New South Wales Law Reform Commission (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 co-ordination of a uniform succession laws project.

• To review the existing law and procedure relating to succession and to recommend and draft a model State and Territory law on succession;
• To co-ordinate the conduct of the reference with other States' and Territories' law reform agencies and other relevant persons or bodies.

New South Wales Law Reform Commission

Pursuant to s12A of the Law Reform Commission Act 1967 the Chairman of the Commission constituted a Division for the purpose of conducting the reference. The members of the Division are:

The Hon G J Samuels AC QC (Chairman)
The Hon Justice David Hodgson (Commissioner-in-charge)
Mr Craig Kelly
Professor Michael Tilbury

Executive Director

Mr Peter Hennessy

Ms Leonie Armstrong
Ms Fiona Manning

Ms Beverley Caska

Ms Julie Freeman

Ms Zoya Howes

Commissioners:

Chairperson

The Hon Justice G N Williams

Ms R G Atkinson

Mr W G Briscoe
Ms P A Cooper
Dr J A Devereux
Mr W A Lee
Mr P D McMurdo QC

Secretary

Ms S P Fleming

Ms C E Riethmuller

Ms L K Flynn

Ms M L Basile
Ms A C Thompson

The Commission invites submissions on the issues relevant to this review, including but not limited to the issues raised in this Issues Paper.

All submissions and inquiries should be directed to:

Mr Peter Hennessy
Executive Director
NSW Law Reform Commission
GPO Box 5199
SYDNEY NSW 2001

[DX 1227 SYDNEY]

Phone: (02) 252 3855
Fax: (02) 247 1054

There is no special form required for submissions. If it is inconvenient or impractical to make a written submission you may telephone the Commission and either direct your comments to a Legal Officer over the telephone, or else arrange to make your submission in person.

Closing dates for submissions

The closing dates for submissions is 1 April 1996. No final decisions will be made by the Commission until after the deadline for submissions has passed.

Use of submissions and confidentiality

If you would like your submission to be treated as confidential, please indicate this in your submission. Submissions made to the Commission may be used in two ways:

• Since the Commission's process of law reform is essentially public, copies of submissions made to the Commission will normally be made available on request to any person or organisation. However, if you would like all, or part of your submission to be treated as confidential, please indicate this in your submission. Any request for a copy of a submission marked "confidential" will be determined in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW).
• In preparing the final Report, the Commission may also find it useful to refer to and make mention of comments submitted in response to the Issues Paper. However, if a request for confidentiality is made, it will be respected by the Commission in relation to the publication of such submissions in a Report.