New South Wales Law Reform Commission
To the Honourable Jeff Shaw QC MP
Attorney General for New South Wales
Dear Attorney
Circulation of Legal Advice to Government
We make this final Report pursuant to the reference to this Commission dated 25 November 1996.
Mr Michael Adams QC
Chairman
The Hon Jerrold Cripps QC
Commissioner
The Hon Justice John Dowd
Deputy Chairman
Judge John Goldring
Commissioner
The Hon Justice David Hodgson
Commissioner
Mr Craig Kelly
Commissioner
March 1998
Terms of reference
Pursuant to section 10 of the Law Reform Commission Act 1967 (NSW), the Attorney General, the Honourable Jeff Shaw QC MLC, requested, by letter dated 25 November 1996, the Law Reform Commission to inquire into the following matter:
Whether, and in what circumstances, arrangements should be made for the circulation of legal advice received by agencies representing the Crown to other agencies.
Participants
The Law Reform Commission is constituted by the Law Reform Commission Act 1967 (NSW). For the purpose of this reference, the Chairman, in accordance with the Act, created a Division comprising the following members of the Commission:
Mr Michael Adams QC
The Hon Jerrold Cripps QC
The Hon Justice John Dowd AO
Judge John Goldring (Commissioner-in-Charge)
The Hon Justice David Hodgson
Mr Craig Kelly
Officers of the Commission
Executive Director
Research and Writing
Ms Catherine Gray
Ms Donna Hayward
Ms Jennifer Lock
Librarians
Ms Beverley Caska
Ms Aferdita Kryeziu
Administrative assistance
Ms Shannon Field
Ms Wendy King
Ms Kathryn Sharpe
Honorary consultant
The Hon Justice Keith Mason
Desktop Publishing
Mrs Leanne Nowakowski
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