A class action is a court proceeding in which a group with similar interests collectively sues one or more defendants. The court proceeding is brought by a representative plaintiff on behalf of the class. We do not currently have class actions in...
Our projects
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.
Use the search filters below to find particular projects. For more information on how we work see how we conduct projects.
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Project status: Calling for submissions
Start date
Last updated 08 December 2020
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...
Project status: Researching issues
Start date 23 November 2020
Last updated 08 March 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 you can find below.
For more information and to keep up to date...