Tasmania Law Reform Institute
Completed Law Reform Projects
A Charter of Rights for Tasmania
Adoption by same sex couples
Bullying
Consensual Assault
Consolidation of Arrest Laws in Tasmania
Court Intermediaries
- Court Intermediaries - Submission template (PDF File 1.0 MB)
- Court Intermediaries - Submission template - Easy Read (PDF File 4.1 MB)
- Court Intermediaries Final Report - Easy Read Version (PDF File 4.6 MB)
- Court Intermediaries Final Report 23 (PDF File 1.1 MB)
- Court Intermediaries Issues Paper - Easy Read version (PDF File 4.2 MB)
Criminal liability of drivers who fall asleep causing motor vehicle crashes resulting in death or other serious injury
Criminal Liability of Organizations
Custody, Arrest and Police Bail
Dangerous Criminals Research Paper
Intoxication and Criminal Responsibility
Intoxication and Criminal Responsibility: Responses
Juries & Social Media
- Juries and Social Media Easy Read (PDF File 3.6 MB)
- Juries and Social Media Easy Read Word (MS Word Document 71.2 KB)
- Juries and Social Media Submission template (PDF File 72.7 KB)
- Jurors and Social Media - Final Report (MS Word Document 435.9 KB)
- Jurors and Social Media - Final Report (PDF File 1.4 MB)
- Jurors and Social Media - Final Report Media Release (PDF File 167.5 KB)
- Jurors and Social Media media release (PDF File 117.4 KB)
- Jurors, Social Media and the Right of an Accused to a Fair Trial: Issues Paper No. 30 (pdf) (PDF File 1.2 MB)
- Jurors-and-Social-Media-IP.docx (MS Word Document 385.7 KB)
Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender
- BDM Act comparison table: PDF (PDF File 159.0 KB)
- BDM comparison Table: Word (MS Word Document 22.4 KB)
- Easy Read Issues Paper PDF (PDF File 1.3 MB)
- Easy Read Issues Paper Word (MS Word Document 9.6 MB)
- Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender: Final Report - PDF (PDF File 3.3 MB)
- Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender: Issues Paper - Word (MS Word Document 280.4 KB)
- Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender: Issues Paper Issues Paper No. 29 (pdf) (PDF File 1.0 MB)
- Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender: Media release Final Report (PDF File 117.6 KB)
- Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender: Media Release Issues Paper (PDF File 135.7 KB)
- Legal Recognition of Sex and Gender: Submission Template (PDF File 185.2 KB)
Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility
Non-Therapeutic Male Circumcision
Notional Estates
- Issues Paper No. 28: Should Tasmania Introduce ‘Notional Estate’ Laws? (PDF File 652.7 KB)
- Issues Paper No. 28: Should Tasmania Introduce ‘Notional Estate’ Laws? (MS Word Document 225.9 KB)
- Media Release: Issues Paper: Notional Estate Laws (PDF File 93.2 KB)
- Notional Estate Laws - Easy Read Consent Form (PDF File 352.0 KB)
- Notional Estate Laws - Final Report Easy Read (PDF File 1.4 MB)
- Notional Estate Laws - Final Report Easy Read (MS Word Document 3.3 MB)
- Notional Estate Laws - Issues Paper Easy Read Paper (PDF File 882.4 KB)
- Notional Estate Laws - Issues Paper Easy Read Paper (MS Word Document 3.8 MB)
- Notional Estate Laws - Submission Template (PDF File 160.3 KB)
- Notional Estate Legislation for Tasmania - Factsheet (PDF File 167.4 KB)
- Notional Estates Final Report No. 27 (PDF File 1.3 MB)
- Notional Estates Final Report No. 27 (MS Word Document 386.3 KB)
- Notional Estates Final Report No. 27 Media Release (PDF File 56.9 KB)
Offending while on bail
Physical Punishment of Children
Problem Hedges
Protecting the Anonymity of Victims of Sexual Crimes
Racial Vilification and Racially Motivated Offences
Recidivist Drink Drivers
Report on the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1995
Review of the Defence of Insanity in s 16 of the Criminal Code and Fitness to Plead
- Easy English_Insanity and Fitness to Plead_text only (MS Word Document 23.7 KB)
- Easy English_Insanity and Fitness to Plead_web [accessible] (PDF File 1.0 MB)
- Easy Read Consent Form - Insanity Fitness to Plead.pdf (PDF File 274.2 KB)
- Insanity and Fitness to Plead - FInal Media Release (PDF File 171.8 KB)
- Insanity and Fitness to Plead - Final Report Easy Read (PDF File 4.8 MB)
- Insanity and Fitness to Plead - Final Report Easy Read (MS Word Document 40.1 KB)
- Insanity and Fitness to Plead - Print secure (PDF File 3.1 MB)
- Insanity and Fitness to Plead - Print secure (MS Word Document 703.5 KB)
- Insanity and Fitness to Plead Issues Paper No. 27 (PDF File 3.5 MB)
- Insanity and Fitness to Plead Issues Paper No. 27 (MS Word Document 581.5 KB)
- Insanity and Fitness to Plead Issues Paper No. 27 media release (PDF File 152.0 KB)
- Insanity and Fitness to Plead Submission template (PDF File 487.2 KB)
Review of the Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 (Tas)
- Guardianship Final Report Media Release (PDF File 65.2 KB)
