Reports and Papers - complete listing: Law Reform Commission

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Project
Project 114 - Guardianship and Administration
Project 113 – Sexual Offences
Project 112 – Admissibility of propensity and relationship evidence in WA
Project 111 – Review of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA)
Project 110 - Maintenance and Champerty in Western Australia
Project 109 - Claims for Non-Economic Loss for Wrongful Death under the Fatal Accidents Act 1959 (WA)
Project 108 - Review of Western Australian legislation in relation to the recognition of a person's sex, change of sex or intersex status
Project 107 - Intersection of Family Law and Caveat Systems
Project 106 - Provisional Damages and Damages for Gratuitous Services
Project 105 - Review of the Firearms Act 1973 (WA)Project 104 - Enhancing Family and Domestic Violence Laws
Project 103 - Representative Proceedings
Project 102 - Complaints Against Judiciary
Project 101 - Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004
Project 100 - Review of the coronial practice in Western Australia
Project 99 - Selection, eligibility and exemption of jurors
Project 98 - Compensation for injurious affection
Project 97 - A review of the law of homicide
Project 96 - Problem oriented courts and judicial case management
Project 95 - Judicial review of administrative decisions
Project 94 - Aboriginal Customary Laws
Project 93(III) - Contempt by disobedience to the orders of the court
Project 93(II) - Contempt by publication
Project 93(I) - Contempt in the face of the court
30th Anniversary Reform Implementation Report
Project 92 - Review of the criminal and civil justice system in Western Australia
Project 91 - Restrictive covenants
Project 89 - The Sale of Goods Act 1895
Project 88 - The Administration Act 1903
Project 87 - Evidence of children and other vulnerable witnesses
Project 86 - Incitement to racial hatred
Project 85 - Police Act offences
Project 84 - Medical treatment for the dying
Project 83 - Payment of witnesses in civil proceedings
Project 82 - Financial protection in the building and construction industry
Project 81 - Review of the Pawnbrokers Act 1860-1984
Project 80 - Problem of old convictions
Project 79 - Prescribed interests under the Companies Code
Project 78 - Joint tenancy and tenancy in common
Project 77(I) - Medical treatment for minors
Project 77(II) - Consent to sterilisation of minors
Project 76(I) - Wills: substantial compliance
Project 75 - United Kingdom statutes in force in Western Australia
Project 74 - Limited partnerships
Project 73 - Absconding Debtors Act 1877
Project 72 - Retention of court records
Project 71 - Exemption from jury service
Project 70(I) - Pre-judgment interests
Project 70(II) - Interest on judgments
Project 69 - The criminal process and persons suffering from mental disorder
Project 68 - Illegitimacy
Project 67 - Writs and warrants of execution
Project 66 - Fatal accidents
Project 65(I) - Privacy and statutory powers of intrusion
Project 65(II) - Confidentiality of medical records and medical research
Project 64 - Bail
Protection of money awarded as damages
Project 63 - Small Debts Court
Project 62 - Liability of highway authorities for non-feasance
Project 61 - Enforcement of judgment debts
Project 60 - Alternatives to cautions
Project 59 - Audit provisions of the Local ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Act
Project 58 - Section 2 of the Gaming Act
Project 57 - Enforcement of custody orders
Project 56 - The Strata Titles Act
Project 55(I) - Review of the Justices Act 1902: appeals
Project 55(II) - Courts of petty sessions: constitution, powers and procedure
Project 55(III) - Enforcement of orders under the Justices Act 1902
Project 54 - Contractors' liens
Project 53 - Privilege for journalists
Project 52 - Local body election practices
Project 51 - Unclaimed money
Project 50 - Appeals to the Privy Council
Project 49 - The Suitors' Fund Act
Project 48 - Appeals from courts of petty sessions
Project 47 - Jailing of first offenders
Project 46 - Criminal injuries compensation
Project 45 - Mortgage brokers
Project 44 - Alteration of ground levels
Project 43 - Compensation for persons detained in custody
Project 42 - Unrepresented defendants
Project 41 - Tenancy bonds
Project 40 - Production of medical and technical reports in court proceedings
Project 39 - Compensation for new street alignments
Project 38 - Sale of undivided shares in land
Project 37 - Land Agents Act
Project 36(I) - Limitation and notice of actions: latent disease and injury
Project 36(II) - Limitation and notice of actions
Project 35 - Unauthorised disposal of goods interstate: right to repossession
Project 34(I) - Distribution on intestacy
Project 34(II) - Administration bonds and sureties
Project 34(III) - Administration of deceased insolvent
Project 34(IV) - Recognition of interstate and foreign grants of probate and administration
Project 34(V) - Trustees' powers of investment
Project 34(VI) - Charitable trusts
Project 34(VII) - Administration of assets of the solvent estates of deceased persons in the payment of debts and legacies
Project 34(VIII) - Protection and remuneration of trustees
Project 33 - Dividing fences
Project 32 - The immunity of suit between husband and wife
Project 31 - Competence and compellability of spouses to give evidence in criminal proceedings
Project 30 - Imposition of fines
Project 29 - Special constables
Project 28(I) - Official attestation of forms and documents
Project 28(II) - Formalities of oaths, declarations and attestation of documents
Project 27(I) - Admissibility in evidence of computer records and other statements
Project 27(II) - Admissibility in evidence of reproductions
Project 26(I) - Review of administrative decisions: appeals
Project 26(II) - Judicial review of administrative decisions
Project 26(III) - New rights of appeal
Project 25(I) - Legal capacity of minors
Project 25(II) - Minors' contracts
Project 24 - Succession rights of adopted children
Project 23 - Legal representation of children
Project 22 - Innocent misrepresentation
Project 21 - Associations Incorporation Act 1895-1969
Project 20 - Evidence of criminal convictions in civil proceedings
Project 19 - Chattel securities and the Bills of Sale Act
Project 18 - Commercial arbitration and commercial causes
Project 17 - Manslaughter or dangerous driving causing death
Project 16(I) - Local courts: jurisdiction, procedures and administration
Project 16(II) - Enforcement of judgments of local courts
Project 15 - Imposition of driving disqualifications
Project 14 - Disqualification for membership of parliament: offices of profit under the Crown
Project 13 - Affiliation proceedings
Project 12 - Payment of costs in criminal cases
Project 11(I) - Liability for stock straying on to the highway
Project 11(II) - Liability for stock straying on to the highway
Project 10 - Motor vehicle insurance
Project 9 - Statute law revision
Project 8(I) - Defamation: privileged reports
Project 8(II) - Defamation
Project 7 - Disposal of uncollected goods
Project 6 - Summary trial of indictable offences
Project 5 - Interim damages in personal injury claims
Project 4 - Committal proceedings
Project 3 - Succession rights of illegitimate children
Project 2 - Testator's Family Maintenance Act
Project 1(I) - Protection for purchasers of land
Project 1(II) - Retention of trust money by land agents
Project 1(III) - Protection for purchasers of home units
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