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 were published on 8 March 2021. You can find the Terms of Reference...
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Project status: Researching issues
Start date 23 November 2020
Last updated 15 April 2021
Project status: Calling for submissions
Start date 18 December 2019
Last updated 15 April 2021
The Law Commission will review the law of succession. The law of succession is the system of rules that governs who gets a person’s property when they die.
In July 2019 the Minister Responsible for the Law Commission requested that the...
Project status: Awaiting Government Response
Start date 15 July 2015
Last updated 12 May 2016
In 2001 the Law Commission published a report examining the legal defences available to protect those who commit criminal offences as a reaction to domestic violence: “Some Criminal defences with Particular Reference to Battered Defendants”...
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: Reviewing submissions
Start date
Last updated 07 April 2021
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...