Australian Labour Law Association
The Australian Labour Law Association (ALLA) was incorporated in Victoria on 27 February 2001 and now has active State Chapters in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, ACT, Victoria and Tasmania. ALLA's main objectives are to promote the study of labour law and social security both in Australia and internationally, and to provide a forum for discussion and debate for lawyers and others working in these fields.
Get a copy of the ALLA Rules of Association here
- Membership
Membership of ALLA is open to all who are interested in the aims of the Association, either professionally or because of scholarly activities.
- National Committee
The affairs of the Association are managed by the National Committee of Management.
- Annual General Meetings
Read ALLA's past Annual General Meeting minutes.
- History
View information on the founding members and the launch of ALLA.
ALLA Annual General Meeting 2021
ALLA's 21st Annual General Meeting was held at 5:00pm AEDT Thursday 18 November 2021 via Zoom video conference. Membership of the 2022 National Committee can be view here.
Upcoming and Recent Events
Tuesday 27 April 2021 - SA Chapter Webinar
The ALLA SA Chapter hosted Professor Andrew Stewart (University of Adelaide) discussing five major decisions on employment status from 2020, two of which (Jamsek v ZG Operations and CFMMEU v Personnel Contracting) will be the subject of High Court appeals this year. The seminar, 'Classifying work relationships: Finding the right solutions' was chaired by Dr Gabrielle Golding (University of Adelaide).
This video as well as a copy of the speaker presentation is available to ALLA members - contact law-alla@unimelb.edu.au for access.
Tuesday 30 March 2021 - NSW Chapter Webinar
The ALLA NSW Chapter hosted the first ALLA National Webinar of 2021 'Preventing and investigating sexual harassment in the workplace: The good, the bad and the ugly' presented by Bronwyn Byrnes (Barrister, 6 St James Hall), Susan Cunningham (Principal, etika pty ltd) and chaired by Jacquie Seemann (Partner, Thomson Geer).
Speaker Presentations are available here:
- Bronwyn Byrnes - Preventing and investigating sexual harassment in the workplace
- Susan Cunningham - Investigating sexual harassment in the workplace
This video is available to ALLA members - contact law-alla@unimelb.edu.au for access.