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Recent New Zealand Ad Hoc Government Discussion Papers

June 2021

• Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination [2021] NZAHGovDP 2 (25 June 2021)
• Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand. Discussion document [2021] NZAHGovDP 1 (17 June 2021)

August 2020

• Options for establishing a consumer data right in New Zealand. Discussion document. Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment [2020] NZAHGovDP 2 (5 August 2020)
• Review of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987: Outstanding policy issues. Discussion paper [2020] NZAHGovDP 1 (5 August 2020)

November 2019

• Transforming the resource management system : opportunities for change. Issues and options paper [2019] NZAHGovDP 2 (30 November 2019)

July 2019

• Review of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987. Options paper [2019] NZAHGovDP 1 (1 July 2019)

April 2019

• Insurance contract law review. Options paper [2019] NZAHGovDP 3 (1 April 2019)

November 2018

• Issues paper. Review of the Copyright Act 1994 [2018] NZAHGovDP 2 (21 November 2018)

September 2018

• Issues paper. Review of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 [2018] NZAHGovDP 1 (7 September 2018)

June 2018

• Review of consumer credit regulation. Additional information to support the discussion paper [2018] NZAHGovDP 4 (24 June 2018)
• Review of consumer credit regulation. Discussion paper [2018] NZAHGovDP 3 (24 June 2018)

September 2012

• New Zealand's consitution. The conversation so far [2012] NZAHGovDP 1 (1 September 2012)

July 2011

• Every child thrives, belongs, achieves. Green paper for Vulnerable Children [2011] NZAHGovDP 1; Ka whai oranga, ka whai wāhi, ka whai taumata ia tamaiti (25 July 2011)

June 2010

• Review of Securities Law. Discussion paper [2010] NZAHGovDP 1 (1 June 2010)

September 2009

• Review of the Operation of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 [2009] NZAHGovDP 1 (1 September 2009)

February 2006

• An experimental use exception for New Zealand's patent legislation. An options paper [2006] NZAHGovDP 1 (1 February 2006)

December 2004

• Proposed amendments to the Compulsory Acquisition Provisions of the Takeovers Code. A discussion document [2004] NZAHGovDP 1 (15 December 2004)

April 2004

• Draft Insolvency Law Reform Bill. Discussion document [2004] NZAHGovDP 2 (1 April 2004)

June 2003

• Review of the Patents Act 1953. The pharmaceutical patent term in New Zealand. Discussion paper [2003] NZAHGovDP 3 (11 June 2003)

April 2003

• Proposed amendments to the Takeovers Code. A discussion paper issued by the Takeovers Panel [2003] NZAHGovDP 1 (7 April 2003)

March 2003

• Better regulation of the building industry in New Zealand. Discussing the options [2003] NZAHGovDP 2 (12 March 2003)

December 2002

• Digital technology and the Copyright Act 1994. Position paper [2002] NZAHGovDP 4 (1 December 2002)

May 2002

• Reform of Securities Trading Law: volume three: Penalties, remedies and the application of securities trading law . Discussion document [2002] NZAHGovDP 3 (31 May 2002)
• Reform of Securities Trading Law: volume two: Market manipulation law. Discussion document [2002] NZAHGovDP 2 (31 May 2002)
• Reform of Securities Trading Law: volume one: Insider trading: fundamental review. Discussion document [2002] NZAHGovDP 1 (31 May 2002)
• Business rehabilitation: discussion document. Insolvency Law Review [2002] NZAHGovDP 7 (1 May 2002)

April 2002

• Review of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987. A discussion paper [2002] NZAHGovDP 6 (2 April 2002)
• Review of the Patents Act 1953: Boundaries to patentability. A discussion paper [2002] NZAHGovDP 5 (2 April 2002)

June 2001

• GST and imported services. A challenge in an electronic commerce environment. A Government discussion document [2001] NZAHGovDP 3 (1 June 2001)
• Tax and charities. A government discussion document on taxation issues relating to charities and non-profit bodies [2001] NZAHGovDP 2 (1 June 2001)

March 2001

• Consumer Credit Law Review: Further consultation on proposals in respect of charging interest and calculating balances [2001] NZAHGovDP 1 (26 March 2001)

December 2000

• Discussion paper on the Review of the Health and Safety in Employment Act (1992) [2000] NZAHGovDP 6 (1 December 2000)

