Contempt by publication
Reference received: 14 July 1998
Report
Report 100: Contempt by Publication [PDF, 1Mb], June 2003
A summary of the Report was also published.
Tabled in parliament: 16 September 2003
Legislative action: Court Information Act 2010
Judicial citation: Anderson v Hassett (No 2) [2007] NSWSC 1444, [13]
Discussion paper
Discussion Paper 43: Contempt by Publication, July 2000
[A summaryof the Discussion Paper was also published]
Judicial citation: Hogan v Hinch [2011] HCA 4 [23]
Terms of reference
To inquire into, and report on, whether the law and procedures relating to contempt by publication are adequate and appropriate, including whether and in what circumstances, a person against whom a charge of contempt is found proven should be liable to pay, in addition to any criminal penalty, the costs (of the government and of the parties) of a criminal trial aborted as a result of the contempt.