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1. Victims' experiences & needs

   On this page you’ll find information about: How victims view what happened to them How victims were affected by crime What types of emotional reactions victims have after crime What services or support victims know about and access View the victims' experiences and needs factsheet How victims view what happened to them In NZCASS, all incidents that we report on are legally crimes. When someone had experienced an incident, we asked if they thought what happened to them was ‘a crime’, ‘

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2. 6.1 Court information vs Ministry of Justice information

   ...minute of the court, including any record of the reasons given by a Judge or other judicial officer The permanent court record, as perscribed in rule 7.2 of the Criminal Procedures Rules 2012 (as from time to time amended or replaced).   2 Court file A collection of documents in the custody and control of the court that relate to criminal or civil proceedings (including family proceedings) for example, applications, submissions, and supporting affidavits, but excluding notes made by or...

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3. Three strikes law

   The Government introduced legislation to Parliament in April 2024 to reinstate the Three Strikes sentencing law that was repealed in 2022, with modifications to make the regime more workable. The Bill received Royal assent from the Governor-General on 17 December 2024 and the provisions relating to the Three Strikes regime came into force on 17 June 2025.  The Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Bill as introduced would: cover the same 40 serious violent and sexual offences as

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4. 2021-03-24 Transcript up to end of day 10 [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   ...Maassen’s submission that the Environment Court does not sit in an executive plan-making and plan-changing role. That is the local authority’s role. 25 [100] In this case the NPSFM was gazetted only after appeals and s 274 notices had been filed. I consider that the Council (and the Court) was not obliged then to attempt to give effect to the NPSFM in the course of the appellate process. The NPSFM contains its own implementation timetable, including a series of default steps...

5. Qualitative study on behalf of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice system reforms [pdf, 943 KB]

   Page 1 of 92 Final report - April 2019 A qualitative study on behalf of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice system reforms [Main report] April 2019 Page 2 of 92 Final report - April 2019 Contents Executive summary ................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1 Introduction .......................................................................

6. [2011] NZEmpC 71 Gaut v BP Oil [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...his employment with BP Oil New Zealand Limited (BP) for swearing at his manager. He had been employed as a customer services representative at the BP Connect outlet in Timaru. At the time of his dismissal he was 24 years of age. [2] Mr Gaut filed a statement of problem with the Employment Relations Authority alleging that he had been unjustifiably dismissed. In its determination, 1 the Authority found that Mr Gaut‟s dismissal had been justified. Mr Gaut challenged that det...

7. [2012] NZEmpC 53 New Zealand Educational Institute (Inc) v The Boards of Trustees of Te Mata, Parkvale and Frimley Schools [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...(INC) Plaintiff AND THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF TE MATA, PARKVALE AND FRIMLEY SCHOOLS First Defendant AND THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Second Defendant Hearing: 21-25 November 2011 and further submissions filed on 5 December 2012 (Heard at Wellington) Counsel: David Martin, advocate for plaintiff Trish MacKinnon, counsel for second and third defendants Judgment: 28 March 2012 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS Introductio...

8. [2012] NZEmpC 19 Warmington & ONeill v AFFCO NZ Ltd [pdf, 214 KB]

   LANCE WARMINGTON V AFFCO NEW ZEALAND LIMITED NZEmpC AK [2012] NZEmpC 19 [14 February 2012] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2012] NZEmpC 19 ARC 4/12 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN LANCE WARMINGTON First Plaintiff AND SHAUN O'NEILL Second Plaintiff AND AFFCO NEW ZEALAND LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 2, 3 and 10 February 2012 (Heard at Auckland) Counsel: Stephanie Dy

9. [2009] NZEmpC AC 15/09 Air New Zealand Ltd v V [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...interpretation [18] It is clear from this summary that the plaintiff’s case regarding the interpretation of s103A relied on extrinsic materials generated before and during the legislative process. This became apparent before the hearing when the parties filed synopses of argument and the plaintiff provided copies of these materials to the Court. We had reservations about the use of such materials in this case but the synopses of argument contained no submissions about...

10. [2014] NZEmpC 68 Howell v Zeetags [pdf, 143 KB]

    ...proceeding is whether the holiday pay payable to Mr Howell upon termination of his employment should have been calculated upon a sum that included an incentive payment he received under the GIA. [4] A statement of problem raising two claims was filed with the Employment Relations Authority on 18 April 2013. The second of those claims related to the issue now before the Court. The first claim was subsequently resolved. As an important question of law was likely to arise in the r...