Submissions on discussion papers
Access to justice (including legal aid)
- Feedback on Draft Digital Strategy for Courts and Tribunals, 30 September 2022
- Rules Committee report - Improving Access to Civil Justice, 27 February 2023
- Feedback on draft Interpreter Services Quality Framework, 24 February 2023
- Options to achieve improved outcomes in the corrections system, 23 September 2022
- Wayfinding for civil justice draft framework, 30 June 2022
- Access to civil justice: Costs for self-represented litigants, 11 February 2022 (255 KB)
- Improving access to civil justice: Rules Committee further consultation, 2 July 2021, 15 July 2021 (282 KB)
- Improving access to civil justice: Rules Committee consultation, 25 August 2020, 1 July 2021 (376 KB)
- Police Detention Legal Assistance Scheme, nationwide trial roster, 18 February 2021, 27 May 2021 (163 KB)
- Supreme Court proceedings-publication proposed changes, 27 April 2021, 29 April 2021 (206 KB)
- Legal Aid, Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court, proposed legal services model, 1 April 2021, 08 April 2021 (182 KB)
- Access to civil justice: Costs for Litigants-in-Person, 30 October 2020
- Legal Aid, proposed variation to provider contract, 11 June 2020 15 Jun 2020 (408.7 KB)
- Dispute Resolution, Model Standards, 15 January 2020 15 Jan 2020 (348.2 KB)
- Legal Aid – changes to approvals process, 14 November 2019 14 Nov 2019 (175.3 KB)
- Legal Aid, High Cost Cases and Amendments to Grant, 17 January 2019 22 Jan 2019 (262.8 KB)
- Legal Aid Review, summary issues papers – NZLS response, 27 September 2018 27 Sep 2018 (515.7 KB)
- Legal Aid Audit Policy: proposed amendments – additional risk assessment metrics, 1 May 2018 01 May 2018 (378.3 KB)
- Legal Aid: combined jurisdiction application form, 12 April 2018 16 Apr 2018 (405.3 KB)
- Mental health rosters: review, 1 February 2018 02 Feb 2018 (497.8 KB)
- Legal Aid: civil/family form, 12 October 2017 12 Oct 2017 (388.1 KB)
- Legal Aid: IBA proposed guidance, 13 September 2017 13 Sep 2017 (590.6 KB)
- Correspondence with Ministers for ACC and Justice re possible appeal pathways to Supreme Court 31 Aug 2017 (1.6 MB)
- Legal Aid Audit Policy: proposed amendments to allow greater use of on-site audits, 3 August 2017 04 Aug 2017 (359.7 KB)
- Ministry of Justice operations & service delivery: proposed restructure, 5 August 2016 18 Aug 2016 (468.4 KB)
- Legal Aid Provider Contract and Practice Standards, 25 July 2016 28 Jul 2016 (416.5 KB)
- Legal Aid, Limited and Temporary Approvals, 14 June 2016 20 Jun 2016 (317.8 KB)
Accident compensation
AML/CFT
- Proposed amendments to AML/CFT regulations, 14 April 2023
- Review of the AML/CFT Act, 10 December 2021 (406 KB)
- AML/CFT-Electronic Identity Verification draft guideline, 19 March 2021, 25 Mar 2021 (200 KB)
- AML/CFT, barristers–class exemption draft Notice, 20 March 2020 25 Mar 2020 (428.6 KB)
- AML/CFT-expiring regulations, 30 October 2019 12 Nov 2019 (262.6 KB)
- AML/CFT-exemption application, barristers-further consultation, 13 March 2019 14 Mar 2019 (285.9 KB)
- AML/CFT-exemption application, barristers sole, 23 October 2018 24 Oct 2018 (405.3 KB)
- AML/CFT Phase 2, draft Regulations-Reporting, 31 October 2017 01 Nov 2017 (2.0 MB)
- AML/CFT Phase 2, ED Bill-supplementary, 17 February 2017 20 Feb 2017 (331.1 KB)
- AML/CFT Phase 2, ED Bill, 27 January 2017 01 Feb 2017 (599.5 KB)
- AML/CFT Phase Two consultation, 16 September 2016 19 Sep 2016 (675.9 KB)
Civil Litigation & Tribunals
- Access to civil justice: Costs for self-represented litigants, 11 February 2022 (255 KB)
- Potential Coroners Amendment Bill: MOJ Discussion Note, 29 November 2021 12 December 2021 (266 KB)
- Class Actions & Litigation Funding SIP48, 22 November 2021, (251 KB)
- Class Actions & Litigation Funding IP45, 11 March 2021 17 March 2021 (352 KB)
- Civil access to justice: class actions & litigation funding, 11 March 2021 17 March 2021 (352 KB)
- Class Actions, Supreme Court appeal-NZLS intervenor submissions, 16 March 2020 18 Jun 2020 (267.8 KB)
- Building reform, risk and liability, 17 June 2019 17 Jun 2019 (243.9 KB)
- Representative proceedings rules, 16 November 2018 22 Nov 2018 (244.9 KB)
- Time allocations for trial preparation, 16 November 2018 22 Nov 2018 (313.4 KB)
- Daily recovery rates: High Court and District Court, 3 May 2018 03 May 2018 (251.2 KB)
- Striking out statements of claim before service, 28 July 2016 04 Aug 2016 (188.0 KB)
- Striking out statements of claim before service, 12 February 2016 15 Feb 2016 (409.4 KB)
- Joint and several liability – relief for “minor defendants”, 21 August 2015 26 Aug 2015 (413.6 KB)
- Without Notice Applications, 20 July 2015 20 Jul 2015 (370.3 KB)
- Accessing Court Documents in Civil and Criminal Proceedings, 3 July 2015 09 Jul 2015 (575.0 KB)
- Affidavits, 'solicitor'-rules, 25 March 2015 26 Mar 2015 (422.7 KB)
- Court of Appeal: Fast track procedure for urgent appeals, 11 August 2014 12 Aug 2014 (251.6 KB)
- Court of Appeal’s draft Civil Electronic Protocol, 1 July 2014 01 Jul 2014 (265.6 KB)
