Field           Social Sciences

Rollover and Revision of Legal Studies unit standards

Subfield	Domain	ID
Social Science Studies	Legal Studies	8545, 8551, 8552, 8555, 10337, 32360

NZQA National Qualifications Services (NQS) has completed the rollover and revision of the unit standards listed above.

Date new versions published                                                                                               December 2025

Planned review date                                                                                               December 2027

Summary

Though these unit standards were due for review as part of the NQS review cycle but instead were revised and rolled over. The revision was to update the legislation and resource references. The rollover was to allow for a comprehensive review of the suite of Legal Studies unit standards in 2027.

Main changes

· The planned review date for the unit standards above was extended from 31 December 2025 to 31 December 2027.

· Legislation and resource references were checked for currency and minor amendments made to website addresses.

· The purpose statement of unit standard 8552 was updated to align with the outcomes.