Pursuant to section 10 of the Law Reform Commission Act 1967, the then Attorney General, the Hon T W Sheahan BA LLB MP, referred by letter dated 12 August 1985, the following matter to the Law Reform Commission.

To inquire into and report on:

• the law governing rights of contribution between two or more persons responsible for the same damage; and
• any incidental matter.

The Law Reform Commission is constituted by the Law Reform Commission Act 1967 (NSW). For the purpose of this reference, the Chairman, in accordance with the Act, created a Division comprising the following members of the Commission:

Professor Jack Goldring
Justice David Hodgson
Mr Craig Kelly
Professor Michael Tilbury*

(* denotes Commissioner-in-Charge)

Executive Director

Mr Peter Hennessy

Mr Joseph Waugh
Mr Angus Corbett

Ms Beverley Caska

Ms Julie Freeman
Ms Leanne Nowakowski

Ms Suzanna Mishhawi

The Commission invites submissions on the issues raised in this Discussion Paper. Submissions and comments must reach the Commission by 14 November 1997. Suggestions for further issues which should be considered are welcome.

All enquiries and submissions should be directed to:

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

[DX 1227 SYDNEY]

Phone: (02) 9228 8230
Fax: (02) 9228 8225

Who can make a submission?

Anyone can make a submission or comment. If you have an opinion on the matters under review or personal experiences of the issues involved, the commission would like to hear from you. You do not need legal qualifications to make a submission, although the Commission welcomes input from the legal community.

Use of submissions and confidentiality

Submissions may be used by the Commission in two ways:

1. Because the law reform process is a public one, copies of submissions are normally made available by the Commission on request to other persons or organisations. If you would like your submission to be treated as confidential, please indicate this on your written submission or oral comments. Any request for a copy of a submission marked “confidential” will be determined in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW).

2. In preparing its Report, the Commission will make reference to submissions made in response to this Discussion Paper. However, a request for confidentiality will be respect by the Commission in relation to the publication of submissions.

Thus, if you would like your submission treated as confidential, please indicate this on your written submission or when making oral comments.