The Commission's Issues Paper, Review of the Land Transfer Act 1952 (IP10)
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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 19
15 November 2010
The Commission's Issues Paper, Review of Trust Law in New Zealand: Introductory Issues Paper (IP19) is primarily a background paper. Chapter 1 is purely introductory. Chapter 2 traces the development of the trust from its origins in...
Issues Paper 20
20 December 2010
The Commission's Issues Paper, Some Issues with the Law of Trusts in New Zealand: Review of the Law of Trusts Second Paper (IP20) covers issues with the use of trusts (especially family trusts) in New Zealand. This paper looks at the...
Issues Paper 22
2 May 2011
The Law Commission's Issues Paper, Perpetuities and the Revocation and Variation of Trusts (IP22) is in two parts.
Part 1 of the paper examines the rules that limit the duration of a trust: the common law rule against perpetuities...
Issues Paper 23
23 May 2011
The Commission's Issues Paper, Final Words: Death and Cremation Certification in New Zealand (IP23) looked at the strengths and weaknesses of the current systems of death and cremation certification, with a particular focus on how well...
Issues Paper 26
30 June 2011
The Commission's Issues Paper, The Duties, Office and Powers of a Trustee: Review of the Law of Trusts Fourth Issues Paper (IP26).
Part 1 of the paper examines the duties that a trustee owes to beneficiaries of a trust. It gives...
Issues Paper 28
19 December 2011
The Commission's Issues Paper, Court Jurisdiction, Trading Trusts and Other Issues: Review of the Law of Trusts Fifth Issues Paper (IP28), is in four parts.
Part 1 of the paper addresses the powers of the courts in respect of...
Issues Paper 31
13 November 2012
The Commission's Issues Paper, Law of Trusts: Preferred Approach Paper (IP31) is divided into four parts. Part 1 addresses core trust concepts, including the context and features of trust use in New Zealand, core principles of trust law...
Issues Paper 34
4 October 2013
Is it possible for a person’s body to be buried on private land? Or for mourners to arrange the burial or cremation of a loved one without any professional assistance? Are all those providing funeral and cremation services accountable to a...
Issues Paper 41
16 October 2017
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...