Status: Completed
Project overview
This project proposed a draft Property Law Act to replace the Property Law Act 1952. One of the most important objectives of the new Act is to set forth rules of property law accessibly and in a manner which, allowing for the subject matter, can readily be understood.
Status: Completed
Preliminary Paper
The Property Law Act 1952 (NZLC PP16, 1991)
The Commission's Preliminary Paper, The Property Law Act 1952 (NZLC PP16, 1991).
Status: Completed
Report
A New Property Law Act (NZLC R29, 1994)
The Commission's Report, A New Property Law Act (NZLC R29, 1994).
Status: Completed
Government response
The Commission’s report was implemented in part by the Property Law Act 2007.
There was no requirement for the Government to present a formal response to Commission reports before April 2009.
See Official Government response process | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC).