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020			_a978-877569-93-7 (Online)
022			_21177-6196 (Online)
040			_aAFVC
245			_aReview of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 : _cLaw Commission _bTe Arotake i te Property (Relationships) Act 1976
246			_aTe Arotake i te Property (Relationships) Act 1976 : _bHe Aronga i Mariu ai
260			_aWellington, New Zealand : _bLaw Commission, _c2018
300			_aelectronic document (258 pages) ; PDF file
500			_aLaw Commission Report | Pūrongo, 143, July 2019
520			_aThe Law Commission’s final report on its review of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 was tabled in Parliament by the Justice Minister Andrew Little on 23 July 2019. The Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (PRA) sets out how relationship property should be divided when a relationship ends by separation or death. The report makes 140 recommendations and concludes that, while many of the existing rules within the Act are satisfactory, the Act is no longer fit for purpose, and recommends a new Act be introduced covering relationships ending by separation. The Law Commission did not consider relationships ending on death, and recommended that these should be dealt with separately. The Coalition Government will now give further consideration to the report’s recommendations and the wider impact of its proposals.(From the media release). In Law Commission's view, the PRA is no longer fit for purpose for 21st century New Zealand. The Law Commission recommends that the PRA is repealed and replaced with a new statute that applies to relationships that end on separation, entitled the Relationship Property Act (the new Act). The new Act should give effect to the recommendations for reform set out in this report and otherwise modernise and simplify the law. (From the Executive summary). Background: This project, Review of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976, examines New Zealand’s relationship property legislation. When it was enacted, the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 was seen as a significant and long-awaited step in the development of relationship property law in New Zealand. It sets out the rules for how the property of two partners is divided when they separate or when one of them dies. Subsequently, a set of important amendments were made to the Act in 2001, including its extension to de facto relationships. The underpinning principle of the Act is that “relationship property” as defined by the Act should be divided equally between the two partners upon their separation. (From the website). More information about this project, including related publications can be found on the website - follow the link. Record #6348
650			_aCHILDREN _9127
650			_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650			_aFAMILIES _9238
650			_aFAMILY LAW _9244
650			_aFAMILY VIOLENCE _9252
650			_aINTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS _9325
650			_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650			_aLAW REFORM _9338
650			_aLEGISLATION _9346
650			_aMĀORI _9357
650		5	_9360 _aMARRIAGE
650		0	_96314 _aPROPERTY (RELATIONSHIPS) ACT 1976
650		0	_aSEPARATION _9522
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
710			_aTe Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission _913835
773	0	3	_tLaw Commission Report | Pūrongo, 143, July 2019
830			_aLaw Commission Report | Pūrongo _98547
856			_uhttps://www.lawcom.govt.nz/sites/default/files/projectAvailableFormats/NZLC%20-%20PRA%20Review%20Project%20-%20Final%20Report%20R143.pdf
856			_uhttps://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/justice-minister-tables-law-commission-report-property-relationships-act-1976 _zMedia release
856			_uhttps://lawcom.govt.nz/our-projects/review-property-relationships-act-1976?id=1550 _yAccess the website
942			_2ddc _cBRIEFING