Legislation & Law
Law AccessLooking for information about the law? LawAccess has plain English information on areas of New Zealand law where people often experience problems: www.lawaccess.lsa.govt.nz These include the Legal Services Agency's info sheets, as well as information from other government and community organisations. Legal Services Agency: www.lsa.govt.nz |
New Zealand LegislationThe New Zealand Legislation website contains New Zealand Acts, Bills, and Regulations. The site is updated regularly by the Parliamentary Counsel Office. Search or browse, read and download, free of charge, from in your library or from home. |
Reference Collections Our Reference Collections include:
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BriefCase & ViewCase Brookers BriefCaseA comprehensive index of over 120,000 cases, sourced from a variety of New Zealand Courts and Tribunals and updated daily. ViewCaseGives access to full text PDFs of over 63,000 judgements from the Privy Council New Zealand Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court. The PDFs are generally searchable and may be downloaded for printing purposes. Updated daily. (Note: Look for the link to ViewCase at the top of each case. Click on the link to open a pdf of the judgement.) Access from our Databases >> |
Brookers Online DatabasesBrookers Online databases give access to New Zealand legislation and case law. Includes:
(Note: Look for the link to ViewCase at the top of each case. Click on the link to open a pdf of the judgement) |
Community Law CentresCommunity Law Centres provide a range of community legal services including:
Their website www.communitylaw.org.nz provides:
Hawkes Bay Community Law Centre - Ture Amo Kura O HeretaungaLocated in Karamu Road North, Hastings. For contact details see: www.hblaw.org.nz |
Judicial Decisions OnlineJudicial Decisions Online is provided by the Ministry of Justice. A searchable database of judgments and decisions sourced from New Zealand Courts and Tribunals. More...
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Justices of the Peace - JPsDo you need help from a Justice of the Peace? Local JPs are available in Hastings and Havelock North Libraries at the following times: Hastings Library – Tuesday afternoons, 2pm-4pm (as part of the Information Marketplace). Havelock North Library –Saturday mornings, 10am–12 noon (Community Room) Read more... |
The New Zealand Legal SystemThe New Zealand legal system has two main sources:
There are three branches of Government :
Find out more about our legal system at the Ministry of Justice website: http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/global-publications/t/the-new-zealand-legal-system |
New Zealand Acts As Enacted Historic Acts of Parliament - especially for researchers!A new website containing the New Zealand Acts 1841-2007 As-Enacted Collection is now available at: www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/hist_act Please note:
For current legislation and repealed legislation, visit the New Zealand Legislation website. The Acts are in PDF format. |
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