The New Zealand Law Commission has released its report regarding the review of law relating to hate crime in Aotearoa New Zealand, with a focus on whether the law should be changed to create standalone hate crime offences. The Commission states 1.2
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Australian Health ODF
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released a revised version of the Australian Open Disclosure Framework. The 2026 Framework “provides a nationally consistent basis for effective communication following unexpected healthcare outcomes and harm”, designed to enable…
Trans
The Australian Human Rights Commission report Equal Identities
A human rights review of the experiences
of trans and gender diverse people in Australia features the following recommendations Recommendation 1
Federal, state and territory
governments should introduce
consistent legislation to protect
LGBTIQA+…
Moral Rights
In McCallum v Projector Films Pty Ltd (Liability Hearing) [2026] FCA 173 the Court considered moral rights.The introduction to the judgment states The central dispute between the parties to these proceedings is who is the “principal director” of the documentary film…
GenAI
The Federal Court of Australia has released a new Practice Note on the use of Generative AI in proceedings before the Court.
The Practice Note outlines the Court’s expectations, highlights the potential benefits of Generative AI, and sets clear guidance
…
Genes
The Genetic Discrimination Bill has now passed into law. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Genetic Testing Protections in Life Insurance and Other Measures) Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 8 April and will come into full effect from 8 October 2026.
TIA
Commonwealth Ombudsman Oversight of Covert Electronic Surveillance – Report to the Minister for Home Affairs on agencies’ compliance with the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 and the Telecommunications Act 1997 from Commonwealth Ombudsman inspections conducted from 1 July 2024 to…
AI Safety
The 2nd International AI Safety Report states — General-purpose AI capabilities have continued to improve, especially in mathematics,
coding, and autonomous operation. Leading AI systems achieved gold-medal performance
on International Mathematical Olympiad questions. In coding, AI agents can now reliably
complete…
Personhoods
‘Legal personhood for cultural heritage? Some preliminary reflections’ by Alberto Frigerio in (2026) International Journal of Cultural Property 1-8 comments Cultural heritage occupies a paradoxical position in law: It is protected as property but experienced as a repository of identity, memory,…
Pseudolaw
Yet another judgment re pseudolaw. In Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Cahill & Anor [2025] VCC 1860 the Court notes The amended defences deny the existence of any lawful credit agreement between the parties, assert that CBA is a “corporate fiction,”and…