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1. BORA Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No 3) [pdf, 189 KB]

   Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No 3) 27 October 2010 ATTORNEY-GENERAL LEGAL ADVICE CONSISTENCY WITH THE NEW ZEALAND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990: AQUACULTURE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (NO 3) 1. We have considered whether the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No 3) (PCO 14624/9.0) (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘Bill of Rights Act’). We understand that the Bill is to be considered by the Cabinet Legislation Committee on...

2. BORA Manukau City Council (Regulation of Prostitution in Specified Places) Bill [pdf, 315 KB]

   Manukau City Council (Regulation of Prostitution in Specified Places) Bill 23 September 2010 ATTORNEY-GENERAL LEGAL ADVICE CONSISTENCY WITH THE NEW ZEALAND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990: MANUKAU CITY COUNCIL (REGULATION OF PROSTITUTION IN SPECIFIED PLACES) BILL 1. We have considered whether the Manukau City Council (Regulation of Prostitution in Specified Places) Bill (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘Bill of Rights Act’). The Bill, a loc...

3. Forests (Regulation of Log Traders and Forestry Advisers) Amendment Bill [pdf, 167 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 5 May 2020 Hon David Parker, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Forests (Regulation of Log Traders and Forestry Advisers) Amendment Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Forests (Regulation of Log Traders and Forestry Advisers) 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...

4. 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...

5. Annexure 3 - Legislation relevant to Territorial Authorities [pdf, 169 KB]

   Annexure 3: Legislation relevant to Territorial Authorities [1] Set out below is a brief summary of three statutes of relevance to the community water supplied by Territorial Authorities (‘TAs’). Health Act 1956 [2] Section 69S(1), in pt 2A of the Health Act, provides that every networked supplier must ensure that an adequate supply of drinking water is provided to each point of supply. The TAs are networked suppliers.1 Drinking water is defined by the Health Act and includ...

6. Supplementary Order Paper for the Sexual Violence Legislation Bill [PDF, 208 KB]

   ...Aitken Street PO Box 2858 DX SP20208 Wellington 6140 New Zealand Ph: +64 4 472 1719 Fax: +64 4 473 3482 www.crownlaw.govt.nz 18 November 2021 Attorney-General Supplementary Order Paper for the Sexual Violence Legislation Bill [PCO 21824-5/1.29] – Consistency with New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Our Ref: ATT395/300 1. The Minister of Justice seeks to introduce a supplementary order paper (SOP) to amend the Sexual Violence Legislation Bill (the...

7. BORA - Oranga Tamariki Legislation Bill 2019 [pdf, 82 KB]

   CLO - ORANGA TAMARIKI LEGISLATION BILL 2019 - BRIEFING TO THE AG 7 March 2018 Attorney-General Re: Oranga Tamariki Legislation Bill 2019 (PCO 21107/4.0) Our Ref: ATT395 / 290 1. We have reviewed the Oranga Tamariki Legislation Bill 2019 and found it to be consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. The Bill 2. The purpose of the Bill is to enact consequential amendments to a range of statutes to give full effect to the Children, Young Persons, and Thei...

8. United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Bill [pdf, 169 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 7 June 2022 Hon David Parker, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement 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. We have not yet received a final version of the Bill. This advice h...

9. Drug and Substance Checking Legislation Bill (No 2) [pdf, 140 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 4 May 2021 Hon David Parker, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Drug and Substance Checking Legislation Bill (No 2) Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Drug and Substance Checking Legislation Bill (No 2) (‘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. This advice has been prepared in relation to the latest...

10. Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Legislation Bill [pdf, 60 KB]

    ...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...