Page created 17 Nov '98
Updated 09/01/05
Monthly Archive
This is the archive for the "this month" listing on the entry page of the NWJC web site. It also includes events which occurred during the month. Take this link for the archive for July '98-Dec '99.
October '03
* 10 - 12 Oct - NSW Rural Women's Gathering, 2003, Temora, NSW
September '03
* 28/9 - 3/10 International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Sydney
August '03
* 31/8 - 3/9 -Peace, Justice, Community - National Association of Community Legal Centres Conference, Hobart
* Closing date: 21 Aug '03 - Inquiry into Legal Aid and Access to Justice - Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee
* Closing date: 15 Aug '03 - Responses to ATSIC Review Discussion Paper
* Closing date: 8 Aug '03 - Inquiry into Custody Arrangements in the Event of Separation (the 'shared parenting Inquiry') - House of Reps. Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs
April '03
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 42: 3 April 2003
March '03
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 41: 6 March 2003
February '03
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 40: 6 February 2003
December '02
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 39: 5 December 2002
November '02
* Senate Inquiry into Reconciliation submissions close 15 Nov '02
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 38: 7 November 2002
October '02
* Our Strong Women - Indigenous Women, Law and Leadership - contact the National Network of Indigenous Women's Legal Services for forthcoming workshop dates and locations
* Illawara Community Legal Service - Child Support Agency Class Action. Download: Information | Participation Sheet | Authority (word document)- or all three in one document (rich text format). To join the action return your completed forms to Illararra CLC (contacts on the downloadable documents)
* 20-24/10 Women and Policing Globally, Canberra
* Rural Women's Award 2003 -closes 15 Oct '02
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 37: 10 October 2002
September '02
* Family Court - family violence consultation - responses by 30 Sept '02
* 29/9 -2/10 Law What's It Good For? Australasian Law Teachers Association Conference, Perth
* 27-29/9 - NSW Rural Women's Gathering, Bourke, NSW
* Human Rights Medal and Awards - closes 27 Sept '02
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 36:12 September 2002
* Children's Lawyer Awards - closes 6 Sept '02
* 1-4/9 -Inclusive Activism - Confronting the Politics of Exclusion, National Association of Community Legal Centres Conference, Melbourne
August '02
* 22-29/8 National Treaty Conference, Canberra
* 22/8 ACT - first jurisdiction to remove abortion from the criminal code
* 26/8 Remember the Tampa -link in: Refugee Council of Australia | Australian National Committee on Refugee Women | Rural Australian's for Refugees
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 35: 8 August 2002
July '02
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 34: 11 July 2002
June '02
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 33: 27 June 2002
* In June 2002 the Australian Women's Constitutional Network delivered the second Australian Women's Constitutional Convention.
* You can read the papers now on the Trust the Women - web site
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 32: 13 June 2002
May '02
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 31:30 May 2002
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 30: 16 May 2002
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 29: 2 May 2002
April '02
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 28: 18 April 2002
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 27: 4 April 2002
March '02
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 26: 21 March 2002
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 25: 7 March 2002
February '02
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 24: 21 February 2002
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 23: 7 February 2002
December '01
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 22: 6 December 2001
November '01
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 21: 22 November 2001
* Federal Election Results - Australian Electoral Commission
* ABC Federal Election Coverage
* Women and Law policy analysis, Judy Harrison [Through Our Eyes, 8/11]
* Justice Low Priority for Major Parties [Law Council 7/11]
* Women will determine the election, Sandy Killick, WEL Australia, [Through Our Eyes, 8/11]
* Women want the Optional Protocol to CEDAW, Caroline Lambert, [Through Our Eyes, 8/11]
* Last federal vote before 2002 celebrations of women's suffrage, Marie Coleman [Through Our Eyes, 8/11]
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 20: 8 November 2001
October '01
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 19: 25 October 2001
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 18: 11 October 2001
September '01
* Indigenous Family Violence Grants Program- check the web site
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 17: 27 September 2001
