17 October 2019 Parliament has given a third reading to the Conservation (Indigenous Freshwater Fish) Amendment Bill. It comes into force on the day after receiving the Royal assent.The new law amends the Conservation Act 1987 and the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983 with the objective of improving how fisheries... More about Indigenous freshwater fish conservation law passed.
17 October 2019 Justice Minister Andrew Little has introduced the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill to Parliament.The bill introduces a civil regime of control orders to manage and monitor a small number of people who are returning to, or who have arrived in, New Zealand after having engaged in... More about Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill introduced.
16 October 2019 The Justice Minister has revealed that the total number of applications for legal aid services is more than 7,000 per month.Andrew Little says, in response to a written question by National’s Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell, that there were 7,576 applications to the end of July 2019,... More about Legal aid applications top 7,000.
16 October 2019 The Crown Law Office significantly exceeded the New Zealand Law Society's equitable briefing target in the year to 30 June 2019, Solicitor-General Una Jagose QC says.In her overview in Crown Law's annual report for the 2018/19 year, Ms Jagose says 44% of its externally briefed legal... More about Crown Law exceeds equitable briefing target.
16 October 2019 Auckland law firm Glaister Ennor and litigation funder IMF Bentham Ltd have announced a class action seeking compensation for shareholders of the collapsed New Zealand insurance firm CBL Corporation.The statement says the action will allege that CBL breached its obligations to keep shareholders properly informed about... More about Shareholder class action over CBL Corporation collapse.
16 October 2019 The Law Council of Australia says it supports the introduction of legislation to Federal Parliament, which seeks to increase the minimum age of criminal responsibility for Commonwealth offences to 14 years.Law Council President, Arthur Moses SC, says increasing the minimum age of criminal responsibility, if followed... More about Aust Law Council backs push for increase to minimum age of criminal responsibility.
16 October 2019 People aged up to 29 made up 43% of those granted criminal legal aid in the year to 30 June 2019.Ministry of Justice information shows that another 31% granted criminal legal aid were aged from 30 to 39.However, information for the last decade shows that there... More about Under-30s biggest group for criminal legal aid grants.
16 October 2019 The Minister of Finance and MP for Wellington Central, Grant Robertson, has addressed an Enduring Letter of Expectations to the Board Chairs of Statutory Crown Entities.The letter replaces the previous enduring letter of expectations that was published on 26 July 2012. It sets out the Government's... More about Government updates expectations of Crown Entities.
16 October 2019 The Education (School Donations) Amendment Bill has been given a third reading by Parliament. It comes into force on the day after the date of Royal assent.The new law creates a new category of grants which will pay some schools a nominal amount per student if... More about New law relating to school donations.
16 October 2019 Parliament has given a third reading to the Partnership Law Bill. It will come into force six months after the date of Royal assent.The bill is a revision bill, meaning it updates and modernises the Partnership Act 1908 without changing the effect of the legislation. It... More about Third reading for Partnership Law Bill.
20 January 2017
The possible implications of artificial intelligence (AI) innovations for law and public policy in New Zealand will be looked at…
19 January 2017
A parliamentary select committee has overseen a bill that would overhaul the Fire Service and replace legislation that has barely…
19 January 2017
A Filipino national and her company have been sentenced on nine charges relating to the exploitation of five migrant workers…
19 January 2017
A bill going through parliament would update three Acts on food safety.The Food Safety Law Reform Bill addresses the recommendations…
19 January 2017
The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has ordered three owner-operators of Auckland clothing retailers Khoobsurat Collections/Naari Collections Ltd to pay $60,000…
18 January 2017
A parliamentary select committee is recommending an overhaul of the way election broadcasts are made to make them more voter-friendly.Following…
11 January 2017
A number of present and former members of the legal profession have been honoured in the New Year Honours List…
11 January 2017
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the new Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, has been sworn in, but had a tough…
22 December 2016
The Wellington High Court building is expected to be back in business in early February 2017.The building is temporarily closed…
19 December 2016
New design elements have been unveiled at the Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct during a visit by senior government…
16 December 2016
The head offices of four real estate agencies will collectively pay $9.8 million following a price fixing penalty hearing in…
16 December 2016
The Labour Inspectorate has successfully applied to have ‘company officers’ made personally liable for $138,800 in arrears in two separate…
16 December 2016
Insurance firm Youi has been fined $320,000 in the Auckland District Court for employing misleading sales techniques when attempting to…
16 December 2016
The final document on the Financial Markets Authority’s conduct guide is due to be published in the new year after…
15 December 2016
Parliament gave a third reading to the Statutes Amendment Bill before it rose for the year on 14 December 2016.The…
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