44 Annual Report
The publications were as follows:
Issues papers
Towards a New Veteransf Entitlement Scheme: A discussion paper on a
Review of the War Pensions Act 1954
Review of the Civil List Act 1979
NZLC IP8 (2008
Review of Prerogative Writs
NZLC
IP9 (2008)
Review of the Land Transfer Act 1954
NZLC IP10 (2008)
Compensating Crime Victims
NZLC IP 11 (2008)
Private Schools and the Law
NZLC IP12 (2008)
Suppressing Names and Evidence
NZLC IP13 (2008)
Invasion of Privacy: Penalties and Remedies
NZLC IP 14 (2008)
Final reports
Presentation of New Zealand Statute Law
NZLC R104 (2008)
Review of the Regulatory Framework for the Sale and Supply of Liquor:
Part1:Alcohol Legislation and the Conscience Vote
Review of the Statutes Drafting and Compilation Act
NZLC R106 (2009)
Study papers
Tribunal Reform
NZLC SP20 (2008)
Issues papers, study papers and final reports were not the only products
of the Commissionfs work during the year. Equally significant is work we
are undertaking to implement the recommendations of earlier reports and
work that delivers draft legislation without the production of a report that
is tabled in Parliament. There are three major examples of this within the
current year.
Search and surveillance
During the year we worked on the development of a bill to implement our
2007 report, Search and Surveillance Powers NZLC R97. The Bill amends 84
Acts which are administered by 19 different departments all of which were
consulted. We also undertook widespread consultation with agencies
responsible for the implementation and day to day enforcement of some of
these Acts such as the Commerce Commission and Local Government NZ.
The inclusion of a number of regulatory powers, as well as law enforcement
powers, within the Billfs regime significantly expanded the scope of our
earlier work. A new Bill incorporating this expanded regime was ready for
introduction by year end.