Why making the law is Parliament’s job

NZ Herald
10 September, 2026

Two speeches from the Crown’s most senior lawyers over the past month have answered a question that should never have been in doubt: who makes the law?

Attorney-General Chris Bishop spoke to the Law Association on August 6. Solicitor-General Anna Adams, KC, spoke to the Legal Research Foundation last Thursday. Both answered emphatically: making the law is Parliament’s job.

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