Hon Nick Goiran asks about the commencement and timeline of the statutory review of the Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Medical Research) Act 2020. The Parliamentary Secretary provides details on the review's progress and expected tabling date.

AnsweredQoN 520Legislative Council
Asked
17 August 2021
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General

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GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT (MEDICAL
RESEARCH) ACT — STATUTORY REVIEW
520. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary representing
the Attorney General:
I refer to the answer to question without notice 106 on 12
May 2021 in which the Attorney General advised that a review of amendments introduced by the Guardianship and Administration
Amendment (Medical Research) Act 2020 was to commence shortly.
(1) Given that
a review was to be conducted as soon as practicable after 7 April 2021, has the
review now commenced?
(2) If yes to (1), on what date did it commence?
(3) On what date is the report on
the review scheduled to be tabled?

AnswerView source ↗

I
thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
response on behalf of the Attorney General.
(1) The Department of Justice has established a project
reference group and commenced preparation of a review plan in accordance
with the department's governance requirements.
(2) The review will formally commence once the review
plan is endorsed by the evaluation and review steering committee, the
director general of the Department of Justice and the Attorney General.
(3) Section 110ZZE
of the Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Medical Research) Act 2020 requires the report to be tabled as soon as
practicable after it is prepared, but not later than 12 months after the
first anniversary, which will be 7 April 2022.

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