Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Clause 3 of the Bill. Some provisions of the Bill qualify this objective: see subclause 6(2) and clauses 15-17 of the Bill.

[2]        EM, p. 4.

[3]        EM, p. 2. Also see National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, The Resolve to Resolve: Embracing ADR to Improve Access to Justice in the Federal Jurisdiction, September 2009.

[4]        The Hon. Robert McClelland MP, Attorney‑General, House Hansard, 16 June 2010, p. 5476. Also see Access to Justice Taskforce, Attorney‑General's Department, A Strategic Framework for Access to Justice in the Federal Civil Justice System, September 2009.

Chapter 2 - Overview of the Bill

[1]        EM, p. 4.

[2]        EM, p. 5.

[3]        EM, pp 5-6.

[4]        EM, p. 5.

[5]        EM, p. 7.

[6]        EM, p. 5.

[7]        EM, p. 10.

[8]        EM, p. 11.

[9]        EM, p. 8.

[10]      EM, p. 8.

[11]      EM, p. 11.

[12]      EM, pp 11-12.

[13]      EM, p. 12.

Chapter 3 - Key issues

[1]        See for example, National Legal Aid, Submission 5, p. 2; Ms Lucie O'Brien, Federation of Community Legal Centres, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2010, p. 2; Mr John Emmerig, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 8.

[2]        Professor Tania Sourdin, Submission 1, p. 9.

[3]        Professor Tania Sourdin, Submission 1, p. 11.

[4]        Mr Ben Schokman, Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2010, p. 6.

[5]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 6, p. 8; see also Mr John Emmerig, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 8.

[6]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 6, p. 8; see also Mr John Emmerig, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 8.

[7]        Mr John Emmerig, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p.11.

[8]        Mr John Emmerig, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, pp 10–11.

[9]        Mr John Emmerig, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 8.

[10]      Federal Court of Australia, Submission 2, p. 3.

[11]      Mr Warwick Soden, Federal Court of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 2.

[12]      National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, Submission 10, pp 1–2.

[13]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 11, p. 2; see also Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 21.

[14]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 11, p. 1.

[15]      Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 15.

[16]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 11, p. 2; see also Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 15.

[17]      Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 22.

[18]      Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 17.

[19]      Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 16.

[20]      Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 17.

[21]      Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 16.

[22]      Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 4, p. 10.

[23]      National Legal Aid, Submission 5, p. 2.

[24]      NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General, Submission 9, p. 4.

[25]      Mr John Emmerig, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p.11.

[26]      Federal Court of Australia, Submission 2, pp 2–3; see also Mr Warwick Soden, Federal Court of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 3.

[27]      Mr Warwick Soden, Federal Court of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 6.

[28]      Mr Warwick Soden, Federal Court of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 2.

[29]      National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, Submission 10, p. 2.

[30]      National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, Submission 10, p. 2.

[31]      National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, Submission 10, p. 2.

[32]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 11, p. 2.

[33]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 11, p. 3.

[34]      Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 16; see also Attorney-General's Department, Submission 11, p. 3.

[35]      Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 23.

[36]      Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 23.

[37]      Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 20.

[38]      Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 4, p. 9.

[39]      Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 4, p. 21.

[40]      Federal Court of Australia, Submission 2, pp 4–5.

[41]      Federal Court of Australia, Submission 2, p. 5.

[42]      Mr Warwick Soden, Federal Court of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 5.

[43]      Law Council of Australia, Additional Information, p. 3.

[44]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 11, p. 4; see also Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 18.

[45]      NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General, Submission 9, p. 2.

[46]      See for example, Mr Warwick Soden, Federal Court of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, pp 3–4.

[47]      NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General, Submission 9, p. 2.

[48]      Mr John Emmerig, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 9.

[49]      Ms Tania Penovic, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2010, p. 3.

[50]      Ms Tania Penovic, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2010, p. 3; Mr Ben Schokman, Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2010, p. 7; NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General, Submission 9, p. 4.

[51]      National Legal Aid, Submission 5, pp 3–4.

[52]      Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 23.

[53]      National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, The Resolve to Resolve – Embracing ADR to improve access to justice in the Federal jurisdiction, September 2009, p. 31.

[54]      National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, The Resolve to Resolve – Embracing ADR to improve access to justice in the Federal jurisdiction, September 2009, p. 31.

[55]      National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, The Resolve to Resolve – Embracing ADR to improve access to justice in the Federal jurisdiction, September 2009, p. 148.

[56]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 11, p. 4.

[57]      See for example, Ms Tania Penovic, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2010, p. 3;

[58]      Ms Lucie O'Brien, Federation of Community Legal Centres, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2010, p. 4; Law Council of Australia, Submission 6, pp 17–19.

[59]      Mr Warwick Soden, Federal Court of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 4.

[60]      Law Council of Australia, Additional Information, p. 2.

[61]      NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General, Submission 9, p. 2.

[62]      Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia, Submission 8, p. 3.

[63]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 11, p. 3.

[64]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 11, p. 3; see also Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 19.

[65]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 11, p. 4; see also Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, pp 18–19.

[66]      Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Submission 4, pp 11, 21; see also Ms Tania Penovic, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2010, p. 4.

[67]      NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General, Submission 9, p. 7.

[68]      Mr John Emmerig, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 11.

[69]      See for example, National Legal Aid, Submission 5, p. 2; HPLC and HRLRC, Submission 3, p. 4; Federation of Community Legal Centres, Submission 7, p. 1; see also Mr Warwick Soden, Federal Court of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 6.

[70]      Ms Lucie O'Brien, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2010, p. 2.

[71]      Mr Ben Schokman, Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2010, p. 6.

[72]      HPLC and HRLRC, Submission 3, p. 4.

[73]      HPLC and HRLRC, Submission 3, pp 7–8.

[74]      Ms Lucie O'Brien, Committee Hansard, 4 November 2010, p. 2; National Legal Aid, Submission 5, p. 2.

[75]      Federation of Community Legal Centres–Victoria, Submission 7, p. 2.

[76]      National Legal Aid, Submission 5, p. 3.

[77]      Federation of Community Legal Centres–Victoria, Submission 7, p. 2.

[78]      Attorney-General's Department, Submission 11, p. 1.

[79]      Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, pp 13, 24.

[80]      Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 24.

[81]      National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, Submission 10, p. 3.

[82]      Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 14.

[83]      Mr Matthew Minogue, Attorney-General's Department, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 15.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BY

[1]        Mr John Emmerig, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 9.

[2]        NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General, Submission 9, p. 4.

[3]        Law Council of Australia, Submission 6, p. 10; NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General, Submission 9, p. 2.

[4]        Federal Court of Australia, Submission 2, p. 3.

APPENDIX 3 - LIST OF ADDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS PROPOSED BY THE FEDERAL COURT[1]

[1]        Federal Court of Australia, Committee Hansard, 11 November 2010, p. 2.

[2]        The 'genuine steps' provided for [in] the Civil Dispute Resolution Bill 2010 (the Bill) do not need to be taken in relation to proceedings that are excluded proceedings. Proceedings that relate to a decision of, or a decision that has been subject to review by, the AAT (and other Tribunals) are excluded proceedings.

[3]        Proceedings for an order imposing a pecuniary penalty for a contravention of a civil penalty provision are excluded proceedings.