presentation  of  it  and  particularly  its  accessibility.    Then  I  shall  consider  its relationship  to  delegated  legislation  and  the  problems  that  that  poses.    Lastly,  I shall   examine   the   under-developed   fields   of   both   pre-legislative   and   post- legislative scrutiny of legislation.    The Law Commission at Twenty 7 The year 2006 marks the 20^th birthday of the Law Commission in New Zealand.   The   Commission’s   aim   is   to   “promote   the   systematic   review,   reform   and development of the law of New Zealand”.⁷  The Commission carries out that aim: · By making recommendations to the Minister of Justice for the reform and development  of  a  particular  aspect  of  the  law,  on  a  reference  from  the Minister or on its own initiative; · By advising Government departments and other public sector organisations on their own reviews of aspects of the law and on proposals made as a result of the review.    8 The Commission is obliged to have regard to the desirability of simplifying the expression and content of the law so far as is practicable.  It is obliged also to take into account Te ao Maori (the Maori dimension) and to give consideration to the multi-cultural character of New Zealand.    9 In short, the Law Commission is a law reform agency.  In new lingua franca of public  administration,  it  is  an  independent  Crown  Entity.    The  independence  is important – the Law Commission is not the same as a Department of State.  It has the    same    sort    of    independence    that    Judges    have    in    formulating    its recommendations.  Yet it must be attentive to both the Executive Government and Parliament  -  these  are  the  bodies  that  are  responsible  for  implementing  any changes  recommended  by  the  Commission.    No  organisation  that  spends  tax payers’ money can engage in the design of utopian schemes that have no prospect                                                  7   Law Commission Act 1985, s 3. 4