27 January 2020 Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi has called for judges who take more than three months to make decisions to tender their resignations, according to RNZ International.Quoting TV1Samoa, RNZ says Tuilaepa's call came in Samoa's Parliament on 24 January. It was made in response to Vaimauga... More about Samoan PM calls for tardy judges to resign.
27 January 2020 The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has considered whether the Criminal Disclosure Act 2008 overrode the Privacy Act 1993 in disclosure of information to the lawyers of two men accused of killing the son of a couple.The Office has released a case note on its resolution... More about Privacy complaint considers effect of Criminal Disclosure Act.
24 January 2020 New Zealand and Denmark are first equal in being ranked by Transparency International as being seen as having the least corrupt public sectors in the world.The Corruptions Perception Index is compiled annually and ranks 180 countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption.Over the past eight... More about NZ first equal with lowest perceived corruption level.
23 January 2020 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Amendment Bill received the Royal assent on 13 December 2019. Associate Finance Minister David Parker was in charge of the bill.The bill was formerly part of the Venture Capital Fund Bill as reported from the Finance and Expenditure Committee. The... More about NZ super and retirement income bill enacted.
23 January 2020 During Parliament's last sitting week in 2019 and so far this year, four new bills have been introduced.Bill introduced for new regulatory regime for financial market infrastructures The Financial Market Infrastructure Bill was introduced on 17 December 2019. The Minister for Finance, Grant Robertson, is in... More about Four new bills in Parliament at end of 2019.
23 January 2020 A court in Shenzhen, China has decided that an article generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is entitled to copyright, according to the China News Service.The proceedings arose after an online loan information website operated by Shanghai Yingxun Technology Co Ltd copied an AI-generated report on the... More about Chinese court says AI-generated article has copyright protection.
23 January 2020 The Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2019 came into force on 13 January 2020.The Act provides amendments to existing intellectual property legislation, including the Trade Marks Act 2002, the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, and the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006.Following the... More about Regulatory Systems Development Amendment Act 2019, in force.
23 January 2020 Three parliamentary select committees have released reports and recommendations on legislation.Committee recommends prohibition on smoking in cars billThe Health Committee has reported on the Smoke-free Environments (Prohibiting Smoking in Motor Vehicles Carrying Children) Amendment Bill and recommends that it be passed without amendment.The bill amends the... More about Three select committees report on legislation.
23 January 2020 Parliament's Governance and Administration Committee has reported on a petition to remove religion from parliamentary prayer, oaths, and national anthem and recommends that the House take note of its report.The committee received written submissions from the petitioner and the Speaker of the House and oral evidence... More about Committee considers petition to remove religion from parliamentary prayer.
22 January 2020 A report looking at culture change in the legal profession has been released.Purea Nei - Changing the Culture of the Legal Profession, comes almost two years after harassment and bullying in the legal profession made the national news.The report’s authors, Allanah Colley, Ana Lenard and Bridget... More about Purea Nei report focuses on changing the culture of the legal profession.
27 November 2017
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has ruled on fewer complaints over the past year, its just-released annual report for the…
27 November 2017
The Commerce Commission intends to file a Notice of Appeal against the High Court’s decision to dismiss the Commission’s case…
24 November 2017
WorkSafe completed 417 investigations in response to serious health and safety breaches in the year to 30 June 2017, the…
24 November 2017
WorkSafe says it fully accepts the decision of the Supreme Court in Osborne v WorkSafe New Zealand [2017] NZSC 175,…
24 November 2017
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner says it is monitoring the news of Uber's data breach, and it may investigate…
24 November 2017
A website set up to publish decisions from the District Court and to improve public access to the court's work…
24 November 2017
Maria ‘Ilaisaane Valu-Pome’e has been sentenced to 10 months' home detention and ordered to pay reparation of $6,420 for illegally…
24 November 2017
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a formal warning to brokerage firm Fullerton Markets Ltd under section 80 of…
24 November 2017
The 2017 New Zealand Law Awards were revealed at a glamorous ceremony in Auckland on 17 November.An estimated 700 legal…
23 November 2017
It’s been three days of disruption, but the New Zealand Law Society Library staff in Wellington have finally been able…
23 November 2017
The Ministry of Justice is seeking expressions of interest from senior lawyers who would like to be considered for the…
23 November 2017
The Financial Markets Authority has published a director's guide to audit quality, setting out the responsibilities for directors and their…
23 November 2017
The General Assembly and Security Council of the United Nations has re-elected Judge Dalveer Bhandari (India) as a Member of…
23 November 2017
Over half the inquiries - 62% - received by the Child's Rights Advisory Service in the year to 30 June…
23 November 2017
Revenue Minister Stuart Nash has outlined the Government's priorities for taxation in its first 100 days in office.Mr Nash told…
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