The Ministry of Justice provides a range of advice to our Ministers on topics relevant to our work programme, Ministerial priorities and around ongoing legislation.
This page provides a list of advice that has been sent. Items below are listed from newest to oldest. Please note that this is not a complete list, items may have been withheld, the most common grounds for withholding this information are under the following sections of the Official Information Act.
You have a right to request a copy of any document listed under the Official Information Act. Publication of any title does not preclude the item being withheld either in part or in full should it be requested.
There may be some instances where items are listed twice, once to each Minister. This indicates that it was provided to both Ministers for either action or noting
To formally request a copy of any title listed please email oia@justice.govt.nz
| Date | Type | Vote | Minister | Title |
| 19/04/2024 | Briefing | Courts | McKee | Final Supplementary Estimates of Appropriation 2023/24 and Estimates of Appropriations 2024/25 |
| 18/04/2024 | Report | Courts | McKee | Weekly report to Minister McKee |
| 18/04/2024 | Aide memoire | Courts | McKee | Regarding MBIE Briefing “Including Employment Court Proposals in the Regulatory Systems (Justice) Amendment Bill” |
| 12/04/2024 | Briefing | Courts | McKee | Appointment Briefing Sheet - Warrants for Governor-General |
| 12/04/2024 | Briefing | Courts | McKee | Budget 2024: Final Supplementary Estimates of Appropriation 2023/24 and Estimates of Appropriations 2024/25 for Vote Courts |
| 12/04/2024 | Briefing | Courts | McKee | Court timeliness dashboard for other jurisdictions |
| 11/04/2024 | Report | Courts | McKee | Weekly report for Minister McKee |
| 4/04/2024 | Briefing | Justice | McKee | Regulatory Systems (Justice) Amendment Bill: Occupational Regulation amendments for inclusion |
| 4/04/2024 | Speech notes | Justice | McKee | Information and talking points for meeting with Derek Manson on 3D-printed firearms |
| 4/04/2024 | Appointment Advice | Justice | McKee | Minister’s Arms Advisory Group: Appointment Letters |
| 4/04/2024 | Report | Justice | McKee | Weekly Report for Minister McKee |
| 4/04/2024 | Report | Courts | McKee | Weekly Report for Minister McKee |
| 2/04/2024 | Email Advice | Justice | McKee | Member's Bill update - Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Cellar Door Tasting) Amendment Bill |
| 28/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | McKee | Phase 2 of your firearms reform: clubs and ranges and other time sensitive matters |
| 28/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Minister meeting with Criminal Bar Association |
| 28/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Overview of hate crime |
| 28/03/2024 | Letter | Justice | Goldsmith | Letters of Expectations |
| 28/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Independent Police Conduct Authority |
| 27/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | McKee | Annual General Meeting for the New Zealand Antique and Historical Arms Association |
| 27/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | McKee | Meeting with Brewers’ Association of New Zealand |
| 27/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | McKee | Responding to the Crown memorandum responding to application for priority hearing in Waitangi Tribunal Justice System Kaupapa Inquiry in relation to changes to sentencing laws |
| 27/03/2024 | Targeted consultation document | Justice | McKee | Regulatory System (Justice) Amendment Bill - Court System: Preliminary issues paper |
| 27/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | McKee | Adoption law reform: Background information and work to date |
| 27/03/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Minister of Justice - Weekly Report week beginning 1 April |
| 27/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Representation Commission |
| 27/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Adoption law reform: Background information and work to date |
| 26/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | McKee | Immigration and Protection Tribunal: Member Reappointments |
| 26/03/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Human Rights Commission |
| 26/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | New Whanganui Courthouse |
| 26/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Customer and Product Data Bill 2024 |
| 25/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Proposed safe areas: Meeting with the Associate Minister of Health |
| 25/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Options for progressing an annual courts improvement bill |
| 25/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | LEG meeting on Family Court Associates: Family Court Amendment Rules 2024 |
| 25/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Cabinet Legislation Committee – Reinstating the Privacy Amendment Bill |
| 22/03/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Weekly Cabinet Paper Report - 25 March 2024 |
| 22/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Programme of firearms reform across the Parliamentary term |
| 21/03/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Weekly report for Minister Goldsmith 21 March 2024 - FINAL |
| 21/03/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | FIANZ Report on Hate Speech |
| 21/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Tauranga City Council election - Order in Council under section 266 of the Electoral Act |
| 20/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | AM to support the planning for the Minister upcoming Geneva trip |
