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1. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - government reply to issues 5th report [pdf, 458 KB]

   ...consideration of the Fifth Periodic Report of New Zealand (CCPR/C/NZL/5) New Zealand Government Response CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH THE COVENANT IS IMPLEMENTED (ARTICLE 2) Question 1. Concrete measures to ensure consistency of legislation The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 („the Bill of Rights Act‟) applies to other legislation in four respects. First, all Government policy proposals, including legislative proposals, are assessed for their consi...

2. OIA-94525.pdf [pdf, 8.2 MB]

   ...with some information withheld under s9(2)(f)(iv) 3 04/12/2020 Aide memoire Policy projects Released in part with some information removed as out of scope and some information withheld under s9(2)(f)(iv) 4 14/12/2020 Excerpt from briefing Legislative and Policy Work Programme 2021- 2023 Excerpt released in accordance with section 16 (1)(e) of the Act, with remainder of information removed as out of scope 5 25/03/2021 Note Background on a potential review of the Official...

3. Lawyers-and-Conveyancers-Act-Lawyers_Kings-Counsel-Amendment-Regulations-2024.pdf [pdf, 521 KB]

   ...Amendment Regulations 2024 Cabinet minute Cabinet Office Meeting date: 9 May 2024 No information has been withheld. I N C O N F I D E N C E 1 I N C O N F I D E N C E In Confidence Office of the Minister of Justice Cabinet Legislation Committee Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: King’s Counsel) Amendment Regulations 2024 Proposal 1 I seek authorisation for submission to the Executive Council of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: King’s...

4. Ngati Porou Deed to Amend the Deed of Agreement 9 Aug 2017 [pdf, 8.8 MB]

   ...particular whanau and hapu of Ngati Porou, made applications to the Maori Land Court for orders declaring the foreshore and seabed in the Ngati Porou rohe to be Maori customary land. D. At the same time the Crown announced that it proposed to introduce legislation to remove the Maori Land Court’s jurisdiction to declare areas of foreshore and seabed to be Maori customary land and commenced a process of consultation and policy development towards achieving this objective. 9 31 Octob...

5. Fourth-UPR-Recommendations_FINAL_Redacted-v2.pdf [pdf, 616 KB]

   ...constitutional processes to address the Treaty of Waitangi. We will, however, continue to consider law, policy, and practice related to the Treaty, with our immediate focus being to respond to the Waitangi Tribunal's inquiries and review Treaty clauses in legislation. International Cooperation 27. I propose we support in part recommendation 36, which encourages New Zealand to consider including Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau in our UPR process. New Zealand's UP...

6. Impact of Treaty on Government Agencies report [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...make provision for mandatory consultations between territorial and regional authorities and iwi on all issues where Maori interests are involved. The Government is proposing that requirements for consultations of this kind will be incorporated into legislation. These proposals are outlined on pp 35–37. Continuing debate This summary covers only the major areas of public policy where action has been taken to make provision for the recognition of the principles of the Treaty. It is diff...

7. Regulatory Impact Statement Crimes Act Part 8 Offences Against the Person 1961 Amendment Bill [pdf, 85 KB]

   ...this proposal is twofold: to rationalise and simplify offences against the person, by eliminating archaic language and unnecessary duplication; and to ensure that children are adequately protected by the criminal law. ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS Non-legislative options are not suitable to address the problems associated with Part 8, as these problems have arisen through piecemeal amendment to the Part. Maintaining the status quo will not address the problems with Part 8 identified by t...

8. Electoral-Expenditure-Limit-Order-2022.pdf [pdf, 859 KB]

   I N C O N F I D E N C E In Confidence Office of the Minister for Justice Cabinet Legislation Committee Order in Council: Electoral (Expenditure Limit) Order 2022 Proposal 1 I recommend that the Cabinet Legislation Committee approve the attached Electoral (Expenditure Limit) Order 2022 for submission to the Executive Council. Electoral (Expenditure Limit) Order 2022 2 The Electoral (Expenditure Limit) Order adjusts certain electoral expenditure limits to reflect movement in the...

9. OIA-119289.pdf [pdf, 20 MB]

   ...development of the sections you have identified. The sections of the Crime Act you have identified were inserted into the Crimes Act 1961 by the Crimes Amendment Act 2003, and then further amended in 2015 by the Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Legislation Act. In addition to the documents provided below, there are a number of relevant public documents relating to these Act: • Law Commission Report: Dishonestly Procuring Valuable Benefits (NZLC R51, 1998) (Theft by procur...

10. OIA-122380.pdf [pdf, 27 MB]

    ...the following relating to New Zealand’s ongoing Budapest Convention accession process: 1. The briefing sent to Minister Goldsmith dated 23 October 2024 titled ‘Surveillance Device Warrants in the Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Bill’. 2. Any other documents prepared for or otherwise provided to ministers relating to the Bill or otherwise relating to Budapest Convention accession from October 2024 onwards. 3. Similarly, any corresponde...