APPENDIX A

Advisory work 1996/97

Advice on making the law as understandable and accessible as is practicable

Advice on	Provided to
Accessibility of regulations	Parliamentary Counsel Office
Mental health resources for Mäori	Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand
Review of compilation of legislation	Parliamentary Counsel Office
Structure and style of legislation (following Legislation Manual: Structure and Style NZLC R35)	Parliamentary Counsel Office
Format of Legislation (following The Format of Legislation NZLC R27)	Parliamentary Counsel Office

Constitutional and courts issues

Advice on	Provided to
Various constitutional and governance issues	Attorney-General Minister of Justice
Proposals on court assisted mediation	Courts Consultative Committee
Review of night court hearings	Department for Courts
Jury selection and empanelment issues	Department for Courts
Community magistrates proposal	Department for Courts
Review of operations of District Courts	Department for Courts

International law

Advice on	Provided to
Proposal for an international	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
criminal court	and Trade

Legislative reviews

Advice on	Provided to
Draft Archives Bill	Department of Internal Affairs
Draft Cultural Heritage Bill	Department of Internal Affairs
Fisheries: inquiry into cost recovery	Primary Production Select Committee
Review of firearms safety	Commission of Inquiry into Firearms Safety
Review of limitation periods under the Fair Trading Act 1986	Ministry of Consumer Affairs
“Consistency 2000”: review of human rights provisions in legislation	Human Rights Commission
Review of s 35A, Securities Act 1978	Ministry of Commerce
Driving and land transport law reform	Land Transport Safety Authority
Review of Privacy Act 1993	Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Research on contributions and charges under the Legal Services Act 1991	Legal Services Board

Policy proposals

Advice on	Provided to
Vehicle glazing rules	Land Transport Safety Authority
Justice sector information management policies	Ministry of Justice
Review of contingency fee rules	New Zealand Law Society
Resolution Business Design Project	New Zealand Police
Policy framework on government-held information	State Services Commission

Implementation of Law Commission reports

Advice on	Provided to
Limitation defences (NZLC R6)	Ministry of Justice
Personal property securities legislation (NZLC R8)	Ministry of Commerce
Preliminary hearings and disclosure in criminal cases (NZLC R14)	Department for Courts Ministry of Justice
A New Interpretation Act (NZLC R17)	Ministry of Justice Parliamentary Counsel Office

Advice on	Provided to
Emergencies (NZLC R22)	Department of Internal Affairs
Community safety: mental health and criminal justice (NZLC R30)	Ministry of Justice Ministry of Health
Crown liability and judicial immunity (NZLC R37)	Ministry of Justice

Regular and ongoing involvement

Membership of the Courts Consultative Committee, the Criminal Practice Committee and the Committee to advise the Principal Family Court Judge on international law issues.

Participation in the criminal justice and public law focus groups of the Ministry of Justice.

Participation in the Law and Economics Association of New Zealand.

Provision of a quarterly contribution to the Australian Journal Public Law Review.

Submissions on bills by the Legislation Advisory Committee, with research assistance provided by the Law Commission

Biosecurity Amendment (No 4) Bill

Fisheries (Quota Operations Validation) Bill

Harassment and Criminal Associations Bill

Human Assisted Reproductive Technologies Bill

Mäori Reserved Land Amendment Bill

Passive Resistance Sprays Reform Bill

Penal Institutions Amendment Bill

Producer Board Acts Reform Bill

Social Security Amendment Bill

Statutes Amendment Bill

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Bill

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