The Commission’s study paper, Tribunal Reform (NZLC SP20, Wellington 2008) examines a range of different options for reforming New Zealand’s system of tribunals. It proposes a new unified tribunal service led by a District Court Judge and a new legislative framework which will provide a consistent set of powers, rights of appeal, and rules of procedure for all New Zealand’s tribunals. The proposals for reform contained in chapters 5 and 6 of the paper were developed in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice after a careful assessment of the existing problems faced by tribunals and an examination of the ways in which some other countries have dealt with similar problems. The later chapters of the paper contain the Law Commission’s proposals for the proposed legislative framework. Further work is needed to develop this framework, and the Commission is seeking comment on the proposals it has set out in chapters 7, 8 and 9 of this study paper. The closing date for submissions is 28 February 2009. Submissions can be sent to the General Manager, Law Commission, PO Box 2590, Wellington 6140, or by email to tribunalreform@lawcom.govt.nz. The paper can be downloaded free from this website (see pdf document below).