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The Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Rt. Hon D.A.M.

A new regime to handle claims for compensation from people who have been wrongly convicted and imprisoned has been approved by the Cabinet and will come into effect immediately.

The Minister of Justice, Rt Hon D.A.M. Graham, urged Maori to respect the decision of the Court of Appeal in the trout case.

"No one in this country is above the law,'' he said.

The Minister of Justice, Rt Hon D.A.M.

"Richard Prebble's claim that hosting APEC New Zealand 99 could be a waste of $44.5 million of tax payer's money is alarmist and inward looking," Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Don McKinnon

The Minister of Justice, Rt Hon D.A.M. Graham, said today there seems to be some confusion as to whether or not computer vandalism is a crime under existing law.

A lower drinking age and seven-day a week liquor sales are amongst the key changes in the Sale of Liquor Amendment Bill.

Moves to create greater transparency in the appointments and removal procedures for the Judiciary have been announced by the Attorney General, Rt Hon D.A.M. Graham.

Rt Hon Paul East QC will be New Zealand's new High Commissioner to London from February, Foreign Minister Don McKinnon announced today.

8 ACCEPTANCE OF DISPOSAL OFFER

8.1 If the Grantee accepts the Disposal Offer or otherwise
agrees to purchase the Highbank Assets on terms and conditions (including price)

The Minister of Justice, Rt Hon D.A.M. Graham, said today the Law Commission's report Compensating the Wrongly Convicted is timely.

The Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Rt Hon D.A.M. Graham, and members of Ngati Turangitukua today signed a Deed of Settlement on the Turangi township claim.

A Deed of Settlement will be signed in Turangi on Saturday by the Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Rt Hon D.A.M.

Issues surrounding public access to legislation are canvassed in a discussion paper distributed by the Parliamentary Counsel Office.

The Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom, Lord Irvine, is to visit New Zealand this week.

The Attorney-General, Minister of Justice and Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Rt Hon D.A.M.

Thank you for the opportunity to talk to you today, as we begin to emerge from a period of both economic and political adjustment.

The Minister of Justice, Rt Hon D.A.M. Graham, today introduced legislation which will ensure all Government policies and practices must comply with the Human Rights Act.

The Attorney-General, Rt Hon D.A.M. Graham, announced today the appointment of John Richard Wild QC as a Judge of the High Court.

The Attorney-General, Rt Hon D.A.M. Graham, today announced the intention to appoint the Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal, Chief Judge Edward Taihakurei Durie, as a Judge of the High Court.

The Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Hon D.A.M.

The Attorney-General, Rt Hon D.A.M.

Users of legislation are being surveyed on proposed changes to the format of legislation as part of a process directed at making the law easier to understand.

The Attorney-General, Rt Hon D.A.M.