2 Advantages of Legislative Reform The legislature on the other hand is not limited by the circumstances of any particular court case so reforms can be introduced more quickly and comprehensively. Legislative provisions are capable of having a normative effect on practices and systems, an issue of considerable significance with respect to the alteration of institutional practices in response to notification of child sexual abuse, or the employment or management of staff in high risk positions. The law reform process is also capable of being consultative in a way that is not open to the judiciary.137 As has been pointed out in Morgans v Lauchbury, creating a special rule for a particular class of case in the context of a common law principle is generally the function of the legislature.138 A stand-alone statutory regime would also avoid unintended consequences which might result from reforms that were enacted as amendments to existing civil liability legislation.139
