❓ Hon Nick Goiran inquired about the implementation of defamation law reform recommendations in Western Australia, following the Attorney General's previous statement that the Standing Council of Attorneys-General (SCAG) unanimously accepted them. The response indicated that drafting for Stage 1 and 2A reforms is underway, but did not directly answer how many recommendations were made or when SCAG accepted them, instead directing to public communiques.
AnsweredQoN 309Legislative Council
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Defamation Act—Review
309. Hon Nick Goiran to
the parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney
General:
I refer to the
answer on 19 March 2026 to my question without notice 219 wherein the
Attorney General advised that recommendations made by the defamation working
party were unanimously accepted by the Standing Council of Attorneys-General.
(1) How many recommendations were made?
(2) When were those recommendations
accepted by SCAG?
(3) Have any of these recommendations
been implemented in WA?
(4) If yes to (3), which ones?
(5) If no to (3), why not?
309. Hon Nick Goiran to
the parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney
General:
I refer to the
answer on 19 March 2026 to my question without notice 219 wherein the
Attorney General advised that recommendations made by the defamation working
party were unanimously accepted by the Standing Council of Attorneys-General.
(1) How many recommendations were made?
(2) When were those recommendations
accepted by SCAG?
(3) Have any of these recommendations
been implemented in WA?
(4) If yes to (3), which ones?
(5) If no to (3), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the Leader
of the Opposition for some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) Communiques
of the Standing Council of Attorneys-General (SCAG) are publicly available on
the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department's website.
(3)–(5) Drafting of a bill to implement stage 1
and stage 2A of the defamation law reforms in Western Australia is currently
underway.
of the Opposition for some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) Communiques
of the Standing Council of Attorneys-General (SCAG) are publicly available on
the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department's website.
(3)–(5) Drafting of a bill to implement stage 1
and stage 2A of the defamation law reforms in Western Australia is currently
underway.
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