- Reform of the District Court Rules 2009: draft District Court Rules, 17 December 2013 17 Dec 2013 (331.1 KB)
- Proposed changes to District Court Rules Costs Schedule in relation to Appeals and Interlocutory Matters, 28 November 2013 28 Nov 2013 (327.3 KB)
- Section 66 of the Judicature Act 1908 proposed amendments – 11 April 2013 11 Apr 2013 (274.9 KB)
- Evidence Act: 1st Review, 8 June 2012
Commercial law (including Insolvency and Intellectual Property)
- Incorporated Societies Act 2022: Proposed regulations, 28 July 2023
- Proposals for the Resale Right for Visual Artists Regulations, 25 May 2023
- Reform of geographical indications law, 28 February 2023
- Draft Plant Variety Rights Regulations and proposed changes to fees, 18 May 2022
- Exposure draft Insurance Contracts Bill, 12 May 2022 (304 KB)
- Draft Plant Variety Rights Regulations and proposed changes to fees, 18 May 2022
- Exposure draft Insurance Contracts Bill, 12 May 2022 (304 KB)
- Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, proposed regulations, 1 September 2021
- Review of the Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010 (scope of the Act and overseas insurers), 23 March 2021, 25 Mar 2021 (235 KB)
- Statutes Revision Programme 2021-23, 10 March 2021
- Case management and procedural proposals, 11 December 2020
- EU-NZ Free Trade Agreement, Geographical Indications, 17 April 2020 17 Apr 2020 (251.8 KB)
- Climate-related financial disclosure, 17 December 2019 17 Dec 2019 (296.8 KB)
- Insolvency practitioner licensing standards, 13 December 2019 16 Dec 2019 (309.3 KB)
- Supplementary Submission, Intellectual Property Laws Omnibus Bill Discussion Paper, 3 October 2019 10 Oct 2019 (220.8 KB)
- Plant Variety Rights Options Paper, 11 September 2019 12 Sep 2019 (343.2 KB)
- Intellectual Property Laws Omnibus Bill Discussion Paper, 16 August 2019 16 Aug 2019 (394.3 KB)
- Insurance Contract Law Review options, 27 June 2019 27 Jun 2019 (274.3 KB)
- Conduct of Financial Institutions: review, 7 June 2019 10 Jun 2019 (231.0 KB)
- Copyright Act 1994 review, 4 April 19 08 Apr 2019 (333.3 KB)
- Disclosure of Origin, patents regime, 19 December 2018 21 Dec 2018 (463.0 KB)
- Plant Variety Rights Act review, 18 December 2018 20 Dec 2018 (545.6 KB)
- Increasing the Transparency of Beneficial Ownership of New Zealand Companies and Limited Partnerships 03 Aug 2018 (432.0 KB)
- Insurance contract law review, 16 July 2018 16 Jul 2018 (595.5 KB)
- R&D Tax Discussion Paper, 29 May 2018 31 May 2018 (510.6 KB)
- Disclosure Requirements in the New Financial Advice Regime, 21 May 2018 22 May 2018 (373.3 KB)
- Proposed Regulatory Systems Amendment Bill, 27 July 2017 31 Jul 2017 (468.1 KB)
- Review of the Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010, 30 June 2017 30 Jun 2017 (449.3 KB)
- Financial Services Legislation ED Bill, 31 March 2017 03 Apr 2017 (530.5 KB)
- Takeovers Code amendments, 1 December 2016 02 Dec 2016 (445.9 KB)
- CCCFA (s99(1A)) amendment, 28 November 2016 29 Nov 2016 (434.5 KB)
- FMA Conduct Guide consultation, 1 November 2016 01 Nov 2016 (449.6 KB)
- Divisional Patent Applications – possible changes to the transitional provisions in section 258 of the Patents Act 2013, 21 October 2016 27 Oct 2016 (481.2 KB)
- Consumer credit fees draft guidelines, 21 October 2016 25 Oct 2016 (460.5 KB)
- Corporate Insolvency Review, 6 October 2016 07 Oct 2016 (465.9 KB)
- TPPA Amendment Bill: patent term extensions, proposed regulations, 8 August 2016. 10 Aug 2016 (585.2 KB)
- Exposure Draft: Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Regulations, 29 July 2016 04 Aug 2016 (424.6 KB)
- Incorporated Societies exposure draft bill, 30 June 2016 01 Jul 2016 (633.6 KB)
- Financial Markets Conduct Act exemption and designation, communal facilities, 27 May 2016 31 May 2016 (353.1 KB)
- Implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Intellectual Property Chapter, 30 March 2016 07 Apr 2016 (673.2 KB)
- Financial Advisors Act Review: Options Paper Parts 1 & 2, 29 February 2016 02 Mar 2016 (603.8 KB)
- Commerce Act Targeted Review, 9 February 2016 15 Feb 2016 (486.6 KB)
- Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act Review, Options Paper Part 3, 29 January 2016 04 Feb 2016 (504.5 KB)
- Contract and Commercial Law exposure draft bill, 11 November 2015 15 Dec 2015 (409.6 KB)
- Financial Markets Conduct Act charities exemption, 5 November 2015 05 Nov 2015 (373.6 KB)
- Financial Advisors Act Review, 31 July 2015 31 Jul 2015 (685.7 KB)
- NZX Disciplinary Rules Review, 29 May 2015 29 May 2015 (396.8 KB)
- Financial Markets Conduct Act exemptions, 8 April 2015 09 Apr 2015 (421.7 KB)
- Takeovers Panel, small Code companies, 25 March 2015 26 Mar 2015 (291.4 KB)
- Productivity Commission, trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Schemes, 27 February 2015 03 Mar 2015 (395.2 KB)
- Takeovers Panel: small Code companies, 12 December 2014 12 Dec 2014 (388.3 KB)
- New Zealand Business Number exposure draft bill, 30 September 2014 01 Oct 2014 (263.2 KB)
- Securitisation exemptions, 16 September 2014 18 Sep 2014 (337.2 KB)
