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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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Imperial Legislation

Project status: Closed Start date 28 May 1986 Last updated 11 May 2015

This project reports on the Imperial Laws Application Bill introduced in the Parliament of New Zealand on 21 October 1986.

Legislation and its Interpretation

Project status: Closed Start date 28 May 1986 Last updated 11 May 2015

This project examines and reviews: the language and structures of legislation; arrangements for the systematic monitoring and review of legislation; the law relating to the interpretation of legislation; and the provisions of the Acts...

Statutory Publications Bill

Project status: Closed Start date 28 May 1986 Last updated 11 May 2015

This project examines and reviews legislation and its interpretation with regard to the Statutory Publications Bill.

Format of Legislation

Project status: Closed Start date 01 January 1987 Last updated 11 May 2015

This project follows a series of projects tasked with advising on ways in which the law could be made as understandable and accessible as possible. This series includes the reports on Imperial Legislation 1987, the Statutory Publications Bill...

National Emergencies

Project status: Closed Start date 01 November 1989 Last updated 11 May 2015

This project reports on the law which should govern the action to be taken in a national emergency. The First Report on Emergencies: Use of the armed forces (NZLC R12 1990) was largely implemented by the Defence Act 1990. The Final Report...

International Sales of Goods

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

In consultation with officials of the Ministry of Justice and others, the Commission considers, in this project, whether New Zealand should accept the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and give effect to...

Police Questioning

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

The report for this project is a response to the Commission’s reference on criminal procedure as well to the reference on the law of evidence. This particular project considers police questioning.

 

International Law

Project status: Closed Start date 06 November 1995 Last updated 11 May 2015

This project addresses the Commission's concern about the relative lack of awareness of international law in New Zealand, and in particular of New Zealand’s international rights and obligations. It aims to contribute towards remedying this...

Legislation Manual

Project status: Closed Start date 01 February 1996 Last updated 11 May 2015

The purpose of the Legislation Manual project is to provide assistance to legislative drafting in New Zealand by providing a comprehensive set of guidelines and thereby making the process more consistent and effective.

Crown Liability

Project status: Closed Start date 01 July 1996 Last updated 11 May 2015

The purpose of this project is to give fuller effect to the principle that the State is under the law and to ensure that as far as practicable legal procedures relating to and remedies against the Crown (as representing the State) are the same as...

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