Page 4266 - Week 13 - Thursday, 25 November 1993
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THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS RECENTLY SET UP A COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY MR RON SACKVILLE QC, TO DEVELOP PROPOSALS TO MAKE THE JUSTICE SYSTEM CHEAPER, FAIRER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE. THE COMMITTEES TERMS OF REFERENCE INCLUDE A NUMBER OF POINTS RELATING TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION.
THE WORK THAT IS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT REFORMS OF THIS KIND CAN BE VERY DEMANDING ON PUBLIC RESOURCES. AND IT WOULD BE WASTEFUL FOR US TO DUPLICATE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE ELSEWHERE. THE WORK OF THE TRADE PRACTICES COMMISSION AND THE SACKVILLE COMMITTEE, AND REFORMS BEING INTRODUCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS WILL, OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR SO, BE EVALUATED AS A BASIS FOR LOCAL REFORM. THE REFORM PROCESS WILL INCLUDE FULL CONSULTATION WITH THE LEGAL PROFESSION, THE COURTS AND THE PUBLIC.
MY DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY RELEASED A DISCUSSION PAPER PROPOSING TO END LAWYERS MONOPOLY ON CONVEYANCING. AT PRESENT, PLANS ARE BEING DEVELOPED FOR A SCHEME TO ENSURE THAT NON-LAWYERS WHO PERFORM CONVEYANCING SERVICES ARE APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED AND THAT CLIENTS INTERESTS ARE ADEQUATELY PROTECTED.
THE TRADE PRACTICES COMMISSIONS DRAFT REPORT, IN ASSESSING COMPLAINTS HANDLING AND DISCIPLINARY SYSTEMS, SAYS THAT "A NUMBER OF COMMON FEATURES
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