The Library Bulletin

ChatGPT goes to law school by Jonathan H. Choi, Kristin E. Hickman, Amy Monahan and Daniel Schwarcz, University of Minnesota

Climate litigation in international organs and courts : the Torres Strait Islanders case presented by Monica Feria-Tinta at University of Oxford

The future of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, Keynote address by Prof Karen Scott, ANU College of Law

Law Report (ABC) for 24 January presented by Damien Carrick - Why was the AAT abolished? The dangers of witnessing wills remotely

Novel foods, novel field : patent validity issues in the new foods landscape by Odette Gourley, Kate Donald and Grace Griffiths of Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Nyunt v First Property Pte Ltd : setting aside registration of foreign judgments by Daniel MacPherson and Jia Lee of Gilbert + Tobin

Violent environments? Towards a political ecology of international law presented by Dr Eliana Cusato at University of Oxford

What is secret sauce in chatGPT? by Peter Waters of Gilbert + Tobin

Australian manuka honey producers score legal win over New Zealand producers in Europe, UK by Clint Jasper on ABC News

Labor flags law reforms to stop cases involving national security being cloaked in secrecy by Henry Belot and Christopher Knaus on The Guardian

System to protect Australia's threatened species from development ‘more or less worthless’, study finds by Graham Readfearn on The Guardian

Wrenching open the black box by Julian Fell, Ben Spraggon, and Matt Liddy on Story Lab (ABC)

An environmental court in action : function, doctrine and process / Elizabeth Fisher and Brian Preston (eds)

Hayes & Eburn criminal law and procedure in New South Wales (7th ed) / Roderick N. Howie, Paul Sattler and Marissa Hood

Limitation of actions : the laws of Australia (5th ed) / Peter Handford

Macquarie dictionary : Australia's national dictionary (8th ed) / Alison Moore (ed)

Mann's annotated Insurance Contracts Act (8th ed) / Peter Mann and Stanley Drummond

Offensive speech, religion, and the limits of the law / Nicholas Hatzis

Pizer's annotated VCAT Act (7th ed) / Emrys Nekvapil

Proclamations commencing Acts

Fisheries Management Amendment Act 2015 No 59 (2023-10) — published LW 20 January 2023

Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022 No 14 (2023-11) — published LW 20 January 2023

Human rights in the administrative decision-making process : Moncrief-Spittle v Regional Facilities Auckland Limited [2022] NZSC 138 by Paul Daly on Administrative Law Matters

Inaugural Michael Kirby lecture, keynote address delivered by the Attorney-General of Australia, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP

'Law as the art of justice' : on Vermeule's common good constitutionalism by John Tasioulas, University of Oxford

Law Report (ABC) for 17 January presented by Damien Carrick - Judicial review to examine 'Croatian six' convictions

Lawless women in the Court of Star Chamber by Krista J. Kesselring on Legal History Miscellany

Personal injury claims, 'obvious risks' and liability by Peter Miller of McCabes

Rawls' theory of justice presented by Melvyn Bragg on In Our Time (BBC)

Redefining long service leave in NSW : "substantial connection" test changed by Amber Sharp and Kerry O'Brien of McCullough Robertson

Safeguard mechanism reforms : exposure draft rules released by Emily Morison, Ilona Millar and Ashleigh McCoach of Gilbert + Tobin

Butcher v New Zealand Transport Agency [2022] NZHRRT 21 - requiring a photo on a driver's license did not interfere with a man's freedom of religion

Moncrief-Spittle v Regional Facilities Auckland Limited [2022] NZSC 138 - freedom of speech

R v Vincent [2023] NSWSC 8 - "The Bugmy Bar Book research is a useful resource which has assisted the Court in understanding the impact of remand in custody, even for short periods"

For the first time, the UK has used Section 35 to veto a Scottish law. Here's what that means by Jacqueline Howard on ABC

Journalists angered by new Australian federal court restrictions on reporting of cases by Christopher Knaus in The Guardian

User-friendly legislation : why we need it, and how to achieve it by Dr William Isdale and Nicholas Simoes da Silva, ALRC News

The Attorney-Generals' Department is seeking submissions on establishment of a Federal Judicial Commission.

