Welcome to TalkLaw, where you can participate in law reform.
TalkLaw is the New Zealand Law Commission’s online consultation site. It gives you the opportunity to have your say on law reform projects we are working on. Your input is important and will influence our recommendations for changes to the law.
There are currently no Talklaw consultations open for discussion.
Review of the Privacy Act 1993 - forums now closed but still open to view
Review of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 - forums now closed but still open to view
Review of the Liquor Laws - forums now closed but still open to view.
Review of Official Information - forums now closed but still open to view
We invite you to participate in a forum discussion, make an online submission, and answer our quick surveys.
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Law Commission President, Sir Geoffrey Palmer returned to the Otara community in Auckland today to acknowledge the community's input into the recent Commission report 'Alcohol in our Lives: Curbing the Harm'.
View a copy of Sir Geoffrey's speech here
New! Sir Geoffrey Palmer's speech to ALAC Conference, Auckland 6th May 2010
by Talklaw Project Coordinator 4:19pm, 5 May 2010
Visit the Law Commission website to download the Report, the Summary of the Report and the Submission Analysis Document. Email liquor@lawcom.govt.nz to purchase a copy of the report for $30
by Talklaw Project Coordinator 12:53pm, 27 April 2010
The Law Commission’s final report on the Review of the Regulatory Framework for the Sale and Supply of Liquor will be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday April 27th.
It will then be published on the Law Commission’s website, www.lawcom.govt.nz. It will also be possible to download the extracted summary of the final report and a separate Submissions Analysis of the 2,939 public submissions on this project. A limited number of hard copies of the final report will also be available from the Law Commission for $30 plus postage. Any organisation or individual wishing to order a hard copy of the report should email bvanheezik@lawcom.govt.nz with their details.
by Talklaw Project Coordinator 2:34pm, 21 April 2010
A survey seeking views about problematic aspects of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) was sent out in mid-December and went to all agencies covered by the statutes and to interest groups and the media. Questions on the Acts were also available on 'TalkOfficialInformation'. A summary of survey responses is now available to view and indicates aspects that respondents found most problematic including areas requiring further investigation. NB: It does not reflect the Commission's views in any way nor include all topics that will be covered by the review.
by Talklaw Project Coordinator 11:02am, 7 April 2010
The Law Commission's consultation document, 'Alcohol in our Lives' was published in July 2009 and invited feedback from the public on the proposed options for the reform of liquor laws in New Zealand. The Commission received 2939 submissions through the public consultation process.
A full set of submissions are now available from the Commission.
Find out more - Liquor submissions release statement
by Talklaw Project Coordinator 3:36pm, 25 March 2010
Participate in our forums or send in a submission on the Law Commission's Review of the the Privacy Act 1993
The Issues Paper examines a number of key topics such as government and law enforcement information sharing, information matching, technological developments, trans-border data flows and direct marketing.
by Talklaw Project Coordinator 11:35am, 4 March 2010
Have your say on the Law Commission's Review of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975.
The Commission's Issues Paper, 'Controlling and Regulating Drugs' was released today for public feedback. Download the document, send in an online submission or participate in forums at TalkDrugs
by Talklaw Project Coordinator 4:04pm, 11 February 2010
After 20 years of operation, the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) and parts of the Local Government Offical Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) may be in need of improvement due, in part, to the explosion of information technology exacerberating problems. Take part in the survey questions and forum discussions
by Talklaw Project Coordinator 3:22pm, 4 December 2009
"Throughout this process I have been impressed by the commitment of ordinary New Zealanders to tackling these problems", says Sir Geoffrey Palmer, President of the Law Commission.
Read more about liquor submissions.
by Talklaw Project Coordinator 3:36pm, 5 November 2009
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