ON 24 JUNE 2014, the NSW Parliament enacted the Advocate for Children and Young People Act 2014 (NSW).
The Act is described as: “An Act to create the office of Advocate for Children and Young People and to provide for the functions of that office; to repeal the Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998 and the Youth Advisory Council Act 1989; and for other purposes.”
The Act is to commence on a day or days to be proclaimed.
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ON 24 JUNE 2014, the NSW Land and Environment Court delivered Qasem v Council of the City of Sydney [2014] NSWLEC 1118.
http://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/action/PJUDG?jgmtid=172312
The court dismissed an appeal of a decision of Sydney City Council refusing an application to modify the trading hours of City Convenience Store at 137 King Street Newtown.
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ON 23 JUNE 2014, Australian Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste was convicted by an Egyptian court of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood. He was sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
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ON 23 JUNE 2014, the Supreme Court of Victoria delivered R N v Commonwealth of Australia [2014] VSC 289 (23 June 2014).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VSC/2014/289.html
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ON 23 JUNE 1975, the English Court of Appeal delivered Mareva Compania Naviera SA v International Bulkcarriers SA
(“The Mareva”) [1980] 1 All ER 213.
http://www.uniset.ca/other/cs4/19801AER213.html
The court introduced the asset freezing Mareva injunction by ordering that the defendant be restrained from removing its assets from it’s jurisdiction pending trial.
Sydney, Australia
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ON 23 JUNE 2011, the High Court of Australia delivered Wainohu v New South Wales [2011] HCA 24 (23 June 2011).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/2011/24.html
The NSW Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act 2009 was held to be constitutionally invalid on because the absence of an obligation for a Supreme Court justice to give reasons for a declaration is contrary to the proper exercise of the court’s jurisdiction.
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ON 23 JUNE 2004, the Commonwealth Age Discrimination Act 2004 commenced.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ada2004174/
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ON 22 JUNE 1772, the English King’s Bench delivered Somerset v Stuart (1772) Lofft 1; (1772) 98 ER 499.
Even though African slavery was tolerated at the time in the colonies, the court ruled that a slave could not be taken by force and sold abroad as property as no such right existed under the law of England,
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ON 22 JUNE 2012, the Full Bench of Fair Work Australia delivered its final orders in the Equal Remuneration Case [2012] FWAFB 5184 (22 June 2012).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FWAFB/2012/5184.html
Workers in the social, community and disability services industries received an increase in their rates of pay at the commission had determined that such employees were comparatively underpaid.
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ON 22 JUNE 1822, the Cruel and Improper Treatment of Cattle Act 1822, also known as Martin’s Act was enacted by the UK Parliament. It was one of the world’s first pieces of animal rights legislation.
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