A SHORT COMMENTARY ON TIMOTHY M. TIPPINS AND JEFFREY P. WITTMANN'S "EMPIRICAL AND ETHICAL PROBLEMS WITH CUSTODY RECOMMENDATIONS

In this commentary, the call for clinical humility and judicial vigilance in custody recommendations is confirmed as valid and the Australian experience, where the child custody report writer has for some years been permitted to express an opinion on the ultimate issue, is considered. The inherent risks are briefly discussed, and the question of who of the judge and the social scientist might be better placed to decide the exquisitely difficult children's issues after family breakdown is touched upon. It suggests that a combination of the expert's opinion and judicial fact finding probably produces a result that is as good as it gets. But a greater danger is highlighted. It is the impact of the adversary system, and whether it is suitable in any event to these sensitive court decisions.     

The importance of industry compliance in improving advertising self‐regulatory processes

As the most visible element of the marketing communications mix, advertising has had its critics and, given the choice, developed countries usually select a self‐regulatory approach to deal with unacceptable advertising. The recent breakdown of one of the world's longest established advertising self‐regulatory programmes in Australia has reopened the 20‐year old debate that has taken place in the leading academic and business journals concerned with enhancing understanding of such regulatory systems. This paper focuses on the activity of code enforcement in improving the effectiveness of advertising self‐regulatory frameworks. The key findings of an Australian study, where its scheme has recently failed, are presented and discussed in this context and a key concept is developed. Copyright © 2003 Henry Stewart Publications     

区际民事案件移送制度初探

区际民事案件移送制度的作用主要是为了节约司法资源、减低司法成本、提高司法效率、保证司法公正、缓和区际管辖权冲突、避免当事人挑选法院、保护当事人合法的诉讼权益和促进区际司法协助等。美国和澳大利亚区际民事案件移送制度的立法与实践对我国具有一定的借鉴意义。     

Oceanic Opportunities

正President Xi deepens both political and economic ties with Australia,New Zealand and Fiji Chinese President Xi Jinping paid state visits to three South Pacific countries—Australia,New Zealand and Fiji—from November 16 to 23.During his trip,China and Australia not only concluded bilateral free trade agreement(FTA)talks but also decided to     

World Leaders' Gatherings: From APEC to G20

正From Beijing to Naypyitaw and then Brisbane,world leaders had a tight schedule from November 7 to 16 that entailed attending several major international conferences in the Asia-Pacific region.On the global stage,Chinese leaders announced the country’s new proposals on international governance.     

近年澳大利亚华人新移民离境与回流分析--以澳大利亚移民部相关数据资料为研究中心

近年来，随着全球化的不断推进，中国经济与社会的持续繁荣与发展，华人在澳大利亚移民数量持续攀升，同时亦有越来越多的华人新移民选择永久离开澳大利亚，或回流中国，或再度移民第三国，从而形成了一股方兴未艾的华人新移民离境潮和回流潮，这不仅直接改变了华人新移民的跨国迁移模式，更深刻揭示了中澳人力资源竞争态势及华人移民人口流动趋势。     

The Australian Republic Referendum, 1999

The 1999 Australian republic referendum was intended to finalise the nation-building process begun in the mid-nineteenth century and to exploit growing national consciousness in the wake of post-World War II cosmopolitan immigration and the 1988 bicentenary. Despite strong republican support recorded by opinion polls and a broadly favourable media climate the proposal to institute a republic was defeated. The article summarises the campaign and explores some of the reasons that have been advanced, including the part played by the prime minister, for its outcome; it concludes that 'the model' might have been a contributory factor, but probably not the sole explanation. A re-run is unlikely before the election of a sympathetic, probably Labor, government. The episode illustrates the immensity of the difficulty facing republicans in Britain where similarly favourable conditions are inconceivable in the foreseeable future.     

澳大利亚劳动关系调整机制研究

澳大利亚调整劳动关系的第一部法律是 190 4年出台的《联邦调解仲裁法》 ,其后随社会的变化 ,该法几经修改 ,甚至二易其名 ,对劳动关系的确立、调整起到了关键性的作用。澳国调整劳动关系的政府职能部门是联邦和州的工作场所关系、就业及小企业部、“就业代言”及准政府机构———产业关系委员会。另外 ,由劳、资、政三方代表组成的国家劳资调解委员会从高层面上促进了劳资和谐。工会组织和雇主组织是澳大利亚劳动关系调整机制中的两大主体组织 ,法律要求劳资双方要通过集体谈判及签定协议 ,协商解决劳动纠纷 ,而劳动争议则由产业关系委员会负责处理。近年来 ,澳大利亚劳动关系调整机制日臻完善 ,劳动争议明显下降 ,劳动关系基本稳定和谐     

我国消费信贷立法应借鉴澳大利亚《消费信贷法案》

随着我国金融市场管制的不断削弱,必将会显现出对加强消费信贷立法的需要。我国消费信用立法还很薄弱,澳大利亚《消费信贷法案》中特别体现保障消费者利益的立法精神,有利于信用经营者生存和发展的特别安排、消费信贷合同的担保与保证。信贷提供者、消费供应者及消费者之间关系的有关内容,可为我国消费信贷立法吸收和借鉴;我国应针对消费信贷中存在的主要问题,有步骤地适时合理地吸收和借鉴澳大利亚《消费信贷法案》。     

多元文化政策下的阴影——试析澳大利亚的反种族歧视

澳大利亚政府自二十世纪七十年代以来 ,逐步废除了白澳政策 ,推行多元文化政策。但二十年来 ,白澳政策阴魂不散 ,不时爆发种族主义事件和言论 ,华人和其他亚裔人深爱其害。另一方面 ,澳大利亚的种族主义也受到本国主流社会、亚洲国家和华侨华人的批评和反对。本文试就对种族主义的表现、发生的原因以及各方面的态度和反应作进一步的探讨。