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28 July 2022
Chris McCashin
[FYI request #19813 email]
Our ref: OIA 97368
Tēnā koe Chris
Official Information Act 1982 request: New Zealand legislation
Thank you for your email of 4 July 2022 to the Ministry of Justice requesting, under the Official
Information Act (the Act), the number and details of legislation in New Zealand. Specifically,
you requested:
Total Number of Laws in New Zealand at Dates 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 and
todays[sic] date 2022
From 2000 - 2022 can you please provide the following details of laws enacted:
Date of New Law
Name of Law / Statute
Party Responsible
Also from the dates 2000 - 2022 can you please provide the total number of laws
repealed and details of these laws (if any):
Date of Law Repealed
Name of Law / Statute
Party Responsible
The government does not keep a running total of legislation enacted or in force. Therefore,
your request for the number of laws, enacted and repealed, has been refused under section
18(e) of the Act as the information does not exist or cannot be found.
Your request for the details of legislation has been refused under section 18(d) of the Act as
the information is publicly available. You can review the legislation published online at
legislation.govt.nz. Older legislation is available from the New Zealand Legal Information
Institute. Please find the information you are seeking in the “Acts as Enacted 1841-2007” and
“Regulations as Made 1936-2007” databases at: nzlii.org/databases.html
If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. The Ombudsman may be contacted by phone on
0800 802 602 or by email to [email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Jenna Bottcher Hansen
Manager, Ministerial Relations and Services