Research Submissions

Research submissions to parliamentary inquiries are undertaken by LRSJ Research Hub. The project researches and drafts submissions for topical legal issues under the supervision of ANU Law academics.

Select Committee on COVID-19 inquiry into the Australian Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic hearing in Senate Committee Room 2S1 with Senators Senator Katy Gallagher  and Rex Patrick in room and Senators Peter Wish-Wilson, Rachel Siewert , James Paterson, Hon Kristina Keneally, Jacqui Lambie, Perin Davey  and Murray Watt on-line. Treasury Secretarty Dr Stephen Kennedy and  Jenny Wilkinson were appearing . 28 April 2020. File number 20200144.  46th Parliament. Parliament House Canberra. Image David Foote - AUSPIC/DPS

Research Submissions 2021

Inquiry into 2020 ACT Election and the Electoral Act – 5th May 2021

  • Student Authors: Liam Brodrick and Sebastian Mazay
  • Student Editors: Jessica Hodgson and Ally Kemp
  • Academic Supervisors: Ron Levy, ANU College of Law
  • Cited at footnotes 225-228

Inquiry into the Operation of the Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Act 2019 – 5th April 2021

  • Student Authors: Isabella Keith, Alice Read, Johanna Biddle, Kara Banks, Ruby Donegan
  • Student Editors: Jessica Hodgson and Ally Kemp
  • Cited 5 times in the report at footnotes 22-23, 28-30, 39, 41 and 50-51.

Inquiry into the destruction of the 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia – 29th July 2021

  • Student Authors: Amogh Ananth, Ariella Bucci, Liam Brodrick, Rachel Ferguson, Sebastian Judge
  • Student Editors: Jessica Hodgson and Ally Kemp

Adequacy and efficacy of Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime – 23rd August 2021

  • Student Authors: Holly Ashburner
  • Student Editors: Jessica Hodgson and Ally Kemp
  • Academic Supervisors: Dr Dominique Dalla-Pozza
  • Invited to give oral evidence before the committee

Research Submissions 2020​

Administration of Sports Grants Inquiry – 8th May 2020

  • Student Authors: Kevin Marco Tanaya, Niroshnee Ranjan and Jeffrey Weng
  • Student Editors: Saye Kaeo Saylan
  • Academic Supervisors: Daniel Stewart, ANU College of Law

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill 2020 – 26th June 2020

  • Student Authors: Andrew Ray, Charlotte Michalowski, Mathilde Clark, Alexandra Touw, Sophie Hewitt, Melissa Camp
  • Student Editors: Saye Kaeo Saylan and Jessica Hodgson 
  • Academic Supervisors: Associate Professor Anthony Hopkins, ANU College of Law
  • Cited 5 times in the report at paragraphs 3.34, 3.51, 3.61, 3.100 and 3.159. 

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Donation Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2020 Inquiry – 7th July 2020

  • Student Authors: Cherish Tay and Darcy Gunning
  • Student Editors: Saye Kaeo Saylan and Jessica Hodgson 
  • Academic Supervisors: Daniel Stewart, ANU College of Law
  • Cited 4 times in the report at paragraphs 2.42, 2.43, 2.67, 2.75.

Inquiry into the human rights of women and girls in the Pacific – 17th July 2020 

  • Student Authors: Ariella Bucci, Becca Crisp, Bella Dimattina, Kriti Mahajan, Nabeela Maricar
  • Student Editors: Jessica Hodgson 
  • Academic Supervisors: Dr Miranda Forsyth  (ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance – RegNet)

Inquiry into the high level of First Nations people in custody and oversight and review of deaths in custody  – 7th September 2020 

  • Student Authors: Rebecca Emder, Holly Ashburner, Mara Burslem, Isabella Keith, Alice Read, Yasmin Poole, Maggie Tang, Elizabeth Sutton
  • Student Editors: Rebecca Emder and Jessica Hodgson 
  • Academic Supervisors: Associate Professor Anthony Hopkins (ANU College of Law)
  • Invited to give evidence at a public hearing

Review of AFP Powers  – 10th September 2020

  • Student Authors: Andrew Ray, Alexandra Touw and Charlotte Michalowski
  • Student Editors: Jessica Hodgson 
  • Academic Supervisors: Associate Professor Anthony Hopkins (ANU College of Law)

Inquiry into Centrelink’s compliance program – 16th September 2020

  • Student Authors: Andrew Ray, Annika Reynolds, Charles Evans, Pippi Callan, Sathyajith Sukumaran, Sebastian Judge
  • Student Editors: Jessica Hodgson 
  • Academic Supervisors: Will Bateman (ANU College of Law)

General issues around the implementation and performance of the NDIS – 26th September 2020

  • Student Authors: Ben Durkin, Joe Fox and Tanika Sibal
  • Student Editors: Jessica Hodgson 
  • Academic Supervisors: Peter Sutherland (ANU College of Law)

Research Submissions 2019

Review of the Australian Citizenship renunciation by conduct and cessation provisions – 1st July 2019 

  • Student Authors: Shenpaha Ganesan, Rosie Kethel, Kevin Marco Tanaya, Alice Read, Holly Ashburner, Mara Burslem, Andrew Ray, Bridie Adams, Sophie Hewitt
  • Student Editors: Jessica Hodgson, Saye Kaeo Saylan, Sophia Collins and Jess Pantinople
  • Academic Supervisors: Matthew Zagor, Kim Rubenstein and Dominique Dalla-Pozza (ANU College of Law)
  • Cited 7 times in the report.

Press Freedom – 6th September 2019

  • Student Authors: Mara Burslem, Holly Ashburner, Bridie Adams, Andrew Ray
  • Student Editors: Jessica Hodgson, Saye Kaeo Saylan
  • Academic Supervisors: Jelena Gligorijević, Lecturer (ANU College of Law)

Adequacy of Newstart and Related Payments and Alternative Mechanisms to Determine the Level of Income Support Payments in Australia – 13th September 2019

  • Student Authors: Becca Zhong, Erica Wardlaw- Kelly
  • Student Editors: Jessica Hodgson, Saye Kaeo Saylan
  • Academic Supervisors: Dr Liz Curran, Associate Professor (ANU College of Law)
  • Cited in the report at 3.114.

Religious Freedom Bills 2019 – Exposure Drafts – 2nd October 2019

  • Student Authors: Alice Read, Claire Gay, Jess Pantinople, Kevin Marco Tanaya, Phoebe Cook and Sarah Graham-Higgs
  • Student Editors: Jessica Hodgson, Saye Kaeo Saylan
  • Academic Supervisors: Margaret Thornton (Emerita Professor, ANU College of Law) and Wayne Morgan, (Associate Professor, ANU College of Law)