Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In performing its functions, the Commission must aim at ensuring that the laws, proposals and recommendations it reviews, considers or makes:
(a) do not trespass unduly on personal rights and liberties or make the rights and liberties of citizens unduly dependent on administrative, rather than judicial, decisions; and
(b) are, as far as practicable, consistent with Australia's international obligations that are relevant to the matter .
(2) The Commission, when formulating recommendations, must have regard to the effect that the recommendations may have on:
(a) the costs of getting access to, and dispensing, justice; and
(b) persons and businesses who would be affected by the recommendations (including the economic effect, for example).