Submission: Firearms Prohibition Orders
The Council opposes the Firearms Prohibition Orders (No 2) bill. The Council continues to oppose all legislation which misrepresents … Keep reading “Submission: Firearms Prohibition Orders”
Submissions
Submission: Covid-19 Response (Fast Track Consenting) Bill
The Council for Civil Liberties has made a slightly late submission to the Environment Select Committee on the Covid-19 Response … Keep reading “Submission: Covid-19 Response (Fast Track Consenting) Bill”
Submission: Covid-19 Public Health Response Act
After complaints that the government rushed through the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act with barely 16 hours for a selected … Keep reading “Submission: Covid-19 Public Health Response Act”
Submission: Screen Industry Workers Bill
The NZ Council for Civil Liberties made a submission to the Select Committee considering the Screen Industry Workers Bill.… Keep reading “Submission: Screen Industry Workers Bill”
Submission: Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Bill
The Council is disappointed that the Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Bill continues the fiction that voting is not … Keep reading “Submission: Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Bill”
Submission: Vaping Bill
The Council made a submission on the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill due to our concerns with
Submission: TIPC emergency service access to location information
The Council has made a submission to the Privacy Commisioner concerning the proposed extensions to the Telecommunications Information Privacy Code. … Keep reading “Submission: TIPC emergency service access to location information”
Oral submission: APEC 2021 Bill
Following up on our written submission we also appeared before the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee to make … Keep reading “Oral submission: APEC 2021 Bill”
Submission: APEC 2021 Bill
The Council opposes the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC 2021) Bill.
As the strongest democracy in APEC, New Zealand has … Keep reading “Submission: APEC 2021 Bill”
Submission: Public Service Legislation Bill
The Council makes 13 recommendations in our submission on the Public Service Legislation Bill. Our recommendations include
- Expanding the
Submission: Algorithm Charter
The Council welcomes the government’s Algorithm Charter, and has many suggestions for an effective process that puts people’s rights … Keep reading “Submission: Algorithm Charter”
Against pre-crime – Control Order Bill oral submission
We made the folllowing oral submission to the Select Committee overseeing the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill. (See our … Keep reading “Against pre-crime – Control Order Bill oral submission”
Submission: Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill
We strongly oppose the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill.
The very purpose of it, to apply sanctions without sufficient … Keep reading “Submission: Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill”
Submission: Arms Legislation Bill
The NZ Council for Civil Liberties has made a submission about the the Arms Legislation Bill.
While not opposed … Keep reading “Submission: Arms Legislation Bill”
Submission: Electoral Amendment Bill
We are disappointed in the Electoral Amendment Bill more for what it doesn’t do than what it does.
We support … Keep reading “Submission: Electoral Amendment Bill”
Submission: Abortion Legislation Bill
We have made our submission about the Abortion Legislation Bill to the committee (see attachment). We support the passage … Keep reading “Submission: Abortion Legislation Bill”
Submission: Zero Carbon Bill
The NZ Council for Civil Liberties has made a submission (PDF) about the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) … Keep reading “Submission: Zero Carbon Bill”
Submission: Privacy Bill
Text of the NZ Council for Civil Liberties submission re the Privacy Bill.
Privacy in 2018
The NZ Council for … Keep reading “Submission: Privacy Bill”
Submission: Against the crime of blasphemy
The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties has made the following submission to the Crimes Amendment Bill.
The New … Keep reading “Submission: Against the crime of blasphemy”
Submission: End of Life Choice Bill
Submission
The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties encourages Parliament to pass the End of Life Choice Bill.