150 laws to go

Chris Bishop announced:

More than 150 outdated and obsolete laws are likely to be repealed as part of the Government’s statutory spring clean, Attorney-General Chris Bishop says.

The legislative cleanup is being run in stages led by the Parliamentary Counsel Office, alongside the Department of Internal Affairs for local Acts. To date, 152 outdated Acts have been identified for repeal.

Exciting stuff for legal nerds. But important. The fewer laws on the book, the easier it is to know what the law is.

Bishop is proposing the repeal of:

• 85 Local Acts
• 15 Public Acts
• 36 Private Acts
• 17 Provincial Acts