New South Wales
Law Reform Commission
The Honorable T.W. Sheahan, B.A., LLB., M.P.,
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 17 February 1984, a copy of which is fully set out on page v. of the Report
Professor Ronald Sackville
(Chairman)
Russell Scott
(Deputy Chairman)
Deirdre O'Connor
(Commissioner)
Professor Colin Phegan
(Commissioner)
17 December 1984.
Terms of Reference
To inquire into and report on the following matters:
- Whether the grounds of exemption from jury service under the Jury Act, 1977 should be extended to include conscientious objection to such service and, if so, how such conscientious objection should be recognised.
- Any incidental matter.
D.P. Landa
Attorney General and
Minister of Justice
17 February 1984
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: | Mr. Russell Scott |
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| Full-time Commissioners: | Paul Byrne
Miss Deirdre O'Connor
Professor Colin Phegan |
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| Part- time Commissioners: | Mr. Julian Disney
Her Hon. Judge Jane Mathews
Ms. Marcia Neave
The Hon. Justice Peter Nygh
The Hon. Justice Adrian Roden
The Hon. Justice Andrew Rogers
Ms. Philippa Smith
Mr. H.D. Sperling, Q.C. |
Members of the research staff are:
Research Director:
Legal Officers:
Ms. Maxine Cuttler
Ms. Roslyn Robertson
Ms. Fiona Tito
Ms. Judith Walker
Ms. Meredith Wilkie
The Secretary of the Commission is Mr. Peter Lemon and its offices are at 16th Level, Goodsell Building, 8-12 Chifley Square, Sydney, N.S.W. 2000 (telephone: (02) 238-7213).
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)
Miss Deirdre O'Connor (in charge of this reference) Professor Colin Phegan
Secretary:
Research:
Writing:
Miss Deirdre O'Connor
Ms. Meredith Wilkie
Typing:
Mrs. Margaret Edenborough
Word Processing:
Ms. Lorna Clarke
Ms. Kerry Gill
