To the Honourable J R A Dowd, LLB, MP,
Attorney General for New South Wales
COMMUNITY LAW REFORM PROGRAM
CONTRIBUTION AMONG WRONGDOERS: INTERIM REPORT ON SOLIDARY LIABILITY
Dear Attorney General,
We make this Report pursuant to the reference to the Commission from the then Attorney General, the Honourable T W Sheahan, BA, LLB, MP, dated 12 August 1985.
The Honourable R M Hope QC
(Chairman)
Mr Ronald Sackville
(Commissioner)
Mr H D Sperling QC
(Commissioner)
July 1990
Terms of Reference
On 12 August 1985, the then Attorney General of New South Wales, the Honourable T W Sheahan, BA, LLB, MP, made the following reference to the Commission:
To inquire into and report upon the following matters:
1. The law governing rights of contribution between two or more persons responsible for the same damage; and
2. Any incidental matter.
Participants
Commissioners
For the purpose of work on this Interim Report, a Division was created by the Chairman in accordance with s12A of the Law Reform Commission Act 1967. This Division comprised the following members of the Commission:
The Honourable R M Hope QC (Chairman)
Mr Ronald Sackville
Mr H D Sperling QC
Executive Director
Research and Writing
Ms Ros Robertson
Mr James Hirshman
Mr Kimber Swan
Ms Laura Beacroft
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