- Responsible Lending Code proposal (CCCFA), 14 August 2014 14 Aug 2014 (466.4 KB)
- Unfair Contract Terms Protections for Small Businesses, 1 August 2014 04 Aug 2014 (354.3 KB)
- Proposed reform of Patents Act 2013 response, 3 June 2014 17 Jun 2014 (107.1 KB)
- Proposed reform of Patents Act 2013 submission, 2 April 2014 17 Jun 2014 (428.7 KB)
- Uninvited direct sales - potential exemptions for certain sales of financial products, 26 May 2014 26 May 2014 (440.5 KB)
- Patents (Patent Co-operation Treaty) Regulations, 8 April 2014 08 Apr 2014 (359.7 KB)
- Proposals for Regulations to be made under the Patents Act 2013, 5 February 2014 10 Feb 2014 (655.8 KB)
Contract and Consumer Law
Criminal Law and Youth Justice
- OT - Potential changes to the OT Act, options papers - 14 October 2022
- Options to achieve improved outcomes in the corrections system, 23 September 2022
- Review of the Search and Surveillance Act 2022, 29 June 2022
- Covid-19 response: proceeding with jury trials at Level 3, 4 March 2021, 27 May 2021 (156 KB)
- Evidence Act, proposed repeal of section 202, 10 May 2021, 13 May 2021 (209 KB)
- Crown Law - Solicitor-General Prosecution Guidelines consultation, 30 April 2021, 06 May 2021 (177 KB)
- New Zealand Parole Board, draft memorandum to counsel, 17 February 2021 (184 KB)
- Court-appointed Communication Assistance, draft quality framework, 17 February 2021 (221 KB)
- Covid-19 PHR (Air Border) Order 2020, 9 July 2020 17 Jul 2020 (181.6 KB)
- Firearms Prohibition Orders – consultation, 13 January 2020 16 Jan 2020 (298.1 KB)
- Jury Amendment Rules 2019, 16 September 2019 17 Sep 2019 (129.6 KB)
- Regulations for the appointment of youth advocates under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, 13 August 2019 14 Aug 2019 (138.3 KB)
- Improving the justice response to sexual violence, 11 October 2018 04 Jul 2019 (406.1 KB)
- Sexual Violence Trials, 2 June 2017 04 Jul 2019 (393.0 KB)
- The Use of DNA in Criminal Investigations, IP43, 1 April 2019 04 Apr 2019 (448.2 KB)
- Customs Infringement Notice Scheme, 23 January 2019 28 Mar 2019 (442.5 KB)
- Legislation for the New Zealand Police Vetting Service – consultation, 13 July 2018 16 Jul 2018 (461.8 KB)
- Evidence Act: 2nd Review, 21 June 2018 22 Jun 2018 (731.7 KB)
- Revised Youth Advocates Appointment and Review Procedures, 27 February 2017 14 Mar 2017 (419.3 KB)
- Youth Advocate categorisations, 10 March 2017 13 Mar 2017 (450.6 KB)
- Youth Advocates Appointment and Review Procedures, 16 December 2016 26 Jan 2017 (531.2 KB)
- Gang Intelligence Centre AISA, 20 December 2016 10 Jan 2017 (459.1 KB)
- Criminal Electronic Document Protocol – Court of Appeal, 29 July 2016 04 Aug 2016 (427.9 KB)
- Clean Slate Act, petition to select committee, 14 July 2016 18 Jul 2016 (559.6 KB)
- Extending the youth justice jurisdiction – letter to Ministers Adams and Tolley, 19 April 2016 02 Jun 2016 (427.7 KB)
- Time Blocking District Court Lists, 11 June 2015 17 Jun 2015 (412.8 KB)
- Proposal to change Rule 5.5(1), 18 November 2014 19 Nov 2014 (330.0 KB)
- Legal aid, Victims’ Orders Proceedings, 28 August 2014 28 Aug 2014 (342.2 KB)
- Legal Aid Supervised Provider Policy: proposed changes, 30 May 2014 30 May 2014 (474.1 KB)
- Jury Rules 1990: proposed amendments, 30 May 2014 30 May 2014 (331.7 KB)
- In-Court Media Coverage consultation paper, 27 May 2014 27 May 2014 (371.8 KB)
- Criminal Procedure CMM & TCM forms, 6 May 2014 06 May 2014 (349.6 KB)
- Criminal Procedure Act 2011 review - first six months, 30 January 2014 31 Jan 2014 (330.9 KB)
- Criminal Procedure Rules 2012, 22 November 2013 25 Nov 2013 (386.3 KB)
Employment law
- A New Zealand Income Insurance Scheme, 29 April 2022, 04 May 2021 (377 KB)
- Bullying and harassment at work - issues paper, 30 March 2021, 31 March 2021 (461 KB)
- Better Protections for Contractors consultation, 17 February 2020 17 Feb 2020 (418.1 KB)
- Temporary Migrant Worker Exploitation review, 27 November 2019 28 Nov 2019 (301.3 KB)
- Fair Pay Agreements System, 27 November 2019 27 Nov 2019 (363.9 KB)
- Protected Disclosures Act Review – consultation, 11 December 2018 13 Dec 2018 (463.9 KB)
- Holidays Act review, issues paper – NZLS submission, 10 October 2018 11 Oct 2018 (442.6 KB)
- Employment Court, Costs Guidelines Feedback, 26 October 2017 26 Oct 2017 (356.6 KB)
- Employment Mediation Services Change Proposal, 3 February 2016 15 Feb 2016 (514.5 KB)
- Costs awards in the Employment Court: letter to Chief Judge Colgan, 30 July 2015 05 Aug 2015 (410.4 KB)
- Health and Safety (Infringement Offences and Fees) Exposure Draft Regulations, 2 June 2015 04 Jun 2015 (399.5 KB)
- Comment on proposed changes to employment relations regulations, 28 November 2014 01 Dec 2014 (556.3 KB)
- Vulnerable Children Act 2014 and Children’s Action Plan, 7 November 2014 11 Nov 2014 (431.4 KB)
- Developing Regulations to Support the New Health and Safety at Work Act discussion document, 29 July 2014 30 Jul 2014 (432.0 KB)
- Strengthening Enforcement of Employment Standards discussion document, 18 July 2014 22 Jul 2014 (451.9 KB)
- Employment Court disposal times, letter to Employment Court Registrar, 11 October 2013 14 Oct 2013 (259.9 KB)
