Tasmanian Law Reform Publications

Law reform agencies review the law and make recommendations for new laws or changes to existing laws. If a law reform report leads to a bill being introduced into Parliament, then that report may be used when interpreting the Act. The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 (Tas) s 8B covers the use of extrinsic materials for statutory interpretation.

Sources of Tasmanian Law Reform Institute Reports

Tasmanian Law Reform Institute
  • Coverage: 2001-
  • Publications are divided into ‘ongoing law reform projects’, ‘completed law reform projects’ and ‘annual reports’
  • Law Reform projects are arranged in reverse chronological order. Items under each project may include the final report, issues papers, media releases and responses.
AustLII
  • Reports  2003-  
  • Issues papers  2002-
  • Research papers  2004-2006
  • For each publication type:
  • Browse by title or by year.
  • Use ‘name search’ to search the titles of publications.
  • Use ‘database search’ to search the full text of publications.
  • Use AustLII’s law reform library to search across the different publication types.
Trove

 

History of Law Reform in Tasmania

Tasmanian Law Reform Institute
  • Provides a brief history of law reform in Tasmania.
Law reform in Tasmania 1941-1969
  • Stefan Petrow, Lost cause? Law reform in Tasmania 1941-1969 (1994) 13(2) U Tas LR 369. Available on AustLII.

 

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Last updated: 7 November 2014