Project 92

Review of the criminal and civil justice system in Western Australia

Project No. 92

In 1997 the Commission was given a broad reference to:

Examine and report on the criminal and civil justice systems in Western Australia including the role of the legal profession and other dispute resolution professionals and other mechanisms for the resolution of disputes.
Seek to identify the reasons for and processes by which the increase on the demands upon resources comes about.
Make recommendations as to what changes are necessary or desirable to provide a more accessible legal system, a less complex and more simplified criminal and civil justice system, more efficient and cost-effective methods for resolving civil and criminal cases, prompt and inexpensive dispute resolution, reductions in the cost of litigation and the removal of unnecessary delay in and abuse of the legal system.