The Law Commission will review the law of succession. The law of succession is the system of rules that governs who gets a person’s property when they die.
In July 2019 the Minister Responsible for the Law Commission requested that the...
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Project status: Calling for submissions
Start date 18 December 2019
Last updated 15 April 2021
Project status: Researching issues
Start date 23 November 2020
Last updated 15 April 2021
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...