Equality before the Law Bench Book

The Equality Before the Law Bench Book is produced as a guideline only and is not intended to lay down or develop any principles of law, but to reflect the law as it stands at any given time.

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1. that it is your responsibility to ensure that you download the latest release of the bench book from the Judicial Commission’s website so you have the latest pdf version (it is suggested that you check at least monthly);
2. not to use the Equality Before the Law Bench Book for reproduction in any commercial publication or as a part of any commercial activity, other than for the purposes of preparing for a court case, either as a practitioner (that is, a solicitor or a barrister) or as a member of the judiciary;
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The Equality before the Law Bench Book contains information prepared and collated by the Judicial Commission of NSW (the Commission).

The Commission does not warrant or represent that the information contained within this publication is free from errors or omissions. The Equality before the Law Bench Book is considered to be correct as at the date of publication, however changes in circumstances after the time of issue may impact the accuracy and reliability of the information within.

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