28 January 2020
The Office of the Chief District Court Judge has announced details of the swearing-in ceremonies for the 14 District Court Judges whose appointments have been announced:NameFromMihi Whakatau and Swearing-in CeremonyMichelle DugganNelsonNelson District Court, 10 February at 2:30pmNicola GrimesNelsonNelson District Court, 10 February at 2:30pmAnthony GreigChristchurchChristchurch District... More about Details of District Court Judge swearings-in announced.
28 January 2020
The fee which can be charged for release of a wheel clamp has been capped at $100 since 2 January 2020.Section 98C of the Land Transport (Wheel Clamping) Amendment Act 2019 sets the fee payable to the person with control over a wheel clamp or other... More about Wheel clamping fees capped from 2 January.
28 January 2020
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that an ad that used the term ‘ruck me’ was irresponsible and potentially offensive.The billboard advertisement for Pak’n’Save, which was located on a street corner in Auckland, said “Ruck Me! That’s low prices… Sideline Supporter Deals.”The complainant was concerned... More about Board upholds complaint over use of ‘smut’ in ad.
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.
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7 July 2017
Parliament has given a third reading to the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Bill.Subpart 4 of…
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6 July 2017
The Government’s agency for cyber security, CERT NZ, has a new guide, Getting started with cyber security, for help in…
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6 July 2017
The Department of Internal Affairs has developed a website which brings together resources and information on options and requirements following…
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6 July 2017
Between 21 February 2017 and 20 June 2017, 1,820 foreign trusts deregistered, Revenue Minister Judith Collins says.Ms Collins provided the…
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6 July 2017
Statistics released by the Department of Corrections on the number of prisoners in New Zealand at the end of the…
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6 July 2017
Te Puni Kōkiri has released a summary of the findings from the second series of wānanga held with Māori land…
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6 July 2017
Fixing a charge to supply information sought under the Official Information Act 1982 about academic misconduct by international students was…
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6 July 2017
Coinciding with the 150th anniversary of Hansard, it is now possible to search online all 723 volumes dating back to…
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5 July 2017
The Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Bill has received a third reading in Parliament. It will come into force on…
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5 July 2017
The FairWay Resolution dispute resolution organisation has been sold from Crown ownership to employee ownership, effective from July 2017.The agreed…
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5 July 2017
Parliament has given a third reading to the Land Transfer Bill, which repeals the Land Transfer Act 1952 and Statutory…
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5 July 2017
An academic who worked on a ground-breaking trans-Tasman study into the strength of whistleblowing processes in the public sector says…
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4 July 2017
Although the common law strongly upholds the right to self-representation in legal proceedings, exercise of this right is viewed negatively…
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4 July 2017
An Order in Council, the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act Commencement Order 2017, will bring the remaining provisions…
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4 July 2017
Changes which are effective from 1 July 2017 have been made to the fees required for a number of transactions…
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