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The Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) is an act of the New Zealand Parliament which creates a public right to access information held by government bodies. It is New Zealand's primary freedom of information law and has become an important part of New Zealand's constitutional framework .
Although the Act intended to give oversight and transparency to the New Zealand intelligence and security agencies, the Act was drafted in a manner that gave far-reaching powers to the GCSB and SIS to perform surveillance on New Zealand citizens and non-residents in ways that had previously been prohibited.
Writing for the Auckland Law School, Nikki Chamberlain and Stephen Penk say that the Act is outdated, saying that "our new Act does not adequately address the risks of the 21st century" and "there is a real need to develop the law around misappropriation of personality to protect an individual's right to identity privacy", and that the Act does ...
Bans gang insignia, and introduces new anti-gang dispersal and non-consorting orders. [8] Sentencing Amendment Act 2024: 2024/37: 19 September 2024 Makes gang membership an aggravating actor in sentencing. [8] Education and Training Amendment Act 2024 2024/66-2: 25 September 2024 Reinstates Charter schools in New Zealand. [9] Corrections ...
New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/Te Waihanga Act 2019: 2019/51: 25 September 2019: Education (School Donations) Amendment Act 2019: 2019/52: 21 October 2019: Partnership Law Act 2019: 2019/53: 21 October 2019: Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2019: 2019/54: 21 October 2019: Conservation (Indigenous Freshwater Fish) Amendment Act ...
Education Act 1877: Free and compulsory education was provided for all standard six (year eight) New Zealand children. Public schools were set up by regional education boards. [4] 1893 New Zealand Society for the Protection of Women and Children The society was a voluntary organisation that aimed to protect children from neglect and abuse. [5]
List of statutes of New Zealand (1928–1931) 3 years 4: United–Reform coalition: List of statutes of New Zealand (1931–1935) 4 years 5: First Labour: List of statutes of New Zealand (1935–1949) 14 years 6: First National: List of statutes of New Zealand (1949–1957) 8 years 7: Second Labour: List of statutes of New Zealand (1957–1960 ...
This is influenced by tertiary education institutions as well as national government and changing international norms. The New Zealand Government has applied open access principles to its own work, adopting the New Zealand Government Open Access Licensing Framework (NZGOAL). It has not mandated that these apply to schools or the tertiary sector ...