Review of the law of set-off

Reference received: ​26 September 1997  

Report

Report 94: Set-off (PDF, 210.4 KB), February 2000

• Tabled in parliament: 4 April 2000
• Legislative action: Civil Procedu​re Act 2005 s 21, Sch 5.29[1] and Sch 6 cl 6​​
  

Discussion paper

Discussion Paper 40: Set-off, March 1998

Terms of reference

1. To review the current law relating to set-off with a view to determining whether any change is needed.
2. In undertaking the review the Commission should have regard to the law relating to set-off that existed prior to the Imperial Acts Application Act 1969 and to judicial comment on the operation of the provisions in this Act relating to set-off.