❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on statutory reviews of legislation within the Attorney General's portfolio, including completed, outstanding, and upcoming reviews. The Attorney General provides a detailed response outlining the status of various reviews.
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I refer to statutory reviews of legislation within the Attorney General portfolio, and I ask: (a) which reviews were completed during the last two terms of government; (b) which reviews were not commenced or remain outstanding; (c) in reference to (b), will the new Attorney General commit to completing them; (d) which reviews are required to be conducted during this term of government; (e) which reviews are currently underway; and (f) in reference to (e), on what date did they commence?
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Answered
20 May 2025
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney General
Response time
6 days
(a) In the last two terms of Government, the following legislative statutory reviews were completed, with reports tabled in the former Parliaments:
Review
Report tabled
Review of the Coroners Act 1996
7 December 2021
Review of Part 5A of the Criminal Appeals Act 2004
22 March 2022
Review of the Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012
4 December 2019
Review of the Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Medical Research) Act 2020
22 February 2023
Review of the Victims of Crime Act 1994
16 March 2022
(b) The following legislative statutory reviews were not commenced or remain outstanding;
· Review of the Bail Amendment (Persons Linked to Terrorism) Act 2019
· Review of the Civil Liability Legislation Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse Actions) Act 2018
· Review of the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct and Criminal Property Confiscation Amendment Act 2018
· Review of the Criminal Law (Unlawful Consorting and Prohibited Insignia) Act 2021
· Review of the Criminal Law Amendment (Home Burglary and Other Offences) Act 2015
· Review of the Criminal Law Amendment (Intimate Images) Act 201
· Review of the Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2017
· Review of the Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2020
· Reviews of the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Amendment Act 2020
· Next recurrent review of the Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Medical Research) Act 2020
· Review of the Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement Act 2018
· Review of the Restraining Orders and Related Legislation Amendment (Family Violence) Act 2016
· Review of the Sentence Administration Act 2003
· Next recurrent review of the Sentencing Act 1995
· Review of the Suitors’ Fund Act 1964
(c) These statutory reviews are continuing to be progressed and will be completed as soon as practicable.
(d) The following statutory reviews will become required to be conducted in this term of Government:
· Next recurrent review of the Coroners Act 1996 ;
· Next recurrent review of the Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Medical Research) Act 2020 ;
· Next recurrent review of the Victims of Crime Act 1994 ;
· Review of the Civil Procedure (Representative Proceedings) Act 2022 ;
· Review of the Criminal Appeals Amendment Act 2022 ;
· Review of the Directors Liability Reform Act 2023 ;
· Review of the High Risk Serious Offenders Act 2020 ;
· Review of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022 ; and
· Review of the Sentencing Legislation Amendment (Persons Linked to Terrorism) Act 2022 .
(e)-(f) Reviews currently underway and their commencements are as follows:
Review
Date commenced
Bail (Persons Linked to Terrorism) Act 2019
January 2024
Criminal Law Amendment (Home Burglary and Other Offences) Act 2015
April 2021
Criminal Law Amendment (Intimate Images) Act 2019
July 2023
Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2020
February 2025
Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement Act 2018
June 2024
Sentence Administration Act 2003 and Sentencing Act 1995
March 2020
Suitors’ Fund Act 1964
August 2022
Review
Report tabled
Review of the Coroners Act 1996
7 December 2021
Review of Part 5A of the Criminal Appeals Act 2004
22 March 2022
Review of the Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012
4 December 2019
Review of the Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Medical Research) Act 2020
22 February 2023
Review of the Victims of Crime Act 1994
16 March 2022
(b) The following legislative statutory reviews were not commenced or remain outstanding;
· Review of the Bail Amendment (Persons Linked to Terrorism) Act 2019
· Review of the Civil Liability Legislation Amendment (Child Sexual Abuse Actions) Act 2018
· Review of the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct and Criminal Property Confiscation Amendment Act 2018
· Review of the Criminal Law (Unlawful Consorting and Prohibited Insignia) Act 2021
· Review of the Criminal Law Amendment (Home Burglary and Other Offences) Act 2015
· Review of the Criminal Law Amendment (Intimate Images) Act 201
· Review of the Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2017
· Review of the Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2020
· Reviews of the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Amendment Act 2020
· Next recurrent review of the Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Medical Research) Act 2020
· Review of the Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement Act 2018
· Review of the Restraining Orders and Related Legislation Amendment (Family Violence) Act 2016
· Review of the Sentence Administration Act 2003
· Next recurrent review of the Sentencing Act 1995
· Review of the Suitors’ Fund Act 1964
(c) These statutory reviews are continuing to be progressed and will be completed as soon as practicable.
(d) The following statutory reviews will become required to be conducted in this term of Government:
· Next recurrent review of the Coroners Act 1996 ;
· Next recurrent review of the Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Medical Research) Act 2020 ;
· Next recurrent review of the Victims of Crime Act 1994 ;
· Review of the Civil Procedure (Representative Proceedings) Act 2022 ;
· Review of the Criminal Appeals Amendment Act 2022 ;
· Review of the Directors Liability Reform Act 2023 ;
· Review of the High Risk Serious Offenders Act 2020 ;
· Review of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022 ; and
· Review of the Sentencing Legislation Amendment (Persons Linked to Terrorism) Act 2022 .
(e)-(f) Reviews currently underway and their commencements are as follows:
Review
Date commenced
Bail (Persons Linked to Terrorism) Act 2019
January 2024
Criminal Law Amendment (Home Burglary and Other Offences) Act 2015
April 2021
Criminal Law Amendment (Intimate Images) Act 2019
July 2023
Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2020
February 2025
Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement Act 2018
June 2024
Sentence Administration Act 2003 and Sentencing Act 1995
March 2020
Suitors’ Fund Act 1964
August 2022
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