In the second review of the Act, like the previous one, the Commission asked whether the Evidence Act 2016 was operating effectively and as intended.
Under section 202 of the Act, the Commission was required to consider whether the Act’s...
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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Issues Paper 42
28 March 2018
Issues Paper 40
8 November 2016
The Law Commission and the Ministry of Justice have jointly published an Issues Paper describing possible ways to improve the operation of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. This Paper, Review of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012...
Issues Paper 38
18 May 2015
The Law Commission released its Issues Paper, National Security Information in Proceedings (IP38), on 18 May 2015.
This Issues Paper considers how national security information should be used and protected in...
Issues Paper 24
22 June 2011
The Commision's Issues Paper, Reforming the Incorporated Societies Act 1908 (IP24).
The Incorporated Societies Act 1908 is uncomfortably old and has been little amended since its enactment. Yet the range of community...
Issues Paper 12
10 December 2008
The Commission's Issues Paper, Private Schools and the Law (IP12) describes the private school sector in New Zealand and sets out the Law Commission’s preliminary views on the appropriate relationship between the state and private...
Issues Paper 4
2 November 2007
The Commission's Issues Paper, The Disclosure to Court of Defendants’ Previous Convictions, Similar Offending and Bad Character (IP4).