| 19/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Ministry of Justice Tier 1 official statistics and ‘Justice Statistics’ publication |
| 19/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Budget 2024: Draft Supplementary Estimates of Appropriation 2023/24 and Estimates of Appropriations 2024/25 for Vote Justice |
| 19/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | AM and accompanying LOEs for the Electoral Commission and Human Rights Commission. |
| 19/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | AM Justice Bills for Reinstatement |
| 19/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | UPR - information on process and draft sample speaking materials |
| 18/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | AM for meeting with Professor Ian Lambie |
| 18/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Information for the Justice Sector Bilateral Meeting with the Minister of Finance [Budget Sensitive] |
| 18/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | AM on Evidence (Giving Evidence of Family Violence) Amendment Bill |
| 15/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Ram Raid Offending and Related Measures Bill: Options for progression |
| 15/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Meeting with Chief District Court Judge on 19 March 2024 |
| 15/03/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Weekly Cabinet Paper Report - 18 March 2024 |
| 15/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | SCAG report back AM for Cabinet |
| 15/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Meeting with the Chief Justice on 18 March 2024 |
| 15/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Proposed Overseas Travel to Europe – April-May 2024 |
| 15/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | AM for Justice Sector Bilateral with MOF |
| 14/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Protection for First Responders and Prison Officers Member’s Bill: Challenges with the Bill’s proposals |
| 14/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Aide memoire: Oranga Tamariki’s advice on Young Serious Offender category and military-style academy orders |
| 14/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Reducing the application fee for King’s Counsel: Cabinet Legislation Committee agreement, with associated draft LEG paper and draft leg amendment |
| 14/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Oaths and Declarations (Māori Language) Amendment Regulations 2024 |
| 14/03/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Weekly report for Minister Goldsmith |
| 14/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Application for Compensation for Wrongful Conviction and Detention |
| 13/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Inquiry by the Criminal Cases Review Commission |
| 12/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Implementation options for Budget 24 initiatives |
| 12/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | CVA advice on timely justice |
| 11/03/2024 | Letter | Justice | Goldsmith | Crown entity Letters of Expectations |
| 8/03/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Universal Periodic Report: Draft National Report for Approval |
| 8/03/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Changes to the UPR National Report following SOU |
| 8/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Netsafe’s funding contract with the Ministry of Justice |
| 7/03/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Weekly report for Minister Goldsmith 7 March 2024 - FINAL |
| 7/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Victim Assistance Scheme grants for a potential second Masjidain Attack Coronial Inquiry hearing in 2023/24 |
| 7/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Draft papers for JSSM 20 March |
| 7/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Crown entities: Letters of Expectations |
| 6/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Tauranga City Council election: Issuing an Order in Council under section 266 of the Electoral Act |
| 6/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Law Commission’s Third Review of the Evidence Act |
| 6/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Developing the Law Commission’s 2024/25 Work Programme |
| 5/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Ram Raid Offending and Related Measures Amendment Bill – Initial Briefing |
| 5/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | To Support Minister Goldsmith’s meeting with Netsafe on Wednesday 6 March. |
| 4/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Stalking in the law: Meeting with the Auckland Coalition for Safety of Women and Children – 6 March 2024 |
| 4/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Timely Justice Action Plan - Draft Memo & Dashboard |
| 1/03/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Amended Weekly Cabinet Paper Report |
| 1/03/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Judicial Terms and Conditions |
| 1/03/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Weekly Cabinet Paper Report |
| 1/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Minister’s meeting about family violence sexual violence |
| 1/03/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Weekly report for Minister Goldsmith 29 February 2024 - FINAL |
| 1/03/2024 | Notes | Justice | Goldsmith | 501 Documentary Q&As |
| 1/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Judicial Terms and Conditions |
| 1/03/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Minister’s meeting about family violence sexual violence |
| 1/03/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Weekly report for Minister Goldsmith |
