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Habeas Corpus
Reference received: 11 March 1966
Report
Report 1: Applications for Writs of Habeas Corpus and Procedures to be Adopted [PDF, 46Kb], September 1966
Legislative action:
Common Law Procedure and Supreme Court and Circuit Courts (Amendment) Act 1967Terms of reference
To review submissions by the International Commission of Jurists (as to writs of habeas corpus) and to consider generally the procedures which might be adopted in this State covering applications presently provided for in section 20 of the Supreme Court and Circuit Courts Act, as amended.
We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Nations Peoples of NSW and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the ongoing connection Aboriginal people have to this land and recognise Aboriginal people as the original custodians of this land.