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 16: 13 September 2001
August '01
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 15: 30 August 2001
* 24/8 Criminology Research Council Grants - closes
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 14: 16 August 2001
* 6/8/01 Vincent Fairfax Fellowship - closes
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 13: 2 August 2001
July '01
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 12: 19 July 2001
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 11: 5 July 2001
June '01
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 10: 21 June 2001
* 20/6 World Refugee Day web site: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ph. UNHCR Canberra (02) 6290 1355 e-mail aulca@unhcr.ch
* 12/6 Sir Edward Dunlop Memorial Awards, closes
* 11-15/6 HREOC Regional Planning Meeting for the World Conference Against Racism, WA
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 9: 7 June 2001
* 4-22/6 25th Session of CEDAW Committee, New York United Nations Headquarters, New York
* 1-3/6 Where the Waters Meet:Indigenous Youth Justice Conference, Darwin
May '01
*27/5-3/6 Reconciliation Week - 'Keeping the Flame Alive'
*26/5 and ongoing - Journey of Healing [web site], this year the focus is families and communities, also see description in Through Our Eyes No. 8
*25/5 Australian Violence Prevention Awards, closes
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 8: 24 May 2001
*22/5/01 Federal Budget - primary site [Treasury], Attorney-General's Portfolio and Women's Budget Statement [OSW], legal related Budget summary [Through Our Eyes]
*18/5 Child Abuse Prevention Awards closes
*18/5 Law Institute of Victoria has added the LIV Family Law Code of Practice to their web
*14-20/5 National Volunteers Week [IYV web site]
*14-18/5 Law Week - highlights:
*18/5 NSW Law Society Attacks Glass Ceiling [LexisLegal - Legal Insider]
* 15/5 Law Council President, Anne Trimmer, speech to the National Press Club - All Australians must have access to legal services [Law Council web site]
* 16/5 Female Solicitors Climbing the Corporate Ladder, press release NSW Law Society
* Community Legal Awards 2001, Qld - special congratulations to Pippa Coleman and Margaret Rimmer!
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 7: 10 May 2001
*7/5 Division of Matrimonial Property in Australia - new AIFS research
*5/5 OSW funding information kit for the National Women's NGO Funding Programme
*4/5 Closing date for submissions on the AG's Discussion Paper on a National Fee Scale for Commonwealth Legal Aid Matters [link to briefing in Through Our Eyes]
April '01
* 27/4 Victorian Rural Women's Leadership Bursaries close
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 6: 26 April 2001
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 5: 12 April 2001
* 10/4 International Year of the Volunteer - Small Grants Program - closes
* 10/4 Legal Admin Traineeships - Law Council of Australia
* 9-11/4 Rekindling Relationships: National Forum on Indigenous Family Violence, Adelaide
4/4 Networking the Nation - next round - closes
March '01
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 4: 29 March 2001
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 3: 15 March 2001
8/3 Report of the Senate Select Committee on Superannuation and Financial Services on the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Superannuation) Bill 2000. Also see current issues page- superannuation
8/3 NSW Women's Gateway launched
8/3 International Women's Day 8 March 2001[OSW web] and Through Our Eyes
6-16/3 45th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, New York
2/3 HREOC Workplace Pregnancy Guidelines
1-31/3 Women's History Month - feature in Through Our Eyes
* Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 2: 1 March 2001
February '01
28/2 Law by Telecommunications - federal AG release - input due
28/2 Treasurer calls for pre-budget submissions
28/2/01 Churchill Fellowships - call for applications closes
27/2 report of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee on the Sex Discrimination Act Amendment No.1 (2000) Bill - recommends against the Bill which would limit access to reproductive technologies. Also see Sex Discrimination Act petition links page and the online petition web site (1700 signatures and rising).
Through Our Eyes: Legal Needs of Women in Regional Rural and Remote Australia Bulletin 1: 25 February 2001
21-23/2, Criminology in the 21st Century: Public interest or private good, University of Melbourne
20-22/2, Conference of Indigenous Peoples of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States, Sydney
19-21/2, 4th Australian Women's Health Conference: Politics, Action, Renewal, Adelaide
16-17/2 Disability with Attitude: Critical Issues 20 years after IYDP, WWDA National Conference, Sydney
14-16/2, Feminist Legal Academics Conference, Praxis and Politics - Moving Foward in Difficult Times, Brisbane
15/2 WWDA Forum - Sterilisation and Reproductive Health , Sydney
8-11 Feb. 2001 Women Wise Up! Sydney - Contribute to Australian input into sub regional and international outcomes from Beijing +5. Further information.
