48 ·   To   promote   the   clarification   and   simplification   of   the   law   and   its adaptation to modern social needs, ·   To promote improvement of the administration of justice and respect for the rule of law, and ·   To promote and carry out scholarly research. 186.  To  date  the  BC  Institute  has  been  funded  through  a  grant  from  the  British Columbia  Law  Foundation  and  contracts  with  the  Provincial  Government.    Its office  space  has  been  provided  by  the  Law  Society  of  British  Columbia.    The tangible assets of the previous Law Reform Commission have been transferred to the BC Institute for a token amount.  This includes the library, office equipment and furniture, and research files. Victoria 187.  Following the demise of the Law Reform Commission of Victoria, two Advisory Committees were set up to promote the process of law reform in Victoria.  The existence of these Committees is once again a direct result of the closure of the former Law Commission. 188.  The Victoria Law Reform Committee (“Victoria Committee”) is a bi-partisan investigatory Committee of the Parliament of Victoria set up by amendment in 1992  to the Parliamentary Committees Act 1968.  The Victoria Committee is to inquire  into,  consider  and  report  to  Parliament  on  matters  relating  to  legal, constitutional  or  Parliamentary  reform,  or  with  the  administration  of  justice (section 4e). 189.  A second body, the Victoria Attorney-General’s Law  Reform Advisory Council (“Victoria  Council”)  was  established  in  March1993  to  advise  the  Attorney- General on the Government’s  law reform programme. 190.  The Victoria Council is an advisory body only – members do not conduct law reform inquiries themselves. 191.  Note  that  in  Tasmania,  the  Director  of  the  Legal  Aid  Commission  now  also carries the title of Director of Law Reform.  Under section 7(2) of the Legal Aid