Bill
Judiciary Amendment (Commonwealth Model Litigant Obligations) Bill 2017
lapsed, as at 2019-07-01.
- Sponsor
- LEYONHJELM, Sen David
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2017-11-15
- second reading — 2017-11-15
- other — 2019-07-01
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2017-11-15.
This bill would make the Commonwealth's model litigant rules legally enforceable.
It would require the Attorney-General to set those rules, let the Commonwealth Ombudsman investigate complaints about breaches, and allow courts to pause cases or make other orders if a breach is found.
The bill would start the day after it receives royal assent.
- Creates enforceable model litigant obligations for Commonwealth litigants.
- Establishes a complaint process through the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
- Gives courts power to stay proceedings or make other orders for contraventions.
Commonwealth litigants, including government agencies and their legal representatives.
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