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2008/2009 M
AJOR
AW
R EFORM
P
ROJECTS
W ORK
P RODUCT
EXPLANATION FOR
T IMELINE
V
ARIANCE
Review of the Civil List
Issues Paper
Q1
Q1
Final Report
Q2
Delay at the request of key
stakeholder agencies
Q1
Review of the law relating
to private schools
Issues Paper
Q1
Q2
Delay in final report. Extension to
IP consultation to include
questionnaire to private schools.
Final Report
Q2
Q1
Review of the Misuse of
Drugs Act 1975
Issues Paper
Q3
Delay arising from staff resourcing
pressures
Q2
Presentation of New Zealand
statute law Pt 1
Final Report
Q1
Q2
Tabling deferred to post election
Presentation of New Zealand
statute law Pt 2
Advisory Paper
Q2
Q4
No advisory paper. Final report tabled
in June 09.
Review of the law of
privacy 3
Issues Paper
Q2
Q3
Wider and more complex legal issues
than originally scoped
Review of the Privacy
Act 1991
Issues Paper
Q4
Delay arising from staff resourcing
pressures
Q2
Unified tribunals framework Study Paper
Q1
Q2
Final publication deferred to post
election
Simplification of criminal
procedure
Offence categories
TBD
TBD
Q4
Consultation completed and new
proposal developed by Commission
Case management
(with MOJ)
Pilot evaluation
Q3 Q3/Q4 Three month & six month
evaluations completed
Legislation drafting
(with MOJ)
TBD
TBD
Ongoing with Working Group
(PCO, MOJ, Crown Law & Police)
Name Suppression
Issues Paper
Q2
Q2
Review of the Land Transfer
Act 1952
Issues Paper
Q2
Q2
Final Report
Q4
Delay following extended consultation
period to accommodate key stake-
holder organisations
Q2
Review of maximum penalties Market Research Q2
Q3
Delays in the tendering process
Review of Crimes Act
(Part 8) 1961
Issues Paper
Q4
Scope of policy analysis increased
and new deadline negotiated
Q1
Review of prerogative writs
Issues Paper
Q1
Q1
Final Report
Q3 Project
closed
No support for reform following
publication of issues paper
Review of the War Pensions
Act 1954
Issues Paper
Q1
Q1
Final Report
Q4
Delay at the request of key stakeholder
agencies
Q2
Public safety and security
Issues Paper
Q3
Resources diverted to higher priority
project
TBD
Admissibility of previous
convictions
Cabinet Paper
Q1
Minister accepted recommendation
for further report in February 2010
Search & surveillance powers
Draft Bill
Q1
Bill introduced Q1 (September 08)
Review of public inquiries
Cabinet Paper
Q1
Bill introduced Q1 (September 08)
Limitation defences
Cabinet Paper
Q1
Limitation Bill introduced Q4 (June 09)
Victims compensation
Issues Paper
Q1
Q2
Delay as resources diverted to higher
priorities
Review of the law of trusts
TBD
Delay as resources diverted to
higher priorities
Issues Paper
end of 2010
Review of the Official
Information Act 1981
TBD
Delay as resources diverted to
higher priorities
Issues
Paper Q2