- Costs awards in the Employment Court: letter to Chief Judge Colgan, 14 August 2013 14 Aug 2013 (1.6 MB)
Environmental law
- Consultation on amendments to the Climate Change Response Act 2002 under the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Act 2023, 9 May 2023
- Consultation on national direction for plantation and exotic carbon afforestation, 18 November 2022
- Managing our wetlands in the coastal marine area, 20 September 2022
- Conservation management and processes, 30 June 2022
- Exposure draft of changes to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management, 11 July 2022
- Exposure draft of the Crown Minerals (Petroleum) Amendment Regulations 2022, 30 June 2022
- Proposed technical amendments to fisheries regulations, 3 March 2022 (261 KB)
- Proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act 1996, 11 February 2022 (220 KB)
- Natural and Built Environments Bill, exposure draft, 4 August 2021, 5 August 2021 (784 KB)
- National Policy Statement - Indigenous Biodiversity, 13 March 2020 13 Mar 2020 (331.8 KB)
- Resource Management Review - Issues and Options paper, 3 February 2020 04 Feb 2020 (221.0 KB)
- Review of the Crown Minerals Act 1991, 27 January 2020 29 Jan 2020 (267.6 KB)
- Action for healthy waterways, national direction on freshwater, 4 November 2019 07 Nov 2019 (207.2 KB)
- Crown pastoral land review, 11 April 2019 12 Apr 2019 (202.2 KB)
- Fisheries review, 18 March 2019 19 Mar 2019 (237.4 KB)
- Draft National Planning Standards – consultation, 9 August 2018 13 Aug 2018 (653.8 KB)
- Marine Aquaculture, proposed NES, 4 August 2017 04 Aug 2017 (399.2 KB)
- National Policy Statement, Urban Development Capacity, 15 July 2016 18 Jul 2016 (604.3 KB)
- Next steps for freshwater management, 21 April 2016 26 Apr 2016 (555.4 KB)
- National Environmental Standard, Plantation Forestry, 10 August 2015 13 Aug 2015 (582.4 KB)
- Environment Court Draft Practice Note, 27 June 2014 30 Jun 2014 (405.2 KB)
- Proposed Amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2011, 4 February 2014 04 Feb 2014 (538.5 KB)
- Activity classifications under the EEZ Act: offshore activities discussion document, 25 September 2013 25 Sep 2013 (419.5 KB)
Family law
- Law Commission - Adult Decision-Making Capacity, 10 March 2023
- Family Violence Act 2018 Information Sharing Guidance, 12 March 2019 14 Mar 2019 (204.7 KB)
- Family Court review, further consultation, 1 March 2019 05 Mar 2019 (646.4 KB)
- Family Court Review, 12 November 2018 13 Nov 2018 (1.0 MB)
- National Care Standards draft regulations, 10 May 2018 15 May 2018 (590.3 KB)
- Integrated Domestic Violence Court model, 29 August 2017 30 Aug 2017 (432.0 KB)
- Family Violence Risk Assessment and Management draft framework, 15 September 2016 16 Sep 2016 (550.1 KB)
- United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child, NZ 5th periodic review: NZLS shadow report, 2 November 2015 04 Nov 2015 (557.9 KB)
- Family Violence Review, 9 October 2015 09 Oct 2015 (689.1 KB)
- United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child, draft government report-13 March 2015 17 Mar 2015 (519.9 KB)
- Vulnerable Children legal aid, 16 December 2014 17 Dec 2014 (541.8 KB)
- Domestic violence: Improving information sharing between courts, 7 November 2014 11 Nov 2014 (447.5 KB)
- Domestic Violence/Family Courts draft Rules, 5 June 2014 09 Jun 2014 (437.2 KB)
- New Family Legal Support Service, 21 November 2013 21 Nov 2013 (495.2 KB)
Health law
- Transforming our Mental Health Law – discussion document, 27 January 2022 27 Jan 2022 (262 KB)
- Draft National Ethical Standards for Health and Disability Research, 18 September 2018 18 Sep 2018 (380.5 KB)
- Increasing Rates of Deceased Organ Donation, 26 July 2016 27 Jul 2016 (420.3 KB)
- Informed Consent and Assisted Reproductive Technology – proposed advice to the Minister of Health, 4 September 2015. 04 Sep 2015 (388.4 KB)
- Health and disability research ethics, 26 February 2015 03 Mar 2015 (534.2 KB)
- Import and Export of Gametes and Embryos: Proposed Advice to the Minister of Health, 19 March 2014 19 Mar 2014 (342.0 KB)
- Proposed Guidelines for the Posthumous Use of Gametes, Reproductive Tissue and Stored Embryos 21 October 2020
- Psychoactive Substances Regulations: a consultation document, 17 March 2014 18 Mar 2014 (440.7 KB)
- Review of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 and Code of Health and Disability Consumers’ Rights, 17 February 2014 19 Feb 2014 (495.6 KB)
- NEAC Draft Advice: Ethical challenges in advance care planning, 13 December 2013 16 Dec 2013 (424.1 KB)
Immigration law
- Feedback on proposed changes to Immigration & Protection Tribunal Practice Notes, 31 May 2023
- Refugee Status Branch, Draft Guidelines for persons presenting with serious mental health issues – feedback, 27 June 2019 27 Jun 2019 (265.3 KB)
- Immigration New Zealand, complaints policy implementation-feedback, 1 March 2019 05 Mar 2019 (207.0 KB)
- Immigration Protection Tribunal, draft Practice Notes 2018, 12 April 2018 16 Apr 2018 (505.8 KB)
- Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, proposed amendments – consultation document, 23 March 2018 26 Mar 2018 (385.5 KB)
- Immigration New Zealand, Complaints Policy Feedback, 18 October 2017 19 Oct 2017 (383.7 KB)
- Refugee Status Branch, draft Confidentiality Guidelines, 14 September 2017 15 Sep 2017 (528.3 KB)
- Children or Minors in the Refugee Status Process, revised draft guidelines, 3 March 2017 03 Mar 2017 (506.4 KB)
- Refugee Status Branch, Minors and Children in the Refugee Status Process draft guidelines, 26 September 2016 03 Oct 2016 (468.5 KB)
- INZ Best Practice for Immigration Advisers IAC 16-02, 29 August 2016 01 Sep 2016 (578.3 KB)
- Lawyers’ employee exemption, Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, 1 April 2016 05 Apr 2016 (395.8 KB)
- Immigration and Protection Tribunal, Publication of Decisions draft Practice Note, 1 December 2015 02 Dec 2015 (380.4 KB)
- Industry Partnership between INZ and the Immigration Professionals Industry, 22 July 2014 22 Jul 2014 (376.8 KB)
Law Commission submissions
Property law
- Review of Anti-competitive Land Agreements, 25 August 2023
- Regulation of Residential Property Managers, 7 April 2022 (827 KB)
- Review of Succession Law IP46, 17 June 2021, 30 June 2021 (1092 KB)
- Retirement Villages-White Paper, 25 March 2021, 25 Mar 2021 (219 KB)
- Overseas Investment Act review, phase 2 consultation, 24 May 2019 27 May 2019 (262.9 KB)
- Relationship Property Review: Preferred Approach, 13 December 2018 14 Dec 2018 (634.5 KB)
- Residential Tenancies Act review, 29 October 2018 31 Oct 2018 (475.0 KB)
- Relationship Property Review: Issues Paper 41, 27 February 2018 02 Mar 2018 (899.9 KB)
- Exposure draft Trusts Bill, further points, 17 May 2017 22 May 2017 (571.2 KB)
- Real Estate Agents Act, NZIF exemption-draft regs, 7 March 2017 24 Mar 2017 (317.9 KB)
- Unit Titles Act review, 2 March 2017 03 Mar 2017 (694.7 KB)
- Exposure draft Trusts Bill, 16 January 2017 17 Jan 2017 (539.3 KB)
- Proposed Cadastral Survey Rules: Greater Christchurch, 10 October 2016 10 Oct 2016 (436.5 KB)
- Enduring powers of attorney, draft forms, 14 July 2016 18 Jul 2016 (424.0 KB)
- Real Estate Agents Act: NZIF exemption application, 29 June 2016 01 Jul 2016 (450.6 KB)
- Earthquake Commission Act review, 11 September 2015 15 Sep 2015 (394.1 KB)
- Land Access for Telecommunications, 24 July 2015 30 Jul 2015 (412.2 KB)
- Building Act emergency management proposals, 15 July 2015 15 Jul 2015 (595.7 KB)
- Review of Trust Law in New Zealand: 6th issues paper, Commission's preferred approach, 27 March 2013 28 Mar 2013 (5.8 MB)
Public and Administrative Law
Rule of law and human rights
- Report on the 4th Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review, 11 October 2023
- Review of Standing Orders 2023 – proposals for entrenchment, 3 February 2023
- Review of Standing Orders 2023, 16 September 2022
- Review of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017, 13 June 2022
- A legislative response to modern slavery and worker exploitation, 7 June 2022
- Proposals against the incitement of hatred and discrimination, 12 August 2021
- Health Information Privacy Code – consultation, 26 August 2020
- Inquiry into Parliamentary Scrutiny of Confirmable Instruments, 22 April 2020 22 Apr 2020 (226.1 KB)
- Telecommunications Information Privacy code consultation, 28 February 2020 02 Mar 2020 (200.9 KB)
- Review of Standing Orders 2020, 31 October 2019 05 Nov 2019 (267.3 KB)
- Register of Lawyers – potential Rules change, personal safety and privacy concerns, 17 September 2019 17 Sep 2019 (208.2 KB)
- United Nations Committee against Torture, NZ 7th periodic review – draft government report, 18 June 2019 18 Jun 2019 (303.2 KB)
- Official Information Act consultation, 24 April 2019 29 Apr 2019 (306.6 KB)
- Police/Registrar-General, information sharing agreement consultation, 6 November 2018 07 Nov 2018 (415.3 KB)
- Targeting serious crime – extending information-sharing (SFO, Customs), 2 November 2018 05 Nov 2018 (401.1 KB)
- Reform of the State Sector Act 1988 – discussion document, 4 October 2018 04 Oct 2018 (499.9 KB)
- Family and Whanau Violence Legislation Bill, draft Information-Sharing Guidelines – consultation, 3 September 2018 04 Sep 2018 (540.7 KB)
- United Nations: Universal Periodic Review, NZLS shadow report, 12 July 2018 19 Jul 2018 (512.9 KB)
- Open Government Partnership/access to legislation, 12 September 2017 14 Sep 2017 (372.8 KB)
- Privacy Codes: intelligence & security disclosures, 10 July 2017 10 Jul 2017 (472.1 KB)
- Mental Health and Human Rights, 28 February 2017 01 Mar 2017 (565.4 KB)
- MOJ/Crown Law proposed AISA, 27 January 2017 02 Feb 2017 (462.9 KB)
- Court Information AISA, 23 December 2016 09 Jan 2017 (445.1 KB)
- Standing Orders Review, 25 November 2016 29 Nov 2016 (461.5 KB)
- DNC, WHOIS searches, suppression applications, 7 June 2016 07 Jun 2016 (346.3 KB)
- United Nations: ICCPR 6th periodic report, NZLS shadow report, 9 February 2016 10 Feb 2016 (563.4 KB)
- DNC, WHOIS registrant searches, privacy issues, 2 February 2016 03 Feb 2016 (541.7 KB)
