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| Thread ID: 78531 | 2007-04-19 03:03:00 | Trouble with understanding New Zealand legal system | Renmoo (66) | PC World Chat |
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| 542336 | 2007-05-08 03:23:00 | Winston, the uproar is from those whose "constitutional right" to wallop (or threaten) anyone smaller than themselves is questioned. It's curious that the frequently asserted justification for "physical discipline" is an alleged aversion to violence. Bring back the knout or sjambok. That'll learn the little brats to not be violent when (or if) they "grow up" like us. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 542337 | 2007-06-08 08:03:00 | A quick question: What's the difference between "regulations" and "acts"? .... so sick of everything. |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 542338 | 2007-06-08 08:30:00 | Acts are "primary legislation" while regulations are a form of "secondary legislation" Parliament pass the "Acts", but delegate the "Regulations" to the executive. A minister can sign off on Regulation changes, but the "parent" Act for those regulations requires Parliamentary intervention for such changes. More info here: www.vuw.ac.nz |
godfather (25) | ||
| 542339 | 2007-06-08 08:33:00 | An Act is the law . That's what a Bill becomes when it isapproved in Parliament, and signed by the GG . Regulations are documents containing rules which make an Act usable and enforcible . Regulations are usually formulated by the depoertment responsible for administering an Act . It's easier to change regulations to suit changing conditions than an Act . An act lays down what you may or may not do . Regulations might tell you how . I think regulations are made "legal" by an Order in Council . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 542340 | 2007-06-09 02:30:00 | Godfather and Graham explain this very well. Many Acts of Parliament contain one section near the start which allows the Governor-General by Order in Council to promulgate Regulations under that Act. What happens is that Cabinet plus the Governor-General = Executive Council, consider and pass regulations from time to time which are referred to them by Ministers. For example, the Land Transfer (Electronic Registration) Act 2002 provides for regulations to be made. The regulations themselves are very important because they describe the electronic forms and data which are required to run a land registry system of high security and integrity. The important point is that these can be changed quickly as better computer systems are developed. The most common example however is the Traffic Regulations which are changed from time to time. Most traffic tickets are for breaches of the Regulations, not the Land Transport Act 1998. Regulations are laws. The whole point of Regulations is that they can be changed without any Parliamentary debate. The late Robert Muldoon was a great fan and arguably the process is open to political abuse. However I think there is a Regulations Review Select Committee to keep an eye on things. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
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