January '01
31/1/01 Robert Menzies Scholarship to Harvard - closed
26/1/01 Australia Day
16/1/01 Strategy Creating Opportunities for Indigenous Australians - Minister for FACS and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs media release
8/1/01 Federal Magistrates Service - First 6 months, AG press release
2/1/01 Penalties for Breaching Parenting Orders - new brochure Family Court of Australia
December '00
Support the WILPF-Australian Section coordinating on the March 2000 World March of Women.
The Year 2000 is the International Year for the Culture of Peace support the World Women's Summit Foundation's Peace Seal project, spread the word about the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the theme on Women and the Culture of Peaces; sign UNESCO's IYCP Manifesto 2000 ; * promote Australian involvement in IYCP
15/12 Conrad N. Hilton Foundation - Humanitarian Prize -close
15/12 close of submissions to the Sentate Community Affairs References Committee on its Inquiry on Child Migration
8/12 the Stegley Foundation and the Lance Reichstein Foundation have announced grants to strengthen the National Network of Indigenous Women's Legal Services
12/00 Reconciliation: Australia's Challenge, Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Final Report
10/12 World Human Rights Day -. UN info link. See the HREOC web site for information about the Human Rights Medal Awards Ceremony
10/12 Indigenous Women's Program, an autonomous program forming part of the NSW Women's Legal Resources Centre, has won the law category of the Human Rights Awards. HREOC web The Darwin Community Legal Service has won the community category for work including advocacy on mandatory sentencing and domestic violence: HREOC web.
8/12 Releasing the Past: Adoption Practices 1958-1998, Final Report, NSW Legislative Council Standing Committee on Social Issues
7-8/12 Stalking, Australian Institute of Criminology conference, Sydney
7-9/12 Sixth Annual Australasian Clinical Legal Education Conference, 'Sharing the Experience' , Beechworth, Victoria
6-8/12 Legal Technologies and the Body Politic, Law and Society Conference, Griffith University, Queensland
4-5/12 Law and the Humanities: Constructing Law and Disability, ANU Canberra
2/12 HREOC inquiry on the sterilisation of girls and young women with a disability announced. Also see the Women With Disabilities Australia web site
1-3/12 WEL National Conference: Making it for Women, Canberra
1-2/12 The Diversity Conference - National Conference on Reconciliation, Multiculturalism, Immigration and Human
Rights, Sydney
November '00
30/11 Launch of Home Safe Home, report on women's homelessness. Ministers press release
30/11 Healing: A Legacy of Generations, Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee Report tabled [APH web site], also see ATSIC press release Federal inquiry reveals failings in federal system, 30/11/00
25/11 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women [OSW web site]
24/11/00 Regional Solutions Programme - key date for next assessment round
22/11 Another UN committee raises concerns, ATSIC press release on the recommendations of the UN Committee Against Torture concerning mandatory sentencing
8/11 Harsh Realities 2: Workplace Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission. Also see the press release
October '00
31/10/00 Rural Women's Awards - close
27/10 Reclaim the Night [Isis web site]
Rural Women's Day 15 October, 2000, 8.30pm (DST) - Farmwide Online Chat
24/10 United Nations Day
till 17/10 World March of Women
16/10/00 User needs analysis - Lynch Educational Services have started a user focused evaluation of the Virtual Centre and NWJC web sites
16/10, Senate Select Committee on Superannuation and Financial Services, hearing on the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Superannuation) Bill 2000
11/10 ACT Launch of the Australian Virtual Centre for Women and the Law
10/10 Report of the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the Child Support Legislation Amendment Bill (No 2. 2000) Submissions received by the committee to 29 Sept. are on the web site.
