New South Wales Law Reform Commission

The Honourable D.P. Landa, LLB., 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 dated 29 December 1983, a copy of which is fully set out on page 3 of the report
 
Ronald Sackville
Chairman
 
Russell Scott
Deputy Chairman
 
Deirdre O’Connor
Commissioner
 
Colin Phegan
Commissioner
 
March 1984.
 
 
Terms of Reference

"To inquire into and report on the following matters:

(1) whether tape recording or other recording of court proceedings the proceedings of Royal Commissions and the proceedings of Commissions of Inquiry under the Special Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1983 by -

• representatives of publishers and broadcasters (including, representatives of the press and of radio and television broadcasters);
• a person who is or intends to be the author of a book or article devoted entirely or in part to the proceedings;
• the parties to legal proceedings, persons granted leave to appear before a Royal Commission or a Commission of Inquiry, and their legal representatives or anyone or more of them;
• any other person.

should be permitted in New South Wales and if so on what conditions.

(2) Any related matter.

The Law Reform Commission is constituted by the Law Reform Commission Act, 1967.

The Commissioners are:

Chairman

Professor Ronald Sackville

Deputy Chairman

Mr. Russell Scott

Full-time Commissioners

Miss Deirdre O'Connor

Associate Professor Colin Phegan

Part-time Commissioners

Mr. I.McC. Barker, Q.C.

Mrs. Bettina Cass

Mr. J.H.P. Disney

The Hon Mr. Justice Adrian Roden

The Hon Mr. Justice Andrew Rogers

Ms. P. Smith

Mr. H.D. Sperling, Q.C.

Research Director

Mr. Mark Richardson

Members of the research staff are:

Mr. Ian Ramsay

Ms. Roslyn Robertson

Ms. Fiona Tito

Ms. Judith Walker

Ms. Meredith Wilkie

The Secretary of the Commission is Ms. Mariella Lizier and its offices are at 16th Level Goodsell Building, 8-12 Chifley Square, Sydney, N.S.W. (telephone: (02) 238 7213).

Its short citation is LR.C.39.

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:

Professor Ronald Sackville (Chairman)

Mr. Russell Scott (Deputy Chairman - in charge of this reference)

Mr. Denis Gressier (until 19 November 1983)

Miss Deirdre O'Connor

Associate Professor Colin Phegan

Mr. J.R.T. Wood, Q.C. (until 31 January 1984)

Secretary

Ms. Mariella Lizier

Research and Writing

Mr. Ian Ramsay

Typing

Ms. Pamela Boettcher

Word Processing

Ms. Zoya Howes