Terms of Reference
Pursuant to section 10 of the Law Reform Commission Act, 1967, I HEREBY REFER to the Law Reform Commission the following matters for inquiry and report to me:
(3) Insurance Contracts - Non-disclosure and Misrepresentation
To review section 18 of the Insurance Act, 1902 in the light of the common law relating to disclosure, non-disclosure and misrepresentation of fact in contracts of insurance.
(4) Any matter incidental to the foregoing matters or any of them.
F.J. WALKER,
Attorney General.
28 July, 1982.
New South Wales
Law Reform Commission
The Honourable D.P. Landa, L.L.B., M.L.C., Attorney General for New South Wales.
COMMUNITY LAW REFORM PROGRAM
Attached to this document is the report of this Commission pursuant to the reference from you dated 28 July, 1982 and headed Insurance Contracts Non-disclosure and Misrepresentation
Ronald Sackville
Chairman.
Russell Scott
Deputy Chairman.
J.R.T. Wood
Commissioner.
February, 1983.
New South Wales Law Reform Commission
The Law Reform Commission is constituted by the Law Reform Commission Act, 1967. The Commissioners are:
Chairman
Professor Ronald Sackville
Deputy Chairman
Full-time Commissioners
Mr. Denis Gressier
Mr. J.R.T. Wood, Q.C.
Part-time Commissioners
Mr. I.McC. Barker, Q.C.
Mrs. B. Cass
Mr. J.H.P. Disney
The Hon Mr. Justice P.E. Nygh
The Hon Mr. Justice Adrian Roden
The Hon. Mr. Justice Andrew Rogers
Ms. P. Smith
Mr. H.D. Sperling, Q.C.
Research Director
Members of the research staff are:
Ms. Ruth Jones
Ms. Philippa McDonald
Ms. Helen Mills
Ms. Fiona Tito
The Secretary of the Commission is Mr. Bruce Buchanan and its offices are at 16th Level, Goodsell Building, 8-12 Chifley Square, Sydney, N.S.W. 2000 (telephone: (02) 238 7213)).
This is the First Report of the Commission under the Community Law Reform Program. Its short citation is L.R.C. 34.
Participants
Commission Members:
For the purpose of the reference the Chairman, in accordance with section 12A of the Law Reform Commission Act, 1967 created a Division comprising the following members of the Commission:
Consultant to the Commission:
Secretary:
Research:
Ms. Ruth Jones
Ms. Helen Mills
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