NZLC - Report 33: Annual Report 1995 - APPENDIX E: Areas of Law Reviewed by the Law Commission as at 30 June 1995

Area of Law	Publication	Type		Date	Outcome
LEGISLATION (Reference)	Imperial Legislation in Force in New Zealand	Report	NZLC R1	March 1987	Largely implemented by the Imperial Laws Application Act 1988 and associated legislation
	Legislation and its Interpretation: The Acts Interpretation Act 1924 and Related Legislation	Discussion paper	NZLC PP1	June 1987	Followed by report NZLC R17
	Legislation and its Interpretation	Discussion and seminar papers	NZLC PP8	December 1988	Followed by report NZLC R17
	Legislation and its Interpretation: Statutory Publications Bill	Report	NZLC R11	September 1989	Implemented in part by the Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989 and the Acts and Regulations Publications Act 1989
	A New Interpretation Act: To Avoid “Prolixity and Tautology”	Report	NZLC R17	December 1990	Under consideration by the Minister of Justice
	The Format of Legislation	Report	NZLC R27	December 1993	Recommendations endorsed by the Justice and Law Reform Select Committee and referred to the Standing Orders Committee for consideration; being considered by a Committee chaired by Chief Parliamentary Counsel
ACCIDENT COMPENSATION SCHEME (Reference)	The Accident Compensation Scheme	Discussion paper	NZLC PP2	September 1987	Followed by reports NZLC R3 and NZLC R4
	The Accident Compensation Scheme: Interim Report on Aspects of Funding	Report	NZLC R3	November 1987	Considered in preparing the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992 and some recommendations reflected in its provisions, and, considered also in connection with reviews of the Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Act 1992 and implementing regulations undertaken in 1994
	Personal Injury: Prevention and Recovery (Report on the Accident Compensation Scheme)	Report	NZLC R4	May 1988
LIMITATION PERIODS (Reference)	The Limitation Act 1950	Discussion paper	NZLC PP3	September 1987	Followed by report NZLC R6
LIMITATION PERIODS (Reference)	Limitation Defences in Civil Proceedings	Report	NZLC R6	October 1988	Under consideration by the Minister of Justice. Reflected in part in the Building Act 1991
COURTS (Reference)	The Structure of the Courts	Discussion paper	NZLC PP4	December 1987	Followed by report NZLC R7
COURTS (Reference)	The Structure of the Courts	Report	NZLC R7	March 1989	Substantial effect given to the Commission’s recommendations in the various enactments passed to reform the jurisdiction of the courts in 1991 and 1992
COMPANY LAW (Reference)	Company Law	Discussion paper	NZLC PP5	December 1987	Followed by reports NZLC R9 and NZLC R16
	Company Law: Reform and Restatement	Report	NZLC R9	June 1989	Companies Act 1993, Receiverships Act 1993 and amendments to the Property Law Act 1952 and the Companies Act 1955 entered into force on 1 July 1994
	Company Law Reform: Transition and Revision	Report	NZLC R16	September 1990
LAW OF PROPERTY	Reform of Personal Property Security Law	Discussion paper	NZLC PP6	May 1988	Followed by report NZLC R8
	A Personal Property Securities Act for New Zealand	Report	NZLC R8	April 1989	Under consideration by the Minister of Justice. The Companies (Registration of Charges) Act 1993 entered into force on 1 July 1994 and applied the provisions of Part IV and section 463 of the Companies Act 1955 to companies registered or re-registered under the Companies Act 1993, but, under the Companies Act Repeal Act 1993, which comes into force on the close of 30 June 1997, the Companies Act 1995 is repealed
	The Property Law Act 1952	Discussion paper	NZLC PP16	July 1991	Followed by report NZLC R29
	A New Property Law Act	Report	NZLC R29	June 1994	Under consideration by the Minister of Justice
	Tenure and Estates in Land	Discussion paper	NZLC PP20	June 1992	No further consideration is intended
ARBITRATION	Arbitration	Discussion paper	NZLC PP7	November 1988	Followed by report NZLC R20
ARBITRATION	Arbitration	Report	NZLC R20	October 1991	Under consideration by the Minister of Justice; Bill introduced after reporting period
