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The First and Second Schedules to the Act lists the Imperial Acts which are part of New Zealand law. The Act also provides that the common law of England (including the principles and rules of equity), so far as it was part of the laws of New Zealand immediately before the commencement of the Act, continue to be part of the laws of New Zealand ...
Urgent legislation banning greyhound dogs from being killed while the Government takes action to phase out greyhound racing in New Zealand by July 2026. [12] Therapeutic Products Act Repeal Act 2024 2024/55: 17 December 2024 Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Act 2024: 2024/54: 17 December 2024 Reinstates the three strikes law in ...
The judiciary of New Zealand is responsible for the system of courts that interprets and applies the laws of New Zealand.It has four primary functions: to provide a mechanism for dispute resolution; to deliver authoritative rulings on the meaning and application of legislation; to develop case law; and to uphold the rule of law, personal liberty and human rights. [1]
It has therefore represented New Zealand at the most prestigious moot court competition in the world, the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot, nine times in the past ten years. Highlights of Auckland's participation in the Jessup include a semi-final finish in 2012, and a Best Oralist award at the international rounds (Andrew Grant) in 2017.
The Faculty of Law and the University of Otago Faculty of Law were both established in 1873, making them the oldest law schools in New Zealand. The Faculty began offering a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1877. [3] [4] The faculty awards degrees in law and criminal justice, including the LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D.
New Zealand contract law was initially derived from the English model. Since 1969, however, a series of Acts of Parliament altered this, and New Zealand contract law is now 'largely... distinct from other jurisdictions'. [24] The main distinction of New Zealand contract law is the wide discretionary power given to courts in granting relief.
The Laws of New Zealand is an encyclopedia that is intended to provide a reliable statement of the whole law of New Zealand – statutory, regulatory, and judicial. Publication commenced in 1992. It is published by LexisNexis and is the only current encyclopaedia of New Zealand law. It is the New Zealand equivalent of Halsbury's Laws of England.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Monetary Policy) Amendment Act 2018 2018/59 20 December 2018 Coroners (Access to Body of Dead Person) Amendment Act 2018 2018/60 20 December 2018 Conservation (Infringement System) Act 2018 2018/61 20 December 2018 Tasman District Council (Waimea Water Augmentation Scheme) Act 2018: Local Act 2018/1: 18 December 2018