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Media Releases: 1966 - 2006

2006

12 December 2006
 Too many people avoiding jury duty?
26 July 2006
 Sentencing and juries: Should jurors have a say?
14 March 2006
 Where there's a will

2005

15 September 2005
 Minimising expert witness bias
26 July 2005 Commission supports uniform laws on family provision

2004

5 April 2004 Blind or deaf jurors

2003

18 December 2003 A wider range of penalties for corporate offenders
5 December 2003 Darling, please sign this form
29 October 2003 Review of Community Justice Centres under way
16 September 2003 Contempt by publication
17 July 2003 Questioning of complainants by unrepresented accused in sexual offence trials

2002

13 December 2002 Review of Apprehended Violence Orders
25 September 2002 Reducing the trauma of sexual assault trials
17 May 2002 Breaking up is hard to do
4 April 2002 Commission examines role of jurors with hearing and sight disabilities
19 March 2002 Getting to the heart of sexually transmitted debt
23 January 2002 Sentencing: Corporate offenders

2001

10 December 2001 New laws to target surveillance
13 September 2001 Sentencing: Young offenders
10 August 2001 Complaints against lawyers
7 August 2001 Seeking guarantors for legal survey
3 April 2001 The Rule in Pigot's Case

2000

22 December 2000 Report 96: Sentencing: Aboriginal offenders
25 October 2000 Complaints against lawyers
11 October 2000 Report 95: Pre-trial disclosure
21 September 2000 Media to get new defences to contempt charges
25 May 2000 Sexually Transmitted Debt under Scrutiny
23 March 2000) Set-off
January 2000 Review of Section 316 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

1999

17 December 1999 Review of the Anti-discrimination Act 1977 (NSW)
12 October 1999 Review of the Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 and Review of the Disability Services Act 1993
25 May 1999 Contribution Between Persons Liable for the Same Damage
20 January 1999 Neighbour and Neighbour Relations

1998

1998 Review of the Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 and Review of the Disability Services Act 1993
8 February 1998 The Right to Support from Adjoining Land