiew with Former Chief Justice of NSW the Hon JJ Spigelman AC 'Judicial reflections on the rule of law' - Part 1
• RoLIA interview with Former Chief Justice of NSW the Hon JJ Spigelman AC 'Judicial reflections on the rule of law' - Part 2
• 13 May 2011
• AFR Article - Call to restore ALRC funding - Alex Boxsell
  15 April 2011
• The Australian Article - Regulate the Regulators - Henry Ergas
  15 April 2011
• SMH Letter - Oversight needed - Richard Gilbert
  Tue 11 April 2011
• Sky News Business Channel LawTV Interview - Richard Gilbert - Journalistic privilege, the NSW Crime Commission and SMH Journalists
  Wed 6 April 2011
• The Australian Article - Is it time for more regulation of our regulators? - Glenda Korporaal
  Wed 23 March 2011
• LexisNexis Butterworths Financial Services Newsletter - Keeping the Regulators in Line with the Rule of Law - Richard Gilbert (p 167-168)
  March 2011
• SMH Article - Freedom of speech risks being silenced by Crime Commissin - Robin Speed
  Wed 23 March 2011
• SMH Letter - Journalists need to be protected - Richard Gilbert
  Sat 19 March 2011
• Senate Legal & Constitutional Affairs References Committee - ALRC inquiry - public hearing 3.3.2011 - Professor Weisbrot & Justice Robert Hammond
  Tue 22 February 2011
• Senate Economics Committee - Estimates questioning of ASIC - Coercive powers
  Thur 24 February 2011
• AFR Letter - Political Games Played by all Sides - Richard Gilbert
  Fri 25 February 2011
• Senate Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee - Estimates questioning of the Attorney-General's Department - ALRC funding
  Tue 22 February 2011
• Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee - Estimates questioning of Department of the Senate - Freedom of Information laws
  Mon 21 February 2011
• AFR Article - Call to raise ALRC funding - Alex Boxsell
  Fri 4 February 2011
• Money Management - Regulators found wanting - Mike Taylor 
  Mon 31 January 2011
• AFR Article - 16,000 good reasons to undo our big tangle - Peter Ruehl
  Tue 25 January 2011
• AFR Letter - ASIC fails fair test with Hardie - Richard Gilbert
  Mon 24 January 2011
• AFR - Top Judge hits out at Federal Laws - James Eyers 
  Fri 21 January 2011
• The new lawyer - Rule of law upheld in ASIC and Hardie case: experts - The New Lawyer
  Thur 13 January 2011
• Law Society Journal - Essential freedoms yes, but our undertow is ugly - Anne Susskind 
  December 2010
• Money Management - Australian Law Reform Commission sidelined - Mike Taylor 
  Thurs 2 December 2010
• AFR Letter - Breakthrough on accountability - Malcolm Stewart
  Thurs 25 November 2010
• Decision on Ark Tribe by SA Magistrate Whittle - ABCC coercive powers - As published on the CFMEU website 
  Wed 24 November 2010
• Money Management - ASIC to report on use of coercive powers - Mike Taylor 
  Tues 23 November 2010
• AFR - World of woe in store for Military - James Eyers
  Fri 12 November 2010
• Sky News Business Channel LawTV Interview - Richard Gilbert - Nicholas Cowdery reform suggestions and ASIC & its coercive powers 
  10 November 2010
• The Australian - War on drugs failing: DPP (discusses Nicholas Cowdery AM QC's presentation at the Rule of Law Conference) - Chris Merritt
  Tue 9 November 2010
• Sydney Morning Herald - Cowdery's 10-point justice reform plan (Nicholas Cowdery AM QC at Rule of Law Conference)
  Mon 8 November 2010
• Sydney Morning Herald - Judge hits at those against soldier trials (Brereton J at Rule of Law Conference) - Michael Duffy
  Sun 7 November 2010
• Money Management - ASIC firm on phone tap powers - Mike Taylor 
  Thu 28 October 2010
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - Australian - Keneally fails the test of fairness, - Richard Gilbert 
  22 October 2010
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - AFR - Coercive Powers Being Reviewed - James Eyers 
  22 October 2010
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - AFR - Reform commission hamstrung by cuts - James Eyers 
  22 October 2010
• Sky News Business Channel LawTV Interview - Richard Gilbert - ASIC & its coercive powers 
  20 October 2010
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - AFR - Agency coercive powers lead to abuse by Robin Speed 
  19 October 2010
• Former UK General Speaks on Rule of Law
  Fri 15 Oct 2010
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - The Australian - RoLIA comments on conflicts of interest and regulators 
  13 October 2010
• Rule of Law Institute of Australia - AFR - ASIC slated over 18,625 ultimatums by James Eyers
  13 October 2010
• AFR Letter - Builders must go back to spirit level - Richard Gilbert
  Thurs 30 September 2010
• AFR Letter - Response to Richard Gilbert's Un-Australian powers of ABCC - Rule of law v rule of the jungle by Wilhelm Harnisch 
  Mon 27 September 2010
• AFR Letter - Un-Australian powers of ABCC - Richard Gilbert
  Fri 24 September 2010
• AFR Letter - Coercive powers need investigating - Robin Speed
  Tues 21 September 2010
• ABC radio Interview transcript -Coercive powers - Richard Gilbert
  Thur 16 September 2010
• AFR Letter - Rule of law can't exempt agencies - Robin Speed
  Tues 14 September 2010
• Money Management - Call for Judicial Inquiry into Regulators' powers - Mike Taylor 
  Thu 9 September 2010
• 2gB Interview transcript - Paul Hogan - Richard Gilbert
  Wed 8 September 2010
• AFR Letter - Raid on Hogan adviser needs scrutiny - Robin Speed
  Wed 8 September 2010
• Money Management - Pressure building on opaque regulators - Lucinda Beaman 
  Wed 1 September 2010
• Money Management - Richard Gilbert interview - see end of video
  Wed 1 September 2010
• Thompson Reuters Latest Tax News - Rule of Law Insitute critical of ATO DPO power
  Tues 31 August 2010
• Taipei Times Article - Who speaks for the Rule of Law? - Robin Winkler
  Sat 28 August 2010
• AFR Letter - Independents right on target - Richard Gilbert
  Fri 27 August 2010
• AFR Article - Pressure to rework the resources tax/Little rest for bureaucrats - Louise Dodson (page 11)
  Thurs 26 August 2010
• Money Management Article - Regulators tardy in responding to Masters - Mikey Taylor
  Wed 25 August 2010
• AFR Article - ASIC pushed to end Wespoint - Patrick Durkin and AFR Letter in response - Richard Gilbert (2nd page)
  Thu 19 and Fri 20 August 2010
• AFR Article - A-G's make it up as they go along - James Eyers with Alex Boxall
  Fri 20 August 2010
• AFR Article - Regulators' powers in Coalition sights - James Eyers
  Monday 16 August 2010
• The rule of law beyond the law of rules by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
  29 July 2010
• AFR Letter - ACCC oversteps line in Heinz case - Richard Gilbert
  Fri 11 June 2010
• AFR Article - ARC keen for action - James Eyers
  Fri 4 June 2010
• Sky News Business Channel Law TV Interview - Senate Estimates - Richard Gilbert
  Wed 26 May 2010
• AFR Article - Senate's chance to give agencies a grilling - Verona Burgess
  Fri 21 May 2010
• AFR Article - Government strangles red tape promise - John Kehoe
  Tue 18 May 2010
• AFR Article - Calls to boslter ATO oversight, accountability - James Eyers
  Tue 4 May 2010
• AFR Letter - Admin Review Body must survive - Richard Gilbert
  Mon 27 April 2010
• AFR Article - Privilege puts knickers in a knot - Verona Burgess 
  Fri 23 April 2010
• AFR Article by James Eyers - Hard road ahead for human rights bill
  Fri 16 April 2010
• AFR Letter - Samuel's Charity Raises Basic Issues - Richard Gilbert
  Tues 13 April 2010
• Sky News Business Channel Law TV Interview - Stern Hu - Richard Gilbert
  Wed 31 Mar 2010
• Radio Australia Interview - Richard Gilbert
  Wed 24 Mar 2010
• AFR Letter - China's legal system fails basic tests - by Robin Speed
  Wed 24 Mar 2010
• AFR Article by James Eyers - Vigilance can prevent state incursions 
  Fri 19 Mar 2010
• AFR Letter - Tribunals can step on rights - by Richard Gilbert 
  Fri 5 Mar 2010
• Australian Article - I was accused of murder, declares innocent boss - Kirk & WorkCover 
  Fri 5 Mar 2010
• AFR Letter - Qld rethink in land tax bill welcome - by Richard Gilbert 
  Thurs 25 Feb 2010
• RoLAA CEO speaks on Radio 2GB (Ross Greenwood) 17 Feb 2010 on Ombudsman’s Report on ATO exercise of search powers (as recommended by Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee Report 2000

