Publications

The Law Commission will undertake a first principles review of the law of contempt of court and make recommendations to ensure the law is appropriate for modern New Zealand, taking into account:

The Commission's Report, The News Media Meets 'New Media': Rights, Responsibilities and Regulation in the Digital Age (NZLC R128, 2013), was tabled in Parliament on 26 March 2013.

The Law Commission released the final report, The Public’s Right to Know: Review of the Official Information Legislation (NZLC R125, 2012) on 25 July 2012.  The report

The Law Commission has released an Issues Paper on Joint and Several Liability.

The Law Commission has released an Issues Paper on Civil Pecuniary Penalties. 

The Commission’s Annual Report 2011/12 was tabled in Parliament on 19 November 2012.

A summary of submissions received on Issues Paper 30 is available below.  Please note that bookmarks for all sections and topics have been set up for viewing in Adobe Reader.

Watch Russell Brown of Media3 interview Cate Brett, Senior Researcher and Policy Advisor at the Law Commission, on the reception of the Law Commission's Report News Media Meets 'New Med

Professor John Burrows discusses the Commission's report, The Public's Right to Know:  Review of the Official Information Legislation (NZLC R125, 2012), including some of the