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Each project is an area of law or subject matter that the Law Commission has agreed to review. The Commission works on several projects at a time. Together, these projects make up the Commission's annual work programme.

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Simplification of Criminal Procedure (Including Name Supression)

Project status: Closed Start date 01 July 2007 Last updated 11 May 2015

The Criminal Procedure (Simplification) project was a joint project between the Ministry of Justice and the Law Commission.  It had two objectives: to reduce unnecessary court delays through legislative and operational change, and to create a...

Sentencing Establishment Unit

Project status: Closed Start date 01 August 2006 Last updated 11 May 2015

This independent unit within the Commission drafted a comprehensive package of sentencing and parole guidelines for consideration by the Sentencing Council when it was established in 2008.

Subsidising Litigation

Project status: Closed Start date 15 October 2000 Last updated 11 May 2015

The purpose of this project is to assist the Ministry of Justice in the context of the work it is currently doing by way of review of the Law Practitioners Act 1982.

Simplification of Criminal Procedure Legislation

Project status: Closed Start date 01 October 2000 Last updated 11 May 2015

The purpose of this project is to simplify the statutory provisions governing the laying of criminal charges and infringement offences and their progress through the court system to the point of determination, including appeals, so as to remove...

Tax and Privilege

Project status: Closed Start date 01 June 2000 Last updated 11 May 2015

This project addresses the issue of whether in the interests of effective processes of tax assessment there should be a modification (beyond that already contained in the Tax Administration Act 1994 section 20) of the rules protecting from...

Minority Buyouts

Project status: Closed Start date 18 January 2001 Last updated 11 May 2015

This project is a response to the July 2000 decision of Doogue J in Natural Gas Corporation Holdings Ltd v Infratil 1998 Ltd [2000] 3 NZLR 727.

Judicial Review

Project status: Closed Start date 01 December 2000 Last updated 11 May 2015

The purpose of this project to devise a solution to an untidiness in judicial review procedure. The mischief is that there are decisions (exercises of the prerogative for example) which may be subjected to judicial review, but to which the...

Limitation of Action

Project status: Closed Start date 01 February 1999 Last updated 11 May 2015

The purpose of this project was to examine and review the Limitation Act, which lays down rules for determining the cut-off dates after which it is too late for an intending plaintiff to bring a civil claim. When the Government indicated it...

Property Law Act

Project status: Closed Start date 01 March 1994 Last updated 11 May 2015

This project proposes a draft Property Law Act to replace the Property Law Act 1952. One of the most important objectives of the new Act is to set forth rules of property law accessibly and in a manner which, allowing for the subject matter, can...

Property Statutes

Project status: Closed Start date 01 March 1992 Last updated 11 May 2015

This project reviews the Property Law Act 1952. At the same time the Department of Justice is reviewing aspects of the Land Transfer Act 1952 because new techology is proposed for the system of registration. This project is concerned with certain...

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