Tag: Justice
Property (Relationships) Amendment Bill
Property (Relationships) Amendment Bill, Administration Amendment Bill, Family Proceedings Amendment Bill (No.2), Family Protection Amendment Bill
KEITH LOCKE (Green): This is very important
Replacing Privy Council step towards nationhood – Greens
Green MP Keith Locke today welcomed Margaret Wilson's position paper favouring an end to appeals to the Privy Council.
Restriction on public say over snooping laws
Green MP Keith Locke today accused the Government of going back on a commitment to allow full public debate on legislation allowing police and security agencies to intercept emails and hack into computers.
Supplementary Order Paper on the Crimes Amendment Bill (No.6)
This bill is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Greens to oppose hacking by security services
The Greens are not supporting Associate Justice Minister Paul Swain's Notice of Motion (No 1 government motion on the order paper) that allows the police and security services the right to hack into computers and intercept emails, faxes and pager mes
Secret cell-mate witness schemes sure to pose problems
News that a prison inmate witness had retracted evidence against Scott Watson showed the danger of using secret cell-mate witnesses, Green Party Police Spokesperson Keith Locke MP said today.
24 MPs sign petition calling for Indonesian restraint
A petition signed by 24 New Zealand MPs is being sent to the Indonesian Embassy today, calling for Indonesian military restraint in West Papua.
Government must reinstate appeal rights for overstayers
Yesterday's deportation of a Filipino family was an ominous precedent for thousands of overstayer families who do not qualify for the government's recently announced amnesty, Green MP Keith Locke said today.
Amnesty arrangement should go further – Greens
Green Party Immigration spokesperson Keith Locke has welcomed the amnesty for some long-term overstayers, but says the coverage should have been broader.