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In 2020 the Self Containment Standard and it use by Private organizations came under Investigation by Internal Affairs, Commerce Commission and others. The conclusion was that the Self Containment Standard was without legal substance and unable to be enforced in law [citation needed]. Much of the reasoning for the failure to be included in the ...
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.
In August 2016 the then Prime Minister John Key announced that due to the threat of ISIS and global terrorism, the New Zealand Government would be introducing new legislation to provide further safeguards for New Zealanders. [33] New Zealand's first Intelligence and Security Review was undertaken by Sir Michael Cullen and Dame Patsy Reddy, and ...
Writing for the Auckland Law School, Nikki Chamberlain and Stephen Penk say that the Act is outdated, saying that "our new Act does not adequately address the risks of the 21st century" and "there is a real need to develop the law around misappropriation of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 ...
Internet censorship in New Zealand refers to the New Zealand Government's system for filtering website traffic to prevent Internet users from accessing certain selected sites and material. While there are many types of objectionable content under New Zealand law, the filter specifically targets content depicting the sexual abuse or exploitation ...
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 ...
The Law Commission reviews, reforms and develops New Zealand law. It then makes recommendations to Government to improve the law. It also advises its Responsible Minister and government agencies on how to make the law more accessible and easier to understand. The commission has a commitment to consult the public on areas of law that it reviews.
New Zealand contract law was initially derived from the English model. Since 1969, however, a series of Acts of Parliament altered this, and New Zealand contract law is now 'largely... distinct from other jurisdictions'. [24] The main distinction of New Zealand contract law is the wide discretionary power given to courts in granting relief.