62 Annual Report
N O . N AME
R ELEASED G OVERNMENT
RESPONSE
NZLC R
35
Legislation Manual:
Structure and Style
May 1996
For use as a resource
Proposals on structure and style
substantially adopted by the Parliamentary
Counsel Office and in widespread use
NZLC R
36
Annual Report
1996
NZLC R
37
Crown Liability and Judicial
Immunity: A response to
Baigentf
s
case and
Harvey
v Derrick
May 1997
Recommendations as to
accepted. Implemented in part by section 27
Interpretation Act 1999.
NZLC R 38
Succession Law: Homicidal
Heirs
July 1997
Succession (Homicide) Act assent
17/10/2007
NZLC R 39
Succession Law: A Succes-
sion (Adjustment) Act
August 1997
Some issues addressed in the Property
(Relationships) Amendment Act 2001
NZLC R
40
Review of the Official
Information Act 1982
October 1997
Some proposals have been included in the
Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) which was
passed in Oct 2003
NZLC R 41
Succession Law:
A Succession (Wills) Act
October 1997
Wills Act assent 28/8/2007
NZLC R 42
Evidence Law:
Witness Anonymity
October 1997
Largely implemented by the Evidence
(Witness Anonymity) Act 1997
NZLC R
43
Annual Report
1997
NZLC R 44
Habeas Corpus: Procedure
November 1997
Implemented by Habeas Corpus Act 2001,
further bill drafted to address deficiencies,
refer (NZLC R100 2008)
NZLC R 45
The Treaty Making Process
Reform and the Role of
Parliament
December 1997
Partially implemented by changes to
Standing Orders (SO 382-385)
NZLC R 46
Some Insurance
Law Problems
May 1998
Key recommendations included in
Life Insurance report (NZLC R87),
see Government response to that report
NZLC R 4
7
Apportionment of
Civil Liability
May 1998
Reform proposals not advanced by
successive governments
NZLC R
48
Annual Report
September 1998
NZLC R
49
Compensating the Wrongly
Convicted (1998)
September 1998
Implemented by adoption of cabinet policy
(prerogative)
NZLC R
50
Electronic Commerce Part
One: A Guide for the Legal
and Business Community
October 1998
Report explores basis for reform to
accommodate electronic commerce and
invites submissions, followed by Part Two
(see NZLC R58)
NZLC R
51
Dishonestly Procuring
Valuable Benefits
December 1998
Reflected in Crimes Amendment Act 2003
NZLC R
52
Cross Border Insolvency:
Should NZ Adopt the
UNCITRAL Model Law on
Cross-Border Insolvency?
February 1999
Reflected in Insolvency (Cross-border)
Act 2006
NZLC R
53
Justice: The Experience
of Maori Women
April 1999
Resource only: no specific
measures proposed
