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[1980] Reform 94 : C43: Privacy and the Census - comments on ALRC : WP 26: Medical Treatment and Criminal Law, 1980. ■ Discussion Paper No. 8. : SP: The Anti-dumping Tribunal: A Study of Ad : C44: Submissions on High Court Rules (Revised). ministrative Procedure in the Anti-dumping : C45: Repatriation Acts Amendment Bill 1979. Tribunal. : C46: An Appropriate Scale of Costs in Family Law : SP: Public Participation in the Administrative matters. Process. : C47: Trade Law Committee - Comments on: Hague Conference on Private International Law Con British Columbia LRC: Annual Report 1979. vention on the Law applicable to Agency. : WP 27: The Calculation of Interest on Foreclosure, : C48: The Constitution Alteration (Holders of Office of 1980. Profit) Bill 1978. Manitoba LRC: Ninth Annual Report 1980. : C49: Second Consultative paper on Social Security : 39: Report on Controverted Elections, 1980. Appeals. Ontario Com. on F.O.I. & I.P: RP 13: Freedom of Informa : C50: The Trade Practices Act and Small Business. tion and the Policy-Making Process in : C51: Social Security Appeals-Administrative Review Ontario, 1980. Council - Second Consultative Paper Report by : RP 14: Information Access and Crown Corporations, Underprivileged and the Law Committee. 1980. : C52: Child Welfare - Children in Trouble. Ontario Econ. Council: DP: Class Actions as a Regulatory : C53: Report on Draft Convention on International Instrument. Multimodal Transport. Saskatchewan LRC: Sixth Annual Report 1979. : C54: Supplementary Submission for Family Law Costs Inquiry. United Kingdom : C55: Section 78 of The Income Tax Assessment Act. Law Com: 97: Fourteenth Annual Report 1978-1979. See : C56: Memorandum on Press Statements and the Re p.90. trospective effect of Statutes. : 99: Family Law: Orders for Sale of Property : C57: Defamation Reform Proposals. under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, : C58: Bankruptcy Amendment Bill 1979. 1980. : C59: The Sale of Real Property under the Family Law Criminal LRC: 14: Offences against the Person, 1980. Act. Institute of Advanced Legal Studies: List of Official Com : C60: Financial Circumstances of Cohabitation. mittees, Commissions and other Bodies : C61: Remuneration of Family Court Judges. Concerned with the Reform of the Law, No. : C62: Bank Cheques. 9, 1979. : C63: Class Actions. : C64: Payment of Interest under the Family Law Act. Other : C65: Recording of Telephone Conversations Review. NZCLR C\Reporton Self Defence, 1979. : C66: Submission to the Law Reform Commission Dis South Africa LC: Annual Report, 1978. cussion Paper No. 11 — Class Actions. : C67: Response to Commonwealth Submission to Family Law Costs Inquiry. : C68: Response to Principal Registrar's Submission to the Family Law Costs Inquiry. : C69: Petroleum Retail Marketing Franchise Bill 1980. what’s going on in the LRC’s? : C70: Maintenance Enforcement under the Family Law Act. Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) • Sentencing. Interim report tabled in Parliament. Work in hand (WIH) in respect of reactions to the Canada interim report and matters stood over for final Canada LRC: 13: Report on Advisory and Investigatory report. See p.72. Commissions, 1979. • Lands Acquisition and Compensation. Report under consideration by Minister for Administrative : 14: Judicial Review and the Federal Court, 1980. Services. See p.92. : WP 24: Sterilization: Implications for Mentally Re • Defamation. Report being considered by officers of tarded and Mentally III Persons, 1979. the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General. See : WP 25: Independent Administrative Agencies, 1980. p.92. [1980] Reform 95 • Privacy. Two discussion papers issued on intru N.Z. Contracts and Commercial Law Reform Committee sions and personal information, including proposals (NZCCLRC) for major Federal legislation. See p.68. • Sale of Goods. Comments received on WP, await • Debt Recovery. (WIH). ALRC, ing preparation of draft Bill. NSWLRC and Tas LRC, now working together on • Secured Transactions. First report presented, examination of debt recovery court procedures. Co matter under consideration. operation in research also now established with • Law of Insurance. Second report in preparation, WALRC. comments on DP being received. • Insurance Contracts. (WIH). Report on Insurance • The Right of Set-off. Under consideration. Intermediaries (Agents and Brokers) with printer. • Ring Bidding at Auctions. Under consideration. Expected to be tabled in Parliament September • Privity of Contract. Report being prepared. 