Open AccessLegislation: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
Author(s) -
John Burrows
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
victoria university of wellington law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-3082
pISSN - 1171-042X
DOI - 10.26686/vuwlr.v42i1.5408
Subject(s) - legislation , lawmaking , delegation , political science , public administration , law , legislature
This article considers the question of the delegation of lawmaking. The increasing use of tertiary legislation in New Zealand is analysed. It is suggested that the use of tertiary legislation is concerning in some aspects including the potential for abuses of power, inaccessibility, complexity and inconsistency.