The Tasmania Law Reform Institute releases Final Report No 21, Problem Trees and Hedges: Access to Sunlight and Views, which examines the law as it relates to disputes between neighbours about trees and hedges on one property that obstruct the access of sunlight to, and/or views from, a neighbouring property. It identifies a number of...

This report considers the circumstances in which a person can lawfully use force in self-defence, in particular how the law should treat mistaken beliefs in the need for self-defence arising from delusions caused by mental illness, heightened perceptions of danger produced by psychological factors, intoxication and drug-induced psychosis. The report also contributes to the current...

This issues paper examines the adequacy of current legal frameworks in Tasmania that are potentially able to address bullying behaviours, including cyberbullying. It considers reform options including the creation of a criminal offence of bullying, the extension of the functions of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner and strengthening requirements on educational institutions to formulate policies and procedures...

This issues paper examines possible changes to the law of self-defence in Tasmania, and invites submissions from the public. Background In September 2011, the Director of Public Prosecutions wrote to the Attorney-General to raise concerns that the current Tasmanian law on self-defence, as contained in s 46 of the Criminal Code (Tas), was too lenient...

This report on the issue of male circumcision, examines the current national and international legal framework and offers recommendations for reform. These include a general prohibition on the circumcision of incapable minors with an exception for well-established religious or ethnicity motivated circumcisions and the enactment of legislation clarifying the legality of circumcisions performed at the...