15 They are the extent to which projects: · Involve issues that span the interests of a number of government agencies and professional groups; · Require substantial long-term commitment and fundamental review; · Involve extensive public or professional consultation; · Need to be done independently of central government agencies because of the existence of vested interests, or a significant difference of views; · Require  independent  consideration  in  order  to  promote  informed  public debate on future policy direction. 16 The range and type of topics suitable for the Law Commission is illustrated by the following list of the reports completed in the past two years and some projects in the  current  work  programme.    (Appendix  Two  provides  a  short  description  of projects  currently  underway  and  Appendix  Three  lists  the  publications  over  the last five years.)    Reports published in the last two years · Delivering Justice: Review of Courts and Tribunals · New Issues in Legal Parenthood · Review of the Life Insurance Act 1908 · Covert Filming   · Pre-Trial Criminal Processes: Justice through Efficiency · Review of Infringement Offences   Current projects · Review of access to courts records · Entry, Search and Seizure   · Review of the forfeiture powers in the Customs Act · Criminal Defences · Maori Legal Entities · Human Rights in the Pacific Relationship with the Minister, Government and Parliament 17 In  May  or  June  each  year,  the  responsible  Minister  and  President  of  the  Law Commission  sign  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU),  which  includes  an agreed  work  programme  for  the  new  financial  year.    Development  of  the  work programme requires the Minister to liaise with Cabinet colleagues and officials on possible  projects  that  the  Commission  might  undertake.    The  Commission  is sometimes asked to collaborate with agencies on projects already in train and in that  case  usually  writes  a  study  paper  rather  than  a  report  to  be  tabled  in Parliament.