One of the Law Society's most valued roles is to provide an informed and reasoned voice for lawyers and for the public on bills referred to select committee and discussion papers from government agencies and other bodies. Read below for our current and recent work.
Te Aka Matua o te Ture, the New Zealand Law Commission has published a consultation paper on hate crime law in New Zealand. The paper seeks feedback on whether there are problems with the current law and, if so, how they should be addressed. The Law Society’s Criminal Law and Human Rights and Privacy Law Committees will make a submission; to contribute comments, please email Claire Browning or Shelly Musgrave. Read more.
Some of the Law Society’s recent submissions and correspondence on law reform issues are set out below. A full list of submissions and correspondence can be found under the archive section on this page.