Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission is conducting a review of surrogacy in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The scope of our review is set out in the Terms of Reference, which were published on 8 March 2021. You can find the Terms of Reference...
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Project status: Researching issues
Start date 23 November 2020
Last updated 15 April 2021
Project status: Awaiting Government Response
Start date 15 July 2015
Last updated 12 May 2016
In 2001 the Law Commission published a report examining the legal defences available to protect those who commit criminal offences as a reaction to domestic violence: “Some Criminal defences with Particular Reference to Battered Defendants”...
Project status: Awaiting Government Response
Start date 01 December 2014
Last updated 14 December 2015
This project reviews the laws that determine how security sensitive information should be dealt with in court proceedings. The review looks at how to protect information that may prejudice New Zealand’s security. It also considers whether the...