8-10/10 Australian Institute of Judicial Administration - Technology for Justice, 2000 conference Melbourne
September '00
30/9 final date for submissions on the FACS Discussion Paper on Future Funding of Peak Bodies
30/9 expressions of interest to Women With Disabilities Australia close for women with a disability seeking to be sponsored to attend the National Forum on Sterilisation and
Reproductive Health of Women With Disabilities in Sydney on Thursday 15 Feb. 2001
21/9 International Day of Peace
20-21/9 Mapping Crime: Adding Value to Crime Prevention and Control, Australian Institute of Criminology, Adelaide
15/9 Children's Lawyer of the Year Awards - nominations close
14/9 Human Rights Medals and Awards - nominations close
11-13 /9 World Economic Forum Asia Pacific Regional Summit, Melbourne. WEF website , s11 web site:
6-8/9 Transcending Boundaries conference re integrating people, processes and systems management; Brisbane.
1/9 submissions due Child Support Agency, Discussion Paper on Overpayments
August '00
31/7-3/8 National Association of Community Legal Centres Annual Conference: Human Rights and Democracy: Not in Our Backyard?, Alice Springs
31/1-1/8 Reducing Criminality: Best Practice Partnerships, Perth
31/8 Sexual Assault Day of Action
31/8 Fullbright Scholarships - close
31/8 Menzies Foundation Scholarships in Law - close
31/8 closing date for community submissions on the Defence Review 2000
end August - submissions close on Family Law Legislation Amendment (Superannuation) Bill 2000. Link to NWJC super page
25/8 Submissions close Family Law Pathways Advisory Group established [Attorney-General's press release]. Also check the National Network of Women's Legal Services Position Paper for the Pathways Advisory Group. The NNWLS has prepared a letter for urgent circulation by women's services and networks to alert women to this inquiry
24/8/00 Rosemary Calder, First Assistant Sec. OSW, Address to Australian Women Lawyers
18/8 Rhodes Scholarship, close
4-5/8 For the Public Good: First National Pro Bono Law Conference, Canberra
July '00
31/7 submissions close NADRAC Development of Standards for ADR Discussion Paper. Note forums are being held in capital cities. Also see the Attorney's press release.
28/7 Closing date for applications for grants for National Women's NGO's involved in rural industries
14-16/7 Australian Institute of Judicial Administration Annual Conference, Darwin
13-15/7 International Humanitarian Law Conference, Perth
11-13/7 Restorative Justice and Family Violence Conference, Canberra
3-7/7 9th National Family Law Conference, Sydney
2-9 July 200 NAIDOC Week Theme: Bulding Pride in Our Communities
2-5/7 Australasian Law Teachers Association Conference, Canberra
1999 was the International Year of Older Persons.The NWJC is a member of Coalition 1999 link in!
June '00
till 30 June - Office of the Status of Women launches Australian Women's History Search
25/6 Launch of the Western Queensland Justice Network [Attorney-General's press release]
9-10 June Human Rights Conference 2000, Canberra.
5-9 June UN General special session - Women 2000 Gender equality, development and peace for the 21st century. Australian NGO Coordinator: Amrita Dasvarma e-mail amritadasvarma@hotmail.com Australian B+5 website
OSW call for applications for project funding - national women's NGO's. Closes 2/6
8 June, new regional domestic violence projects announced. Department of Transport and Regional Services
8 June Domestic Violence in Regional Australia, report released by Department of Transport and Regional Services
Jan 00 & continuing - WEL action on GST and women's sanitary products including petition and national day of action
May '00
30/5-15/6 International Labour Conference 88th Session - Geneva, includes consideration of Report IV (2B)Maternity Protection at Work Revision of the Maternity Protection Convention
27 & 28 May 2000 Corroboree 2000, Sydney and the beginning of National Reconciliation Week See the calendar of activities by state and territory
15/19 May2000 Law Week feature
26/5 National Sorry Day
19-20/5 Real Justice: Real Reform for the Civil Justice System, Melbourne
10/5 Call for tenders - Research into Good Practice Models to Facilitate Access to the Civil and Criminal Justice System by People Experiencing Domestic and Family Violence - expressions of interest due by 10 May '00. Tender documentation [OSW web]
9/5 Attorney-General's budget media release