| 29/02/2024 | Briefing | Courts | McKee | Review of the Courts (Remote Participation) Act 2010: Scope and Timing |
| 29/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Courts | McKee | REA Q2 performance |
| 29/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Family Court Associates: Family Court Amendment Rules 2024 draft LEG paper for ministerial consultation |
| 29/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Crown entity Q2 performance |
| 29/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee: Universal Periodic Review: Draft National Report for Approval - supplementary information on the examination |
| 28/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Members Bill: Parole (Mandatory Completion of Rehabilitative Programmes) Amendment Bill |
| 28/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Threshold in the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009 |
| 28/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Progressing a term of Parliament Bill and referendum – approach and timeframes |
| 27/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Information support for Minister’s meeting with Victim Support |
| 27/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Legislative Statement for the Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill |
| 27/02/2024 | Notes | Justice | Goldsmith | Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill – draft speech notes |
| 26/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Courts | McKee | Courts (Remote Participation) Amendment Bill: Approval to introduce. |
| 26/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Surrender of Kyung Yup Kim to the People’s Republic of China |
| 26/02/2024 | Advice | Justice | Goldsmith | Draft Press Release for Third Reading - Legal Services Amendment Bill |
| 23/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Annual review 2022/23 – hearing pack (hard copy) |
| 23/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Courts | McKee | Cabinet Expenditure and Regulatory Review Committee: Improving the quality of New Zealand’s Regulation: Report back on a new Regulatory Standards Bill |
| 23/02/2024 | Report | Courts | McKee | Weekly Cabinet Papers Report |
| 22/02/2024 | Paper | Justice | Goldsmith | Director, Human Rights Proceedings |
| 22/02/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Weekly report for Minister Goldsmith From 22 February 2024 |
| 22/02/2024 | Report | Courts | McKee | Weekly report for Minister McKee |
| 22/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Courts | McKee | Supporting significant court events: Masjidain Attack Coronial Inquiry as an example |
| 22/02/2024 | Briefing | Courts | McKee | Regulatory Systems (Justice) Amendment Bill: process and preparations |
| 21/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Ministry of Justice Policy Work Programme Update |
| 21/02/2024 | Briefing | Courts | McKee | 2024 March Baseline Update Submission for Vote Courts |
| 21/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Courts | McKee | Information in response to the BIM from the New Zealand - Association of Counsellors |
| 20/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Property Portfolio Deep Dive |
| 20/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | 2024 March Baseline Update Submission for Vote Justice |
| 20/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Courts | McKee | Reinstating three strikes sentencing law |
| 20/02/2024 | Briefing | Courts | McKee | Ministry of Justice Property Portfolio |
| 19/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | DPMC national security briefing |
| 16/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Certification of Contingent Liabilities and Assets as at 31 December 2023 |
| 16/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Cabinet: Approval for introduction: Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill |
| 16/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Actions from the Property Deep Dive |
| 16/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | IPCA AM Ministers meeting 20 Feb 2024 OPC AM Ministers meeting 20 Feb 2024 |
| 16/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Standing Council of Attorneys-General meeting: draft meeting materials |
| 16/02/2024 | Report | Courts | McKee | Weekly Cabinet Papers Report |
| 16/02/2024 | Cabinet papers | Courts | McKee | Submission of bids for the 2024 Legislation Programme - Vote Courts |
| 16/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Courts | McKee | Actions from the Property Deep Dive |
| 15/02/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Weekly report for Minister Goldsmith 15 February 2024 |
| 15/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Meeting with Sonya Talagi – Niue Minister of Social Services (Justice, Culture, Education, Health) |
| 15/02/2024 | Report | Courts | McKee | Weekly report for Minister McKee |
| 14/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Victims Operating Model briefing |
| 14/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Regulatory Impact Statement: Responding to Gang Harms |
| 13/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Briefing to support meeting with the Chief Victims Advisor |
| 13/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Courts | McKee | Minister meeting with Communio. Introduction to Communio - invitation to meet |
| 13/02/2024 | Briefing | Courts | McKee | Three legislative changes to enable more virtual participation: Draft Cabinet paper for Ministerial consultation |
| 12/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Aide-memoire for CVA meeting with Minister Goldsmith |
