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1. Strengthening Consequences for Crime in the Crimes Act 1961 [PDF, 541 KB]

   Proactive Release - Strengthening Consequences for Crime in the Crimes Act 1961

2. Amendments to Court Rules 2025 [PDF, 522 KB]

   Proactive Release - Amendment to Court Rules 2025

3. Consultation on a new Adjudication Act for New Zealand [PDF, 1.1 MB]

   Proactive Release:  Consultation on a new Adjudication Act for New Zealand

4. Electoral-Matters-Bill_Combined_FINAL.pdf [PDF, 12 MB]

   Proactive release - Electoral Amendment Bill and Constitution Amendment Bill

5. Proactive-Release-Administration-Act_FINAL-v2.pdf [PDF, 1.7 MB]

   Proactive Release - Administration Act

6. Tranche-4-of-Cabinet-and-Ministerial-advice-on-changes-to-clubs-and-ranges-regulations.pdf [PDF, 2.1 MB]

   Proactive release - Tranche 4 of Cabinet and Ministerial advice on changes to clubs and ranges regulations

7. Proactive release – Additional name suppression proposals for the Victims of Sexual Violence (Strengthening Legal Protections) Legislation Bill [PDF, 518 KB]

   Proactive release – Additional name suppression proposals for the Victims of Sexual Violence (Strengthening Legal Protections) Legislation Bill

8. Proactive-release-ProactiveofLegalAssistance_FINAL.pdf [PDF, 1.4 MB]

   Provision of legal assistance to claimants in the Waitangi Tribunal:  Seeking agreement to progress analysis and undertake consultation

9. Proactive-release_Policy-decisions-for-Judicature-Timeliness-Amendment-Bill-and-Legal-Services-Distribution-of-Special-Fund-Amendment-Bill.pdf [PDF, 1.1 MB]

   Proactive release - Policy decisions for Judicature (Timeliness) Amendment Bill and Legal Services (Distribution of Special Fund) Amendment Bill

10. Proactive-release-Increasing-revenue-from-courts-and-tribunal-fees-_FINAL.pdf [PDF, 650 KB]

    Proactive release - Increasing revenue from courts and tribunal fees

11. Proactive-Release-Criminal-Procedure-Amendment-Rules-2025_FINAL.pdf [PDF, 1.3 MB]

    Proactive release - Criminal Procedure Amendment Rules 2025

12. Proactive Release-Sentencing Reinstating Three-Strikes Amendment Regulations 2025 [PDF, 195 KB]

    Proactive release – Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Regulations 2025

13. Proactive-Release_Bail-Electronic-Monitoring-Amendment-Act-2025.pdf [PDF, 2.6 MB]

    Proactive release - Bail (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Act 2025    

14. Proactive-Release_Electoral-Expenditure-Limits-Order-2025.pdf [PDF, 443 KB]

    Proactive release – Electoral (Expenditure Limits) Order 2025

15. Proactive-Release_GR-to-the-JCR-Inquiry-into-the-2023-General-Election.FINAL.pdf [PDF, 474 KB]

    Proactive release - Paper 3: Government response to the Justice Committee report Inquiry into the 2023 General Election

16. Proactive-release: Firearms-Registry-Review [PDF, 7.3 MB]

    Proactive release - Review of the Firearms Registry. 

17. Crimes-Act-2025_Redacted.pdf [PDF, 591 KB]

    Proactive release – Amendments to arrest and defence of property provisions in the Crimes Act

18. Proactive-Release-Prisoner-Voting_FINAL.pdf [PDF, 1.7 MB]

    Proactive release - Prisoner voting

19. Proactive-release-new-Whanganui-Courthouse-Cabinet-Paper_FINAL.pdf [PDF, 8.3 MB]

    Proactive Release - New Whanganui Courthouse Implementation Business Case

20. Budapest-Convention-and-Related-Matters-Legislation-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [PDF, 545 KB]

    Proactive Release: Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Bill

21. Enabling-a-four-year-term-of-Parliament_Updated_FINAL.pdf [PDF, 3 MB]

    Proactive release - Enabling a four-year term of Parliament.  Original release on 27 February 2025, updated 6 August 2025.

22. Responding-to-the-Royal-Commission-of-Inquiry-into-Abuse-in-Care_FINAL.pdf [PDF, 531 KB]

    Sentencing (Reform) Amendment Bill: Approval of Amendment Paper – responding to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care

23. Proactive-release-Foreign-Interference-Bill_FINAL..pdf [PDF, 594 KB]

    Proactive release – Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Bill

24. Disputes-Tribunal-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [PDF, 1.5 MB]

    Proactive release - Disputes Tribunal Amendment Bill Approval for Introduction

25. AMLCFT_Release_Pack_FINAL.pdf [PDF, 7.5 MB]

    Proactive Release - Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism