Significant reform is necessary of the laws protecting the community from reoffending risks posed by some people convicted of serious crimes. This paper presents proposals for the reform of the law governing preventive detention, extended supervision orders and public protection orders.

This report argues that succession law, the law about who inherits a person’s property when they die, needs reform.

The document identifies problems with the current surrogacy law and presents proposals for reform.

This document identifies issues with the current New Zealand succession law and presents detailed proposals for reform.

This review surveyed the expansion of the collection and use of DNA in criminal investigations in New Zealand. It was concluded that new DNA legislation is needed. The Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995 (CIBS Act) is no longer fit for purpose, constitutionally sound or accessible to users.