The Victorian Law Reform Commission published a consultation paper before seeking public submissions on its review of the law of contempt of court.
The Commission is considering all types of contempt in its review, including:
- contempt in the face of the court
- sub judice contempt
- contempt by publication
- juror contempt
- contempt by scandalising the court.
Download the pdf or Word file from the links below.
A short, summary version of the consultation paper is also available from the links below.
Submissions have closed, but you can read the publishable submissions here.
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Date published:
15 May 2019
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