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The Council of Law Reporting for New
The Council of Law Reporting for NSW was established under the Council of Law Reporting Act 1969. Its overall goal is the efficient reporting of judicial decisions in NSW, primarily for the benefit of the legal profession and the judiciary. The Council's principal objectives are:
· to select judgments for reporting in NSWLR
· to make judgments efficient to use by preparing reliable headnotes and other editorial material, such as indices and tables of cases cited in judgments
· to ensure that reports published in the NSWLR are as accurate as possible, by verifying all details such as citations and cross references
· to publish NSWLR as promptly and inexpensively as possible, without compromising quality.
Council structure Under Section 3 of the Act, the Council comprises: · the Attorney General · the Solicitor General
· the President of the New South Wales Bar Association
· the President of the Law Society of
· seven members of the legal profession appointed by the Attorney General: five barristers nominated by the NSW Bar Association and two solicitors nominated by the Law Society of NSW.
The appointed members of the Council are:
Christine Adamson SC (Chairperson) Tim Castle (Deputy Chairperson) Ian Jackman SC Geoff Lindsay SC Peter Brereton Shauna Jarrett Andrew Perry
Council management and operations
The judgments included in the NSWLR are selected by the Editor, Bret Walker SC, who is appointed by the Council. As one of the most highly regarded barristers in NSW he is well placed to identify decisions of lasting value as the legal precedent for the State. The headnotes for these judgments are drafted by law reporters and confirmed by the Editor. At the same time, the text of the judgments is checked and copyedited by Council staff. The process is coordinated by the Council’s Assistant Editors.
The Council’s operations are managed from the Council office:
Council of Law Reporting for NSW Suite 23, Level 16, 327 Pitt St Sydney NSW 2000 Ph: +61 2 9266 0768; Fx: +61 2 9266 9767 E: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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