43 ·   The elimination of anomalies; ·   The repeal of obsolete and unnecessary enactments; ·   The reduction of the number of separate enactments; and ·   Generally the simplification and modernisation of the law.   166.  Under  section  10  of  the  Act,  the  Queensland  Commission  may  receive  and consider  any  proposal  for  the  reform  of  the  law  referred  to  it,  whether  by  the Minister  or  by  the  public,  but  the  Minister  retains  final  approval  over  any proposed programme for the examination of different branches of the law. 167.  Similarly,    the    Law    Reform    Commission    of    Western    Australia    (“WA Commission”)   is   a   statutory   body   established   under   the   Law   Reform Commission Act 1972, to make recommendations for the reform of areas of the law  referred  to  it  by  the  Attorney-General.    The  WA  Commission  is  also responsible  for  the  preparation  and  submission  of  proposals  to  the  Attorney- General for the review of any area of the law.   168.  The evaluator understands that both the Queensland and WA Commissions have undergone  significant  restructuring  in  recent  years  as  part  of  the  overall  trend towards   cuts   in   public   expenditure   and   the   increase   in   policy   and   law formation/review bodies in other areas of Government.⁴⁶   Law Reform Bodies that have been Abolished in the 1990s 169.  The following Law Commissions were abolished during the 1990s: (i) The Canadian Law Commission (abolished 1991); (ii)    Victorian Law Reform Commission (abolished 1992);   (iii)   The  Office  of  the  Tasmanian  Law  Reform  Commission  (abolished 1996);                                                 46   “The Challenge to Secure a Continuing Role in Law Reform”, at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/nswlrc.nsf/pages/role3.