Aotearoa New Zealand has laws aimed at protecting the public from reoffending risks posed by some offenders convicted of serious crimes. These laws enable the detention or supervision of those offenders beyond a fixed-term prison sentence (...
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Project status: Reviewing submissions
Start date 01 July 2022
Last updated 07 August 2023
Project status: Researching issues
Start date 06 October 2021
Last updated 01 September 2023
Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission is reviewing how the law should respond when an adult’s decision-making is affected.
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