See details here.

The deadline for submissions is 21 February 2023.

Attend : The Role of the Modern Solicitor-General, presented by Dr Conor McCormick and Professor Gabrielle Appleby, from The Australian Institute of Administrative Law

Time : Tuesday 21st of February 2023, 4:30 pm AEST, online.

See details here.

Due to works taking place in the building the Bar Library is physically inaccessible until Friday 27 January.

From Monday 9 January until Thursday 26 January we are working remotely and the library hours are 9-5.

The library reopens to members on Friday 27 January when normal operating hours (8:30-5:30) will resume.

When we are working remotely please email libref@nswbar.asn.au.

Data property by James Grimmelmann and Christina Mulligan, American University Law Review, Forthcoming

Getting your head around Artificial Intelligence by Sheila McGregor, Lesley Sutton, Simon Burns, Michael Burns, Melissa Fai, Tim Gole and Andrew Hii of Gilbert + Tobin

Higher penalties and other Privacy Act amendments commence by James North and Lachlan Ellison of Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Human rights : beyond tragedies and atrocities presented by Professor Philip Alston AO, 2022 Geoffrey Sawer Lecture

Is it better to review or monitor terror laws? The UK and Australian positions compared, The Inner Temple Social Context of the Law Lecture by Jonathan Hall KC and Dr James Renwick CSC SC, moderated by Rory Phillips KC

Law Report (ABC) for 3 January presented by Damien Carrick - Can machines invent and animals create?

Law Report (ABC) for 12 January presented by Damien Carrick - Who should be held legally liable for accidents involving e-scooters?

Making sense of evil law by Anna Lukina, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 14/2022

The misunderstood history of textualism by Tara Leigh Grove, Forthcoming, Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 117, No. 4, 2023

'No reason to believe' : the Governor-General and the Secret Ministries by Ryan Goss on Australian Public Law

When 'will' a religious ceremony constitute a legal marriage (and therefore revoke an earlier will)? by Simon Crawford and Angela Liaskos of HWL Ebsworth

An AI lawyer is set to appear in court in a world first. Does it spell the end for costly legal fees? by Tom Canetti on SBS

Can a tarot card reading be defamatory? by Ken White on The Popehat Report

Decorated former lawyer David Woodroffe formally sworn in as Northern Territory's first Aboriginal court judge by Matt Garrick on ABC

Here's why milk comes in bags in parts of Canada by Anis Heydari on CBC

Why 2023 will be a watershed year for climate litigation by Isabella Kaminski in The Guardian

The wondrous universe of law : the ALRC's DataHub and a new age of legal exploration, ALRC media release

Re KF [2022] VSC 349 - bail for First Nations people with Bugmy considerations

Kumova v Davison (No 2) [2023] FCA 1 - defamation, Twitter

Wilson v Qantas Airways Limited (Civil Claims) [2022] VCAT 1461 - Airline rewards program: card issued in error: representation of lifetime status; claim for retention of status; no entitlement to be afforded Lifetime membership.

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Due to works taking place in the building the Bar Library is physically inaccessible until Friday 27 January.

From Monday 9 January until Thursday 26 January we are working remotely and the library hours are 9-5.

The library reopens to members on Friday 27 January when normal operating hours (8:30-5:30) will resume.

When we are working remotely please email libref@nswbar.asn.au.

Due to works taking place in the building the Bar Library is physically inaccessible until Friday 27 January.

From 5pm today until 9am on Monday 9 January the library is closed for the Christmas/New Year break. From Monday 9 January until Thursday 26 January we will be working remotely and the library hours will be 9-5.

The library reopens to members on Friday 27 January when normal operating hours (8:30-5:30) will resume.

When we are working remotely please email libref@nswbar.asn.au.

