Projects

ACJI is currently conducting the following projects:

See also: Civil Justice Clearinghouse

Pre-action Protocols and Obligations to Attempt to Resolve Disputes Before Commencing Civil Proceedings

The aim of the Pre-action Obligations Research Project  is to assess the use and effectiveness of pre-action schemes and obligations that encourage people to resolve their disputes before filing proceedings with a court or tribunal.

Consultancy to Facilitate the Development of a Restorative Justice Conferencing Model within the Environment Protection Agency Victoria (EPA)

The primary focus of this consultancy is to assist the EPA to develop a restorative conferencing model that can be used in EPA matters. ACCJSI has set out a training package for use within the EPA and a development plan to create an effective conferencing model.

Family Support Program family law services project

ACJI has been selected to conduct a research project about Family Support Program family law services with the Allen Consulting Group for the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department which is anticipated to be completed by April 2013.

As part of the initial phase of this project, the ACJI has prepared a background Literature Review that is now available for download in the link below.

Self-Represented Litigants (SRL) Project

The Self-Represented Litigants (SRL) Project - Analysis of Evaluation Data on Self-Represented Litigants (SRL) in the Civil Justice System represents the first step in a longer-term initiative to determine the prevalence of Self-Represented-Litigants (SRL) (and ‘unrepresented’ litigant) cases in federal courts and tribunals across Australia.

Timeliness project

This project will develop a literature review of timeliness in court proceedings, focusing on time standards, including from the Productivity Commission, definitions of timeliness and delay, information collected by courts and determining national and international timeliness indicators. An issues paper will be produced, leading to a conference addressing the question: ‘Can we improve the timeliness of court proceedings?’