- National emergencies legislative framework, RRC inquiry – further information, 7 December 2015 14 Dec 2015 (560.3 KB)
- Intelligence and Security Review, 18 August 2015 18 Aug 2015 (480.3 KB)
- National emergencies legislative framework, Regulations Review Committee inquiry, 31 July 2015 31 Jul 2015 (422.1 KB)
- Customs and Excise Act 1996 review, 1 May 2015 04 May 2015 (479.1 KB)
- Environment Canterbury Review, 1 May 2015 04 May 2015 (391.3 KB)
- United Nations: ICCPR – NZ 6th periodic review – draft Government report; 23 February 2015 23 Feb 2015 (587.5 KB)
- UN Convention against Torture, NZ 6th periodic review: shadow report, 13 February 2015 16 Feb 2015 (737.9 KB)
- Targeting serious crime – IRD/Police information sharing, 5 December 2014 08 Dec 2014 (371.5 KB)
- NZ Business Number, privacy issues-11 April 2014 11 Apr 2014 (383.2 KB)
- Disallowable instruments that are not legislative instruments (DINLIs) – submission to Regulations Review Committee inquiry into oversight, 4 April 2014 08 Apr 2014 (466.5 KB)
- United Nations: ICCPR – NZ 6th periodic report – list of issues prior to reporting, 5 March 2014 10 Mar 2014 (505.1 KB)
- United Nations: Universal Periodic Review – comments on the draft New Zealand UPR Report, 19 September 2013 23 Sep 2013 (393.6 KB)
Tax law
- Taxation of Trusts, 12 October 2023
- GST - Unit Title Body Corporates, 15 June 2023
- Main home exclusion to the bright-line test – absences from the main home, 29 May 2023
- Charities – Business Income Exemption, 31 January 2023
- Income Tax – IS 13/01 tax avoidance and interpretation of sections BG 1 and GA 1 of the Income Tax Act, 30 November 2022
- GST – Section 58 – Specified agents of incapacitated persons, and mortgagees in possession, 9 November 2022
- Application of section CZ 39 bright-line test to certain family and close relationship transactions, 11 October 2022
- Re: IRD ED0240 Disputes process, 15 June 2022
- Re: Dividend integrity and personal services income attribution - Government discussion document, 26 April 2022 (268KB)
- Re: The role of digital platforms in the taxation of the gig and sharing economy, 20 April 2022 (243KB)
- Re: Officials Issues Paper - Tax Administration in a Digital World, 30 March 2022 (662KB)
- Deductibility of costs incurred due to COVID-19, 9 March 2022
- Re: ED0237 Section 17GB notices – the Commissioner’s power to obtain information for tax policy purposes, 31 January 2022 (222 KB)
- Cross-border workers: issues and options for reform, 25 November 2021 (259 KB)
- ED0235: reporting requirements for domestic trusts (draft operational statement), 25 November 2021 (246 KB)
- Reporting requirements for domestic trusts, issues paper, 15 November 2021 (220 KB)
- PUB00305: tax avoidance BG 1 and GA 1 of the Income Tax Act 2007, 14 April 2021, 21 April 2021 (306 KB)
- IRRUIP15 - Income tax, trusts and the Australia - New Zealand Double Tax Agreement, 26 March 2021, 31 March 2021 (217 KB)
- Tax treatment of cryptoassets – blockchain forks, airdrops, 24 February 2021
- PUB00359a & PUB00359b, charities business exemption, 15 February 2021
- PUB00364: Employee share schemes (specific interpretive issues), 23 December 2020
- PUB00332 GST – unconditional gifts, revised draft, 16 December 2020
- PUB00381: do certain supplies wholly or partly consist of land for the purposes of the CZR rules?, 12 November 2020
- PUB00326: minor development or division work, revised examples, 25 June 2020 (179 KB)
- Goods and Services Tax – GST and agency, 23 October 2020
- ED0223: Non-resident employers obligations, cross-border employment, 2 September 2020
- GST – unconditional gifts, 29 May 2020 02 Jun 2020 (284.2 KB)
- GST Policy Issues – Issues Paper, 26 May 2020 26 May 2020 (296.9 KB)
- Investment in US Limited Liability Companies, 13 May 2020 14 May 2020 (253.1 KB)
- Income tax – tax issues arising from ownership of overseas rental property, 13 May 2020 14 May 2020 (175.5 KB)
- Unclaimed Money Act 1971 review, 28 February 2020 02 Mar 2020 (202.7 KB)
- Charities and donee organisations, 25 February 2020 26 Feb 2020 (274.7 KB)
- Purchase price allocation, 18 February 2020 19 Feb 2020 (209.0 KB)
- Habitual buying and selling of land, (proposed draft amendments), 3 February 2020 04 Feb 2020 (230.5 KB)
- Income tax - when is development or division work minor, 20 December 2019 23 Jan 2020 (217.0 KB)
- GST treatment of short-stay accommodation, beneficiaries and trustees renting, 10 December 2019 12 Dec 2019 (249.1 KB)
- Holding costs for privately used land that is taxable on sale, 1 November 2019 05 Nov 2019 (206.6 KB)
- Habitual buying and selling of land, 23 October 2019 24 Oct 2019 (201.8 KB)
- Distributions from foreign trusts, 12 September 2019 12 Sep 2019 (209.3 KB)
- Income tax — application of discretion in section 18D(2) TAA – an exception to confidentiality, 16 August 2019 20 Aug 2019 (289.1 KB)
- Income tax - application of ESSR rules to employer issued crypto-assets provided to an employee, 15 August 2019 15 Aug 2019 (173.3 KB)
- Employer issued cryptocurrency, 28 June 2019 02 Jul 2019 (187.4 KB)
