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Statement of Intent
P ROJECTS
NExT WORk
P ROD
u CT
T IMELINE
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END
OF
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Review of the law relating to
private schools
Final Report
July 09
Review of insanity
Draft final report
December 09
Review of infanticide
To be determined
To be determined
Search and Surveillance Powers 9
Briefing and advice to
Select Committee
As requested
Review of the law of contempt
Issues paper
End of 2010
Inquiry into alternative pathways
for processing sexual violence
cases
To be determined
End of 2010
Evidence Act report on
the veracity and propensity
provisions
Final report
February 2010
Evidence Act
Ministerial briefing and
draft Cabinet paper
on s.35 amendment
(Barlien)
Mid July 2009
Monitoring of the Evidence Act
Ongoing monitoring
Additional work
Legislation Advisory Committee (LAC)
The Commission President chairs the LAC. Commission staff support
the committee by providing reports on the extent to which Government
bills meet LAC Guideline standards.
Legislation Design Committee (LDC)
Sir Geoffrey Palmer is currently the chair of the LDC. The LDC is an
interagency committee which works with officials to advise on the
structure and design of legislative and regulatory proposals.
Exemptions
The Commission has no exemptions under section 143 of Crown
Entities Act 2004.
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Minister has advised that the Select Committee will be asked to invite the Law
Commission to be independent advisers on the Bill.