New Zealand Law Commission

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Law Commission
Te Aka Matua O Te Ture
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Agency overview
Formed 1 February 1986
Headquarters Wellington, New Zealand
Employees 25 to 35 (varies)[1]
Annual budget NZ$4.101 million[2]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Website lawcom.govt.nz

New Zealand's Law Commission was established in 1986 by the Law Commission Act 1985.[4][5] The Commission is an independent Crown entity (ICE) as defined in the Crown Entities Act 2004.[6]

The main objective of the Law Commission as declared in its founding legislation is to monitor and critically analyse the laws of New Zealand with a view to identifying—and proposing solutions to—their possible shortcomings.[7]

Commissioners

As of December 2015,[8] the Law Commission comprises five members:

Projects

The Commission's areas of interest include:

See also

References

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  3. Crown Entities Act 2004 p200 "(...) responsible Minister means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act."
  4. Establishment. Law Commission Act 1985—Section 4. "For the purpose of this Act, there is hereby established a commission to be called the Law Commission."
  5. Short Title and commencement. Law Commission Act 1985—Section 1. "This Act shall come into force on 1 February 1986."
  6. Crown Entities Act 2004 p91
  7. "Functions". Law Commission Act 1985—Section 5. "The principal functions of the Commission are (...) to take and keep under review in a systematic way the law of New Zealand (...) to make recommendations for the reform and development of the law of New Zealand (...) to advise on the review of any aspect of the law of New Zealand conducted by any government department or organisation (...)."
  8. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/three-new-law-commissioners-appointed
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