Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission has published an Issues Paper and consultation website in its Review of Succession Law. The Issues Paper identifies issues with the current law and presents detailed proposals for reform. The website is...
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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 46
15 April 2021
Issues Paper 45
4 December 2020
Te Aka Matua o te Ture | the Law Commission has published an Issues Paper on class actions and litigation funding.
In relation to class actions, we have formed the preliminary view that a statutory class actions regime is desirable because...
Report 144
24 November 2020
On 30 October 2020 the Law Commission completed its review of the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995 and submitted its report to the Minister responsible for the Law Commission.
The report was published by the Law...
Report 143
23 July 2019
On 28 June 2019 the Law Commission completed its review of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 and submitted its Report to the Minister responsible for the Law Commission. The Report was tabled in Parliament on 23 July 2019.
The...
Report 142
13 March 2019
The Law Commission has completed its second five-yearly review of the Evidence Act 2006, as required by section 202 of the Act. The review was referred to us by the Minister of Justice on 28 February 2017 and we formally reported to the Minister...
Issues Paper 43
17 December 2018
The Law Commission has published an Issues Paper reviewing the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995 (CIBS Act) and the use of DNA in criminal investigations. In conducting the review we held frequent meetings with New...
Issues Paper 44
1 November 2018
In this Preferred Approach Paper, we concluded that reform is required to ensure that the law meets most New Zealanders' expectations of fairness when a relationship ends. We presented a package of key reforms that we proposed to recommend to the...
Ministerial Briefing 4
26 October 2018
This ministerial briefing paper provides advice to the Minister of Justice on alternative approaches that could be taken in New Zealand’s abortion laws if the Government decides to treat abortion as a health issue. It describes three...
Issues Paper 42
28 March 2018
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...
Report 141
30 January 2018
This Report is the product of a unique joint review of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (the Act) conducted by the Law Commission and the Ministry of Justice. As required by the Act, it has been completed within one year of receiving the...