✨ Government Policy Statements
To assist in ensuring that New Zealand's social development and social
welfare policies are compatible with all that is best in family life the
Government has established a Cabinet Committee on Family Affairs.
This committee will examine all new legislation and review existing
legislation in this field to make sure that no measures are included that
will run counter to the interests of family life. The committee will also
assess proposals and suggest legislation for policy aimed at strengthening
family life.
The Government will maintain the rule of law. It will ensure that the
Police have the manpower and resources to meet the demands placed
upon them.
The law relating to misbehaviour in public places will be consolidated
and modernised. Where necessary, the law will be made more clear so
that the rights of society will be properly protected.
To help preserve law and order, measures will be introduced under
which the Minister of Immigration will have authority to order the
return to their homelands of immigrants convicted of offences punishable
by imprisonment.
The crucial emphasis of the joint responsibility of the public and the
Police for curbing and detecting crime will be promoted, and assistance
will be given the Police to expand community related services in order to
reduce the causes of potential disorder.
The Government proposes to proceed with the Wanganui Computer
Centre Bill which was introduced last year. The Bill will establish a
completely separate computer system designed primarily to aid the
Departments of Police and Justice and the Ministry of Transport to
carry out effectively their roles in relation to the law and the
administration of justice.
A major objective of the Bill is to ensure that the computer system
makes no unwarranted intrusion upon the privacy of the individual. It
will place strict controls on the use of the computer system and establish
a Privacy Commissioner with wide powers to inspect the system and to
investigate complaints about it from individuals.
Proposals for a Human Rights Commission are being formulated and a
Bill will be introduced for recess study.
Arising out of the recommendations of the Royal Commission on the
Sale of Liquor in New Zealand there will be legislation to provide
for an Alcoholic Liquor Advisory Council.
The provision enacted last year providing for automatic suppression of
an accused person's name before conviction will be repealed. Legislation
is also proposed to put into effect Law Reform Committee recommen-
dations relating to preliminary hearings, the effect of divorce on a will,
and insurance contracts.
The Government is committed to maintaining as high a level of
employment as possible within the constraints faced by the economy.
It is necessary to recognise, however, that existing economic conditions
preclude a general reflation of the economy and that job-creating
measures will have to be highly selective, emphasising activities which
are labour intensive and import saving.
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Government Statement on Economic Policy
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🏛️ Governance & Central AdministrationEconomic Policy, Inflation, Balance of Payments, Government Spending, National Development, Farming Industry, Meat Export Prices Stabilisation, Noxious Plants Bill
🏛️ Establishment of Cabinet Committee on Family Affairs
🏛️ Governance & Central AdministrationSocial Development, Social Welfare, Family Life, Legislation Review, Policy Suggestions
⚖️ Maintenance of Rule of Law and Police Resources
⚖️ Justice & Law EnforcementRule of Law, Police Resources, Public Misbehaviour, Law Consolidation, Modernisation
🛂 Immigration Measures for Law and Order
🛂 ImmigrationImmigration, Law and Order, Deportation, Criminal Offences
⚖️ Wanganui Computer Centre Bill
⚖️ Justice & Law EnforcementComputer System, Police, Justice, Ministry of Transport, Privacy, Privacy Commissioner
⚖️ Proposals for Human Rights Commission
⚖️ Justice & Law EnforcementHuman Rights Commission, Legislation, Recess Study
⚖️ Alcoholic Liquor Advisory Council
⚖️ Justice & Law EnforcementAlcoholic Liquor, Advisory Council, Royal Commission, Legislation
⚖️ Reforms in Legal Procedures
⚖️ Justice & Law EnforcementLegal Reforms, Name Suppression, Law Reform Committee, Preliminary Hearings, Divorce, Wills, Insurance Contracts
👷 Government Commitment to Employment
👷 Labour & EmploymentEmployment, Economic Conditions, Reflation, Job Creation, Labour Intensive, Import Saving