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Oct 6, 2026
Carsley FullerCORRESPONDENT
With your latest news, I'm Carsley Fuller.
Carsley FullerCORRESPONDENT
The premier breaks down the Law Reform Commission's timeline for the two referendum questions voters supported during the general election.
Carsley FullerCORRESPONDENT
Do you support the introduction of a national lottery? And do you support the decriminalization of the consumption and possession of small amounts of cannabis?
Andre EbanksSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I am currently advised that the Law Reform Commission's current timeline is as follows.
Andre EbanksSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
July 2026, the commission published its discussion paper, Cannabis Reform Options for a Harm Minimization Framework, with a 1 September 2026 date to have received submissions from the public on the subject.
Andre EbanksSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
From September 2026 to October 2026, The commission's legal and legislative team is now preparing the draft final report for the commission's review.
Daniel RyanHOST
Yes.
CamillaGUEST
So there are certain initiatives, there are Law Commission reports on recog- the recognition of cohabitants.
CamillaGUEST
After a certain period of time, you could opt in to having, um, some recognition of your relationship.
CamillaGUEST
So, 'cause Daniel, that's another whole area that we haven't touched upon that isn't divorce-related because the, the parties aren't married.
Daniel RyanHOST
Mm-hmm.
CamillaGUEST
But to today, I think in terms of fairness, there is more representation.
CamillaGUEST
They are introducing new, um, you know, Law Commission reports, trying to make s- people's lives easier.
CamillaGUEST
But in terms of the court, certainly at grassroots level, and, you know, now a lot of our hearings are remote, so it creates even more of a detachment.
David AllisonHOST
That's interesting.
David AllisonHOST
I mean, interestingly, there's been a government white paper just this week, as you, as you may have seen, that is talking about, um, qualifying nuptial agreements again, which of course comes from a Law Commission report gosh, way back in 2016, I think.
David AllisonHOST
And so we're looking at that again.
David AllisonHOST
But the, the position with, with pre and postnuptial agreements in England, uh, again as you know, is that they're, they're taken into account.
Bongiwe ZwaneHOST
All right.
Bongiwe ZwaneHOST
Thank you so much for that, Advocate Ronel, um, van Zyl, Senior State Law Advisor at the South African Law Reform Commission, and quite mixed reaction on this particular story.
Bongiwe ZwaneHOST
So interested to also hear from you on how you are viewing this one.
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Peter WolfkampHOST
The first of whom was Judith Collins.
Peter WolfkampHOST
Now retired from politics, but a long career in politics, and she is a KC, King's Council, and of course now head of the Law Commission as well.
Peter WolfkampHOST
So presented a paper on the upcoming changes, the Building Amendment Act, which will eventually introduce mandatory home warranties.
Peter WolfkampHOST
for all new builds and work over $100,000.
Peter WolfkampHOST
It's tied into a bigger package of legislative change around the introduction of the home warranty scheme, which also is tied in with changes to joint and several liability and a move to proportional liability, the role that insurance will play in that.
Peter WolfkampHOST
And I have to say, and you can say this regardless of your politics and that, For all of the discussion of this over the last, what, almost a year now since this has been mooted and put forward.
Peter WolfkampHOST
Possibly the most succinct and insightful presentation that I've heard on that, and I understand that her speech might be available through the Law Commission.
Peter WolfkampHOST
I'll check that out, and when I do, I'll post a link to it to my own website for you to have a look.
Kristoffer HughesGUEST
... without the K on the end, for their on-demand services.
Kristoffer HughesGUEST
And, um, but when we returned, we discovered that the UK Law Commission had already been authorized by the British government to look at different and alternative funeral methodologies.
Kristoffer HughesGUEST
So the UK Law Commission was in the process, as all of this was happening, to create a report and a public inquiry into what might be available.
Kristoffer HughesGUEST
That report was completed, um, this summer.
Gabriel GatehouseHOST
This is, this is the Law Commission of England and Wales, right? Scotland is separate, right? Or-
Kristoffer HughesGUEST
S-Scotland is separate.
Kristoffer HughesGUEST
Yeah.
Gabriel GatehouseHOST
And Northern Ireland.
Andrew WestHOST
Australia's Law Reform Commission is due to release its review of surrogacy laws this week.
Andrew WestHOST
Advocates have lobbied hard for commercial surrogacy for those who don't want or can't have a natural pregnancy.
Andrew WestHOST
But the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Reem Al-Salem, worries about the exploitation of poor women.
Reem Al-SalemGUEST
The distinction between commercial and altruistic surrogacy is an artificial distinction because really what allows surrogacy to flourish is the ability to buy, to commission the buying of children and to pay.
Reem Al-SalemGUEST
This payment, by the way, most of it goes to the intermediaries, to the clinics, to those who benefit from the commodification of the bodies of women and girls.
Reem Al-SalemGUEST
I actually had a meeting with the Australian Law Reform Commission.
Reem Al-SalemGUEST
It was a very good meeting.
Reem Al-SalemGUEST
We discussed some of the issues in the report, and I understand it's coming out in September.
Howard BrownGUEST
Everything that is done by politicians is done for political reasons, not done for logical reasons.
Howard BrownGUEST
So, for example, in 2020, the Law Reform Commission handed down a report making recommendations in relation to the Children's Criminal Proceedings Act.
Howard BrownGUEST
So currently under the Act, if you are under 18 years of age and you commit a serious indictable offence such as murder, we're not allowed to name you.
Howard BrownGUEST
Now, the problem is when that person becomes eligible for release to parole and comes out into the community, no one knows who they are.
Howard BrownGUEST
And if we want to reduce domestic violence deaths, we have to be completely open and transparent about it.
Howard BrownGUEST
If they're a juvenile and they're over 14 but under 18, they should be named at least on release so the community can protect themselves.
Howard BrownGUEST
Law Reform Commission recommended that.
Howard BrownGUEST
2020.
Larissa WatersPANELIST
Today's annual report to Parliament by the Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence Commissioner highlights the system failures that stop women coming forward.
Larissa WatersPANELIST
The government has had the Law Reform Commission recommendations to improve justice system responses like trauma-informed training, access to independent lawyers, and protecting counseling records.
Larissa WatersPANELIST
You've had them for eighteen months.
Larissa WatersPANELIST
This is an urgent issue, and women can't wait any longer.
Greg BarnsHOST
So Lionel Murphy was a very influential and famous figure in Australian politics and legal life.
Greg BarnsHOST
He was Attorney General under the Whitlam government from 1972 and Things like the Family Law Act and Law Reform Commission and Legal Aid all started under Murphy.
Greg BarnsHOST
And then he became a high court judge, ended up, unfortunately, in controversial circumstances, which we'll talk about.
Greg BarnsHOST
And he died of cancer in October 1986.
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