Noticeboard
| DOI | 10.1177/136571270300700205 |
| Date | 01 March 2003 |
| Published date | 01 March 2003 |
| Subject Matter | Noticeboard |
Notices should be sent
to
Rosemary Pattenden, School
of
Law,
University
of
East
Anglia, Norwich NR4
7TJ,
UK. E-mail: R.Pattenden@uea.ac.uk
Law
Commission
reports
2002
DNA
profiling has become an important investigative tool. Chapters
34-39
of
Discussion Paper
66
on
Protection of
Human
Genetic Information
issued by the
Australian Law Reform Commission during 2002 deals with the obtaining and
use of
DNA
evidence in civil and criminal proceedings. Subjects discussed in
relation to the use of
DNA
in criminal proceedings include the integrity of
DNA
evidence, the presentation of
DNA
evidence, the admissibility of unlawfully
obtained
DNA
evidence and use of genetic information in postconviction reviews.
The Commission recommends inserting into the Evidence Act
1995
(Cth) a
standard jury direction regarding the need for caution in evaluating
DNA
evidence
and the statistical calculations relating to that evidence. The discussion paper is
available at
www.austlii.edu/au.other/alrc/publications/dp/66/.
The California Law Revision Commission has been studying the application of
rules of evidence to electronic communications. In February 2002 the California
Law Revision Commission made recommendations about
Electronic Communications
and Evidentiary Privilege
and in March it issued a discussion paper on
Waiver
of
Privilege
by
Disclosure.
Both are available on the Commission’s website
www.clrc.ca.gov.
On
15
August 2002 the New South Wales Law Reform Commission published an
issue paper about
Questioning of Complainants
by
Unrepresented Accused in Sexual Assault
Trials.
The paper can be found on the
NSWLRC
website
www.agd.nsw.gov.au/lrc.nsf/
pageslip22 tor.
Two evidence-related reports emerged from the New Zealand Law Reform
Commission both of which are available on the
NZLC
website
www.lawcom.govt.nz.
142 THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
OF
EVIDENCE
&
PROOF (2003)
7
E&P 142-151
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