New South Wales Law Reform Commission
To the Honourable Jeff Shaw QC MP
Attorney General for New South Wales
Dear Attorney
Uniform Succession Laws: The Law of Wills
We make this Report to the reference to this Commission dated 16 May 1995.
The Commission has since that date participated in a project to develop uniform succession laws for Australia. The project was initiated by the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) in 1991 and has been coordinated by the Queensland Law Reform Commission. Each State and Territory, as well as the Commonwealth, has been represented on the committee overseeing the project.
The Commission’s Report represents an endorsement of the Report prepared by the National Committee for Uniform Succession Laws which was submitted to SCAG in December 1997. A draft bill to implement the Committee’s recommendations is contained in Appendix A.
The Hon Justice David Hodgson
Mr Craig Kelly
Professor Michael Tilbury
April 1998
Terms of reference
Pursuant to section 10 of the Law Reform Commission Act 1967 (NSW), the Attorney General, the Honourable Jeff Shaw QC MP, referred the following matter to the Law Reform Commission by letter dated 16 May 1995:
- To inquire into and report on the existing law and procedure relating to succession and to recommend and draft a model State and Territories law on succession.
- In undertaking this inquiry the Commission is to consult with the Queensland Law Reform Commission which has accepted responsibility for the coordination of a uniform succession laws project.
Participants
The Law Reform Commission is constituted by the Law Reform Commission Act 1967. The Chairman of the Commission, in accordance with the Act, has established a Division for the purpose of conducting the reference. The members of the Division are:
Officers of the Commission
Executive Director
Research and Writing
Ms Leonie Armstrong
Mr Joseph Waugh
Librarian
Ms Beverley Caska
Ms Aferdita Kryeziu
Administrative Assistance
Ms Wendy King
Ms Kathryn Sharpe
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