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New Zealand Police Act Wiki Lets You Write the Law

Posted by samzenpus on from the I-can-speed-every-tuesday dept.

PhoenixOr writes "New Zealand is now on the top of my list for cool governments. They've opened a wiki allowing the populace to craft a new version of their Police Act, the legislative basis for policing in New Zealand."

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  1. Re:Not such a good idea.. by TallGuyRacer · · Score: 3, Informative

    Nobody said the result would definitely be used. The wiki is just being used to get suggestions and ideas...

  2. Did you read the article? by Jane+Q.+Public · · Score: 4, Informative

    The wiki does not allow people to write law. It is just for citizen input.

  3. Re:kiwis use wikis by Petrushka · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not so fast. They've set the wiki up with a rather short-sighted password policy: any editor can set a password on any page that can protect that page from being edited or even being seen by anyone else. I'm having difficulty finding any pages that don't have passwords set ...

  4. Re:Polity and Custom of the Camiroi by miruku · · Score: 4, Informative

    on a related note;

    http://www.pyrsf.com/chapters/Wikiworld/Wikiworld.htm

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    MilkMiruku