Contempt of Court: Consultation Paper (pdf and Word)

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.