October 2000

• Re-Evaluation of the human rights protections in New Zealand. A discussion paper [2000] NZAHGovDP 7 (1 October 2000)
• Consumer Credit Law Review. Part 5: Redress and enforcement [2000] NZAHGovDP 4 (1 October 2000)

September 2000

• Insider Trading. Discussion document [2000] NZAHGovDP 5 (1 September 2000)

August 2000

• Consumer Credit Law Review. Part 4: Overindebtedness, insurance and e-credit [2000] NZAHGovDP 3 (1 August 2000)

April 2000

• Consumer Credit Law Review. Part 3: Transparency in consumer credit: Interest, fees and disclosure [2000] NZAHGovDP 2 (1 April 2000)
• Consumer Credit Law Review. Part 2: Application: What transactions should consumer credit legislation apply to? [2000] NZAHGovDP 1 (1 April 2000)

August 1999

• Same-Sex Couples and the Law : Discussion Paper [1999] NZAHGovDP 1 (1 August 1999)

June 1999

• Consumer Credit Law Review. Part 1 Setting the Scene [1999] NZAHGovDP 2 (1 June 1999)

November 1998

• Proposals for Amendment to the Resource Management Act [1998] NZAHGovDP 4 (1 November 1998)

August 1998

• Legislating for self-assessment of tax liability. A Government discussion document [1998] NZAHGovDP 3 (1 August 1998)

April 1998

• Land Use Control under the Resource Management Act. A "think piece" by Owen McShane commissioned by the Minister for the Environment [1998] NZAHGovDP 2 (1 April 1998)

February 1998

• Trade remedies in New Zealand. A discussion paper [1998] NZAHGovDP 1 (1 February 1998)

June 1996

• Reform of the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955. A discussion paper [1996] NZAHGovDP 1 (1 June 1996)

November 1995

• Restorative justice: a discussion document [1995] NZAHGovDP 2 (30 November 1995)

May 1995

• Principles and priorities for the development of environmental standards and guideline. An issues and options paper [1995] NZAHGovDP 1 (1 May 1995)

April 1994

• Waste and the Resource Management Act [1994] NZAHGovDP 2 (1 April 1994)

March 1994

• Investment certainty under the Resource Management Act 1991. A discussion paper [1994] NZAHGovDP 1 (1 March 1994)

July 1993

• Kiatiaki o Kaimoana. Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Regulations. A discussion paper [1993] NZAHGovDP 1 (1 July 1993)

December 1992

• Mutual recognition. A discussion paper [1992] NZAHGovDP 1 (1 December 1992)

December 1991

• Review of the Commerce Act 1986. Discussion document [1991] NZAHGovDP 2 (1 December 1991)

October 1991

• Operation aspects of the accruals regime - Valabh Committee [1991] NZAHGovDP 1 (29 October 1991)

December 1989

• Consultative Document on the Taxation of Income from Capital [1989] NZAHGovDP 1 (19 December 1989)

April 1988

• A discussion paper on proposals for a new partnership / He whakaaro hei whiriwhiritanga e pa ana ki nga kaupapa mo te aparangi hou [1988] NZAHGovDP 1; Partnership perspectives. A discussion paper (1 April 1988)

December 1987

• Data privacy. An options paper [1987] NZAHGovDP 3 (1 December 1987)
• Consultative Document on International Tax Reform [1987] NZAHGovDP 2 (1 December 1987)

February 1987

• Maori and the Criminal Justice System. A new perspective. He Whaipaanga Hou [1987] NZAHGovDP 1 (1 February 1987)

March 1986

• Review of mining legislation. A discussion paper [1986] NZAHGovDP 3 (25 March 1986)

January 1986

• Industrial Relations. A framework for review. Volume 2 [1986] NZAHGovDP 2 (1 January 1986)
• Industrial Relations. A framework for review. Volume 1 [1986] NZAHGovDP 1 (1 January 1986)

May 1983

• Rape Study. vol 2. Research Reports [1983] NZAHGovDP 2 (1 May 1983)

February 1983

• Rape Study. vol 1. A Discussion of Law and Practice by Warren Young. A study directed by Mel Smith and Warren Young and undertaken by the Department of Justice and the Institute of Criminology [1983] NZAHGovDP 1 (28 February 1983)

September 1950

• Capital Punishment. Memorandum submitted by Department of Justice to Joint Committee on the Capital Punishment Bill [1950] NZAHGovDP 1 (27 September 1950)