New Zealand Law Society - Law reform submissions
One of the Law Society's most valued roles is to provide an informed and reasoned voice for lawyers and for the public on bills referred to select committee and discussion papers from government agencies and other bodies. Read below for our current and recent work.
Our Law Reform Committees are currently considering the following consultations:
The Health and Disability Commission are reviewing the Health and Disability Commissioners Act 1994 and the Health and Disability Services of Consumers Rights Code and have released a consultation document setting out a range of issues. The review aims to ensure the law remains effective in protecting and promoting the rights of everyone using health and disability services. The Law Society’s Health and Disability Law Committee will make a submission; to contribute comments email Amanda Frank.
This Government Bill, which seeks to enable consumers and businesses to effectively protect themselves against risk, while minimising costs and impacts on insurers’ willingness to provide insurance in New Zealand, was introduced and referred to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee last week. The Law Society’s Commercial and Business Law Committee will consider making a submission; to contribute comments, please email Shelly Musgrave. Read more.
This Government Bill, which seeks to improve transparency for individuals about the collection of their personal information and creates a new notification obligation on an agency when it collects personal information indirectly, was referred to the Justice Select Committee last week. The Law Human Rights and Privacy Committee will consider making a submission; to contribute comments, please email Shelly Musgrave.
Some of the Law Society’s recent submissions and correspondence on law reform issues are set out below. A full list of submissions and correspondence can be found under the archive section on this page.