Reform
The Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs conducted an inquiry into the state of laws in the Island, as well as other Territories under Australian control. In March 1991 it tabled its findings on those legal systems in what is known as the “Islands in the Sun” report. In respect of the Island, it concluded that the laws were a “national disgrace” and probably breached United Nations standards. The committee recommended that the laws that applied in Western Australia replace the existing legal regime.
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Famous quotes containing the word reform:
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