BILLS DIGEST NO. 23, 2010-11 20 October 2010 Civil Dispute Resolution Bill 2010 Sharon Scully Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Reâintroduction of the Bill ........................................................................................................................ 3 Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 4 NADRAC’s report ................................................................................................................................. 4 NADRAC .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Access to justice .................................................................................................................................. 5 Access to justice reviews ............................................................................................................... 5 Access to Justice Advisory Committee (1994) .......................................................................... 5 Australian Law Reform Commission (1999) ............................................................................. 6 Government’s federal civil justice system strategy .................................................................. 7 Committee consideration ........................................................................................................................ 8 Position of major interest groups ............................................................................................................ 8 Mandatory ADR .................................................................................................................................. 9 Preâaction ADR .................................................................................................................................. 10 The conduct of lawyers and ADR ...................................................................................................... 11 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................. 12 Key provisions ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Part 1 ................................................................................................................................................. 12 Comment ..................................................................................................................................... 13 ISSN 1328â8091 Part 2 ................................................................................................................................................. 13 Comment ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Part 3 ................................................................................................................................................. 16 Comment ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Part 4 ................................................................................................................................................. 18 Comment ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Part 5 ................................................................................................................................................. 20 Concluding comments ........................................................................................................................... 20 Appendix 1—NADRAC’s recommendations regarding ‘genuine steps’ ................................................. 21 Civil Dispute Resolution Bill 2010 3 Civil Dispute Resolution Bill 2010 Date introduced: 30 September 2010 House: House of Representatives Portfolio: AttorneyâGeneral Commencement: Part 1: on Royal Assent Parts 2-5: a day to be fixed by proclamation—however, if any provision does not commence within a period of six months from the
Date: 20/10/2010 - Collection: Bills and Legislation - ID: legislation/billsdgs/300548 - Source: Bills Digest Service - Author: SCULLY, Sharon