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
REPRESENTATIONS AS TO CREDIT

Dear Attorney General,

We make this Report pursuant to the reference received from the then Attorney General for New South Wales, the Honourable T W Sheahan BA, LLB, MP on 22 December 1986.

Helen Gamble
(Chairman)

Paul Byrne
(Commissioner)

Keith Mason QC
(Commissioner)

June 1988

Terms of Reference

On 22 December 1986, the Attorney General of New South Wales, the Honourable T W Sheahan BA, LLB, MP made the following reference to the Commissioner:

To inquire into and report on the following matters:

1. Whether s 10 of the Usury, Bills of Lading, and Written Memoranda Act 1902 should be repealed; and

2. Any related matter.

Commissioners

For the purpose of this reference a Division was created by the Chairman in accordance with s12A of the Law Reform Commission Act 1967. The Division comprised the following members of the Commission:

Ms Helen Gamble (Chairman)
Paul Byrne
Keith Mason QC

Dr John Carter

Ian Collie

Judy Reeve

Mr Kalinga Wijeyewardene

William J Tearle

John McMillan

Mrs Nozveen Khan
Ms Doris Sclosa

Ms Beverley Caska

Ms Zoya Howes
Jennifer McMahon