Lawyer calls for closer scrutiny of draft laws

THE way new legislation is scrutinised needs to be improved, a lawyer has said.

Advocate Alison Ozanne (pictured) said her experience trying to persuade States members to reject the inheritance law projet de loi had been 'a real eye-opener' on how the system worked.

She thought there should be another stage of scrutiny after the States had approved a set of proposals and when members voted on the final law.

'At present, new laws are reviewed by the Legislation Select Committee after they are drafted by the Law Officers.'

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