Depository Library Legislation cannot be accessed by many in the community Bound Legislation annotated by private providers is often out of date. Not everyone has access to the internet at home. Bills are not generally available in a timely fashion outside of Wellington. The Human Rights Act should guarantee access to the Law. Government should not endorse private publications due to risk and monitoring requirements.
Online law is essential to service overseas people as individuals and businesses.
There still needs to be paper copies of Legislation available, both uncompiled and compiled. Libraries have inadequate internet computer facilities and often charge for access. The fact that Sec 27 of The Copyright Act has not been brought into force, precludes wider dissemination of Legislation. In online internet kiosks in all libraries, prisons and Citizen Advice Bureaux.