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1. 20200619 Subordinate Legislation [pdf, 96 KB]

   17 June 2020 Hon David Parker, Attorney-General LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill (No. 5) 1. We have considered whether the Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill (No. 5) (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 ha...

2. Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill

3. BORA Legislation Bill [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...Legislation Bill (PCO14100/5.0) Our Ref: ATT395/130 1. I have reviewed this draft Bill for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. The Bill does not raise any apparent inconsistency. 2. The bill relates to several matters: 2.1 The law relating to publishing, reprinting, and revision of legislation; 2.2 Disallowance of subordinate legislation by resolution of the House of Representatives; 2.3 Incorporation of material into subordinate legislation by referen...

4. Bill to strengthen family violence laws introduced

   The Family and Whānau Violence Legislation Bill has been introduced to Parliament. The Bill amends the Domestic Violence Act 1995 and other legislation. The proposed changes will strengthen civil and criminal laws, and support agencies to work together better and intervene earlier to stop abuse and get people the help they need. Announcing the Bill’s introduction, Justice Minister Amy Adams said the Bill is an important part of building a new way of dealing with family violence. “To properl...

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5. BORA Legislation Bill [pdf, 116 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 21 31 May 2017 Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Legislation Bill 1. We have considered whether the 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 Bill rewrites and replaces the Legislation Act 2012 to implement reforms relating to the production of high-quality legisl...

6. New family violence law takes effect

   ...and obvious visible marks or bruises. A new offence of assault on a person in a family relationship reflects the diverse nature of family violence offending.  The new offence applies to a range of family relationships including, for example, in-laws, parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters, children, aunties and uncles, cousins, step relatives and wider whānau. Coerced marriage or civil union becomes a crime whether it happens in New Zealand or overseas. This offence recognises that f...

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7. BORA Legislation Amendment Bill [pdf, 186 KB]

   Legislation Amendment Bill 30 April 2014 Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General Legal Advice Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Legislation Amendment Bill 1.We have considered whether the 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.The Bill updates and re-enacts the Interpretation Act 1999 in the Legislation Act 2012. It...

8. BORA Transport Legislation Bill [pdf, 25 KB]

   Transport Legislation Bill 3 August 2004 Attorney-General Legal Advice Consistency With The New Zealand Bill Of Rights Act 1990: Transport Legislation Bill 1. We have considered whether the Transport Legislation Bill (the "Bill") (PCO 5957/11) is consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the "Bill of Rights Act"). We understand that this Bill is to be considered by the Cabinet Legislation Committee at its meeting on 5 August 2004. 2. The Bill...

9. New family violence laws take effect

   The Family Violence Act 2018 and the Family Violence (Amendments) Act 2018 take full effect on 1 July 2019. The new legislation is one part of a whole of government work programme to transform the response system for victims and perpetrators of family and sexual violence in New Zealand. The Family Violence Act replaces the Domestic Violence Act 1995 and brings in changes to Protection Orders and Police Safety Orders, greater visibility for family violence offending in the courts and principles t...

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10. BORA Arms Legislation Bill [pdf, 119 KB]

    5389797_2 6 September 2019 Attorney-General Arms Legislation Bill: consistency with New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Our Ref: ATT395/298 Summary 1. We have reviewed the Arms Legislation Bill (“the Bill”) for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (“Bill of Rights Act”). This advice is based on version 18958/14.0 of the Bill, received the afternoon of Thursday 5 September 2019. 2. The Bill comprises amendments to, principally, the A...