International Law

SCAG November 2008 meeting outcomes

The Standing Committee of Attorneys General (SCAG) met in Brisbane on 7 November to discuss progress on harmonising laws between the states.

The outcomes included:

• the agreement of the States and Territories to create a National Anti?Discrimination Information Gateway. This single website will provide a one-stop shop to access information relevant to discrimination issues.
• agreement to improve the mutual recognition of powers of attorney between jurisdictions, including the consideration of a national form.
• agreement on a uniform approach to the form of statutory declarations and who can witness a statutory declaration.
• commitment of the States and Territories to further develop the framework for a national electronic register of suppression orders. A national electronic register would make it much easier for the media to find out whether a suppression order is in place for a particular court case and what jurisdictions would be affected.

Full post as published by Australian Regulatory Compliance Review on November 08, 2008 (boomark / email).