33 establishment   the   Law   Reform   Committees   went   out   of   existence,   after completing the matters that they were already working on.  However, the Public and   Administrative   Law   Reform   Committee   was   retained   in   a   somewhat modified form as the Legislation Advisory Committee. 128.  There  is  no  doubt  that  by  1985  an  overhaul  of  New  Zealand’s  law  reform machinery  was  required.  Changes  in  societal  values  as  well  as  technological changes  had  been  dramatic,  and  the  pace  of  change  was  ever  increasing.  The volume of statute law continued to increase and the impact of international law on domestic law had also become more significant and pervasive. The machinery that New Zealand once had was unable to cope with the complexity of modern problems and a new solution was required.  It was believed that an independent, full  time  agency  solely  responsible  for  law  reform  would  be  best  equipped  to fulfil New Zealand’s modern law reform needs.                                                                                                                                              38    Above n27, 139.