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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1288 asked in the Legislative Council on 12 November 2020 by Hon Michael Mischin

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

ATTORNEY GENERAL — LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

1288. Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN to the Leader of the House representing the Attorney General:

I refer to the Attorney General's partial answer to my question without notice of 10 November 2020.

(1) As to the asbestos diseases compensation legislation, what are the ''options for reform'' being considered by the government and what precisely is the ''significant further work'' that is being done?

(2) As to the amendments to the Coroners Act 1996 that are currently ''in the drafting process'', has cabinet approval to draft been granted; and, if so, on what date and how many drafts have been prepared?

(3) As to the drafting of a bill to replace the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996, which the government ''continues to progress'', has cabinet approval to draft been granted; and, if so, on what date and how many drafts have been prepared?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) The options for reform that are being considered are set out in the final report of the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia's ''Project 106—Provisional Damages and Damages for Gratuitous Services''. The significant further work relates to complex legal and practical issues that have arisen during consideration of the reform options.

(2)–(3) As the honourable member was informed yesterday, these bills are in the drafting process. The process is the same now as it was when the member was in government, in that cabinet approval to draft is required before the drafting process commences.