Policy background Progress of policy review
After conducting an internal review the previous coalition Government commissioned an independent review of the 1886 Act. This was led by Neil Kinghan and was published on 8 November 2013. The previous Government considered this report and outlined its proposed approach to riot compensation payments in a public consultation, which was published on 5 June 2014. A response to the consultation was published on 12 March 2015 along with a draft Bill.