- Charities Act 2005 review, 13 June 2019 13 Jun 2019 (292.9 KB)
- Business premises exclusion (bright line test), 12 June 2019 12 Jun 2019 (241.3 KB)
- Business premises exclusion (section CB 19), 12 June 2019 12 Jun 2019 (254.2 KB)
- Cryptocurrency – salary, wages and bonuses, 7 May 2019 05 Jun 2019 (182.9 KB)
- Donee organisations, factsheet wholly or mainly, 22 August 2018 17 May 2019 (388.9 KB)
- Short stay accommodation, 21 March 2019 25 Mar 2019 (198.0 KB)
- Voluntary Disclosures, 4 February 2019 11 Feb 2019 (245.7 KB)
- PUB00311: Payment to family members, 14 December 18 18 Dec 2018 (375.8 KB)
- Leasing: NZ IFRS 16, 29 November 2018 29 Nov 2018 (286.9 KB)
- Tax Working Group – Interim Report – New Zealand tax Lawyers comments, 28 11 18 29 Nov 2018 (300.1 KB)
- Interpretation statement: Tax treatment of costs of resource consents, 9 November 2018 15 Nov 2018 (365.2 KB)
- PUB00299: GST – zero-rating of services related to land, 9 November 2018 15 Nov 2018 (369.3 KB)
- Income tax: bright-line test – farmland and main home exclusions – sale of lifestyle blocks, 11 October 2018 16 Oct 2018 (377.1 KB)
- Income tax: bright-line test – main home exclusions – sale of subdivided section, 11 October 2018 16 Oct 2018 (374.3 KB)
- BEPS: Permanent establishment anti avoidance rules - draft guidance, 12 October 2018 16 Oct 2018 (518.5 KB)
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- Public Rulings Issues Paper No 11: Whether remuneration paid to an employee in cryptocurrency is subject to PAYE or FBT, 6 August 2018 06 Aug 2018 (526.3 KB)
- GST on assets sold by non-profit bodies, 11 June 2018 14 Jun 2018 (380.2 KB)
- Taxation of Trusts (further consultation), 13 April 2018 19 Apr 2018 (411.1 KB)
- Application of the Common Reporting Standard to corporate trustees within a professional group, 27 March 2018 28 Mar 2018 (363.9 KB)
- CRS and Corporate Trustees, 7 February 2018 08 Feb 2018 (398.3 KB)
- When is an arrangement considered to be “materially different” from the arrangement identified in a private or product ruling? 01 Feb 2018 (383.1 KB)
- Donee organisations – meaning of wholly or mainly applying funds to specified purposes within New Zealand, 30 November 2017 01 Dec 2017 (1.2 MB)
- Can a fit-out of an existing building be "improvements" for the purposes of s CB11? 17 November 2017 17 Nov 2017 (508.6 KB)
- Tax treatment of feasibility and black hole expenditure: further consultation, 6 October 10 Oct 2017 (451.2 KB)
- PUB00258: Whether full or partial disposal where a person contributes an asset to a partnership as a capital contribution, 28 September 2017 28 Sep 2017 (527.9 KB)
- Loss offset elections between group companies (ED0198), 18 August 2017 21 Aug 2017 (497.9 KB)
- Taxation of Trusts, 12 July 2017 13 Jul 2017 (455.1 KB)
- Black Hole and Feasibility Expenditure, 6 July 2017 07 Jul 2017 (396.2 KB)
- PUB00277(a) and (b) GST — Unit Trusts, 15 May 2017 17 May 2017 (592.2 KB)
- Trustee Capacity Amendment, 20 January 2017 09 May 2017 (411.0 KB)
- Base Erosion and Profit Shifting: Strengthening Our Interest Limitation Rules, 1 May 2017 02 May 2017 (509.1 KB)
- Base Erosion and Profit Shifting: Transfer Pricing and Permanent Establishment Avoidance, 1 May 2017 02 May 2017 (504.3 KB)
- Income Tax Treatment of Patents, 13 April 2017 13 Apr 2017 (636.5 KB)
- Automatic Exchange of Information — draft guidance, 2 March 2017 03 Mar 2017 (537.7 KB)
- Retrospective adjustments to salaries paid to shareholder-employees, January 27 2017 01 Feb 2017 (465.1 KB)
- Automatic Exchange of Information — Excluded Entities and Excluded Accounts Lists, 1 February 2017 01 Feb 2017 (474.6 KB)
- PUB00220, Date of acquisition of land, revised draft, 15 December 2016 10 Jan 2017 (524.7 KB)
- Treatment of Bloodstock Breeding Partnership - PUB00290, 21 December 2016 09 Jan 2017 (431.7 KB)
- QWB00082 – Income Tax Deductibility of Farmhouse Expenses, 20 December 2016 20 Dec 2016 (459.0 KB)
- Addressing Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements, 15 November 2016 15 Nov 2016 (654.1 KB)
- PUB00280: Whether a Racing Syndicate or Partnership Can be a Registered Person, 9 November 2016 10 Nov 2016 (589.9 KB)
- Title: PUB00231 – Income Tax– When is professional income derived? 21 September 2016 22 Sep 2016 (449.3 KB)
- PUB00220 - Draft QWBA: Income Tax - Date of Acquisition of Land, 10 August 2016 11 Aug 2016 (464.3 KB)
- Title PUB00276: Updated “permanent place of abode” extract from IS 14/01 – Tax Residence, 10 August 2016 11 Aug 2016 (445.6 KB)
- PUB00228: GST Single or Multiple Supply, 8 August 2016 09 Aug 2016 (466.9 KB)
- Donee organisations - clarifying when funds are applied wholly or mainly to specified purposes within New Zealand, 3 August 2016 04 Aug 2016 (662.5 KB)
- Payment of shortfall penalties using losses, 18 July 2016 20 Jul 2016 (468.0 KB)
- Taxation of Employee Share Schemes, 27 June 2016 30 Jun 2016 (635.5 KB)
- Tax Policy Work Programme, referred attachment 28 Jun 2016 (190.5 KB)
- Tax Policy Work Programme, 12 May 2016 28 Jun 2016 (316.7 KB)
