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We are working on long term solutions to improve community safety and the way justice works and we want to listen to everyone involved. This is just the beginning and it will take time, but we have to make a start as the system isn’t working.
The Government is considering whether the timing and frequency of the Māori Electoral Option should be changed.
We're progressing reforms to New Zealand’s privacy laws to protect people’s personal information, and help ensure businesses and organisations that hold such data safeguard and handle it appropriately.
The Government is amending the Human Rights Act 1993 to include religious communities in the existing protections against incitement that have been in place since the 1970s.
We’re reviewing the Restorative Justice (RJ) service.
Find out more about the government's plans to reform New Zealand's trust laws.
The Government is considering potential changes to the notification rules for collecting personal information under the Privacy Act 2020.
We supported the 2022 statutory periodic review of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017 led by Sir Terence Arnold KNZM and Matanuku Mahuika.
The Government is reviewing the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission was established on 1 July 2020 and looks into alleged miscarriages of justice.
The previous Government repealed the Sentencing and Parole Reform Act 2010, known as the Three Strikes law.
The Government is working to ensure that children and families affected by disputes about care arrangements receive appropriate support, representation, and protection.
Behavioural Science Aotearoa (BSA), use evidence and research methods from social sciences to ensure policies and processes reflect the way people behave and make decisions.
The New Zealand Government submitted a Report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (the CERD Committee).
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