Easteal, Patricia; Saunders, Skye This article considers recent trends in the judicial interpretation of workplace vicarious liability provisions with respect to sexual harassment matters under the ‘Sex Discrimination Act 1984’ (Cth) (SDA). In a study undertaken by the authors in 2008, we found that the Federal Court and Federal Magistrates Court appeared to be taking…
Month: May 2020
Volume 45 Issue 1 – Family violence and the workplace: Recent developments in Australian law
Roff, Emma This article examines the workplace rights and anti-discrimination protections available for Australian workers who experience family violence. Despite the significance of family violence as a workplace issue, federal anti-discrimination law and, until recently, the ‘Fair Work Act 2009’ (Cth) have failed to provide adequate protection to such employees. The author considers two recent…
Volume 45 Issue 1 – Police practice and false confessions: A search for the implementation of investigative interviewing in Australia
Adam, Lisanne; van Golde, Celine Since the 1960s, the United States developed ‘Reid interrogation technique’, and its variations have been widely used around the world. Due to its interrogative and confession-driven nature – and thus the increased risk of false confessions – many countries (including Australia) have since moved away from this model towards the…
Basel Committee publishes stocktake report on climate-related financial risk initiatives
BCBS Press release "Basel Committee publishes stocktake report on climate-related financial risk initiatives'", 30 April 2020 Article source: https://www.bis.org/press/p200430.htm