New Zealand Law Society - Law reform submissions
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.
Our Law Reform Committees are currently considering the following consultations:
This Government Bill, seeking to amend the Climate Change Response Act 2002 to limit whole-farm conversions to exotic forestry has been introduced. The Law Society’s Climate Change Law Committee is reviewing the Bill and will consider making a submission. To contribute comments, please email Claire Browning.
This Government Bill, seeking to amend the Patents Act 2013 to apply stricter criteria to the grant of divisional applications filed under the Patents Act 1953, so that the 1953 Act applications are examined in broadly the same way as those under the 2013 Act, has been introduced. The Law Society’s Intellectual Property Law Committee is reviewing the Bill and will consider making a submission. To contribute comments, please email Shelly Musgrave.
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.