In May 2012, in response to rising concerns about the impact of cyber-bullying on young people, the Minister responsible for the Law Commission, the Hon Judith Collins, asked the Law Commission to fast-track the part of the project dealing with...
Our publications
The Law Commission publishes many different publications. Each type, such as reports, issues papers, and ministerial briefings, has its own series.
Each series has its own purpose. For example, issues papers identify law reform issues and call for submissions from the public. Reports are the final result of a project and contain recommendations for law reform. Use the search filters below to find particular publications.
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Ministerial Briefing 3
15 August 2012
Ministerial Briefing 2
29 March 2011
The Commission is conducting a review of the Privacy Act 1993. In the course of this review it has studied the subject of information sharing by government agencies. It has been asked by the Minister to present its findings on this subject ahead...
Miscellaneous Paper 19
28 November 2007
A Conceptual Approach to Privacy (MP19) attempts to develop a possible approach to conceptualising privacy with a view to assisting Stage 1 of the Law Commission's review of privacy. The aim of the Paper is to establish a conceptual...
Miscellaneous Paper 16
28 June 2007
The Commission's Miscellaneous Paper, Limitation Defences in Civil Cases: Update Report for Law Commission (MP16) attempts to develop a possible approach to conceptualising privacy with a view to assisting stage 1 of the Law Commission's...
Miscellaneous Paper 6
28 December 1996
The Commission,s Miscellaneous Paper, The Taking into Account of Te Ao Māori in Relation to Reform of the Law of Succession (MP6)
Miscellaneous Paper 2
28 October 1996
The Commission's Miscellaneous Paper, Succession Law Wills Reforms (MP2).
Miscellaneous Paper 1
28 August 1996
The Commission's Miscellaneous Paper, What Should Happen to your Property when you Die? (MP1).