Component 1: Web Quest a) * Outline the roles of courts and parliaments in law reform and describe their limitations.
The role of courts and parliaments in law reform is to change laws that have dated since when the law first came in and to “modernize” the law. An example of this is capital punishment. Courts usually change law or modify laws that get brought up by court cases. But the parliament had to produce a bill, which it goes through the house of reps and the senate to become a new law. * Outline the role of the NSW law reform commission
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Web Quest B) * When and why was the Australian law reform commission established?
The Law Reform Commission was established in 1975 under the Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996 (cth). The commission was established to conducts inquiries (also known as references) into areas of law at the request the Attorney-General. Although the ALRC cannot make its own inquiries, it is not a government and is able to undertake research, consultations and legal policy development, and to make recommendations to the Parliament. * Outline the accountability of the Australian Law Reform Commission.
The ALRC is very accountable because 85% of law reforms they put forward are either fully or partially implanted into Australian law, making the ALRC the most effective and influential agencies for law reform in Australia. * Why is it one of the most effective and influential agents of change in Australia?
The ALRC is very effective and influential because 85% of law reforms they put forward are either fully or partially implanted into Australian law, making the ALRC the most effective and influential agencies for law reform in