MAORI FISHERIES (Reference)	The Treaty of Waitangi and Maori Fisheries—Mataitai: Nga Tikanga Maori me te Tiriti o Waitangi	Background paper	NZLC PP9	March 1989	For use as a resource. Reference withdrawn by the Minister of Justice at the Law Commission’s request
LAW OF EVIDENCE	Hearsay Evidence	Options paper	NZLC PP10	June 1989	Followed by discussion papers NZLC PP13, NZLC PP14, NZLC PP15, NZLC PP18, NZLC PP22 and NZLC PP23
	Evidence Law: Principles for Reform	Discussion paper	NZLC PP13	April 1991	To be followed by a report
	Evidence Law: Codification	Discussion paper	NZLC PP14	April 1991
	Evidence Law: Hearsay	Discussion paper	NZLC PP15	April 1991
	Evidence Law: Expert Evidence and Opinion Evidence	Discussion paper	NZLC PP18	December 1991
	Evidence Law: Documentary Evidence and Judicial Notice	Discussion paper	NZLC PP22	May 1994
	Evidence Law: Privilege	Discussion paper	NZLC PP23	May 1994
LAW OF CONTRACT	“Unfair” Contracts	Discussion paper	NZLC PP11	September 1990	No further consideration is intended
LAW OF CONTRACT	Contract Statutes Review	Report	NZLC R25	May 1993	Under consideration by the Minister of Justice
EMERGENCIES	First Report on Emergencies: Use of the Armed Forces	Report	NZLC R12	February 1990	Implemented in the Defence Act 1990
EMERGENCIES	Final Report on Emergencies	Report	NZLC R22	December 1991	Recommended principles for the grant of emergency powers adopted. Draft War Emergencies Act under consideration by Government
COMMUNITY SAFETY (Reference)	Community Safety: Mental Health and Criminal Justice Issues	Report	NZLC R30	August 1994	Comments on provisions of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, including its definition of “mental disorder”, and the Criminal Justice Act 1985
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (Reference)	The Prosecution of Offences	Issues paper	NZLC PP12	November 1990	To be followed by a discussion paper
	Criminal Procedure: Part One: Disclosure and Committal	Report	NZLC R14	June 1990	Under consideration by the Minister of Justice
	Criminal Evidence: Police Questioning	Discussion paper	NZLC PP21	September 1992	Followed by report NZLC R31. To be followed by a separate report on the Right of Silence and Confessions
	Police Questioning	Report	NZLC R31	October 1994	Under consideration by the Minister of Justice
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY	Intellectual Property: The Context for Reform	Report	NZLC R13	March 1990	For use as a resource. No law changes recommended
DAMAGES	Aspects of Damages: Employment Contracts and the Rule in Addis v Gramophone Co	Report	NZLC R18	March 1991	Implemented almost in entirety by the Employment Contracts Act 1991
	Aspects of Damages: The Rules in Bain v Fothergill and Joyner v Weeks	Report	NZLC R19	May 1991	Abolition of the rule in Bain v Fothergill implemented by the Property Law Amendment Act 1994. Problems with the rule in Joyner v Weeks partially addressed in Maori Trustee v Rogross Farms Ltd [1994] 3 NZLR 410 (CA)
	Aspects of Damages: The Award of Interest on Debts and Damages	Discussion paper	NZLC PP17	November 1991	Followed by a report
	Aspects of Damages: The Award of Interest on Money Claims	Report	NZLC R28	May 1994	Under consideration by the Minister of Justice
APPORTIONMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITY	Apportionment of Civil Liability	Discussion paper	NZLC PP19	March 1992	Under further consideration in the context of the law relating to professional liability
PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW	The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: New Zealand’s Proposed Acceptance	Report	NZLC R23	June 1992	Backgrounds, and expresses support for, the Government’s announced intention of introducing implementing legislation and acceding to the Convention. Sale of Goods (United Nations Convention) Act 1994 enacted 1 July 1994 and in effect 1 October 1995

* For a list of the Law Commission’s publications in numerical order, see inside front cover (Reports) and inside back cover (Preliminary Papers).

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APPENDIX E

Areas of law reviewed by the Law Commission as at 30 June 1995