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...Appointments to the position are for a term of three years, and a person may be reappointed. The current Authority is Ms Patricia McConnell. Laws that cover our work The Licensing Authority of Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers is governed by the following legislation: Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004 Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Regulations 2005 Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908
...E In Confidence Office of the Minister of Justice Office of the Associate Minister of Justice Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee Regulatory Systems (Justice) Amendment Bill Package: Policy Proposals Proposal 1 We seek agreement to amend legislation that impacts the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry’s) regulatory systems through a package of four associated bills: 1.1 the Regulatory Systems (Courts Improvement) Amendment Bill; 1.2 the Regulatory Systems (Tribunals) Amendment...
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...ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 7 April 2021 Hon David Parker, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Tariff (RCEP) Amendment Bill 1. We have considered whether the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Legislation Bill (the Bill) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the Bill of Rights Act). 2. The purpose of the Bill is to implement the legislative components of a plurilateral free t...
...confidence and handled in accordance with any security classification, or other endorsement. The information can only be released, including under the Official Information Act 1982, by persons with the appropriate authority. Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee: Period Ended 24 September 2021 On 27 September 2021, Cabinet made the following decisions on the work of the Cabinet Legislation Committee for the period ended 24 September 2021: LEG-21-MIN-0127 Three Strikes Legislatio...
LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 21 October 2024 Hon Judith Collins KC, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Bill 1. We have considered whether the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Bill (the Bill) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the Bill of Rights Act). 2. We have not yet received a fi...
...Prohibition Order (FPO) can be made by a judge at sentencing. It prevents an offender from getting or holding a firearms licence and from owning, using or being around a firearm or related item. The Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Amendment Act 2024 brings in three changes to the rules about FPOs. They are: expanded criteria so that more gang offenders are eligible for an FPO police will be able to conduct searches without a warrant regarding a person wi...
Two Bills introduced to Parliament recently will help further modernise court and tribunal services, enabling them to move with the times. The Courts Matters Bill and the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Bill will amend 37 separate pieces of legislation, including the acts governing 21 tribunals. Group Manager, Courts and Tribunals Regional Service Delivery, Jacquelyn Shannon says the proposed legislative changes open the way for the Ministry to further modernise services for our cust...
...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...
...less harm than a terrorist act (for example, credible threats or providing financial services to a terrorist entity). In overseas jurisdictions (including the United Kingdom and Australia) FVPCA style offences are included in counter-terrorism legislation, which indicates their seriousness. However, in New Zealand these offences sit in the FVPCA, so we consider it is appropriate to include these as terrorism offences. Prevalence of terrorism offences in New Zealand Although the n...