Council of Law Reporting Act 1969 (NSW)

Council of Law Reporting Act 1969 No 59

An Act to constitute a Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales; to define its powers, authorities, duties and functions; and for purposes connected therewith.

1 Name of Act and commencement (1) This Act may be cited as the Council of Law Reporting Act 1969. (2) This Act shall commence upon a day to be appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

2 Definitions In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires— Council means the Council of Law Reporting. Member means a member of the Council.

3 The Council (1) There shall be a Council of Law Reporting which shall have and may exercise the powers, authorities, duties and functions conferred and imposed upon it by this Act. In so far as other provision is not made in this Act the Council, in the exercise and discharge of its powers, authorities, duties and functions, shall, if the Minister gives any directions in that behalf, comply with those directions. (2) The Council shall consist of— (a) the Attorney General, (b) the Solicitor General, (c) the persons who, for the time being hold the following offices, that is to say— (i) President of the Council of the New South Wales Bar Association, (ii) President of the Law Society of New South Wales, and (d) seven other persons appointed by the Governor. The persons appointed pursuant to paragraph (d) are hereinafter referred to as appointed members. The Attorney General may appoint a deputy to act on his or her behalf at any meeting of the Council which he or she is unable to attend and a deputy so appointed shall be entitled so to act and while so acting shall be deemed to be a member of the Council. (3) Of the appointed members, five shall be barristers appointed on the nomination of the Council of the New South Wales Bar Association, and two shall be solicitors appointed on the nomination of the Council of the Law Society of New South Wales. (4) (a) An appointed member shall, subject to this Act, hold office for a period of three years from the date of appointment. (b) Upon the expiration of his or her term of office as an appointed member, an appointed member shall, if otherwise qualified, be eligible for re-appointment from time to time. Any such re-appointment shall be for a term of three years. (c) On the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of an appointed member, the person appointed to fill the vacant office shall, subject to this Act, hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term of the vacant office, but shall be eligible for re-appointment. (5) The persons named in the Schedule shall be deemed to have been appointed by the Governor under this Act as the first appointed members and to have been nominated as shown beside the name of each in that Schedule.