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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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In this Issues Paper, the Commission asked whether the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (PRA) was still achieving a just division of property at the end of a relationship 40 years after the PRA was passed.
The Issues Paper was divided...
The Law Commission published this Study Paper alongside our Issues Paper, Dividing Relationship Property – Time for Change? Te mātatoha rawa tokorau – Kua eke te wā?...
New Zealand Law Commission Statement of Intent 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2021
The Law Commission has finished its review into the laws of contempt of court.
In its Report Reforming the Law of Contempt of Court: A Modern Statute - Ko te Whakahou i te Ture mō Te Whawhati Tikanga ki te Kōti: He Ture Ao Hou,...
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...
In its Report Understanding Family Violence: Reforming the Criminal Law Relating to Homicide, the Law Commission makes recommendations for changes to the criminal law to better serve victims of family violence who kill their abusers....
In its report Strangulation: The case for a new offence (R138), the Law Commission makes seven recommendations to improve the way that the criminal justice system responds to strangulation in family violence circumstances. In particular...
The Commission’s Report, Modernising New Zealand’s Extradition and Mutual Assistance Laws (R137), recommends that the Extradition Act 1999 and the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992 should be repealed and replaced by more...