Evidence Amendment Bill approved by the Senate

28/11/2008

Attorney-General Robert McClelland today welcomed the passage through the parliament of the _Evidence Amendment Bill 2008, _describing it as�a "significant step towards the harmonisation of evidence laws throughout Australia". During the final stage of the Bill's passage through the Senate, the Opposition's legal affairs spokesperson, Senator George Brandis, described it as�"a very, very important bill" and congratulated "those at the Australian Law Reform Commission, those in the Attorney-General’s Department and the legislative draftsmen who have brought this bill to fruition". View the Bill | View the attorney-general's media release>

28 November 2008