AUSTRALIA
Pro Bono News
Thursday, February 14, 2013
The Federal Government has introduced legislation to amend the Royal Commissions Act 1902 to assist the workings of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
The amendments will allow one or more of the six Royal Commissioners to conduct hearings. The Royal Commissions Act currently only permits hearings to be conducted by all members of a multi-member Commission or by a quorum.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says the amendment will assist the Commission to distribute its hearing work efficiently where this is appropriate.
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