Request for copies of all documents connected to the proposed legislation to remove actions in tort connected to climate change.
Response date
19 August 2026
Type
Departmental
Request for copies of all documents connected to the proposed legislation to remove actions in tort connected to climate change.
Response date
19 August 2026
Type
Departmental
Details of the request
- Please provide copies of all documents connected to the proposed legislation to remove actions in tort connected to climate change announced by the Minister of Justice today.
- Please provide any personal information you hold about me connected to any matter relating to climate change.
Released documents
- Excerpt - Environment and Climate Change Weekly Updates for week of 16 March 202 (PDF, 33KB)
- Excerpt - Internal memo - Responses to questions from MfE (NCA amendments) (PDF, 161KB)
- Excerpt - Horizon Scan 2023 - Te Pūrengi final report (PDF, 141KB)
- Email RE: this week milestones (PDF, 195KB)
- Email RE: Summary of Supreme Court decision in Smith v Fonterra and implications (PDF, 298KB)
- Email BRF 4648 - Options for responding to Smith v Fonterra Litigation (PDF, 181KB)
- Email RE: Cabinet paper for Min Consultation – Policy decisions on targeted reform of emissions related torts (PDF, 193KB)
- Email RE: Supplementary advice: policy decisions on targeted reform of emissions related torts – addition MfE advice (PDF, 266KB)
- Letter from the Attorney-General: Smith v Fonterra [2024] NZSC 5 (PDF, 65KB)
- Email RE: BRF-4465 Next steps in responding to Attorney-General request re: Smith v Fonterra (PDF,190 KB)
- Email FW_ BRF 4648 - Options for responding to Smith v Fonterra Litigation (PDF, 149KB)
- BRF-4465: Next Steps in responding to Attorney-General request re Smith v Fonterra and BRF-4648 - Options for responding to Smith v Fonterra Litigation
- Climate Change Response (Removal of Tort and Other Claims) Amendment V1 (PDF, 109KB)