Terms of reference

The terms of reference are instructions which explain what a committee has been asked to do, what topics it should focus on, and how its members will work together to achieve its shared goals.

Referred by the Legislative Assembly on 1 March 2007.

To the Law Reform Committee — for inquiry, consideration and report no later than 4 December 2008 on the effect of vexatious litigants on the justice system and the individuals and agencies who are victims of vexatious litigants — and the Committee should:

  1. inquire into the effectiveness of current legislative provisions in dealing with vexatious litigants;
  2. make recommendations which better enable the courts to more efficiently and effectively perform their role while preserving the community's general right of access to the Victorian courts.