61 To achieve order and accessibility in law made by Parliament and the Executive would  be  hard  enough.    But  why  stop  there?    Should  an  attempt  be  made  to integrate  both  the  common  law  and  judicial  decisions  rendered  interpreting statutes.  It can be said, after all, that the common law and statute coalesce into a single legal system. 62 If we are to remove some of the accessibility problems, why not remove the rest?   The  common  law  and  judicial  decisions  interpreting  statutes  are  inaccessible  to ordinary  citizens  so  it  may  be  asked,  is  it  safe  to  give  them  access  to  statutes?   People  may  come  to  grief  advising  themselves.    There  is  a  tendency  in  some quarters to think that the law is a mysterious science that should be only revealed to those who are initiated, namely lawyers.  But is this defensible in a democratic society?    63 One  might  fairly  argue  that  the  statute  law,  even  in  its  present  form,  is  quite accessible   compared   with   the   mass   of   judicial   decisions.      The   American commercial  legal  publishers  offer  annotated  codes  at  both  the  state  and  federal level  that  attempt  to  cite  the  relevant  case  law.    Whether  the  state  has  a responsibility to present this law in a digestible manner is open to debate.  These are worthwhile issues for exploration and I am interested in taking up a proposal by Richard Clarke QC.²⁷                                                     27   Richard Clarke QC while at the New Zealand Law Commission proposed an “Outline of New Zealand Law” to be available free of charge on the internet. It was to be prepared with the following purposes:   ·  To  present in a clear and accessible way the structure and principal content of New   Zealand   law;   and   in   this   way   assist   in   the   proper   application   and appropriate development of the law;   ·  To  provide  quick  free  access  for  the  public  to  the  principal  content  of  New Zealand law and signposts to more detailed legal information;   ·  To provide an educational and research tool for teachers of and commentators on the law. It would be of great value to, among others, –   ·  Members  of  the  public  who  wished  to  have  a  broad  understanding  of  a particular area of law;   ·  Teachers  and  others  responsible  for  educating  the  community  about  legal matters; ·  Lawyers who wished to get a quick overview of an area of the law they were not familiar with; ·  Law schools and lecturers;   ·  Courts and others who apply the law;   ·  Legal academics and commentators; 21