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SALRI independent review

SALRI independent review

The major SALRI independent review of the operation of the Ageing and Adult Safeguarding Act (SA) was tabled on 2 November in Parliament.

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The University’s 2022 scholarship celebration

The University’s 2022 scholarship celebration

The University’s 2022 Scholarship Celebration was held on Monday 24 October.

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Law School students visit the Eyre Peninsula

Group photo of students with members of the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement

On Tuesday 20 September 2022, a group of 13 students and 4 staff from the Adelaide Law School embarked on a four-day regional tour to explore the exciting, but often overlooked, employment opportunities that exist in regional and Aboriginal communities throughout South Australia.

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International Perspectives conference at Nottingham Trent University

International Perspectives conference at Nottingham Trent University

Dr David Plater and Olga Pandos presented with Dr Cerian Griffiths at the Participation, Vulnerability and the Legal Process: International Perspectives conference at Nottingham Trent University.

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Prof Stephens Participates in San Remo Manual Update in Norway Workshop

Professor Dale Stephens

In late May, Prof Stephens attended a workshop sponsored by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in Tromsø, Norway to update the 1994 San Remo Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare.

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Report and webinar on the need for wage growth

Two bank cards

Adelaide Law School’s Professor Andrew Stewart is the lead author on an important new report, The Wages Crisis Revisited, which discusses the need for wage growth in Australia and explains how it could be achieved.

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Adelaide Law School students visited Clare, Port Pirie and Port Augusta

Group photo Regional Trips

Adelaide Law School students and staff thank all who generously contributed to our recent insightful exposure and engagement trip to regional and Aboriginal communities in SA.

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Adelaide Law School Dean appointed

Judith-McNamara

Professor Judith McNamara has been appointed as the new Dean of Law at the University of Adelaide’s Adelaide Law School.

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2021: Another Busy Year for SALRI and Law Reform in South Australia

SALRI 10th Anniversary Reception at Government House

It has been another busy and productive year, despite the ongoing COVID-19 situation, for the South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI). SALRI is an independent law reform body based at the Adelaide University Law School which was established in December 2010 under an agreement between the University of Adelaide, the Attorney-General and the Law Society of South Australia. SALRI’s output and impact in 2021 has remained significant.

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Vulnerable people to have better access to justice

SALRI consultation trip to Port Pirie

Vulnerable people who have difficulty communicating should have better assistance when accessing the justice system, according to a new report.

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