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1. Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Bill [pdf, 88 KB]

   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...

2. COVID-19 Response (Courts Safety) Legislation Bill [pdf, 408 KB]

   6708465_3 Level 3 Justice Centre, 19 Aitken Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 2858 or DX SP20208, Wellington 6140, New Zealand | +64 4 472 1719 | crownlaw.govt.nz 1 March 2022 Attorney-General COVID-19 Response (Courts Safety) Legislation Bill [PCO 24480/6.0] – Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Our Ref: ATT395/352 1. We have considered the provisions in the COVID-19 (Courts Safety) Legislation Bill1 (the Bill) for consistency with the New Zea...

3. BORA Military Justice Legislation Amendment Bill [pdf, 149 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 21 19 July 2017 Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General Consistency with New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Military Justice Legislation Amendment Bill Please find attached our advice about the consistency of this Bill with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with that Act. Details of the Bill Minister: Hon Gerry Brownlee Bill Type: Government Bill Committee: Cabinet Legislation Comm...

4. BORA Private International Law (Choice of Law in Tort) Bill [pdf, 118 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 21 12 October 2016 Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Private International Law (Choice of Law in Tort) Bill 1. We have considered whether the Private International Law (Choice of Law in Tort) Bill (‘the Bill’), a members’ Bill in the name of David Bennett MP, is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act�...

5. BORA Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Bill [pdf, 187 KB]

   21 June 2017 Attorney General Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Bill (PCO 18392/8.0) – consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Our Ref: ATT395/220 1. We have examined the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Bill for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (“Bill of Rights Act”). We have concluded that whilst the Bill raises some issues under the Bill of Rights Act, it is not inconsistent with that Act. 2. The Bill is...

6. Review of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fees) Regulations 2013 Report [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in relation to, the information; and fully excludes any and all liability of any kind to any person or entity that chooses to rely upon the information. 3 Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................

7. BORA Financial Services Legislation Amendment Bill [pdf, 174 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 21 22 June 2017 Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Financial Services Legislation Amendment Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Financial Services 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 final version of the Bill. Th...

8. Proactive release – Criminal Activity Intervention Legislation Bill [pdf, 15 MB]

   ...Aide memoire – Oral update on gangs legislative package Hon Kris Faafoi, Minister of Justice; Hon Poto Williams, Minister of Police 7 June 2022 Approved by: Alida Mercuri, Policy Manager, Criminal Law 1 Purpose 1. You are presenting an oral item on the gangs legislative programme to the Cabinet Priorities Committee (CPC) on 8 June. This aide memoire provides background information and talking points to support this oral item. Over...

9. 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...

10. Electoral-Voting-Age-Legislation_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 6.6 MB]

    ...Justice Committee recommendations 10 The Justice Committee presented its report on the DOI to the House on 19 May 2023. The Committee recommended, by majority, that the Government: 10.1 amend the Local Electoral Act 2001, and any other necessary laws and regulations, to provide for a minimum voting age of 16 years in local elections; and 10.2 investigate lowering the minimum voting age in general elections to 16 years, taking into consideration the legal consequences of a chan...