Part 3


Lectures, talks and seminars

The legal low-down on the lockdown

The legal low-down on the lockdown: part 3

Join our academics as they discuss alert level 3 rules, police warnings and more.


Presented by Eddie Clark; Dean Knight; Nessa Lynch; Geoff McLay


30 April 2020 from 1.30 pm Apr 30, 2020 1:30 pm


In the third episode of the series, our Law Faculty academics continue their discussion on the legal implications of the government’s response to COVID-19.

  • the rules under alert level 3
  • disconnect between bubble rules and government messaging
  • police warnings and COVID-19 rule breaches
  • criminal courts and human rights
  • the Attorney-General, policymaking and COVID-19
  • were New Zealand citizens ever going to be banned from coming home?
  • the return to Parliament.