Law Reporting Act 1981 (WA)

Western Australia Law Reporting Act 1981 Western Australia Law Reporting Act 1981 Contents 1. Short title 1 2. Interpretation 1 3. Attorney General to regulate law reporting 1 4. Contracts 1 5. Delegation 1 6. Consent of Attorney General required 1 7. Law Reporting Advisory Board 1 8. Term and vacation of office of members 1 9. Deputy members 1 10. Procedure of Board 1 Notes Compilation table 1 Defined terms Western Australia Law Reporting Act 1981 An Act to regulate the reporting of judicial decisions and to constitute a Law Reporting Advisory Board and define its functions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Law Reporting Act 1981.

2. Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears — Attorney General means the Attorney General of Western Australia; Board means the Law Reporting Advisory Board constituted by section 7; Chief Justice means the Chief Justice of Western Australia; law report does not include a report of a judicial decision of a court in the State published in a newspaper or other news media or in a professional or like journal if such report is not or does not purport to be part of a series of law reports; Law Society means the Law Society of Western Australia (Incorporated); member means a member of the Board. [Section 2 amended: No. 42 of 2004 s. 162(2); No. 21 of 2023 s. 652.]

3. Attorney General to regulate law reporting The Attorney General may do all or any of the following — (a) authorise the preparation, publication and sale of — (i) reports of judicial decisions of any court in the State; (ii) any summary, extract or digest of any such reports; (iii) any other legal works relating to such reports; and (b) all negotiations and other acts or things incidental to or necessary to be done in connection with the powers conferred by paragraph (a).