This paper provides a 10-year infrastructure investment plan to restore and modernise buildings across the Ministry of Justice’s property portfolio.
On this page you’ll find documents that have been published under the Government’s policy requiring Ministers to proactively release Cabinet papers and related material.
The policy applies to papers lodged for consideration by Cabinet from 1 January 2019 onwards. Cabinet papers and minutes must be proactively published within 30 business days of final decisions being taken by Cabinet, unless there’s a good reason not to publish them (whether in part or in full), or to delay the release. The policy doesn’t apply to Cabinet papers concerning the appointment of individuals to statutory and other roles.
We publish the papers for the Ministers we support – the Minister of Justice, Minster for Courts, Associate Minister of Justice and Associate Minister for Courts, as well as some papers relating to the Attorney-General.
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This paper provides a 10-year infrastructure investment plan to restore and modernise buildings across the Ministry of Justice’s property portfolio.
Report from the Minister of Justice on overseas travel to Sri Lanka and Australia, from 3 – 9 November 2019.
This paper seeks Cabinet's approval of new Compensation Guidelines to govern consideration of ex gratia compensation payments to persons who are wrongly convicted and imprisoned to replace the Guidelines adopted in 1998.
Documents related to the policy development of the Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Bill (No 2).
Documents related to the policy development of the Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Bill supplementary order paper.
This paper sought Cabinet approval for the District Court (Contempt of Court) Amendment Rules 2020, High Court (Contempt of Court) Amendment Rules 2020, which replaces the rules for the District Court and High Court respectively. The changes under the High Court Amendment Rules 2020 reflect modifications suggested by the registry or the legal profession for cases not provided for or where the application of the High Court Rules have proven impractical. The District Court (Contempt of Court) Amen…
Cabinet material relating to minor and technical amendments to the Jury Rules 1990, principally to enable jury trials to operate in compliance with physical distancing requirements arising from quarantinable diseases such as COVID-19.
On 8 April 2019 Cabinet approved amendments to the Electoral Regulations 1996. Cabinet agreed to amend the Electoral Regulations 1996 to specify the deadline by which postal vote applications must be made, allow the Electoral Commission to process overseas, dictation and postal votes centrally, extend the deadline for the return of overseas postal votes and enable the Electoral Commission the ability to provide emergency special voting services in the event of a localised civil emergency in New …
This paper sought Cabinet approval to a package of legislative proposals to strengthen the Family Court in care of children matters. The proposals ensure that families and whānau are well supported in care of children proceedings by providing for early legal advice and information, enhancement of children’s participation, and for lawyers’ duties to be expanded.
This paper seeks Cabinet’s agreement to authorise the submission to the Executive Council of the Electoral Main Rolls Closing Order 2020.
The Electoral (Expenditure Limit) Order adjusts certain electoral expenditure limits to reflect movement in the Consumers Price Index All Groups (‘the CPI’). The Act requires that certain electoral expenditure limits are adjusted annually to account for inflation and this must be done by an Order in Council coming into force on 1 July each year.
A briefing on potential amendments to the Family Court Rules 2002 to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
An aide memoire regarding details of the proposed amendments for the Family Court Rules 2002.
A Cabinet paper seeking approval for amendments to the Family Court Rules to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Cabinet paper that seeks authorisation for an immediate modification order under the Epidemic Preparedness Act 2006 to modify how enduring powers of attorney can be made.
A briefing that provides an overview of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 licensing regime and discusses matters that have been raised in the context of the COVID-19 response.
A briefing to the Minister of Justice seeking approval for an Immediate Modification Order to the Protecton of Personal and Property Rights Act under the Epidemic Preparedness Act.
This paper accompanied the government response to the Justice Select Committee’s Inquiry into the 2017 General Election and 2016 Local Elections.
This Cabinet minute outlines a package of measures to support commercial tenants and landlords to come to agreements to adjust the terms of their leases to enable more businesses to remain solvent through the COVID-19 epidemic.
This Cabinet paper outlines a package of measures to support commercial tenants and landlords to come to agreements to adjust the terms of their leases to enable more businesses to remain solvent through the COVID-19 epidemic.
These papers set out a proposal for how the Executive and the House of Representatives should respond when the Senior Courts declare an Act to be inconsistent with one or more of the rights and freedoms affirmed by the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, and introduce the New Zealand Bill of Rights (Declarations of Inconsistency) Amendment Bill.
This Cabinet paper approves a Supplementary Order Paper to refine some changes made to the Privacy Bill by the Justice and Electoral Committee. It also rephases and draws down a tagged contingency to implement the Bill.
This summary provides information about the main initiatives in Budget 2020 across Votes: Justice, Courts and Treaty. Full information about these initiatives is available on the Beehive website.
Advice and Cabinet decisions on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Regulations. Two Regulations expire in 2020 and 2021, and Cabinet agreed to a number of substantive and technical changes to these Regulations, as well as issuing six new regulations to respond to emerging issues.
A Cabinet Minute regarding the action plan to respond to family and sexual violence in the context of COVID-19.