Law Reform Committee

The Law Reform Committee of South Australia was established by proclamation in 1968. During its life, one hundred and six matters were referred to the Committee. Reports were published in a majority of matters, the final report being issued in 1987. The Honourable H.E. Zelling was the Chairman of the Committee from 1968.

The Collection was presented to the Library in 1995 by the S.A. Attorney-General's Department. The collection comprises of drafts of many of the reports, together with information folders containing correspondence and documentation collected during drafting. Also included are folders containing selected information relating to the work of Law Reform committees in other jurisdictions. The resources date from 1968-1987.

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LAW REFORM COMMITTEE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

DRAFT REPORTS

Created on 27/01/06

001	First report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: (recommendations for bringing the Evidence Act more into conformity with modern requirements and to deal with certain specific problems that have arisen from the everyday work of the courts, e.g. battered baby syndrome).
002	Second report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: (Amendments to the Oaths Act, 1936).
003	Third report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: (relating to the Testator’s Family Maintenance Act 1918-1943 – time limitations).
004	Fourth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: (concerning the Motor Vehicles Act 1959-1968 – ability to sue spouses directly).
005	Fifth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: (Recommendation that the Arbitration Act 1891-1935 be repealed and replaced with Imperial Arbitration Act 1950 proposed as a bill but not included with this report).
006	Sixth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: (regarding Section 17 of the Wills Act 1936-1966).
007	Seventh report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: (regarding the law relating to animals).
008	Eighth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: (regarding a bill for an act to make provision for the enforcement in South Australia of judgements given in the United Kingdom or in other countries … which accord reciprocal treatment to judgements given in South Australia – Justice Act 1929-1965; Evidence Act 1929-1965).
009	Ninth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: (statutory interpretation).
010	Tenth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: (admissibility of computer evidence).
011	Eleventh report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: (regarding the reform of the law relating to women and their rights).
012	Twelfth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: (about the desirability of amending the law relating to limitation of actions to provide for extension of time in bringing actions).
013	Thirteenth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the reform of the law on execution of civil judgements.
014	Fourteenth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: On suggested amendments to the law regarding suicide.
015	Fifteenth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the reform of the law of libel and slander.
016	Sixteenth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the law on sealing of documents.
017	Seventeenth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Concerning the law relating to mortgages and the rights of mortgagees.
018	Eighteenth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to illegitimate children.
019	Nineteenth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the adoption of section 14 of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
020	Twentieth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to section 124 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1969-1970.
021	Twenty-First report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to evidence taken out of the jurisdiction.
022	Twenty-Second report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to administration bonds and to the rights of retainer and preference of personal representatives of deceased estates.
023	Twenty-Third report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Regarding civil actions against witnesses who have committed perjury.
024	Twenty-Fourth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the reform of the law of occupier’s liability (COVER ONLY – NO CONTENTS).
025	Twenty-Fifth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: On reform of the law relating to misfeasance and non-feasance.
026	Twenty-Sixth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Concerning the amendment of the law relating to fences and fencing.
027	Twenty-Seventh report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the factor of the remarriage of a widow in assessing damages in fatal accidents under the Wrongs Act.
028	Twenty-Eighth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the reform of the law on intestacy and wills.
029	Twenty-Ninth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the award of costs to a litigant appearing in person.
030
[NOT ALLOCATED].
031	Thirty-First report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the enactment of an appeal costs fund act.
032	Thirty-Second report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the past records of offenders and other persons.
033	Thirty-Third report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to liability under part IV of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1959-1974.
034	Thirty-Fourth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the repeal of the statute of frauds and cognate enactments in South Australia rendering contracts unenforceable unless the requirement of the statute have been complied with.
035	Thirty-Fifth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to standard terms in tenancy agreements.
036	Thirty-Sixth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to class actions.
037	Thirty-Seventh report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the doctrines of frustration and illegality in the law of contract.
038	Thirty-Eighth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: On proposed amendments to the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1923-1974.
039	Thirty-Ninth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the reform of the law of suretyship.
040	Fortieth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: On the powers of investment of trustees pursuant to the provisions of the Trustee Act.
041	Forty-First report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the contractual capacity of infants.
042	Forty-Second report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to proceeding against and contributions between tortfeasors and other defendants.
043	Forty- report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to proposed contracts review legislation.
044	Forty-Fourth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the effect of divorce upon wills.
045	Forty-Fifth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the competence of spouses as witnesses in criminal prosecutions for injuries causing death or serious bodily injury to children.
046	Forty-Sixth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the form of oath to be used in courts and other tribunals.
047
[NOT ALLOCATED].
048	Forty-Eighth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to owners or occupiers of land and trespassers on that land.
049	Forty-Ninth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the consideration of the proposed bill regulating company takeovers.
050	Fiftieth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Regarding data protection.
051	Fifty-First report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the review and reappraisal of the Twenty-Fifth report of this committee relating to misfeasance and non-feasance.
052	[NOT ALLOCATED].
053	Fifty-Third report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the projected Securities Industry Bill, 1980 of the Commonwealth Parliament.
054-055	[NOT ALLOCATED].
056	Fifty-Sixth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the fatal accidents provisions of the Wrongs Act 1936.
057	Fifty-Seventh report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the Companies Bill, 1980.
058	Fifty-Eighth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: On the inherited imperial statute law with regard to proceedings in summary jurisdictions.
059	Fifty-Ninth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: In respect of imperial laws application within this state in relation to the criminal law.
060	Sixtieth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to locus standi in company law.
061	Sixty-First report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the Inherited Imperial Law and the Civil Jurisdiction and Procedure of the Supreme Court.
062	Sixty-Second report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to reform of company law relating to pre-incorporation contracts.
063-068	[NOT ALLOCATED].
069	Sixty-Ninth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to group defamation.
070	Seventieth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to locus standi – prisoners’ rights.
071-074	[NOT ALLOCATED].
075	Seventy-Fifth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the reform of the law of set-off.
076
[NOT ALLOCATED].
077	Seventy-Seventh report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the reform of the law of delivery of deeds.
078	Seventy-Eighth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Dealing with disparate subjects in the inherited imperial law.
079	Seventy-Ninth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Dealing with the inherited imperial law.
080	Eightieth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the inherited imperial law.
081	Eighty-First report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the demise of the crown.
082	Eighty-Second report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to administrative appeals.
083
[NOT ALLOCATED].
084	Eighty-Fourth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the reform of the law relating to the irrecoverability of benefits obtained by reason of mistake of law.
085	Eighty-Fifth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Dealing with the inherited imperial law between 1751 and 1780.
086
[NOT ALLOCATED].
087	Eighty-Seventh report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to claims for injuries from toxic substances and radiation effects.
088
[NOT ALLOCATED].
089	Eighty-Ninth report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Dealing with the inherited imperial law between 1801 and 1820.
090-091	[NOT ALLOCATED].
092	Ninety-Second report of the Law Reform Committee of South Australia: Relating to the inherited imperial Sunday Observance or Lord’s Day Acts.