12 October 2018 - the Victorian Law Reform Commission has been asked to review and report on the law relating to contempt of court, the possible reform of the Judicial Proceedings Reports Act 1958 and the legal framework for enforcement of prohibitions or restrictions on the publication of information.
The Commission will consider all types of contempt in its review, including:
- contempt in the face of the court;
- sub judice contempt;
- contempt by publication;
- juror contempt; and
- contempt by scandalising the court.
A consultation paper was published in May 2019, including a call for submissions. It is available as a pdf and a Word file. See the links below.
Submissions have now closed.
The Commission is to report by 31 December 2019.
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The Law Report - Contempt of Court
The VLRC's Anna Beesley was interviewed by Damien Carrick of the ABC's The Law Report for an episode on contempt of court. Listen to The Law Report on Radio National.
