TY - JOUR
T1 - Re-examining the Relationship between Parliament and the Law Reform Commissions – An Australian Perspective
AU - Dharmananda, Jacinta
PY - 2020/9/29
Y1 - 2020/9/29
N2 - In Australia, statutory law reform commissions answer to parliament, albeit through a senior government minister. But once the commission has fulfilled its obligations to parliament, what are the obligations of parliament to scrutinize, or even to consider, the commission’s recommendations? Further, what are its obligations in relation to proposed legislation that contains law reform proposals? This article addresses those questions in an Australian context, with a focus on the generalist law reform commissions.
AB - In Australia, statutory law reform commissions answer to parliament, albeit through a senior government minister. But once the commission has fulfilled its obligations to parliament, what are the obligations of parliament to scrutinize, or even to consider, the commission’s recommendations? Further, what are its obligations in relation to proposed legislation that contains law reform proposals? This article addresses those questions in an Australian context, with a focus on the generalist law reform commissions.
KW - law reform commissions,
KW - legislative process
KW - parliamentary scrutiny
KW - Australia
U2 - 10.5553/EJLR/138723702020022002004
DO - 10.5553/EJLR/138723702020022002004
M3 - Article
SN - 1387-2370
VL - 22
SP - 115
EP - 135
JO - European Journal of Law Reform
JF - European Journal of Law Reform
IS - 2
ER -