The criminal law of New South Wales covers a very wide range of activities and the Law Reform Commission has conducted numerous reviews of aspects of the criminal law over the years.

Some of the most recent reviews of aspects of the criminal law include:

• a review of the common law of complicity in criminal cases (Review of complicity in criminal cases);
• a review of the law relating to the sentencing of criminal offenders, which includes special reviews of the sentencing of young offenders, Aboriginal offenders, and corporations that break the law (Review of Sentencing Laws);
• a review of section 316 of the Crimes Act 1900 which deals with the offence of failing to report that a crime has been committed (Report 93);
• a review of the law relating to the defence of diminished responsibility in murder cases (Report 82); and
• a review of the defence of provocation in murder cases (Report 83).

You can find links to overviews of all of the Commission's projects on the criminal law in the criminal law and procedure subject listing in the Commission's Digest.

You can also find information about reforming the criminal law at the website of the Criminal Law Review Division of the NSW Attorney General's Department.

The main source of criminal law in New South Wales, the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), may be found on the NSW Legislation website.