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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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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...

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...

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...

Dangerous Offenders

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

The purpose of this project is to protect members of the public from substantial risk of harm from individuals whose release into the community would pose that risk. The project considers: relevant provisions in the Mental Health (Compulsory...

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...

Succession

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

This project reviews the law of succession. This is the law which governs how a person's property is to be dealt with when they die.

Treaty Making Process

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

This is the Commission's second report directly on matters pertaining to New Zealand's international obligations. The purpose of the project is assist members of Parliament and public with both broad background information and focused direction...

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