Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION ACT 1996 - SECT 21

  (1)   The Commission has the following functions in relation to matters referred to it by the Attorney - General:

  (a)   to review Commonwealth laws relevant to those matters for the purposes of systematically developing and reforming the law, particularly by:

  ( i )   bringing the law into line with current conditions and ensuring that it meets current needs; and

  (ii)   removing defects in the law; and

  (iii)   simplifying the law; and

  (iv)   adopting new or more effective methods for administering the law and dispensing justice; and

  (v)   providing improved access to justice;

  (b)   to consider proposals for making or consolidating Commonwealth laws about those matters;

  (c)   to consider proposals for the repeal of obsolete or unnecessary laws about those matters;

  (d)   to consider proposals for uniformity between State and Territory laws about those matters;

  (e)   to consider proposals for complementary Commonwealth, State and Territory laws about those matters.

  (2)   It is a function of the Commission to report to the Attorney - General on the results of any review or consideration it carries out under subsection   ( 1), and to include in the report any recommendations it wants to make.