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1. Proactive release - Government response to the Social Services and Community Committee report on matters related to forced adoptions [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   Hon Kris Faafoi Minister of Justice Proactive release - Government response to the Social Services and Community Committee report on matters related to forced adoptions Date of issue: 29 April 2021 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 relevant...

2. BORA Taxation (KiwiSaver HomeStart and Remedial Matters) Bill [pdf, 206 KB]

   Taxation (KiwiSaver HomeStart and Remedial Matters) Bill 21 November 2014 Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General Legal Advice: Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Taxation (KiwiSaver HomeStart and Remedial Matters) Bill 1.We have considered whether the Taxation (KiwiSaver HomeStart and Remedial Matters) 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”)....

3. BORA Customs and Excise (Joint Border Management Information Sharing and Other Matters) Amendment Bill [pdf, 191 KB]

   Customs and Excise (Joint Border Management Information Sharing and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 20 August 2010 ATTORNEY-GENERAL LEGAL ADVICE CONSISTENCY WITH THE NEW ZEALAND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990: CUSTOMS AND EXCISE (JOINT BORDER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SHARING AND OTHER MATTERS) AMENDMENT BILL 1. We have considered whether the Customs and Excise (Joint Border Management Information Sharing and Other Matters) Amendment Bill (PCO 14634/7.0) (“the Bill”) is consistent with t...

4. BORA Cheque Duty Repeal Bill (renamed the Budget Measures (Miscellaneous Fiscal Matters) Bill) [pdf, 184 KB]

   Cheque Duty Repeal Bill (renamed the Budget Measures (Miscellaneous Fiscal Matters) Bill) 1 May 2014 Attorney-General Legal Advice: Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Cheque Duty Repeal Bill (renamed the Budget Measures (Miscellaneous Fiscal Matters) Bill) 1. We have considered whether the Cheque Duty Repeal 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’...

5. Proactive release – Family Court (Family Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Rules 2019 and other legislative instruments [pdf, 782 KB]

   ...Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Jan Logie MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Justice (Domestic and Sexual Violence Issues) Proactive release – Family Court (Family Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Rules 2019 and other legislative instruments Date of issue: 25 June 2019 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. No. Document Comments 1 Family Cou...

6. Budapest-Convention-and-Related-Matters-Legislation-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 545 KB]

   IN CONFIDENCE Office of the Minister of Justice Cabinet Legislation Committee Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Bill: Approval for Introduction Proposal 1 This paper seeks approval for the introduction of the Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Bill. Executive Summary 2 The Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Bill makes changes to New Zealand’s domestic legislation to give effect to the provisions of the...

7. 20241002-Arms-Shooting-Clubs-Shooting-Ranges-and-Other-Matters.pdf [pdf, 236 KB]

   8122198 BRIEFING TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL Arms (Shooting Clubs, Shooting Ranges, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill [PCO 26187/5.0]– Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Our Ref: ATT395/414 1. We have reviewed the Arms (Shooting Clubs, Shooting Ranges, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill (the Bill) for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the Bill of Rights Act). 2. We have reviewed version 5.0 of the Bill. We will advise you of any changes to...

8. BORA Taxation (Annual Rates for 2015-16, Research and Development, and Remedial Matters) Bill [pdf, 312 KB]

   Taxation (Annual Rates for 2015-16, Research and Development, and Remedial Matters) Bill 13 February 2015 Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Taxation (Annual Rates for 2015- 16, Research and Development, and Remedial Matters) Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2015-16, Research and Development, and Remedial Matters) Bill (the “Bill”) is consistent with the rights and fr...

9. BORA Patents (Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment Bill [pdf, 336 KB]

   7 October 2015 Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Patents (Trans- Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 1. We have considered whether the Patents (Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment 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 concluded that the Bill appears to be consisten...

10. BORA Taxation (Annual Rates for 2019-20, GST Offshore Supplier Registration, and Remedial Matters Bill [pdf, 144 KB]

    23 November 2018 Hon David Parker, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Taxation (Annual Rates for 2019–20, GST Offshore Supplier Registration, and Remedial Matters) Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2019–20, GST Offshore Supplier Registration, and Remedial Matters) Bill (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of R...