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1. TSA-Amendment-Act-Combined_FINAL_Redacted.pdf [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) R E S T R I C T E D – L E G A L L Y P R I V I L E G E D R E S T R I C T E D – L E G A L L Y P R I V I L E G E D 1 [Restricted – Legally Privileged] Office of the Minister of Justice Cabinet Legislation Committee Counter-Terrorism Acts (Designations and Control Orders) Amendment Bill 2022: Approval for Introduction Proposal 1 This paper seeks approval to introduce the Counter-Terrorism Acts (Designations and Control Orders) A...

2. Review-of-the-Courts-Remote-Participation-Act-2010.pdf [pdf, 345 KB]

   ...commitments to enable greater use of remote participation in court proceedings, Cabinet agreed to a first principles review of the Courts (Remote Participation) Act 2010 [CAB-100-23-MIN-0003 refers]. At the same time, Cabinet agreed to progress three small legislative changes ahead of the review, which were recently enacted through the Courts (Remote Participation) Amendment Act 2024. 3 Enabling increased use of remote participation is a priority for the Government and contributes to w...

3. Independent review of intelligence and security - call for submissions [pdf, 951 KB]

   ...their report to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament by 29 February 2016. The Committee will consider the report and table it in Parliament. The Government will then consider its response to the report, which may include introducing legislation. https://consultations.justice.govt.nz/independent/iris mailto:IRISsupport@justice.govt.nz 2 Structure of this document Section 1 of this document (Information for submitters) provides some brief background information...

4. Regulatory impact statement: Review of family violence legislation [pdf, 300 KB]

   ...to better respond to family violence in New Zealand. Key constraints are set out below. 2. Focus on regulatory change: The scope of the review is strengthening family violence legislation. Overall, this restricted the consideration of options to legislative options. However, where appropriate, non-regulatory options were also considered. 3. Quality of the evidence base: There is a lack of clear and convincing evidence for what works in responding to family violence. This is impacted b...

5. Transparency and scrutiny of executive action

   ...Partnership (ogp.org.nz)      During 2023-2024, New Zealand is implementing its Fourth National Action Plan under the Open Government Partnership . The Ministry of Justice is leading a commitment in this plan to strengthen the scrutiny of legislative clauses that propose to override the disclosure requirements of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).    The aim of Commitment 7 is to strengthen current processes and guidance with respect to scrutiny mechanisms, for...

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6. 115698 Official Information Act request: review of legislation [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 7 October 2024 Our ref: OIA 115698 Official Information Act request: review of legislation Thank you for your email of 9 September 2024 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information relating to the coalition agreement between National and NZ First to review legislation, includ...

7. Gangs-Legislation-Amendment-Bill.pdf [pdf, 692 KB]

   © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Proactive release – Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill Date of issue: 4 April 2024 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, the relevan...

8. [2011] NZCA 14 CA405/2010 Idea Services Ltd v Dickson [pdf, 161 KB]

   ...that Mr Dickson’s sleepovers constituted ―work‖ for the purposes of s 6 of the Act. 8 The Court did not attempt to be more prescriptive than Parliament had chosen to be, and we, with respect, think that was appropriate. As the Court noted, legislation applies to circumstances as they arise, 9 and so it would be a brave court that attempted to divine or craft an exhaustive definition of what work meant in 1983, or in 1945 (the date of the Act the current legislation is modelle...

9. Youth Court - history of the Youth Court [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...Zealand youth justice practices, establishing an innovative set of principles and procedures to govern the response to young offenders, and to manage the role of the State in the lives of young people and their families. The founding objective of the legislation is ‘to promote the wellbeing of children, young persons, and their families and family groups’ (section 4). The Act thus seeks to empower families and communities, rather than professionals, in deciding the best measures to respond...

10. FAQS

    ...allow for a Bill to be vetted? How do I arrange vetting? The Bill is progressing urgently – what do I do about vetting? Who is responsible for arranging vetting and providing the draft Bill? The Bill is just making changes consistent with existing legislation – does it need to be vetted? What can I expect during vetting? When will I find out if the Bill is consistent with the Bill of Rights Act? What should I put in the LEG paper or departmental disclosure statement about Bill of Rights con...

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