To the Honourable T W Sheahan, BA, LLB, MP
Attorney General for New South Wales

COMMUNITY LAW REFORM PROGRAM
WILLS - EXECUTION AND REVOCATION

Dear Mr Attorney General

We make this Report under the reference from the late Honourable D P Landa, LLB. MP, Attorney General dated 20 June 1983.

Keith Mason QC
(Chairman)

Russell Scott
(Deputy Chairman)

Professor Colin Phegan
(Commissioner)

Paul Byrne
(Commissioner)

Professor Marcia Neave
(Commissioner)

March 1986

Terms of Reference

To inquire into and report on:

(i) The law relating to the execution and revocation of wills and documents of a testamentary nature, including the law relating to:

• signature, attestation and witnessing;
• privileged wills;
• revocation by marriage and by dissolution of marriage.

(ii) Any incidental matter.

20 June 1983

Participants in this Report

Commission Members:

For the purpose of the reference a Division was created by the Chairman, in accordance with s12A of the Law Reform Commission Act, 1967. The Division when first constituted on 20 December 1984 comprised the following members of the Commission:

Mr Paul Byrne
Miss Deirdre O’Connor
Professor Colin Phegan (Commissioner in charge of reference)
Professor Ronald Sackvihle

Mr Keith Mason QC (Commissioner in charge of reference)
Mr Paul Byrne
Ms Marcia Neave
Professor Colin Phegan
Mr Russell Scott

Mr Kevin Booker
Dr Ian Hardingham
The Honourable Mr Justice Hutley
Associate Professor Andrew Lang
Ms Marcia Neave
Associate Professor George Winterton
Miss Olive Wood

Mr James Hirshman
Ms Ruth Jones
Ms Ros Robertson
Ms Fiona Tito
Ms Meredith Wilkie

Mr John McMillan

Ms Lorna Clarke
Ms Nozveen Nisha
Miss Meg Orr

Miss Zoya H owes
Ms Dianne Wood

Mrs Beverley Caska