• AFR Letter - Qld retrospective law bad for business - by Richard Gilbert 
  Wed 17 Feb 2010
• Rule of Law Association of Australia CEO interview on 4BC re retrospective legislation in Queensland 
  Mon 15 Feb 2010
• AFR Letter - Bowen deserves credit for consultation - by Richard Gilbert 
  Fri 12 Feb 2010
• AFR Article - Regulator must earn respect, not contempt - by Robin Speed 
  Wed 3 Feb 2010
• Richard Gilbert, CEO speaking to Mike Smith on 4BC on rule of law and regulation 
   
   
  
  
• The Australian Article - The Rise and Rise of Regulators- by Robin Speed 
  Fri 15 Jan 2010
• Letter to AFR re ASIC court strategy
  Thurs 14 Jan 2010
• Letter to AFR re Fortescue
  Mon 4 Jan 2010
• AFR Article - Bill gives ATO wide powers of disclosure
  Mon 14 Dec 2009
• AFR Article - Beware of e-rosion
  Fri 27 Nov 2009
• AFR Article - ATO doesn't make the laws
  Fri 27 Nov 2009
• AFR Article - Rule of Law Conference
  Sat 21 Nov 2009
• SMH Article - Rule of Law Conference
  Sat 21 Nov 2009
• AFR Letter to Editor - Whistleblower Provisions
  Tue 27 Oct 2009
• Sky News Law TV (Segment 1)
  Wed 23 Dec 2009

For the relevance of the rule of law to the constitution, civil law, judicial matters and the separation of powers, see the Key Documents.