Family law system and NSW child protection system 'misaligned', inquiry finds by Kelly Fuller on ABC News

An Indigenous Voice to Parliament will not give 'special rights' or create a veto by Anne Twomey on The Conversation

It’s time we aligned sexual consent laws across Australia – but this faces formidable challenges by Jonathan Crowe and Guzyal Hill on The Conversation

New Zealand passes world-first tobacco law to ban smoking for next generation by Tess McClure on The Guardian

Pint of order : New York judge asks jury to define 'beer' in Corona case by Maya Yang on The Guardian

Virtual exchange between the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the High Court of Australia from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Proclamations commencing Acts

Government Sector Employment Amendment Act 2022 No 76 (2022-858) — published LW 16 December 2022

Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No 21 (2022-775) — published LW 16 December 2022

Motor Accidents and Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No 25 (2022-776) — published LW 16 December 2022

NSW Reconstruction Authority Act 2022 No 80 (2022-859) — published LW 16 December 2022

Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Amendment Act 2022 No 79 (2022-777) — published LW 16 December 2022

Racing and Gambling Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No 22 (2022-778) — published LW 16 December 2022

Construction in liquidation : the overlap between the Corporations Act and security of payment legislation by Sam Kingston and Christian Mennilli of Maddocks

Ecologically sustainable development requires consulting traditional landowners by Jenny Humphris, Dr Joseph Monaghan, Christopher Watt and Jacob Atkinson of Holding Redlich

Law Report (ABC) for 13 December presented by Damien Carrick - Singing to the sea

A nudge in the right direction; some landmark cases and the development of the law, Chief Justice Kiefel AC, Hal Wootten Lecture 2022

Sentencing Explained podcast presented by the Hon Peter McClellan AM KC - Ep. 08 : Police, sentencing and alternative pathways

Sentencing Explained podcast presented by the Hon Peter McClellan AM KC - Ep. 07 : A look at Legal Aid and sentencing with Director Robert Hoyles

Talking About Justice from the Centre for Crime, Law and Justice - S3 Ep3, Young people and climate justice

Thinking about the bigger picture : government lawyers and Australian democracy, Justice Gleeson, AGS Administrative Law Forum

When AI fails, who's responsible? by Amelia Harvey and Peter Waters of Gilbert + Tobin

The Wigs Podcast from Stephen Lawrence (Black Chambers), Emmanuel Kerkyasharian (Forbes Chambers), Felicity Graham (Black Chambers) and Jim Minns - End of year extravaganza - The Wigs tackle equity and the doctrine of unconscionability + Year in review!

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Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Delor Vue Apartments CTS 39788 [2022] HCA 38 - insurance contracts

Nuon v MICMSMA [2022] FCAFC 197 - "where appellant determined to not pass character test on the ground of being "“sentenced to term of imprisonment for 12 months or more" under s 501(7)(c) on basis of detention in Youth Justice Centre while a minor"

Pokere v Bodger - Ōuri 1A3 (2022) 459 Aotea MB 210 - first bilingual tikanga decision

R v Gilbert [2022] NSWDC 624 - "I have little doubt that were the High Court not to have reversed the previous availability of a Prasad direction, that this is the very type of case where a jury would not have wanted to hear any more evidence."

Realestate.com.au Pty Ltd v Hardingham [2022] HCA 39 - contract, informal agreements, implied terms

Storry v Weir [2022] FCA 1484 - appellate jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Australia

Due to works taking place in the building the Bar Library will be physically inaccessible after we close at 5:30pm Friday 16 December. All access to loans and hard copy materials will cease from this point until reopening. The Library will continue to offer remote research services until 5pm Wednesday 21 December when we will close for the Christmas/New Year break.

As the Library will be inaccessible all loans issued from Monday 12 December will have a due date of Tuesday 31 January, 2023.

The Bar Library will reopen with the librarians continuing to work remotely at 9am on Monday 9 January. The Library hours will be 9-5 throughout most of January until the Library reopens to members on Friday 27 January when normal operating hours (8:30am-5:30pm) will resume.

When we are working remotely please email libref@nswbar.asn.au.

Proclamations commencing Acts

District Court Amendment Act 2022 No 72 (2022-749) — published LW 9 December 2022

Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Amendment Act 2022 No 79 (2022-747) — published LW 7 December 2022