Judiciary Amendment (Commonwealth Model Litigant Obligations) Bill 2017

On 7 December 2017 the Senate referred the Judiciary Amendment (Commonwealth Model Litigant Obligations) Bill 2017 to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 8 May 2018. The reporting date for this inquiry has been extended as follows:

  • On 8 May 2018, the Senate agreed to extend the committee’s reporting date to 28 June 2018.
  • On 26 June 2018, the Senate agreed to extend the committee’s reporting date to 27 July 2018.
  • On 26 July 2018, the committee tabled a progress report seeking an extension to 19 September 2018.
  • On 18 September 2018, the Senate agreed to extend the committee’s reporting date to 7 December 2018.

The deadline for submissions to the inquiry was 28 February 2018.

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3560
legcon.sen@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

The bill aims to subject Commonwealth litigants to enforceable model litigant obligations.



Past Public Hearings

26 Oct 2018: Canberra
14 Jun 2018: Sydney

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Inquiry Status

Submissions closed

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