Reports
During the course of a reference or at its completion, the LRC transmits a report to the Attorney General. The report must then be tabled in Parliament and publically released. You can access reports using the date or the report number through the left navigation of this site.
As at July 2022, the LRC had transmitted 149 reports to the Attorney General.
The Law Reform Commission publications listed here are part of a collection dating back to 1966. Each publication deals with the law at the time it was first published and may not necessarily represent the current law.
For advice concerning the current law please consult your legal practitioner.
150 (2022) Bail: Show cause offences and the unacceptable risk test
149 (2022) Open Justice: Court and tribunal information: access, disclosure and publication
148 (2020) Consent in relation to sexual offences
147 (2019) Access to digital records upon death or incapacity [PDF, 1,315Kb]
146 (2018) Dispute resolution [PDF, 674Kb]
145 (2018) Review of the Guardianship Act 1987 [PDF, 2,647Kb]
144 (2018) Laws relating to beneficiaries of trusts [PDF, 691Kb]
143 (2016) Third party claims on insurance proceeds [PDF, 981Kb]
142 (2015) Parole [PDF, 4.4Mb]
141 (2014) Encouraging appropriate early guilty pleas [PDF, 3.3 Mb]
140 (2014) Criminal appeals [PDF, 2Mb]
139 (2013) Sentencing [PDF, 1.9Mb]
139A Sentencing - Patterns and Statistics (Companion Report) [PDF, 1.7Mb]
138 (2013) People with cognitive and mental health impairments in the criminal justice system: Criminal responsibility and consequences [PDF, 2.3Mb]
137 (2013) Security for costs and associated cost orders [PDF, 876Kb]
136 (2013) Jury directions in criminal trials [PDF, 1.14Mb]
135 (2012) People with cognitive and mental health impairments in the criminal justice system: Diversion [PDF, 2Mb]
134 (2012) Standard minimum non-parole periods [PDF, 668kb]
133 (2012) Bail [PDF, 1Mb]
132 (2012) Penalty notices [PDF, 2Mb] and Summary [PDF, 2Mb]
131 (2011) Compensation to relatives [PDF, 791Kb]
130 (2011) Cheating at gambling [PDF, 2Mb]
129 (2010) Complicity [PDF, 1Mb]
128 (2010) Family violence - A National Response [PDF, 18Mb]
127 (2010) Protecting privacy in New South Wales [PDF, 1Mb]
126 (2010) Access to personal information [PDF, 852Kb]
125 (2009) The Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners [PDF, 554Kb]
124 (2009) Uniform Succession Laws: Administration of Estates of Deceased Persons [PDF, 1Mb]
123 (2009) Privacy principles [PDF, 992Kb]
122 (2009) Workplace deaths [PDF, 368Kb]
121 (2009) Emergency medical care and the restricted right to practise [PDF, 284Kb]
120 (2009) Invasion of privacy [PDF, 673Kb]
119 (2008) Young people and consent to health care [PDF, 120]
118 (2007) Role of juries in sentencing [PDF, 363Kb]
117 (2007) Jury selection [PDF, 1Mb]
116 (2006) Uniform Succession Laws: Intestacy [PDF, 1Mb]
115 (2007) Disputes in company title home units [PDF, 157Kb]
114 (2006) Blind or deaf jurors [PDF, 328]
113 (2006) Relationships [PDF, 2Mb]
112 (2005) Uniform Evidence Law [PDF, 4.74Mb]
111 (2005) Majority verdicts [PDF, 389]
110 (2005) Uniform Succession Laws: Family Provision [PDF, 330Kb]
109 (2005) Expert witnesses [PDF, 1Mb]
108 (2005) Surveillance: Final Report [PDF, 506Kb]
107 (2006) Guaranteeing someone else's debts [PDF, 1Mb]
106 (2005) Community Justice Centres [PDF, 833Kb]
105 (2004) Time limits on loans payable on demand [PDF, 1Mb]
104 (2005) Young offenders [PDF, 1Mb]
103 (2003) Apprehended violence orders [PDF, 1Mb]
102 (2003) Sentencing: corporate offenders [PDF, 1Mb]
101 (2003) Questioning of complainants by unrepresented accused in sexual offence trials [PDF, 1.45Mb]
100 (2003) Contempt by publication [PDF, 1Mb]
99 (2001) Complaints against lawyers: an interim report [PDF, 699]
98 (2001) Surveillance: an interim report [PDF, 1Mb]
97 (2001) The Rule in Pigot's Case [PDF, 289Kb]
96 (2000) Sentencing: Aboriginal offenders [PDF, 942Kb]
95 (2000) The Right to Silence [PDF, 636Kb]
94 (2000) Set-off [PDF, 215Kb]
93 (1999) Review of Section 316 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) [PDF, 198Kb]
92 (1999) Review of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) [PDF, 2Mb]
91 (1999) Review of the Disability Services Act 1993 (NSW) [PDF, 556] and Summary [PDF, 24Kb]
90 (1999) Review of the Community Services (Complaints, Appeals and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW) [PDF, 101Kb]and Summary [PDF, 20Kb]
89 (1999) Contribution Between Persons Liable for the Same Damage [PDF, 442Kb]
88 (1998) Neighbour and Neighbour Relations [PDF, 191Kb]
87 (1998) Review of Section 409B of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) [PDF, 588Kb]
86 (1998) Circulation of Legal Advice to Government [PDF, 169Kb]
85 (1998) Uniform Succession Laws: The Law of Wills [PDF, 544Kb]
84 (1997) The Right to Support from Adjoining Land [PDF, 272Kb]
83 (1997) Partial Defences to Murder - Provocation and Infanticide [PDF, 480Kb]
82 (1997) Partial Defences to Murder - Diminished Responsibility
81 (1997) Review of the Adoption of Children Act 1965 (NSW) [PDF, 1Mb]
80 (1996) People with an Intellectual Disability and the Criminal Justice System [PDF, 1Mb]
79 (1996) Sentencing [PDF, 1Mb]
78 (1996) Provisional Damages [PDF, 199Kb]
77 (1996) Directed Verdicts of Acquittal [PDF, 56Kb]
76 (1996) Torrens Title: Compensation for Loss [PDF, 286Kb]
75 (1995) Defamation [PDF, 718Kb]
74 (1994) Blasphemy [PDF, 192Kb]
73 (1994) Unilateral Severance of a Joint Tenancy [PDF, 235Kb]
72 (1994) Barristers' Practising Certificates [PDF, 123Kb]
71 (1994) Right of Access to Neighbouring Land [PDF, 156Kb]
70 (1993) Scrutiny of the Legal Profession: Complaints Against Lawyers [PDF, 787Kb]
69 (1992) Review of the Adoption Information Act 1990 [PDF, 964Kb] and Summary [PDF, 92Kb]
68 (1992) Wills for Persons Lacking Will-making Capacity [PDF, 96Kb]
67 (1991) Training and Accreditation of Mediators [PDF, 341Kb]
66 (1990) Criminal Procedure: Police Powers of Detention and Investigation After Arrest [PDF, 580Kb]
65 (1990) Contribution Among Wrongdoers: Interim Report [PDF, 85Kb]
64 (1990) Damages for Vendor's Inability to Convey Good Title: The Rule in Bain v Fothergill [PDF, 140Kb]