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: Graduating with an LLB(Hons) and BA... 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.
6 December 2018
The Ministry of Justice says that it is with “great sadness” that it advises that Louie the Tauranga Court Dog…
6 December 2018
Associate Judge Robert Osborne and Auckland barrister and solicitor Ian Gault have been appointed Judges of the High Court.Justice Osborne…
6 December 2018
Revenue Minister Stuart Nash has introduced the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2019-20, GST Offshore Supplier Registration, and Remedial Matters) Bill…
6 December 2018
Parliament has given a third reading to the Employment Relations Amendment Bill.The purpose of the bill is to restore key…
4 December 2018
A new online service introduced by the Department of Internal Affairs makes it easier to order and pay for multiple…
4 December 2018
Judge Jacquelyn (Jackie) Moran of Christchurch has been appointed as Principal Family Court Judge.Her appointment is for a term of…
3 December 2018
The Minister for Trade and Export Growth, David Parker, has announced that the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP)…
3 December 2018
New measures aimed at improving the framework for family violence came into effect on Monday, 3 December 2018, including three…
30 November 2018
The Ministry of Justice and the union representing court workers announced that the lengthy industrial action would cease from 1.30pm…
30 November 2018
The Media Council says to protect a young man an article about a schoolboy rugby incident should not have been…
30 November 2018
It is hard to attract experienced young lawyers to Timaru, and to make matters worse, the pool isn’t great for…
29 November 2018
Jewellery retailer Michael Hill has been fined $169,000 in the Wellington District Court following a Commerce Commission investigation into its…
29 November 2018
The pioneering efforts of Ethel Benjamin, who was the first woman to be admitted as a lawyer in New Zealand,…
29 November 2018
The Serious Fraud Office says former chartered accountant Christopher George Wright, 62, has pleaded not guilty to charges it has…
29 November 2018
The Supreme Court has held that the Court of Appeal’s decision that lawyers who appear in person are not entitled…
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