The Library Bulletin

NSW Bar pushes for indigenous court to cut incarceration The NSW Bar Association has called for an innovative indigenous-specific court model to be put in place “as soon as possible” in the wake of figures showing the state’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander jail population could be slashed under proposed non-custodial reforms.

Federal Court orders go digital From now on lawyers acting in matters before the Commonwealth courts will only receive sealed orders electronically. The Family Court of Australia (FCA) and Federal Circuit Court (FCC) have announced that sealed court orders are available for download, in another step towards fully integrated court e-services.