- PUB00259 Income Tax – Land Sale Rules – Main home and residential exclusions, 30 May 2016 31 May 2016 (569.7 KB)
- Better Business Tax – Officials' Issues Paper, 30 May 2016 30 May 2016 (565.1 KB)
- Government Inquiry into Foreign Trust Disclosure Rules, 20 May 2016 23 May 2016 (419.9 KB)
- QWB00085 – The period for which a private or product ruling applies, 9 May 2016 09 May 2016 (482.0 KB)
- PUB00260 Income Tax – Land acquired for a purpose or with an intention of disposal, 7 April 2016 07 Apr 2016 (526.7 KB)
- PUB00227: Are Proceeds from the Sale of Gold Income? 5 April 2016 07 Apr 2016 (547.6 KB)
- Implementing the global standard on automatic exchange of information, 31 March 2016 31 Mar 2016 (601.3 KB)
- ED0183: Child Support and domestic maintenance amendments to assessments, 22 March 2016 22 Mar 2016 (399.3 KB)
- Making Tax Simpler: Towards a New Tax Administration Act, 19 February 2016 25 Feb 2016 (596.1 KB)
- Making Tax Simpler: Better Administration of PAYE and GST, 19 February 2016 25 Feb 2016 (716.2 KB)
- PUB00223: Deductibility of Seismic Assessment Costs, 4 February 2016 05 Feb 2016 (437.5 KB)
- Working for Families Tax Credits – Principal Caregiver – Meaning of ‘temporary basis', 22 January 2016 22 Jan 2016 (419.0 KB)
- Income Tax Treatment of Lump Sum Settlement Payments, 22 January 2016 22 Jan 2016 (527.5 KB)
- GST Treatment of Bare Trusts, 21 December 2015 21 Dec 2015 (361.6 KB)
- GST Current Issues: an Officials’ Issues Paper, 4 November 2015 04 Nov 2015 (419.9 KB)
- Loss grouping and imputation credits: an officials’ issues paper, 27 October 2015 29 Oct 2015 (405.3 KB)
- Closely Held Companies Taxation Issues – Issues Paper, 23 October 2015 27 Oct 2015 (373.2 KB)
- Residential Land Withholding Tax, Officials’ Issues Paper, 2 October 2015 05 Oct 2015 (419.6 KB)
- Public Rulings Draft Work Programme 2015-16, 19 August 2015 20 Sep 2015 (276.3 KB)
- PUB0220 – Income Tax – Date of Acquisition of Land, 17 September 17 Sep 2015 (525.1 KB)
- Scenarios on Tax Avoidance PUB00236, 29 July 2015 30 Jul 2015 (390.2 KB)
- Bright-line test for sales of residential property, an officials’ issues paper, 27 July 2015 28 Jul 2015 (468.3 KB)
- NRWT Related Party and Branch Lending, 3 July 2015 09 Jul 2015 (432.3 KB)
- Officials’ Issues Paper – Simplifying the collection of tax on employee share schemes, 5 May 2015 07 May 2015 (399.5 KB)
- Taxation (Annual Rates, Research and Development, and Remedial Matters) Bill 04 May 2015 (533.3 KB)
- QWB00078 GST: non-profit bodies – registration, accounting for GST, de-registration, 24 April 2015 29 Apr 2015 (415.1 KB)
- IRRUIP8: Unit trusts – whether more than one unit holder is required, 20 April 2015 23 Apr 2015 (546.5 KB)
- PUB0219 Whether the cost of acquiring an option is part of the cost of acquiring revenue account land, 20 April 2015 23 Apr 2015 (400.1 KB)
- Related Parties Debt Remission issues paper, 13 April 2015 13 Apr 2015 (420.9 KB)
- INS0109: GST and Retirement Villages, 7 April 2015 07 Apr 2015 (280.1 KB)
- ED0164 - GST and the costs of sale associated with mortgagee sales, 27 March 15 30 Mar 2015 (517.2 KB)
- PUB0213: Income Tax – Deductibility of Interest Payments – Roberts and Smith, 17 March 2015 18 Mar 2015 (398.2 KB)
- QWB0040: Income Tax – Disposal of Land 5 February 2015 09 Feb 2015 (385.6 KB)
- Draft Public Ruling PUB0209: Income Tax - Treatment of beneficiary as settlor, 3 February 2015 04 Feb 2015 (519.4 KB)
- Income Tax: QWB0136: Deductibility of Guarantee Payments, 30 January 2015 02 Feb 2015 (495.5 KB)
- PUB0210-GST-Late Return Charges, 30 October 2014 31 Oct 2014 (452.8 KB)
- XPB0041, Timing of disposal and derivation of income from trading stock; 2 September 2014 02 Sep 2014 (354.0 KB)
- Income Tax, QWBA0118: meaning of excessive remuneration, 5 August 2014 05 Aug 2014 (406.6 KB)
- GST Treatment of Bodies Corporate, 18 July 2014 18 Jul 2014 (433.4 KB)
- QWB0135: Income Tax: Scenarios on tax avoidance, 4 July 2014 04 Jul 2014 (481.0 KB)
- IRD consultation on CFC and FIF remedials, 26 June 2014 26 Jun 2014 (250.3 KB)
- QWB0124: Income Tax – Costs of demolishing an existing building on a building site, 19 May 2014 20 May 2014 (344.3 KB)
- ED0162 - Requests to amend assessments 17 Apr 2014 (436.9 KB)
- INS0123-Income Tax: consumable aids, 31 January 2014 31 Jan 2014 (349.9 KB)
- Income Tax-Australian source income earned by Australian limited partnership and foreign tax credits, 13 December 2013 16 Dec 2013 (431.0 KB)
- Black Hole R&D Expenditure, 13 December 2013 13 Dec 2013 (381.0 KB)
- Income tax – Entry of a new partner into a partnership – effect on continuing partners (draft QWB0101) and GST – Transfer of interest in a partnership (draft QWB0132); 21 November 2013 21 Nov 2013 (345.3 KB)
- The treatment of expenditure incurred for dual outcomes, 29 October 2013 29 Oct 2013 (353.3 KB)
- Income tax – Depreciation roll-over relief for Canterbury, 23 September 2013 23 Sep 2013 (436.3 KB)
- R&D Tax Losses, 29 August 2013 29 Aug 2013 (156.4 KB)
- Clarifying the tax consequences for deregistered charities, 23 August 2013 23 Aug 2013 (360.3 KB)
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