Wood Inquiry legislation passes upper house, with amendments

03/04/2009

The Children Legislation Amendment (Wood Inquiry Recommendations) Bill 2009 was debated in the Legislative Council last night. A number of amendments were passed, based upon recommendations made by the Bar Association and the Law Society. One member of the upper house, the Hon Trevor Khan, said:

Both the New South Wales Bar Association and the Law Society of New South Wales have given great assistance to the Liberal Party and The Nationals in consideration of this bill. Their attention to the detail of the matter has been extraordinary given the limited time they had available to address the matters in the bill, and the considerable volume of the bill. I understand that both the Bar Association and the Law Society have given significant and extensive briefings to the crossbenchers, and I congratulate them on their diligence in this matter. Their commentary on the matters and their long-term commitment to these issues should be recognised and considered very carefully by this House.

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**3 April 2009 **