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The Law Commission is an independent Crown entity under the Crown Entities Act 2004. It is funded by government and reviews areas of the law that need updating, reforming or developing. It makes recommendations to Parliament, and these recommendations are published in our report series..... MORE

 

George Tanner CNZM QC 1946 - 2012

Recent Publications

  • Image of Court Jurisdiction, Trading Trusts and other issues: Review of Law of Trusts Fifth Issues Paper publication
    Court Jurisdiction, Trading Trusts and other issues: Review of Law of Trusts Fifth Issues Paper
    Issues Paper - 19 Dec 2011

    The Law Commission has released a fifth Issues Paper in the Review of the Law of Trusts, ‘Court Jurisdiction, Trading Trusts and Other Issues.’ (NZLC IP28, 2011)
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    Related Project: Review of the Law of Trusts
  • Image of The News Media meets 'New Media': Rights, Responsibilities and Regulation in the Digital Age publication
    The News Media meets 'New Media': Rights, Responsibilities and Regulation in the Digital Age
    Issues Paper - 12 Dec 2011

    The Law Commission is seeking New Zealander’s views on the standards and accountabilities which should apply to the news media and citizen publishers in the digital age. More

    Related Project: Review of Regulatory Gaps and the New Media
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    Annual Report 2010-2011
    Annual Report - 29 Sep 2011
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  • Image of Review of the Privacy Act 1993: Review of the Law of Privacy Stage 4 publication
    Review of the Privacy Act 1993: Review of the Law of Privacy Stage 4
    Report - 2 Aug 2011

    The Law Commission today completed its landmark review of privacy law with the publication of its final report, 'Review of the Privacy Act 1993: Review of the Law of Privacy Stage 4.'

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    Related Project: Review Of Privacy
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  • Commission remembers two outstanding Law Commissioners
    Published: 20 Jan 2012, Updated: 20 Jan 2012

     

    It is with deep sadness that the Commission remembers two outstanding Law Commissioners who passed away this week.  

     

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  • Seeking views on the role of the news media!
    Published: 12 Dec 2011, Updated: 12 Dec 2011

    The Law Commission is seeking New Zealanders’ views on the role of the news media in society and the standards to which they should be held to account.

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    Review of Regulatory Gaps and the New Media

Law Commission In The News

  • NZ Herald 'Linda Clark: Watchdogs must keep up with media's changing face' [Review of Regulatory Gaps and the New Media] 20 January 2012
  • Dominion Post 'Editorial: Slings and arrows of a single regulator' [Review of Regulatory Gaps and the New Media] 19 January 2012
  • Stuff 'Trouble in cyberspace' [Review of Regulatory Gaps and the New Media] 12 January 2012
  • Stuff 'Fixing trust troubles on the cheap' [Review of the Law of Trusts] 8 January 2012
  • Stuff 'Trusts reform in spotlight' [Review of the Law of Trusts] 7 January 2012
  • NZ Listener 'Taming the Media' [Review of Regulatory Gaps and the New Media] 3 January 2012
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