| 12/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | CCRC meeting paper |
| 9/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | AM and Draft National Action Plan Against Racism Developing a national action plan against racism |
| 9/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Final meeting pack for JSM 13 Feb |
| 9/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Standing Council of Attorneys-General meeting, Melbourne, 22-24 February: Options for bilateral meetings and events |
| 9/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Courts | McKee | Meeting with Community and Retailers in Auckland on 10 February |
| 8/02/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Weekly report for Minister Goldsmith or 8 February 2024 - FINAL |
| 8/02/2024 | Letter | Justice | Goldsmith | Crown entity Letters of Expectations 2024/25 |
| 8/02/2024 | Report | Courts | McKee | Weekly report for Minister McKee |
| 8/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Courts | McKee | Minister for Courts meeting with CDCJ |
| 8/02/2024 | Briefing | Courts | McKee | Information on the timeliness of District Court Jury Trials |
| 7/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Fast-Track Consenting Legislation: Delegated Decisions and Ministerial Group Meeting, Thursday 8 February |
| 7/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Briefing with draft agenda and supporting papers for JSM on 13 Feb |
| 5/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Impacts on the Disputes Tribunal of the Companies (Non-Publication of Residential Addresses) Amendment Bill, an undrawn member's bill |
| 5/02/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | New Zealand’s acceptance of Rwanda as a new member of the Hague Conference on Private International Law |
| 2/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Meeting with New Zealand Law Society – 14 February 2024 |
| 2/02/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Aide memoire Legal Services Amendment Bill |
| 2/02/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Weekly report for Minister Goldsmith 1 February 2024 - FINAL |
| 1/02/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Weekly Report |
| 1/02/2024 | Report | Courts | McKee | Weekly report for Minister McKee |
| 31/01/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | 100 Day Plan: Gangs – search powers |
| 30/01/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | NZBORA (Right to Sustainable Environment) Amendment Bill |
| 30/01/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Government Response to UN Human Rights Committee on prisoner voting (Communication No. 3666/2019) |
| 29/01/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index |
| 29/01/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index |
| 29/01/2024 | Aide memoire | Courts | McKee | Te Ao Marama Best Practice Framework |
| 26/01/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Cabinet papers at Cabinet/committees week of 30 January |
| 26/01/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Developing a National Action Plan Against Racism |
| 26/01/2024 | Report | Courts | McKee | Weekly report for Minister McKee |
| 25/01/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Oaths and Declarations (Māori Language) Amendment Regulations 2024 |
| 25/01/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Government responses to Privacy Commissioner’s reviews of statutory authorities for information matching provisions |
| 25/01/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | National Iwi Chairs Forum Quarterly Hui on 2 February 2024 |
| 25/01/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Weekly report, 25 January 2024 |
| 25/01/2024 | Report | Courts | McKee | Weekly report for Minister McKee |
| 25/01/2024 | Briefing | Courts | McKee | Developing a National Action Plan Against Racism |
| 25/01/2024 | Aide memoire | Courts | McKee | 60 year anniversary celebration for Dick Williams |
| 24/01/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Meeting with Te Mana o Ngāpuhi Kowhao Rau; Waitangi Week 2024 |
| 24/01/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Waitangi Programme and briefings for 30th January – 2nd February |
| 23/01/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Background and next steps for Privacy Amendment Bill |
| 19/01/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Budget 24 Cluster Approach |
| 19/01/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Prime Minister’s Priority Targets: Justice Sector |
| 18/01/2024 | Aide memoire | Justice | Goldsmith | Property Portfolio Deep Dive |
| 18/01/2024 | Report | Justice | Goldsmith | Weekly report, 18 January 2024 |
| 18/01/2024 | Report | Courts | McKee | Weekly report for Minister McKee |
| 18/01/2024 | Aide memoire | Courts | McKee | Courts portfolio – proposed priorities |
| 18/01/2024 | Briefing | Courts | McKee | District Court criminal jurisdiction timeliness and justice sector performance |
| 17/01/2024 | Briefing | Courts | McKee | Legislative vehicle options to progress three courts remote participation changes. |
| 16/01/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | National Iwi Chairs Forum Quarterly Hui – Pou Tikanga joint report-back |
| 12/01/2024 | Briefing | Justice | Goldsmith | Te Au Reka (Caseflow Management) Information Sheet – 23 Jan Officials Meeting |
| 12/01/2024 | Briefing | Courts | McKee | Te Au Reka (Caseflow Management) Information Sheet – 23 Jan Officials Meeting |
| 8/01/2024 | Aide memoire | Courts | McKee | Responding to follow up questions from the District Court briefings dated 29 November 2023 |
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