This is an Outline of the Commission's Final Report on a Transport Accidents Scheme for New South Wales, presented to the Attorney General of New South Wales, the Hon D P Landa, LLB, MP, on 22 October 1984. The Report was prepared in the course of the Commission's reference on Accident Compensation the terms of which are reproduced in the Appendix to this Outline.

The Final Report follows publication of an Issues Paper, entitled Accident Compensation, published in June 1982 and a Working Paper, entitled A Transport Accidents Scheme for New South Wales, published in May 1983. The Issues Paper provided background information and raised a number of questions concerning accident compensation generally. The Working Paper set out tentative proposals for a no-fault scheme providing compensation for death and personal injury arising out of transport accidents. The Final Report, while recommending such a scheme, differs from the proposals in the Working Paper in a number of important respects.

This Outline summarises the main arguments and recommendations in the Final Report and is preceded by a brief statement of the major features of the Scheme. However, the Report is the authoritative statement of the Commission’s views and, in the event of inconsistency, the Report prevails over the Outline. Printed copies of the Final Report will be available from the New South Wales Law Reform Commission from early 1985.

Inquiries and comments should be directed to:

Mr Peter Lemon
Secretary
New South Wales Law Reform Commission
GPO Box 6
SYDNEY NSW 2001

(Tel.238-7213)