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1. Pleas & elections

   ...plea to a category 4 offence can only be entered in the High Court, after transfer from the defendant’s first appearance in a District Court. Entering a plea by notice A defendant charged with a category 1 offence may enter a plea to that charge by filing a notice in court. If the defendant enters a guilty plea, the defendant may indicate in the notice whether they wish to appear for sentencing. The defendant may also include any written submissions to be taken into account at sentencing. A d...

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2. Help with paying fines

   On this page: The court may give you more time or allow a payment plan The court can take enforcement action if you stop paying You must add new fines to your payment plan The court can give alternative sentences Find out about how court can help you if you are having trouble paying and how to add a new fine to a payment plan. If you have overpaid your fines find out how to get a refund. You can also find out about alternative sentences. Find out how you can pay your fine Help payin

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3. Appellate judgments 2013

   Supreme Court [2013] NZSC 15 SC91/2012 New Zealand Post Ltd v Postal Workers Union of Aotearoa Inc Application for leave to appeal is denied, 13 March 2013. Since the Employment Court and Court of Appeal judgments, s 9(3) of the Holidays Act 2003 was repealed and replaced with the new s 9A. As such, the Supreme Court held that the correct interpretation of s 9(1) in relation to s 9(3) was principally only of historical interest, and that the question of how s 9(1) interests with the new s 9A sho

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4. Crown response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry

   The Abuse in Care - Royal Commission of Inquiry reported to the Governor-General, Rt Hon Cindy Kiro, in June 2024 and its findings were made public on 24 July 2024 when its final report - Whanaketia – through pain and trauma, from darkness to light was presented to Parliament. This followed the Royal Commission's interim report, He Purapura Ora, he Māra Tipu from Redress to Puretumu Torowhānui, which was released in 2021. The Royal Commission investigated what happened to children, youn...

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5. Restorative Justice Service Review

   We’re reviewing the Restorative Justice (RJ) service. The review is an information gathering exercise to understand how the service is currently meeting the needs of participants. This will help us to understand what’s working well and what needs to be improved, which may be used to inform the future model of Ministry of Justice funded RJ in New Zealand. The report was published in July 2023:Restorative Justice Review Findings Report On this page: What are we doing? Why are we reviewing the

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6. Offence and Penalty Vetting 

   The Ministry’s Offence and Penalty Vetting (OPV) Team provides guidance to agencies that are developing policy proposals to create new or alter existing offences, criminal penalties, and civil penalties. This helps to ensure that New Zealand’s offence and penalty settings account for our unique legislative, regulatory, and social contexts, and are being implemented in a consistent and appropriate manner. This page answers frequently asked questions about the offence and penalty vetting proce

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7. [2007] NZEmpC AC 56/07 NZ Public Service Association v Waitemata DHB [pdf, 24 KB]

   ...did not contain any mention of uniforms, until September 2002. [4] This is the only aspect of the implementation of the declaration in the judgment that remains in issue between the parties. [5] The matter was heard on the papers. Both sides filed written submissions from which the following issues arise 1. Is the Court to revisit the evidence given at the substantive hearing to determine the declarations that should be made or is it limited to the judgment as issued? [6] Mr Ban...

8. [2009] NZEmpC WC 3/09 Mana Coach Service Ltd V The Tramways Union [pdf, 18 KB]

   ...Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for costs BETWEEN MANA COACH SERVICES LIMITED Plaintiff AND NZ TRAMWAYS AND PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT UNION INC Defendant Hearing: By memoranda of submissions filed on 26 November 2008 and 13 January 2009 Judgment: 1 April 2009 SUPPLEMENTARY COSTS JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE GL COLGAN [1] Mana Coach Services Limited (“Mana”) seeks orders for costs including a reversal of the Employmen...

9. [2010] NZEmpC 42 Wang v Hamilton Multicultural Services Trust [pdf, 20 KB]

   ...of particular documents on the grounds that they are irrelevant. The plaintiff, in turn, has applied for an order declaring the objection to be ill-founded and directing that the class of documents he has requested be disclosed. Both parties filed supplementary memoranda providing detailed references to the pleadings in order to justify their respective positions. [2] It was common ground that the test to be applied is that contained in regulation 38 of the Employment C...

10. TTPPR-2 Defendants application for stay of civil proceeding [pdf, 321 KB]

    ...commencement court or tribunal] for the proceeding to be stayed. If the proceeding is stayed, the plaintiff’s claim cannot proceed in the [New Zealand commencement court or tribunal]. 2. If you want to oppose the application, you must file a notice of opposition in the [New Zealand commencement court or tribunal] within 10 working days after the day on which you are served with this application. 3. You are entitled to request the [New Zealand commencement court o...