{"id":194335,"date":"2017-11-01T22:43:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T12:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=194335"},"modified":"2020-08-12T10:05:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T00:05:29","slug":"law-society-flags-key-election-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/11\/01\/law-society-flags-key-election-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Law Society Flags Key Election Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Queensland Law Society president Christine Smyth has challenged political parties to address key law reforms identified by Queensland solicitors (Photo: QLS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 1, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Queensland Law Society (QLS) has called on all political parties to reform the law so that councils are required to obtain market value when they exercise a power of sale to recover unpaid rates.<\/p>\n

The QLS also wants to see a continued roll out of specialist domestic violence courts throughout Queensland, the end of mandatory sentencing, and a per-capita increase in Legal Aid and legal assistance funding.<\/p>\n

These reforms – and many others – are contained in a Call To Parties Statement, which was unanimously passed by the QLS Council ahead of the November 25 state election.<\/p>\n

The latest Call to Parties highlights key legal and social justice issues the QLS wants political parties to consider.<\/p>\n

QLS President Christine Smyth said the statement was drafted after consultation with the Society’s members, and covered a range of issues solicitors had flagged as critical for government to address.<\/p>\n

“Each election, both state and federal, we develop these statements based on many months of consultation with our profession and the expert members of our 25 policy committees,” Ms Smyth said.<\/p>\n

“Our Call to Parties statement calls on key parties to commit to addressing our highlighted concerns, and providing a response prior to the election.<\/p>\n

The 2017 Call to Parties statement sets out the following 10 areas for politicians to address: <\/strong><\/p>\n