24 October 2019 The Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Bill was introduced on 24 October 2019. The bill was introduced by the Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw.The bill amends the Climate Change Response Act 2002 (CCR Act) to improve certainty for businesses, make the New Zealand... More about Emissions trading reform bill introduced.
24 October 2019 The Governance and Administration Committee has reported on the Parliamentary Agencies Delegations Legislation Bill and recommends that it proceed without amendment.The Committee considered three submissions and heard oral evidence from one submitter.The bill is an omnibus bill that seeks to amend the Parliamentary Service Act 2000... More about Committee recommends Parliamentary Agencies Delegations Bill.
24 October 2019 The Legislation Bill and the Legislation(Repeals and Amendments) Bill had third readings on 22 October 2019.The Minister for the Environment David Parker is in charge of the bills. The Legislation (Repeals and Amendments) Bill was formerly part of the Legislation Bill. The Legislation Bill comprises clauses... More about Legislation Bills receive third readings.
24 October 2019 A University of Waikato-led project aims to equip future lawyers with the skills to handle the changes technology is creating in legal practice.“My vision is that every law graduate in New Zealand comes out of University with at least a basic understanding of how technology impacts... More about Legal technology project for legal education.
24 October 2019 The Corrections Amendment Bill had its third reading in Parliament on 22 October 2019.The bill was introduced by Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis on 19 March 2018.This bill includes a suite of amendments to the Corrections Act 2004 designed to improve the ability of the Department of... More about Third reading for Corrections Amendment Bill.
24 October 2019 - By Tracey Cormack In December 2018 the Court of Appeal signaled its intention to reconsider R v Fatu [2005] NZCA 278, [2006] 2 NZLR 72 (CA), the guideline decision for methamphetamine-related offending. This was in response to concerns that Fatu was resulting in disproportionately severe... More about Zhang v R [2019] NZCA 507: New sentencing guidelines for methamphetamine-related offending.
24 October 2019 The Crown has directed the Earthquake Commission (EQC) act as Southern Response’s agent as it winds down its in-house claims settlement function.So far, Southern Response has received 48,600 claims, says Minister for the EQC, Grant Robertson.There is expected to be 300 remaining claims, which will transition... More about EQC to process remaining Southern Response claims.
24 October 2019 Charities Services are raising awareness for this week’s ‘Charity Fraud Awareness Week’ in a bid to tackle fraud and financial crime.For tackling fraud online, international charity regulators have published a document titled Eight Guiding Principles.Principles include reporting every individual fraud identified, and noting that trust and... More about Charity Fraud Awareness Week.
23 October 2019 The Cabinet Office has released a circular which sets out guidelines agreed by Cabinet for policy-makers to consider the Treaty of Waitangi in policy development and implementation.It notes that since the government last provided broad Treaty guidance to the public service in 1989 over 70 Treaty... More about Treaty of Waitangi Guidance for government policy makers.
23 October 2019 A second class action on behalf of shareholders of failed insurance company, CBL Corporation Limited is underway.Shareholders want compensation for the enormous financial losses they suffered when the company collapsed in 2018. New Zealand litigation funding firm LPF Group is backing the action against the directors... More about Second class action over failed insurance company.
21 June 2017
Attorney-General Christoper Finlayson has introduced a bill to Parliament which would require secondary legislation to be published on the New…
20 June 2017
The Advertising Standards Authority received fewer complaints last year than in 2015, its just-released annual report reveals.In 2016 the ASA…
20 June 2017
A number of organisations have launched an information programme to educate New Zealand businesses and consumers about their rights under…
20 June 2017
Deadlines are approaching for applications for all remaining 2017 Law Foundation scholarships and awards.The Foundation is New Zealand’s major funder…
20 June 2017
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has released new research on the public’s attitudes to BSA decisions on classifications and timebands…
19 June 2017
Police officers in the Counties Manukau district have started trialing an app on their phone to record audio-visual victim statements.Instead…
16 June 2017
The Ministry of Justice does not hold information on bank donations to community law centres, Associate Justice Minister Mark Mitchell…
16 June 2017
The Local Government and Environment select committee has released a report on the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill (No…
16 June 2017
A law professor says a philanthropist politician’s million dollar stunt to increase the profile of his political party is unlikely…
16 June 2017
The Law Council of Australia is calling for an end to what it calls political attacks on the judiciary, especially…
15 June 2017
Auckland Council's water and wastewater provider Watercare says it has reviewed its processes relating to new developments and connections to…
15 June 2017
A property lawyer says the current legislation around apartments and complexes letting out their units for short stay accommodation such…
15 June 2017
The Ministry of Justice says that since the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 came into force in July 2015, 148…
15 June 2017
The 2017 update to the Cabinet Manual has been released by the Department of the Prime Minister.The Cabinet Manual is…
15 June 2017
Former Fisher & Paykel Healthcare employee Simon William Hall has been sentenced to eight months of home detention in the…
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