1980. • Nominations in respect of Superannuation and • Class Actions and Standing. (WIH). Mr. Debelle Pension Funds. Report being proposed. has returned from research visit to United States, Canada and U.K. See p.93. N.Z. Criminal Law Reform Committee (NZCLRC) New • Aboriginal Customary Laws. (WIH). DP due chairman appointed. See Personalia. September 1980. Mr. Debelle and Mr. Keon- • Desirability of separate summary and indictable Cohen have concluded research visit to relevant offences of assault and wilful damage. No consider authorities in United States and Canada. ation as yet. • Child Welfare. (WIH). Consultations in DP 12 • Bail. Preliminary report presented, further WP concluded. Dr. John Seymour now leading dis circulated. cussions towards final ALRC report with draft • Discovery in Criminal Cases. Under consideration. legislation. • Decision in Morgan v. DPP. Report in Preparation. • Evidence. Project commenced under new Com N.Z. Property Law and Equity Reform Committee missioner T. H. Smith. See p.86. (NZPLERC) • Digest. Work proceeding towards publication of • Guaranteed Search Notes. Report in preparation. Australian Law Reform Digest by early 1981. An • Law Relating to Water Courses and Adjacent index of Australian law reform reports, consolid Land. Under consideration. ating earlier interim Law Reform Digest and Supps • Positive Covenants Running with the Land. WP in should be published July 1980. preparation. • Law Reform Suggestions. The ALRC is consider • Mortgagee’s Sales: caveats and charging orders ing initiatives following Government approval of subsequently registered against title. DP circulated. new functions to collect and transmit to Parliament • Shared Premium Reserve Dividends. Under con important law reform suggestions. See above p.78. sideration. • Trustee Companies: entitlement to benefit from N.S.W. Law Reform Commission (NSWLRC) transactions in the normal course of business. Under • Legal Profession Inquiry. Drafting continues on consideration. three discussion papers with one of these now in advanced stages. Drafting substantially completed N.Z. Public and Administrative Law Reform Committee on a further background paper. (NZPALRC) • Unincorporated Associations. (WIH). Discussion • By-Law Making Powers and Procedures of Local and drafting continues within Commission, while Bodies. Under consideration. responses are still being received in respect of • The Liability in Damages of Administrative Au Outline Scheme published last year. thorities. Research paper circulated and under • Money Judgements. ( WIH ). Co-operation with ALRC. consideration. • Evidence. (WIH). Two discussion papers are being • Study of Discretionary Powers Conferred by Statute drafted dealing with Corroboration. on Public Authorities. WP on powers of entry and search prepared, replies under consideration. N.T. Law Review Committee (NTLRC) • Appeals by way of Case Stated. WP circulated and replies under consideration. • Practice and Procedure. The preparation of an • Commissions of Inquiry. Report and draft Bill entirely new set of Supreme Court rules adapted to completed. modern requirements and not necessarily follow • Damages. Report and draft Bill Completed. ing established conventions is under concentrated • Draft Legislation. The NZPALRC comments on review. draft legislation as presented. • Oaths. Witnesses oaths (WIH). • Administrative Division. A review of the first 10 • Criminal Law. (WIH). years operation of the Administrative Division of • Criminal Procedure. Fitness to Plead (WIH). the High Court of New Zealand is under consider • Costs. Suitors Funds (WIH). ation. • Victim Compensation. Criminal Injuries (Com pensation) Act (WIH). [1980] Reform 96 Papua New Guinea Law Reform Commission • Wills. The VCJC has referred back to the sub (PNGLRC) committee questions concerning the reform of the • See [1979] Reform 44. Wills Act 1958 (Vic.). • Family Law: Wardship. The VCJC decided not to Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC) deal further with the question of wardship and the • Bail Act and Crown Proceeding Act. Assented to. Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth). See [1979] Reform 93. • Criminal Procedure. The VCJC has received a pro • Succession Bill. Introduced 15 April 1980. See gress report on the work of a sub-committee dealing [1980] Reform 29. with three inter-related matters: • Rules of Supreme Court and Ancillary Acts and • • Habeas Corpus Act 1679 s.6; Real Property Act. WIH. • • the Presentment Rules; • • the holding of a voir dire before a jury is South Australian Law Reform Committee (SALRC) empanelled. • Repeal of Imperial Statute Law. WIH relating to: (WIH) final report not due for some months. • • criminal law; Victorian Law Reform Commissioner (VLRC) • • proceedings in summary jurisdiction; • Crime. Duress, Coercion and Necessity. Report in • • civil jurisdiction and procedure of Supreme preparation. Court. • Crime. Corporate Crime. WIH. • Delivery of Goods. WIH. • Companies Bill 1980. WIH. • Provocation as a Defence to Murder and Dimi •