Ongoing Law Reform Projects:

Sexual Offences Against Young People

• Issues Paper no. 17 (pdf-928kb) - released May 2012, submissions by 29 June 2012
• media release (pdf-127kb)

Non-Therapeutic Male Circumcision

• Issues Paper no.14 (pdf-347 kb) - released June 2009
• media release (pdf-30 kb)

Completed Law Reform Projects:

Tendency and coincidence evidence and Hoch's case

• Final Report (pdf - 977 kb) - released March 2012
• Media Release - Final Report (pdf - 41 kb)
• Issues Paper no.15 (pdf - 742 kb) - released September 2009
• media release (pdf - 30 kb)

Consolidation of Arrest Laws in Tasmania

• Final Report no.15 (pdf-946kb) - released May 2011
• media release - final report (pdf-86 kb)
  
• Issues Paper no.10 (pdf-316kb) - released July 2006
• media release (pdf-37 kb)
  

Racial Vilification and Racially Motivated Offences

• final report* (pdf -668 kb)
  *-Released 19-Apr-2011
• media release - final report* (pdf -90 kb)
  *-Released 19-Apr-2011
• Issues Paper no.16 (pdf -473 kb) - released June 2010
• media release (pdf -64 kb)
• media release (2) (pdf -64 kb)

Criminal liability of drivers who fall asleep causing motor vehicle crashes resulting in death or other serious injury: Jiminez

• Final Report no. 13 (pdf-1,136) -released November 2010
• media release (pdf-62 kb)
• Issues Paper no.12 (pdf-1118 kb) - released August 2007
• media release (pdf-33 kb)

The law of easements in Tasmania

• Final Report no. 12 (pdf-781kb) -released March 2010
• media release (pdf-90 kb)
• Issues Paper no.13 (pdf-648 kb) - released February 2009
• media release (pdf-30 kb)

Sentencing

• Final Report no.11 (pdf - 3.74MB) - released 10 June 2008
• media release (pdf -41kb)
• Issues Paper no.2 (pdf - 838Kb) - released August 2002

A Charter of Rights for Tasmania

• Final Report no.10 (pdf-2795 kb) - released October 2007
• media release (pdf - 43 kb)
• Issues Paper no.11 (pdf-454 kb) - released September 2006
• media release (pdf-32 kb)
• Brochure (pdf-181kb)
  

Criminal Liability of Organizations

• Final Report no.9 (pdf-480kb) - released April 2007
• media release (pdf-28kb)
• Issues Paper no.9 (pdf-323kb) - released June 2005
• media release (pdf-31.5kb)
  

The Establishment of a Drug Court Pilot in Tasmania

• Research paper No.2(pdf-1.18MB) - released December 2006
• media release (pdf-31kb)

Warnings in Sexual Offences Cases Relating to Delay in Complaint

• Final Report no.8 (pdf-459kb) - released October 2006
• media release (pdf-43kb)
• Issues Paper no.8 (pdf-120kb) - released June 2005
• media release (pdf-33kb)

Intoxication and Criminal Responsibility

• Final Report no.7 (pdf - 1,936kb) - released August 2006
• media release (pdf-32kb)
• Issues Paper no.7 (pdf-361kb) - released March 2005
• media release (pdf-24kb).

The Forfeiture Rule

• Final Report no.6 (pdf-162kb) - released December 2004.
• media release (pdf-29kb)
• Issues Paper no.5 - released December 2003.
• media release
• view responses

Vendor Disclosure

• Final Report no.5 - released September 2004.
• media release
• Issues Paper no.6 (pdf-270kb) - released June 2004.
• view responses

Offending while on bail

• Research Paper no.1 (pdf-287kb) - released May 2004.
• media release

Physical Punishment of Children

• Final Report no.4 (pdf-444kb) - released October 2003
• media release (pdf-174kb)

Report on the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1995

• Final Report no.3 (pdf -84kb) - released September 2003.
• Media release

Adoption by same sex couples

• Final Report no.2 (pdf - 524kb) - released May 2003
• Media release
• Issues Paper no.4 (pdf - 274kb) - released February 2003.
• media release

Custody, Arrest and Police Bail

• Final Report no.1 (pdf - 250kb) - released March 2003:
• media release
• Issues Paper no.1 (pdf - 423Kb)
  

Annual Reports

• 2010 (pdf - 180kb)
• 2009 (pdf - 248kb)
• 2008 (pdf - 61kb)
• 2007(pdf - 59kb)
• 2006(pdf - 94kb)
• 2005(pdf - 43kb)
• 2004 (pdf - 36kb)
• 2003 (pdf - 179kb)
• 2002 (pdf - 161kb or Word - 42kb)
• 2001 (pdf or Word)

List of former Tasmanian Law Reform Commissioner's Reports 1975-1997
Appendix A of Ninth Annual Report ( pdf format - 114Kb)