Website for the New Zealand Law Commission, an independent law reform agency established by statute in 1985 to undertake the systematic review, reform and development of New Zealand law. The site provides details of projects the Commission is undertaking including the terms of reference, current status and any related publications. Areas of law currently being looked at include search and surveillance powers, review of privacy and criminal defences (insanity and infanticide). Full-text copies of the Commission's publications back to 1997 can be viewed in HTML or PDF. These include preliminary papers, press releases and final reports arranged by date and publication type. There is a page of links to other New Zealand legal sites and to law reform bodies in other countries.
New Zealand Law Commission
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NZLC
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