Access to Justice

Archive of posts in the 'Access to Justice' category

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Northern Territory detention no place for children with disabilities

In 2016 PIAC was engaged to represent the First Peoples Disability Network (Australia) (FPDN) before the Royal Commission into the...

3 Feb 2017

Access to Justice / PIAC Annual Report 2015-16

22 Dec 2016

Access to Justice / Making train travel easier for people with low vision

Three years after Graeme Innes’ high-profile case against RailCorp in relation to the audibility of ‘next stop’ announcements on trains,...

20 Oct 2016

Access to Justice / Statutory review of the Victims Rights and Support Act 2013 (NSW)

The NSW Department of Justice is currently conducting a statutory review of the Victims Rights and Support Act 2013 (NSW). ...

3 Aug 2016

Access to Justice / Calls for legislative change to increase audio description

PIAC has called for changes to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth) to make TV accessible to the more than...

28 Jul 2016

Access to Justice / Submission to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in its statutory review of Part 9D of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth)

26 Jul 2016

Access to Justice / Thank you for your support!

Thank you to everyone who donated to PIAC’s Winter Appeal. Your support will mean we can offer more help to...

15 Jul 2016

Access to Justice / Equality, Discrimination & Faith - a panel discussion

Tickets are now on sale for our panel event on 1 August at Sydney Grammar School, in support of PIAC’s...

1 Jul 2016

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / About time: reparations for the Stolen Generations long overdue

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) cautiously welcomes the NSW Legislative Council Standing Committee’s recommendation to establish a reparations scheme...

23 Jun 2016

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Reconciliation Week: Our history, Our Story, Our Future

To mark Reconciliation Week PIAC will be sharing three videos we recently produced that explore significant issues on the journey...

31 May 2016

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