- Guardianship Issues Paper 25 Easy Read Version (PDF File 6.5 MB)
- Guardianship-Submission-Template.pdf (PDF File 483.1 KB)
- Issues Paper No 25 - Review of the Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 (Tas) (PDF File 2.1 MB)
- Review of Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 (Tas) Final Report No. 26 - Word (MS Word Document 2.4 MB)
- Review of Guardianship Final Report Easy Read PDF (PDF File 1.5 MB)
- Review of Guardianship Final Report Easy Read Word (MS Word Document 7.6 MB)
- TLRI Guardianship Issues Paper Media Release (PDF File 115.0 KB)
Review of the Judicial Review Act 2000 (Tas)
- Judicial Review Final Report (PDF File 1.2 MB)
- Judicial Review Final Report (MS Word Document 302.4 KB)
- Judicial Review Issues Paper (PDF File 1.4 MB)
- Judicial Review Issues Paper Media Release Sep 2018 (PDF File 88.5 KB)
- Judicial Review Media Release Final Report (PDF File 176.4 KB)
- Judicial Review Submission Template (PDF File 234.6 KB)
Review of TLRI 2022 – Final Report
Review of TLRI 2022 – Submissions
- Adjunct Associate ProfessorTerese Henning (PDF File 914.1 KB)
- Community Legal Centres Tasmania (PDF File 528.4 KB)
- Distinguished Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers (PDF File 774.5 KB)
- Ella Haddad MP (PDF File 250.8 KB)
- Equality Tasmania (PDF File 363.0 KB)
- Law Society of Tasmania (PDF File 188.3 KB)
- Martin Clark (PDF File 485.4 KB)
- Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (PDF File 143.6 KB)
- Professor Rufus Black (PDF File 511.9 KB)
- Robin Banks (PDF File 152.4 KB)
- Tasmania Legal Aid (PDF File 78.8 KB)
- Tasmanian Council of Social Service Inc (TasCOSS) (PDF File 506.2 KB)
- The Hon Chief Justice Alan Blow AO (PDF File 5.3 MB)
- The Hon Meg Webb MLC (PDF File 289.0 KB)
- The Hon Rob Valentine MLC (PDF File 370.4 KB)
- TLRI Board (PDF File 823.8 KB)
Self-defence
Sentencing
Sexual Offences Against Young People
Sexual Offences Against Young People: Submissions to IP
- Alliance for Forgotten Australians.doc (MS Word Document 168.0 KB)
- Anonymous Submission (MS Word Document 21.2 KB)
- Australian Christian Lobby.PDF (PDF File 470.6 KB)
- Australian Lawyers Alliance (Tas) (MS Word Document 941.5 KB)
- Bravehearts Submission_Sexual Offences Against Young People.pdf (PDF File 332.8 KB)
- Catholic Womens League TAS submission re Sexual offences against young people.pdf (PDF File 381.7 KB)
- Coalition against Trafficking in Women Australia (MS Word Document 27.0 KB)
- Commissioner for Children (Tas) (PDF File 1.9 MB)
- Darren Hine Tasmania Police (PDF File 313.1 KB)
- Dr Philip and Mrs Pam Dawson (MS Word Document 29.0 KB)
- Family Voice Australia (PDF File 61.1 KB)
- Hobart Community Legal Service (PDF File 77.0 KB)
- Hobart Women's Health Centre (PDF File 480.9 KB)
- John Green (MS Word Document 29.1 KB)
- Laurel House Northern Sexual Assault Service Tasmania.docx (MS Word Document 29.6 KB)
- Law Society of Tasmania (PDF File 150.4 KB)
- Patmalar Ambikapathy (MS Word Document 39.5 KB)
- Tasmanian Director of Public Prosecutions (PDF File 53.1 KB)
Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) Conversion Practices
- Conversion Practices Final Report (PDF File 3.1 MB)
- Conversion Practices Final Report (MS Word Document 737.1 KB)
- Issues Paper Media Release 2020 (PDF File 146.3 KB)
- Media release Final Report: Conversion Practices (PDF File 346.4 KB)
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conversion Practices Issues Paper 2020 (PDF File 1.5 MB)
Sexual orientation and gender identity ('SOGI') Convention Practices - Public emailed submissions
- 002_Australian-Christian-Lobby_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 2.5 MB)
- 003_Free-Reformed-Church-Launceston_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 594.9 KB)
- 004_Poulos_Elenie_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 67.0 KB)
- 005_RoyalAustralianNZCollegeofPsychiatrists.pdf (PDF File 167.3 KB)
- 006_Bogar_Peggy_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 37.7 KB)
- 007_Family-Voice-Australia.pdf (PDF File 489.5 KB)
- 008_Feminist-Legal-Clinic-Inc_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 96.0 KB)
- 009_Nicholson_Steve-Branch-Christian-Church_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 381.8 KB)
- 010_Mental-Health-Council-of-Tas.pdf (PDF File 295.9 KB)
- 011_van-Winden_William_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 449.1 KB)
- 012_Lockett_Eric.pdf (PDF File 187.1 KB)
- 014_Le-Mottee_Louise_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 559.8 KB)
- 015_Smith_Paul_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 581.1 KB)
- 016_Holmes_Kim_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 443.8 KB)
- 017_Holmes_John_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 452.0 KB)
