Law reform - the challenge continues : a report of the inquiry into the role and function of the Law Reform Commission of Australia / House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives. Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

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Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives. Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
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Australia. Law Reform Commission.; Law reform - Australia.; Law Reform Commission
Contents
  • Machine derived contents note: Chapter 1: Introduction 1
  • 1.1 The inquiry process 1
  • 1.2 Background to the inquiry 2
  • 1.3 Scope of the inquiry 3
  • 1.4 The role of the Commission 4
  • 1.5 Resources 6
  • Chapter 2: A history of the Commission 9
  • 2.1 Prior to Federation 10
  • 2.2 Post Federation 10
  • 2.3 Permanent Australia wide law reform body 11
  • 2.4 The Commission 12
  • Chapter 3: Operations and effectiveness 17
  • 3.1 The people involved in Commission inquiries 17
  • A D ivisions 17
  • B Staff 18
  • C. Consultants 18
  • 3.2 Methodology of the Commission 19
  • A. Research 19
  • B. Consultation 19
  • C. Decision making and report writing 21
  • 3.3 Evaluating the Commission's work 21
  • 3.4 Taking stock of the Commission 22
  • Comments 22
  • 3.5 Implementation of Commission reports 23
  • Comments 24
  • 3.6 Government responsibility for implementation 26
  • Comments 30
  • 3.7 Reputation as to effectiveness 32
  • A Praise 33
  • B Criticism 34
  • C. Com m ents 39
  • 3.8 Draft legislation 41
  • Com ments 43
  • 3.9 Completing references on time 45
  • Com m ents 47
  • 3.10 Resources of the Commission 48
  • Com m ents 49
  • Chapter 4: The role and function of the Commission 50
  • 4.1 Appropriate role and function of the national law
  • reform commission 50
  • Com m ents 51
  • A. Complementary laws of the Commonwealth,
  • Territories and States 52
  • B. Australia's international treaty obligations 52
  • 4.2 A separate and permanent law reform agency 54
  • Com m ents 55
  • 4.3 Alternatives to a permanent and separate law reform
  • agency 56
  • 4.4 Benefits of a permanent and separate law reform
  • commission 58
  • Comments 59
  • Chapter 5: Membership and organisation structures of the
  • Commission 62
  • 5.1 The decision makers - full-time and part-time members . 62
  • A. President and deputy president 64
  • B. Other members 64
  • 5.2 Managing the work 66
  • Comments 67
  • 5.3 A revised management structure 68
  • Com m ents 69
  • 5.4 Backgrounds and qualifications of members 73
  • A. Not only lawyers 73
  • Com m ents 75
  • B. W hat sort of lawyers 76
  • Com m ents 77
  • Chapter 6: Making a reference to the Commission 79
  • 6.1 The power to refer 80
  • Com m ents 82
  • 6.2 Whether a reference should be made 83
  • 6.3 Suitable matters for reference to the Commission 85
  • Comments 87
  • 6.4 Annual work program 88
  • Comments 89
  • Chapter 7: Amendments to the Law Reform Commission Act
  • 1973 and other legislation 90
  • 7.1 Modernisation of the format 90
  • Comments 90
  • 7.2 Deputy president 91
  • Comments 92
  • 7.3 Staff appointments 94
  • Com m ents 94
  • 7.4 Disclosure of interests 95
  • Com m ents 95
  • 7.5 Consultants 96
  • Comments 96
  • 7.6 Delegations 97
  • Com m ents 97
  • 7.7 Immunity from civil action 98
  • Comments 98
  • 7.8 Principal officer 99
  • Com m ents 99
  • 7.9 Monetary value of contracts 100
  • Comments 100
  • 7.10 Annual Report 101
  • Comments 101
  • Chapter 8: Relationships between the Commission and other
  • federal bodies 102
  • 8.1 Specialist law advisory bodies 103
  • A. Administrative Review Council 103
  • B. Companies and Securities Advisory Committee 104
  • C. Copyright Law Review Committee 105
  • D. Family Law Council 105
  • 8.2 The Commission's relationships with the specialist law
  • advisory bodies 106
  • 8.3 Independence of the law advisory bodies 107
  • Comm ents 111
  • 8.4 Relationships of the Commission with the legislative
  • drafters and the Attorney-General's Department 114
  • A. Attorney-General's Department 114
  • B. Drafting legislation 116
  • Chapter 9: Relationships between the Commission and state
  • and territory law reform bodies 121
  • 9.1 Background 121
  • 9.2 Law reform structures in Australian states and
  • territories 122
  • A. Australian Capital Territory 122
  • B. New South Wales 123
  • C. Northern Territory 123
  • D. Queensland 123
  • E. South Australia 124
  • F. Tasmania 124
  • G V ictoria 124
  • H. Western Australia 125
  • 9.3 Joint projects and cooperation 125
  • A. Product liability 125
  • B. Personal property securities 126
  • C. Other cooperative activities 127
  • 9.4 The future for joint projects and cooperation 127
  • 9.5 Proposals for a formal coordinating structure 131
  • 9.6 Conclusions 132.
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