1.1 On 14 November 1990 the then Attorney General, the Honourable J R A Dowd QC, referred to the Commission a reference to inquire into and report upon:

(a) whether and in what respect the law relating to the unilateral severance of a joint tenancy should be altered; and

(b) any related matter.

The Law Reform Commission is constituted by the Law Reform Commission Act 1967. Pursuant to section 12A of the Act, the Chairman has constituted a Division for the purposes of this reference. The members of the Division are:

The Hon RM Hope QC
Associate Professor David Weisbrot
Mr Ronald Sackville

Mr Peter Hennessy

Ms Marianne Christmann
Ms Sharminie Niles
Ms Judy Maynard
Mr Bailey Compton

Ms Beverley Caska

Mr Richard Turner

Mrs Nozveen Khan
Ms Nancy Klein
Ms Shirley Lucke

Ms Zoya Howes

The Commission invites submissions on the issues raised in this Discussion Paper. Submissions and comments should reach the Commission by 30 November 1991. All enquiries and comments should be directed to:

Peter Hennessy
Executive Director
NSW Law Reform Commission
GPO Box 5199
SYDNEY NSW 2001

Telephone: (02) 252 3855
Fax: (02) 247 1054