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1. [2009] NZEmpC WC 17A/09 Idea Services Ltd v Dickson [pdf, 138 KB]

   ...each and every hour he worked. On this basis, Mr Dickson will be entitled to retain the $17.66 per hour he has been paid for shift work and to have the money he has received for sleepovers made up to not less than $12.50 for each hour worked. Legislation [7] The following are the sections of the Act and the parts of the Order referred to in the submissions: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to minimum wages 4. Prescription of minimum wages⎯ (1) The Gover...

2. OIA-109863.pdf [pdf, 930 KB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 1 March 2024 Our ref: OIA 109863 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Abortion Legislation Act 2020 Thank you for your email of 20 February requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information regarding the Abortion Legislation Act 2020 (ALA Act). Specifically, you requested: In 2020 the Parliamentary Couns...

3. Electoral-Matters-Bill_Communications-Tranche-51.pdf [pdf, 27 MB]

   ...available • Briefings signed by the Minister released in their final form in another proactive release • Correspondence relating to matters under active consideration Please see further proactively released material related to the Electoral Matters Legislation Amendment Bill: • Proactive release, 13 May 2025 'Paper 3: Government response to the Justice Committee report Inquiry into the 2023 General Election' at: https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Publications...

4. Regulatory Impact Statement all-of-Government Response to Organised Crime [pdf, 331 KB]

   ...This outlined a multi-agency work programme designed to build on existing legislation to target and further disrupt the activities of organised criminal groups. 2. The outcome of this work has found that while generally New Zealand has a strong legislative framework in place to obstruct organised crime, a number of amendments have been identified to address gaps in the law or to make existing processes more efficient, and to improve compliance with international conventions. 3. Thes...

5. Regulatory Impact Statement - Criminal justice proposals to counter foreign interference in New Zealand [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...is responsible for the development of this Regulatory Impact Statement. Minister of Justice 2 May 2024 Foreign interference activity constitutes a threat to New Zealand as an independent sovereign State. Without appropriate criminal justice legislation, New Zealand's ability to successfully detect and address foreign interference and espionage risks is limited. This allows unwanted activity to persist and results in ongoing, and potentially increasing, negative outcomes for Ne...

6. OIA-111348.pdf [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...consultation on Commitment 7 of New Zealand's fourth National Action Plan as a member of the Open Government Partnership. 4) A copy of all correspondence and meetings notes and presentations shared with or received from: the Ombudsman, the Legislative Design Advisory Committee, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Parliamentary Counsel Office, and the Office of the Clerk regarding Commitment 7 of New Zealand's fourth National Action Plan as a member of the Open G...

7. 20240301-Smokefree-Environments-and-Regulated-Products-Amendment-Bill.pdf [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...12. There are marked inequities in health caused by higher smoking prevalence, particularly for Māori. Ministry of Health modelling in 2021 projected that under a “business as usual” approach the Smokefree 2025 goal was not achievable. The legislative measures were expected to significantly reduce smoking rates, particularly disparities between Māori and non-Māori smoking populations.4 13. We have considered whether the removal of these legislative measures and the amendme...

8. Tutengaehe - Estate of Nikora Charles Bidois (2006) 301 Rotorua MB 149 (301 ROT 149) [pdf, 428 KB]

   ...succession should not be applied retrospectively to occupation orders tnade prior to the coming into the effect of the 2002 Amendment Act. He pointed to the additional requirements imposed on the Court before it could make an order under the 2002 legislation and contrasted them with the requirements under the 1993 Act .. [6] The conferring of jurisdiction on the Court by the 2002 Amendment Act saw amendments to section 329 which qualified the power to make orders. A significant addi...

9. Foundations for the State

   Key statutes Constitution Act 1986 Imperial Laws Application Act 1988 Legislation Act 2012 (disallowance only) Oaths and Declarations Act 1957 Royal Succession Act 2013 Law Commission Act 1985 Interpretation Act 1999 Key secondary legislation Oaths and Declarations (Māori Language) Regulations 2004 Royal Succession Act Commencement Order 2015 Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews The Legislation Act 2012 will be repealed and replaced with the Legislation Act 2019, after...

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10. Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform [pdf, 857 KB]

    ...the Government holds about their birth record and adoption. A person who has been adopted also does not have the right to inherit from their birth family and whānau. Regulation Adoption in New Zealand is currently regulated by three pieces of legislation; the Adoption Act 1955, the Adult Adoption Information Act 1985 and the Adoption (Intercountry) Act 1997. Associated regulations also apply. 1 The impacts on the individual of some aspects of adoption law, for example, closed adop...