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Formed | 1 February 1986 |
Headquarters | Wellington, New Zealand |
Employees | 25 to 35 (varies) |
Annual budget | NZ$4.101 million |
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Agency executive |
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Website | lawcom.govt.nz |
New Zealand's Law Commission was established in 1986 by the Law Commission Act 1985. The Commission is an independent Crown entity (ICE) as defined in the Crown Entities Act 2004.
The main objective of the Law Commission as declared in its founding legislation is to monitor and critically analyse the laws of New Zealand with a view to identifying—and proposing solutions to—their possible shortcomings.
As of May 2016, the Law Commission comprises for members:
The Commission's areas of interest include: