Andrew Geddis
Andrew Geddis is a professor at the University of Otago, specializing in constitutional law and political theory. He has been critical of the Regulatory Standards Bill, highlighting its exclusion of Te Tiriti o Waitangi while attempting to create a compliance framework for future legislation, which he deems constitutionally significant.
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Geddis is a professor specializing in election law and constitutional matters at the University of Otago.
NZ Government allocates $25m for referendum on four-year parliamentary terms
New Zealand· 2025-08-06
Andrew Geddis is a law professor who commented on the legal implications of Mallard's actions as Speaker.
Lawsuit targets Trevor Mallard’s use of ‘bad music’ and sprinklers to drive Parliament protesters awayNew Zealand· 2025-06-26
Geddis discusses the implications of Judge Aitken's comments and the standards of behaviour for judges.
Judge Ema Aitken: Lawyers write letters of support to Attorney GeneralNew Zealand· 2025-06-05
Dr Andrew Geddis, constitutional law expert and professor at University of Otago, said the RSB would set up rules for how future laws could be made and what they could say.
Regulatory Standards Bill faces backlash at urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearingNew Zealand· 2025-05-14
Andrew Geddis highlighted the constitutional significance of the Regulatory Standards Bill in his submission.
Urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing: Concerns David Seymour’s new legislation is akin to Treaty Principles BillNew Zealand· 2025-05-13
