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International Journal of Rural Law and Policy

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This is an Open Access Journal

Open Access journal
ISSN (Print) 1839-745X
Published by University of Technology Sydney

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Editorial for the Special Edition 2012
- Authors: Amanda Kennedy
  PubDate: 2013-01-29
  Issue No: Vol. 0 (2013)
Program and Abstracts - Second National Rural and Regional Law and Justice Conference
- Authors: Miriam Verbeek
  Abstract: This file contains the program and abstracts of presentations made at the Second National Rural and Regional Law and Justice Conference held on 18-20 May 2012, Aanuka Beach Resort, Coffs Harbour. Many of the abstracts contain details of where further information can be found about the presentation topic.
  PubDate: 2012-12-31
  Issue No: Vol. 0 (2012)
"Fit in or F#$@ off": the (non) disclosure of sexual harassment in rural workplaces
- Authors: Skye Saunders|Patricia Lynn Easteal
  Abstract: In this paper we consider the complexities associated with the internal workplace disclosure of sexual harassment for rural employees. We acknowledge the existence of certain accompanying ‘special issues’ for rural women and predict that these elements (such as the traditionally conservative bush attitudes about violence against women, the added cultural dimensions of small-town gossip and self-reliance and the impact of isolation) would have some impact on the inclination of rural women to report workplace sexual harassment. To test that hypothesis, a sample of female employees and a sample of employers from different areas considered as ‘rural’ were interviewed. In defining ‘rural’ for this purpose we adopted a social constructionist approach. We report on participants’ experiences and attitudes about making an internal sexual harassment complaint. We discuss the barriers to disclosure that respondents perceive. We identify the types of rural workplaces (occupation, rurality, gender ratios) which tend to utilise sexual harassment policies and offer training, and we consider the impact of these on the likelihood of reporting. We also investigate whether other variables, such as the type of harassment experienced, employees’ attitude about what constitutes sexual harassment and reporting, age, seniority and/or education affect reporting. We conclude that disclosure practices could be improved by the implementation of visiting sexual harassment consultants/officers who would visit rural communities to educate, hear complaints, help with the development of policies, provide advice referral to counseling mediation and provide follow up.
  PubDate: 2012-12-31
  Issue No: Vol. 0 (2012)
‘Placing’ the other: final year law students’ ‘imagined’ experience of rural and regional practice within the law school context
- Authors: Trish Karen Mundy
  Abstract: This paper discusses the partial findings from a research study involving a narrative analysis of in-depth interviews with twelve final year law students. The research explored student attitudes to, and perceptions of, legal practice in rural, regional and remote (RRR) communities – that is, their ’imagined experience’. The research findings suggests that, at least in the context of the non-regional law school, the rural/regional is both absent and ‘other’, revealing the ‘urban-centric’ nature of legal education and its failure to adequately expose students to rural and regional practice contexts that can help to positively shape their ‘imagined’ experience. This paper argues that all law schools must take up the challenge of rural inclusiveness by integrating a sense of ‘place-consciousness’ into the law curriculum.
  PubDate: 2012-12-31
  Issue No: Vol. 0 (2012)
Business structures and sustainable regional legal practice: the use of incorporated legal practices by regional, rural and remote legal practitioners
- Authors: Caroline Lydia Hart
  Abstract: Since 2007 the Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld) has offered legal practitioners a wider choice of business structure other than sole practitioner or partnership, to include incorporated legal practice ('ILP') or multidisciplinary partnership. In particular the use of ILPs offers legal practitioners a range of benefits in terms of operating a law firm consistent with business management practices. The status of ILP however comes at a cost of putting in place 'appropriate management systems'. This paper refers to the legislation and the literature on the range of business structures, before giving an insight into the actual choice of business structures used by Queensland regional, rural and remote legal practitioners. What is the awareness of the new business structures' And are there factors inhibiting RRR legal practitioners from their use' This paper draws on over 30 interviews with sole practitioners, partners and legal practitioner directors about their choice of business structure.
  PubDate: 2012-12-31
  Issue No: Vol. 0 (2012)
Centre-periphery tensions in legal theory and practice: can law and lawyers resist urban imperialism'
- Authors: Kim Economides
  Abstract: This paper questions some basic assumptions of legal theory, education and practice from the perspective of rural, remote and regional (RRR) legal communities beyond the metropolis. Legal ideologies and values fundamental to the legitimacy of the modern state, such as the Rule of Law, are embedded in most law curricula and reinforced at every stage of the educational continuum, and commonly assert that law, legal rights and access to courts of law apply equally regardless of physical location or social status. Despite this, indigenous and other excluded groups living in peripheral communities frequently experience law differently from their urban counterparts, as do legal professionals living and working outside the city. The key issue examined concerns how centre-periphery tension should best be managed in the future regulation of law and lawyers. What kind of policies and strategies may genuinely assist social inclusion and to what extent should law and legal practice accommodate diversity' How and to what extent should lawyers and para-legals represent the interests of communities rather than private individuals in RRR areas of Australia' What kind of training and technological support do they require' The paper aims to set out some choices that confront policymakers while drawing upon international experience that may offer some guidance.
  PubDate: 2012-12-31
  Issue No: Vol. 0 (2012)
Mining, regional Australia and the economic multiplier
- Authors: Paul Cleary
  Abstract: Mining in Australia has traditionally delivered a strong development multiplier for regional communities where most mines are based. This relationship has weakened in recent decades as a result of the introduction of mobile workforces - typically known as fly in, fly out. Political parties have responded with policies known as ‘royalties for regions’, though in designing them they overlooked long established Indigenous arrangements for sharing benefits with areas affected directly by mining.
  PubDate: 2012-12-01
  Issue No: Vol. 0 (2012)