The Council of Law Reporting for NSW was established under the Council of Law Reporting Act 1969. 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 New South Wales
• seven members of the legal profession appointed by the Governor: 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:

Nominees of the NSW Bar Association

Christine Adamson SC (Chairperson)

Ian Jackman SC (Deputy Chairperson)

Geoff Lindsay SC

Peter Brereton SC

Sophie Callan

Nominees of the Law Society of NSW

Anne Sullivan

Alexandra Rose

The Attorney General is represented on the Council by

Michael Talbot, Assistant Director General (Courts and Tribunal Services), NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General.