National legal profession reform interim report

The National Legal Profession Taskforce has released its Interim Report on Key Issues and Funding for the legal profession reform project. For a copy of the interim report, or more background on COAG's National Legal Profession Reform project, visit the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department web site.��
The interim report addresses:
- the constitution of the proposed National Legal Services Board;
- the need for a National Legal Services Ombudsman/Commissioner;
- the role of Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) policy directions;
- the role of SCAG in disallowing National Rules;
- the application of certain provisions to âcommercial or governmentâ clients;
- the centralisation of admissions applications;
- the power to conduct compliance audits; and
- the funding for the proposed national regulatory bodies.
9 November 2010
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