Round-up: Search & Surveillance Bill
A round-up of what people are saying about the latest version of the Search & Surveillance Bill.
The report … Keep reading “Round-up: Search & Surveillance Bill”
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Chairperson’s Report for 2009-2010
Chairperson's Report To Members At The Annual General Meeting Of The New Zealand Council For Civil Liberties Inc Held On … Keep reading “Chairperson’s Report for 2009-2010”
Personal account of NZCCL AGM and BOR Talk
This is my personal account of the NZCCL AGM and the talk by Andrew Butler that followed. It is not … Keep reading “Personal account of NZCCL AGM and BOR Talk”
Guest post: The Police Arms Race
Guest post by Michael Bott
Greg O’Connor wants all Police to be armed. The Prime Minster John Key thinks that
… Keep reading “Guest post: The Police Arms Race” Encouraging conversations about justified limitations on rights
Some thoughts on the NZ Bill of Rights Act 1990 at its 20th Anniversary
The New Zealand Bill of Rights … Keep reading “Encouraging conversations about justified limitations on rights”
NZCCL Annual General Meeting – Nov 10th
The Annual General Meeting of the New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties will be at 12:30pm on Wednesday the 10th … Keep reading “NZCCL Annual General Meeting – Nov 10th”
Changes to name suppression laws
The government has announced plans to implement the recommendations of the Law Commission to change the laws around name suppression. … Keep reading “Changes to name suppression laws”
Summary of the Issues Paper re the Official Information Act
The Law Commission is working on a review of the Official Information Act. They have just released the first … Keep reading “Summary of the Issues Paper re the Official Information Act”
Constitutional lawyers reject the special powers Earthquake Act
A group of constitutional lawyers and law professors have expressed their concerns about the Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act … Keep reading “Constitutional lawyers reject the special powers Earthquake Act”
Select Committee make a mistake, recommends giving all current prisoners the vote
Andrew Geddis at Pundit has pointed out a serious flaw in the amendments proposed by the Law and Order to … Keep reading “Select Committee make a mistake, recommends giving all current prisoners the vote”
Disappointment as select committee recommends taking vote from prisoners
The Law and Order Select Committee has recommended (PDF) that the bill to strip the vote from all prisoners should … Keep reading “Disappointment as select committee recommends taking vote from prisoners”
Blogger convicted for online breach of suppression order
Blogger Cameron Slater has been convicted in the District Court for 9 breaches of name suppression orders. He has been … Keep reading “Blogger convicted for online breach of suppression order”
Concerns over quake emergency powers law
Parliament has passed the wide-ranging Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act. This allows the government to override a number … Keep reading “Concerns over quake emergency powers law”
Customs Gathering Intelligence at the Border
Why did Customs copy the address book from a mobile phone owned by the wife of Michael Quinlan, owner of … Keep reading “Customs Gathering Intelligence at the Border”
NZCCL Submission – revised Search & Surveillance Bill
This is the Council's second submission about the Search & Surveillance Bill.
Summary: It is the view of NZCCL … Keep reading “NZCCL Submission – revised Search & Surveillance Bill”
Moana Jackson – A further primer on the foreshore and seabed
Moana Jackson has written A Further Primer on the Foreshore and Seabed.
It's an interesting summary of the original … Keep reading “Moana Jackson – A further primer on the foreshore and seabed”
Tech Liberty submission on Search & Surveillance Bill
Tech Liberty has posted their submission about the Search and Surveillance Bill. Click the link to read the full details, but … Keep reading “Tech Liberty submission on Search & Surveillance Bill”
Strengthening the Bill of Rights Act
Blogger No Right Turn has two useful articles about strengthening the Bill of Rights Act.
The first comments on Green … Keep reading “Strengthening the Bill of Rights Act”
Official Information Act Performance
The Official Information Act is an important facet of New Zealand's democracy. By making all government information available on request, unless … Keep reading “Official Information Act Performance”
A Brief Report – Celebrating 20 Years of the Bill of Rights
A brief account of the public lectures from Sir Kenneth Keith and Rayhan Langdana on the occasion of the 20th … Keep reading “A Brief Report – Celebrating 20 Years of the Bill of Rights”