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Contempt by publication
Reference received: 14 July 1998
Report
Report 100: Contempt by Publication (PDF, 1.6 MB) [PDF, 1Mb], June 2003
- A summary of the Report was also published.
- Tabled in parliament: 16 September 2003
- Legislative action: Court Information Act 2010
- Judicial citation: Anderson v Hassett (No 2) [2007] NSWSC 1444, [13]
Discussion paper
Discussion Paper 43: Contempt by Publication (PDF, 2.4 MB), July 2000
[A summaryof the Discussion Paper was also published]
- Judicial citation: Hogan v Hinch [2011] HCA 4 [23]
Terms of reference
To inquire into, and report on, whether the law and procedures relating to contempt by publication are adequate and appropriate, including whether and in what circumstances, a person against whom a charge of contempt is found proven should be liable to pay, in addition to any criminal penalty, the costs (of the government and of the parties) of a criminal trial aborted as a result of the contempt.
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