Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2014C00375:section:21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2014C00375
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 21
Character Range: 14653–15870

21  The Commission's functions
 (1) The Commission has the following functions in relation to matters referred to it by the Attorney‑General:
 (a) to review Commonwealth laws relevant to those matters for the purposes of systematically developing and reforming the law, particularly by:
 (i) bringing the law into line with current conditions and ensuring that it meets current needs; and
 (ii) removing defects in the law; and
 (iii) simplifying the law; and
 (iv) adopting new or more effective methods for administering the law and dispensing justice; and
 (v) providing improved access to justice;
 (b) to consider proposals for making or consolidating Commonwealth laws about those matters;
 (c) to consider proposals for the repeal of obsolete or unnecessary laws about those matters;
 (d) to consider proposals for uniformity between State and Territory laws about those matters;
 (e) to consider proposals for complementary Commonwealth, State and Territory laws about those matters.
 (2) It is a function of the Commission to report to the Attorney‑General on the results of any review or consideration it carries out under subsection (1), and to include in the report any recommendations it wants to make.