Research Report 14 - Deaf jurors' access to court proceedings via sign language interpreting: an investigation (by Jemina Napier, David Spencer and Joseph Sabolcec)
Updates and background for this project (Digest) A project funded by the NSW Law Reform Commission and
the Macquarie University External Collaborative Grant Scheme.
Terms of reference
To inquire into and to report on whether persons who are profoundly deaf or have a significant hearing or sight impairment should be able to serve as jurors in New South Wales and, if so, in what circumstances. In undertaking this review, the Commission should have regard to the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW), the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth), and the need to maintain confidence in the administration of justice in New South Wales.
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