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Review of Part 8 of the Crimes Act 1961
Review of prerogative writs
Review of the War Pensions Act 1954
The Commission was also invited to participate in the following work
being progressed by other agencies, including:
Review of the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act 1966, with the
Ministry of Health
Further reform of habeas corpus procedure with the Crown
Law Office
Reducing the level and impact of organised crime in New Zealand,
with the Ministry of Justice.
In January 2008, following the Police operation in Ruatoki and the
Solicitor Generalfs decision that charges could not be laid under
the Terrorism Suppression Act, the Commission received a reference
from Government to consider and report on whether existing legislation
should be amended to cover the conduct of individuals that creates risk
to or public concern about the preservation of public safety and security.
The public safety and security project will concentrate on the state
of New Zealandfs existing domestic law, particularly the offences
contained in the Crimes Act, Arms Act and Terrorism Suppression Act.
It will consider the need to ensure an appropriate balance between
the preservation of public safety and the security and maintenance
of individual rights and freedoms.
Ultimately, the Commission had 19 projects on its 2007/08 work
programme and was participating in three law reform projects alongside
other agencies.
B Law reform publications
The published output of the Commission at year end was five final
reports, five issues papers, two study papers and one miscellaneous paper.
Significant among the publications were two papers reviewing aspects
of the law of privacy a study paper (Privacy Concepts and Issues:
Review of the Law of Privacy Stage One (NZLC SP19)) and a final report
(
Public Registers:Review of the Law of Privacy Stage Two
These papers completed the first two parts of a four part project
reviewing privacy law.
Our report on The Partial Defence of Provocation
recommends that section 169 of the Crimes Act 1961 should be repealed,
