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1. BORA Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Bill (No 2) [pdf, 187 KB]

   Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Bill (No 2) 9 September 2010 Attorney-General LEGAL ADVICE CONSISTENCY WITH THE NEW ZEALAND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990: SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION (CONFIRMATION AND VALIDATION) BILL (N0 2) 1. We have considered whether the Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Bill (No 2) (PCO 14696/1.1) (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘Bill of Rights Act’). We understand that the Bill...

2. BORA Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Bill (No 3) [pdf, 185 KB]

   Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Bill (No 3) 17 June 2011 ATTORNEY-GENERAL LEGAL ADVICE CONSISTENCY WITH THE NEW ZEALAND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990: SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION (CONFIRMATION AND VALIDATION) BILL (NO 3) 1. We have considered whether the Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Bill (No 3) (PCO 15190/1.0) (the Bill) is consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the Bill of Rights Act). We understand that the Bill is likely t...

3. BORA Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Bill (No 4) [pdf, 186 KB]

   Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Bill (No 4) 24 June 2008 Attorney-General LEGAL ADVICE CONSISTENCY WITH THE NEW ZEALAND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990: SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION (CONFIRMATION AND VALIDATION) BILL (NO 4) 1. We have considered whether the Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Bill (No 4) (PCO 13168/2.2) ("the Bill") is consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the "Bill of Rights Act"). We understand th...

4. 2017 NZSSAA 012 (5 April 2017) [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...(including not exercising his right to appeal), and the Chief Executive chose not to recover the overpayment. More than three years later, the Chief Executive decided that he would take steps to recover the overpayment. In the interim, the legislation relating to the Chief Executive’s obligations and powers to recover debts had changed. Under the legislation that existed on 11 July 2012, the Chief Executive had some discretionary powers in relation to not recovering debts. Ne...

5. 5 LEG paper Approval for introduction Redacted [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   I N C O N F I D E N C E 1 In Confidence Office of the Minister of Justice Chair, Cabinet Legislation Committee Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Bill: Approval for Introduction Proposal 1 This paper seeks Cabinet agreement to introduce the Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Bill (the Bill). Policy 2 The Bill repeals sections from the Sentencing Act 2002 and the Parole Act 2002 that create what is commonly known as the three strikes law, as approved by Cabinet on 14 June 2021 [...

6. Judicature-Timeliness-Legislation-Amendment-Bill-Approval-of-Amendment-Paper.pdf [pdf, 299 KB]

   © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Hon Nicole McKee Minister for Courts Proactive release – Judicature (Timeliness) Legislation Amendment Bill: Approval of Amendment Paper Date of issue: 28 November 2025 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (23) 4. No. Document Comments 1 Judicature (Timeliness) Legislation Amendment Bill:...

7. Sexual-Violence-Bill-and-Govt-Response_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   Hon Ginny Andersen Minister of Justice Proactive release - Better Outcomes for Victims: approvals for introducing legislation and a Government Response to Petitions Committee report Date of issue: 11 September 2023 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released. Where that is the case,...

8. Regulatory Impact Statement Tribunal Enhancements [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...and  speed  of  accident compensation appeals  Status quo and problem  11. Two  jurisdictions  currently  consider  the  same  type of  accident  compensation  appeals but  under  quite  different,  sometimes  inconsistent,  legislative  processes.    The  Accident  Compensation Appeals District  Court  Registry  (DC  Registry)  hears  claims made  under  the  Accident Compensation Act 2001. Cases are heard by a District Court  Judge. Th...

9. Regulatory Impact Statement review of the Judicature Act and consolidation of courts legislation [pdf, 251 KB]

     1  Regulatory Impact Statement  Review of the Judicature Act and consolidation of  courts legislation  Agency Disclosure Statement  1. This Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice.  It provides  an analysis of a package of work forming the government response to the Law Commission  report  Review  of  the  Judicature  Act  1908:  Towards  a  consolidated  Courts  Act  and  other  associated mat...

10. Waitangi Tribunal bibliography 2021 part 1 [pdf, 198 KB]

    ...principles of the Treaty, and, for that purpose, to determine its meaning and effect and whether certain matters are inconsistent with those principles.’ As well as its primary function as set out above, the Tribunal is also able to report on proposed legislation or regulations in relation to the principles of the Treaty when referred to it by the House of Representatives. On claims adjudged well-founded, it has the power to make binding recommendations for the return to Maori ownershi...