- 018_Australian-Psychological-Society.pdf (PDF File 152.2 KB)
- 019_Blake_Jessica_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 564.1 KB)
- 020_Association-for-Reformed-Political-Action.pdf (PDF File 189.0 KB)
- 021_Parkinson_Patrick.pdf (PDF File 159.7 KB)
- 025_Tasmania-Police_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 91.6 KB)
- 027_Christian-Adventist-Schools-Aust_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 451.4 KB)
- 030_Watts_Michael.pdf (PDF File 963.8 KB)
- 032_Gartlan_Pat_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 448.9 KB)
- 034_Peacock_Erik_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 276.2 KB)
- 037_Womens-Health-Tasmania_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 866.4 KB)
- 038_Health-Complaints-Commissioner-Victoria.pdf (PDF File 1.3 MB)
- 039_Glover_PaulCatherine_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 503.5 KB)
- 041_Corbett_Andrew_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 119.4 KB)
- 042_Working It Out.pdf (PDF File 295.8 KB)
- 044_Australian Association of Christian Schools (PDF File 339.1 KB)
- 047_Womens Human Rights Campaign_Redacted (PDF File 137.7 KB)
- 048_Roberts, Luke_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 448.0 KB)
- 050_Quick_Sarah_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 442.3 KB)
- 051_Coalition for Biological Reality ANZ.pdf (PDF File 166.8 KB)
- 052_LGB Alliance Australia_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 1.7 MB)
- 053_Roberts_Jennifer_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 446.2 KB)
- 056_Hamilton_Ian_Sandra_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 791.6 KB)
- 057_Devenish_David.pdf (PDF File 727.1 KB)
- 058_Parents + Friends of Lesbians + Gays_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 259.9 KB)
- 059_Evenhuis_Chris_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 538.0 KB)
- 061_Riske_Lauren_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 567.9 KB)
- 062_Riske_Michael_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 114.3 KB)
- 065_Groenewold_Roelf_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 1.2 MB)
- 066_Coalition of Activist Lesbians_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 2.4 MB)
- 067_Victoria Women's Guild.pdf (PDF File 223.2 KB)
- 071_Anglican Diocese of Tasmania_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 243.1 KB)
- 072_For_Women_Scotland.pdf (PDF File 215.3 KB)
- 073_Women_Speak_Tasmania.pdf (PDF File 157.6 KB)
- 074_Williams_Bronwyn.pdf (PDF File 85.0 KB)
- 079_Lawrie_Alistair.pdf (PDF File 183.2 KB)
- 080_Tasmanian Council of Social Service _Redacted.pdf (PDF File 1.2 MB)
- 081_Freedom For Faith_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 339.1 KB)
- 082_Winter_Sam.pdf (PDF File 174.8 KB)
- 085_Relationships Australia Tasmania_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 3.9 MB)
- 086_Civil Liberties Australia_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 192.5 KB)
- 089_TasCAHRD.pdf (PDF File 487.1 KB)
- 090_Australian Medical Association Tasmania.pdf (PDF File 5.2 MB)
- 091_Thorne Harbour Health_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 213.8 KB)
- 092_Jones_Timothy_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 1.1 MB)
- 093_Brave Network+SOGICE Survivors _Redacted.pdf (PDF File 626.0 KB)
- 094_Uniting Church LGBTIQ+ Network_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 1.1 MB)
- 097_International Womens Day Brisbane Meanjin_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 107.2 KB)
- 099_Webb_Martin_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 161.3 KB)
- 104_Chief Psychiatrist Tasmania.pdf (PDF File 176.7 KB)
- 106_Leach_Jessica_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 627.9 KB)
- 107_MacGregor_Isla.pdf (PDF File 123.1 KB)
- 108_Baehr_TP+CE_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 120.4 KB)
- 113_Croome_Rodney_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 232.5 KB)
- 114_Australian Professional Association for Trans Health_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 555.0 KB)
- 115_Family Planning Tasmania_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 469.8 KB)
- 116_Human Rights Law Alliance_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 337.7 KB)
- 117_Equal Opportunity Tasmania.pdf (PDF File 1.2 MB)
- 118_Australian Lawyers Alliance.pdf (PDF File 225.7 KB)
- 119_Venn-Brown_Anthony_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 455.2 KB)
- 120_Commissioner_for_Children+Young_People.pdf (PDF File 213.7 KB)
- 121_Transforming_Tasmania_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 214.4 KB)
- 122_Community_Legal_Centres.pdf (PDF File 237.9 KB)
- 124_Equality_Tasmania_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 4.8 MB)
- 125_Catholic Archdiocese of Hobart_Redacted.pdf (PDF File 1.4 MB)