8-14/5 National Volunteers Week. The NWJC is a member of and supports the work of Volunteering ACT
April '00
20/4 Trial Program for Separated Men Press Release
19/4 Indigenous Family Violence Grants Programme - closes
17/4 Launch of the Monash Family Law Assistance Program - Press Release
16/4/ $240mill for Australian Families and Communities - Minister for Family and Community Services Press Release
12-14/4 Commonwealth Legal Education Association International Conference
11-14/4 4th Regional Australia Conference
7/4 Attorney-General's NGO Human Rights Forum
6-8/4 Partnerships Across Borders: Global Forum on Access to Justice, New York
6/4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissoner's 1999 report released
3-5/4 National Youth Round Table
3/4 Separated Children Still Waiting to be Brought Home - HREOC press release
March '00
31/3-2/4 Aboriginal People and the Judicial System, AIJA, Marysville, Victoria
31/3 - 2/4 Women on Farms Gathering, Victoria
30/3 Launch of the Federal Privacy Commissioners Guildeines on Workplace Email, Web Browsing and Privacy
29/3-30/3 NSW State Legal Conference
28/3 Interim report of the reference group on welfare reform: Participation Support for a More Equitable Society
28/3 ACOSS response to the Interim report on welfare reform
28/2-17/3 44th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (dates include prep. meetings)
26/3 CERD Report Unbalanced [Attorney-General's press release]
25/3 HREOC releases Immigration Centre Guidelines
24-25/3 Criminal Trial Reform Conference, Melb.
24/3 Australia's State Report and the Concluding Observations by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Australia.
23/3 Peter May appointed Chief Executive of the new Federal Magistrates Court [Attorney-General's press release]
17/3 nominations close Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships
17/3/00 closing date for submissions on Stolen Generation issues to the Senate Legal and Constititional References Committee
13/3 Legal and Constitutional References Committee Report on the Inquiry into the Human Rights (Mandatory Sentencing of Juvenile Offenders) Bill 1999
9/3 Law Council launches legal admin traineeships
9/3 Launch of the Feminist Lawyers Mentoring Program, Melb.
8/3 Second Annual Awards Dinner for Women in Policing
7/3 Launch of Women's History Month -Parliament House, Canberra see the WEL web site
6/3 Parliamentary Joint Committee on Treaties public briefing - will be webcasted
6-24/3 56th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva - Australia’s 10th, 11th and 12th periodic reports will be considered
5/3/00 Dame Roma Mitchell has died. Dame Roma was a former SA State Governor, the first female Queen's Counsel in Australia and first female Supreme Court Judge The Age - Nation Mourns Dame Roma SA Women's Suffrage Centenary web
28 Feb - 17 March 44rd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (including prep meetings)
February '00
Jan 2000 Federal Magistrates Court Act now available
24/1/00-11/2/00 10th Annual Human Rights and Peoples' Diplomacy Training Program, Darwin
31/1/00 Diana Bryant QC to be the first Chief Federal Magistrate
3/2/00 submissions due on Beyond the Label: Stopping the Exploitation of Outworkers in NSW
5/2/00 Federal Magistrates positions advertised - closing date 18/2/00
10/2/00 submissions due on Anti-Genocide Bill 1999 - Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee
11-13/2/00 conference on Indigenous Human Rights
14/2/00 Australian NGO Beijing Plus 5 Coordinator appointed
14 & 15/2/00 CSW 44 & Beijing Plus 5 Lobby Training Agenda and Detailed Program - Canberra
16/2/00 newyork-2000 email list established. If you are representing an Australian women's NGO at CSW44 or Beijing Plus 5 -
44rd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women 28 Feb -17 March '99 (including prep meetings)28/2 closing date for submissions to the Senate Select Commttee on Superannuation and Financial Services on the Superannuation (Entitlements of Same Sex Couples) Bill 2000 take this link to a briefing by the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby
29/2/00 Churchill Fellowship - applications now open - closes last day of Feb 2000
January '00
17-22 of January 2000 global online discussion for girls under 18, Beijing + 5 Working Group on Girls and UNICEF
31 Jan - submissions due on the Attorney-General's Proposed Reform of the Civil Marriage Celebrants Program
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