IP35 A New Crown Civil Proceedings Act For New Zealand

• General information
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • The reason for a new Crown Civil Proceedings Act
  • Principles for reform
  • Nature of this Paper
• Chapter 2 - Why is a Crown Civil Proceedings Bill needed?
  • Introduction
  • The new Act and its limitations
  • One major conceptual change
  • The overall scope of the proposed statute
  • The relationship to general rules of civil procedure
• Chapter 3 - Tort law and Crown liability
  • Introduction
  • Proposed direct liability in tort
  • The effect of employee immunity under other Acts
  • General restrictions on government liability
• Chapter 4 - Relationship to public law
  • Introduction
  • Judicial review proceedings
  • Damages for administrative failures
  • Proceedings for compensation under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
  • Approach in our draft Bill
• Chapter 5 - Compulsory enforcement
  • Introduction
  • Current prohibition on mandatory orders against the Crown
  • Arguments for and against the current prohibition
  • Options for reform
• Chapter 6 - Accountability of the Crown and its employees
  • Introduction
  • Accountability of the government in general
  • Liability of Crown employees
  • Accountability of Ministers
• Chapter 7 - Disclosure and public interest immunity
  • Introduction
  • Current law
  • Principles
  • Law reform issues
  • What approaches have been taken overseas?
  • Options for reform
  • General discovery issues
• Chapter 8 - Crown Civil Proceedings Bill and commentary
  • Introduction
  • Crown Civil Proceedings Bill Part 1 - Preliminary provisions
  • Crown Civil Proceedings Bill Part 2 - Substantive matters
  • Crown Civil Proceedings Bill Part 3 - Procedure and execution
  • Matters not to be covered in the new Act
• Appendix A - Questions for submitters
• Appendix B - Consultation