Australia's Federal Attorney-General has recently announced that the Government intends to introduce legislation implementing key recommendations from the National ADR Advisory Council's report into access to ADR. NADRAC is an independent body charged with providing policy advice to the Australian Attorney-General on the development of ADR.
In a speech entitled "Improving Access to Justice", the Attorney-General stated that the proposed Civil Dispute Resolution Bill would require "prospective litigants to take genuine steps to attempt to resolve their disputes [through ADR] before commencing proceedings in federal courts". He also stated that similar proposals at the state level were being considered by the Victoria Government.
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