# Reform the Legal System

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{{Short description|Former political party in New South Wales, Australia}}
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{{Infobox Australian political party
| party_name = Reform the Legal System<br/>{{small|Human Rights Party}}
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| leader = [Peter Breen](/source/Peter_Breen_(Australian_politician))
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| foundation = 1999
| disbanded = 2007<!--did the party live on longer than this, with no representation in parliament?-->
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| successor = [Renewable Energy Party](/source/Renewable_Energy_Party)
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'''Reform the Legal System''', later known as the '''Human Rights Party''', was a political party in [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales). It was largely associated with [MLC](/source/Members_of_the_New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council) [Peter Breen](/source/Peter_Breen_(Australian_politician)), its leader, who was elected in the [1999 state election](/source/1999_New_South_Wales_state_election). The party was renamed the "Human Rights Party" after Breen's brief membership of the [Labor Party](/source/Australian_Labor_Party_(New_South_Wales_Branch)) in 2006. Breen was defeated at the [2007 state election](/source/2007_New_South_Wales_state_election).<ref name="Peter Breen NSW Parl">{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=2042 |name=Mr Peter James Breen (1947- ) |former=Yes |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref>

The party was registered for federal elections as "Peter Breen – Reform The Legal System" from 30 November 2000 to 15 November 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Representatives/Party_Registration/Deregistered_parties/pbrtls.htm |title=Peter Breen – Reform The Legal System |date=5 January 2011 |publisher=[Australian Electoral Commission](/source/Australian_Electoral_Commission) |access-date=25 March 2016}}</ref>

At the [2003 New South Wales state election](/source/2003_New_South_Wales_state_election), Reform the Legal System stood Ahmed Sokarno for the Legislative Council, who was noted at the time for his [Muslim](/source/Muslim) faith. Sokarno founded Australia's first bilingual [Arabic](/source/Arabic) and English newspaper, and was a sports broadcaster for the [Special Broadcasting Service](/source/Special_Broadcasting_Service) at the time.<ref>{{cite AV media |interviewer-last1=Crittenden |interviewer-first1=Stephen |interviewer-link1=Stephen Crittenden |date=29 January 2003 |title=A Muslim candidate for NSW State Parliament |url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/radionational/archived/religionreport/a-muslim-candidate-for-nsw-state-parliament/3529120 |access-date=21 August 2025 |work=The Religion Report |type=radio |publisher=[Radio National](/source/Radio_National) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250821013139/https://www.abc.net.au/listen/radionational/archived/religionreport/a-muslim-candidate-for-nsw-state-parliament/3529120 |archive-date=21 August 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Reform the Legal System ticket in the Legislative Council, led by Sokarno, received 9,644 votes at the 2003 state election, or 0.26% of the statewide vote. The strongest level of support was recorded in [Bankstown](/source/Electoral_district_of_Bankstown), where 366 voters (1.02%) voted for Reform the Legal System in the Legislative Council.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Antony |author-link=Antony Green |title=New South Wales Legislative Council Elections 2003 |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/researchpapers/Documents/new-south-wales-legislative-council-elections-20/nswlc2003.pdf |publisher=[Parliament of New South Wales](/source/Parliament_of_New_South_Wales) |access-date=21 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250821015120/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/researchpapers/Documents/new-south-wales-legislative-council-elections-20/nswlc2003.pdf |archive-date=21 August 2025 |pages=8, 43 |date=October 2003 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Australia|Law}}
* [Australian Equality Party (Marriage)](/source/Australian_Equality_Party_(Marriage))
* [Dignity Party (South Australia)](/source/Dignity_Party_(South_Australia))
* [Drug Law Reform Australia](/source/Drug_Law_Reform_Australia)
* [Human rights in Australia](/source/Human_rights_in_Australia)
* [Law of Australia](/source/Law_of_Australia)
* [Legalise Cannabis Australia](/source/Legalise_Cannabis_Australia)
* [Voluntary Euthanasia Party](/source/Voluntary_Euthanasia_Party)

==References==
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{{Defunct Australian political parties}}
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