05 December 2019 A number of new bills have been introduced to Parliament this week.Education and Training BillThe Education and Training Bill was introduced on 2 December 2019.This bill establishes and regulates an education system to provide New Zealanders with lifelong learning opportunities so that they engage fully in... More about Several new bills introduced to Parliament.
05 December 2019 Attorney-General David Parker has announced the appointment of eight Queen's Counsel.He says the 2019 appointments have been made under a process that includes the new criterion of a commitment to improving access to justice.The newly appointed Queen's Counsel are: Stephen Hunter QC.Stephen Hunter: Graduating with an... More about Eight Queen's Counsel appointed.
05 December 2019 The Education and Workforce select committee has reported on the Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament Remuneration) Amendment Bill (No 2) and recommends it be passed without amendment.The committee considered six submissions.The bill is an omnibus bill that amends the Remuneration Authority Act 1977 and the Members... More about Committee recommends passage of MP remuneration bill.
05 December 2019 The parliamentary Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee has reported on the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill and is unable to recommend that the bill be passed. The committee provided amendments if the House should decide that the bill should proceed.The committee considered 101 submissions and... More about Committee unable to agree that Terrorism Suppression Bill be passed.
05 December 2019 The Referendums Framework Bill had its third reading in Parliament on 3 December 2019. The bill was introduced on 29 July 2019 by Minister for Justice Andrew Little.The bill provides a single set of legislative provisions to govern the conduct of referendums held alongside the 2020... More about Referendums Framework Bill receives third reading.
05 December 2019 The Law Council of Australia says legislation merging the country’s Family Court into a single generalist court will not alleviate the fundamental problems plaguing the family law system, including the risk of victims of family violence falling through the cracks.Responding to the re-introduction this week of... More about Aust Parliament should reject ‘flawed’ court merger says council .
05 December 2019 A former employee of a company owned by Sir Peter Jackson and Dame Fran Walsh has been sentenced to two years and five months’ imprisonment on charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).The SFO says Eugene John DeMarco, 57, was sentenced in the Wellington High... More about Eugene DeMarco jailed for defrauding aircraft company.
05 December 2019 The Commerce Commission has released its final report into the retail fuel market and has recommended changes to stimulate competition and benefit consumers. “As a result of our study, we consider many fuel companies have been making persistently higher profits over the past decade than we... More about Commission recommends changes to fuel market.
05 December 2019 The Land Transport (Rail) Legislation Bill was introduced on 2 December 2019. The Minister for Transport Phil Twyford is in charge of the bill.The objective of the bill is to implement a new planning and funding framework for the heavy rail network owned by KiwiRail.Part 1... More about Bill introduced for new funding framework for heavy rail track network.
05 December 2019 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) has released a consultation discussion document which seeks input on one of the European Union's key proposals in the EU-New Zealand negotiation on the framework for protection of geographical indications.MFAT says the EU has put forward a number... More about Consultation on Geographical Indications open.
22 March 2019
The Ministry of Justice is not currently doing any work on reviewing name suppression orders, Parliament's Justice select committee says.In…
22 March 2019
Land Information New Zealand spent $17 million researching the Advanced Survey and Title Service (ASaTS) before rejecting it, Parliament's Primary…
22 March 2019
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that changes will be made to New Zealand's gun laws to ban military style…
22 March 2019
The Judicial Office for Senior Courts has published a summary of the New Zealand Court Process for Murder Charges.The backgrounder…
21 March 2019
The High Court has imposed fines totalling $220,000 against the biggest shareholder in PGG Wrightson for breaches of good character.This…
21 March 2019
The number of criminal cases in the District Court as at 31 October 2018 rose by nearly 800 compared to…
21 March 2019
Questions are being asked about the possible use of an anti-terrorism law passed in 2002 and also about the number…
20 March 2019
A foreign exchange broker has pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme to defraud his clients of more than $7…
20 March 2019
For the first time a team from New Zealand has won the International Chamber of Commerce Mediation Competition.The four students…
20 March 2019
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint of inaccuracy about a Greenpeace billboard claiming two large agriculture firms…
19 March 2019
Entries for New Zealand's oldest legal writing prize will open on 1 April 2019.The Honourable Rex Mason Prize for Excellence…
19 March 2019
The Governance and Administration select committee has released a report on the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill, recommending that it…
19 March 2019
The Department of Internal Affairs has advised that people who share the video of the shooting in Christchurch are likely…
19 March 2019
ACC has released information on the support which it has available for victims of the Christchurch attacks and their families.It…
19 March 2019
Immigration New Zealand says it will prioritise visa processing for the families of the people killed or injured in the…
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