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Have your say on our review of hate crime law

Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission has published a Consultation Paper looking at whether the law on hate crime in Aotearoa New Zealand should be changed. We are seeking public feedback on the current law and options for reform.

The submissions received will help the Law Commission decide whether to recommend changes to the law on hate crime and what any changes should look like.

The Commission is accepting submissions until 5pm on 13 March 2025.

More information is available on our project website, including the full Consultation Paper, a summary document and an online submission form. The summary document is available in a range of languages and accessible formats.

Have your say on our review of protections in the Human Rights Act 1993 for people who are transgender, people who are non-binary and people who have an innate variation of sex characteristics

Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission has published an Issues Paper in our review of protections in the Human Rights Act 1993 for people who are transgender, people who are non-binary and people who have an innate variation of sex characteristics. The Issues Paper is designed to support public consultation. It provides some background and context to the review, identifies and explores potential options for reform and poses some questions on which we are seeking feedback.

We are looking forward to hearing about the needs, perspectives and concerns of New Zealanders in relation to the issues in this review. Along with other relevant evidence and analysis, this will help us to develop our recommendations for law reform.

The Commission is accepting submissions until 5pm on Thursday 5 September 2024. 

More information, including a copy of the Issues Paper, a summary, and our online submission form, can be found on our project website.

Have your say on the second Issues Paper in our review of adult decision-making capacity law

We are pleased to let you know that Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission has today published the Second Issues Paper in our review of the law relating to adult decision-making capacity.  It focuses on the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988. However, a number of the issues we discuss are of much wider significance.

We have also published four Key Topic documents. These are short, plain-language summaries of a few of the most important topics in the Second Issues Paper and are available in many accessible formats and in te reo Māori.  

The Issues Paper and Key Topic documents are available on our website: https://huarahi-whakatau.lawcom.govt.nz.

Submissions can be made online or by one of the alternative submission options noted on the website. Submissions are due by 5pm Friday 21 June 2024.  

Hearing from people about current law and how it could be improved is fundamental to our ability to make sound recommendations.

There are two key ways you can contribute to our work.

Make a submission

You can have a say on the issues we raise in our law reform reviews. Hearing your views helps us improve our recommendations.

How to make a submission.

Suggest a topic of law for review

People with experience of particular laws often have ideas about how those laws can be improved. We want to hear those ideas.

Tell us your ideas.