The+Failure+of+existing+laws

=Conditions that give rise to the need for law reform - the Failure of existing laws= > >>
 * ===Laws can fail by becoming obsolete (no longer produced or used) or unnecessary over time as they might not reflect or relate to the current expectations and values of society ===
 *  Obsolete/irrelevant laws can be left in place but not enforced
 * The problem of which is that although governments may say that the law is not currently being enforced, at any given time, the law could be enforced
 * To overcome this flaw; it is possible to repeal (remove) the particular law or amend the law to remove obsolete sections and the courts can be called on to interpret poorly worded/ambiguous legislation
 * Changes to obsolete laws have been made in relation to some summary offences, such as vagrancy
 * // Vagrancy Act 1902 (NSW) // persons who slept on park benches at night and who had ‘no visible means of support’ could be detained overnight in police cells
 * Most members of the public regarded the Act as a harsh treatment
 * By repealing the Act, the offence was removed by replacing it with a section of the //Summary Offences Act 1970 (NSW)//-which was also repealed and eventually replaced by the //Summary Offences Act 1988 (NSW)//
 * There was a negative consequence of this outcome. Many homeless people who were left to sleep in parks; died in the open due to the exposure of elements
 * As a result; death rates rose, particularly in seasons such as winter 