New South Wales Law Reform Commission
To the Honourable J R A Dowd LLB, MP,
Attorney General for New South Wales
COMMUNITY LAW REFORM PROGRAM: DISPOSAL OF UNCOLLECTED GOODS
Dear Attorney General,
We make this Report pursuant to the reference to this Commission dated 17 March 1986.
Helen Gamble
(Chairman)
Paul Byrne
(Commissioner)
Keith Mason QC
(Commissioner)
November 1988
Terms of Reference
On 17 March 1986, the then Attorney General of New South Wales, the Honourable T W Sheahan BA, LLB, MP, made the following reference to the Commission:
To Inquire into and report on:
1. The law governing the rights and liabilities of persons in possession of uncollected goods, including but not limited to the application of the Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act, 1966;
2. Any incidental matter.
Participants
Commissioners
For the purpose of this reference the former Chairman, Mr Keith Mason QC, created a Division on 7 May 1986, in accordance with s12A of the Law Reform Commission Act 1967. The Division comprised the following members of the Commission:
Helen Gamble (Commissioner-in-Charge of Reference)
Keith Mason QC
Russell Scott
Following the resignation of Mr Mason as a full-time member of the Commission, the Division was reconstituted on 19 August 1987 to comprise:
Helen Gamble (Commissioner-in-Charge of Reference)
Paul Byrne
Russell Scott
The Division was again reconstituted on 11 August 1988 to comprise:
Helen Gamble (Commissioner-in-Charge of Reference)
Paul Byrne
Keith Mason QC
Research Director
Research
James Hirshman
Leanne O'Shannessy
Secretary
John McMillan (to 31 August 1988)
Typing and Word Processing
Ms Lorna Clarke
Miss Judith Grieves
Mrs Nozveen Khan
Ms Jennifer McMahon
Ms Glenda Owens
Miss Doris Sclosa
Librarian
Administrative Assistance
Ms Zoya Howes
Ms Dianne Wood
Mr Grant Van Wingerden
