96 criminal  law,  such  as  family  law,  constitutional  statutes,  and  access  to  justice issues”⁶⁶.   The Associate Minister is also responsible for the Law Commission. 364.  However,  this  does  not  go  far  enough.    It  is  recommended  that  the  Law Commission  be  transferred  to  the  Attorney-General  and  the  Attorney- General be expressly designated Minister responsible for the legal system.   That way greater emphasis on necessary legal changes should receive the required impetus.    365.  This is not a recommendation for a new portfolio.  Neither is it suggested that the   Attorney-General   requires   a   new   Department   to   carry   out   these responsibilities.  It is sufficient that the responsibility for the Law Commission be given to the Attorney-General.    366.  This is not a function that affects the Crown Law Office.  The recommendation is couched so as to avoid the feeling that everything that deals with the law has to  involve  "reform".    The  proper  operational  proceedings  of  the  legal  system often require the type of Ministerial oversight that does not lead to specific law changes.  Often it is merely changes in administration or processes.    367.  One of the prime reasons for this recommendation from the point of view of the Law Commission is to remove the Commission from the responsibility of the Ministry  of  Justice,  so  that  the  history  of  dysfunctional  relationships  on  both sides is no longer an obstacle to progress.    368.  The  recommendation  is  further  fuelled  by  the  conviction  that  there  is  an unfortunate series of divisions of responsibility for the conduct of legal matters within the Government.⁶⁷  But that is not a matter that lies within the purview of this evaluation. Increased Implementation of Commission Reports 369.  There  were,  interestingly  enough,  some  mechanisms  for  implementation  of Commission  Reports  considered  during  the  period  of  policy  formation  that                                                  66   Schedule of Responsibilities Delegated to Associate Ministers (February 2000). 67   Geoffrey  Palmer,  "The  Provision  of  Legal  Services  to  Government"  (2000)  31  Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 65.