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1. AODT-Court-Information-for-lawyers [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...direct a Comprehensive AOD Assessment. The judge considers these results and if the defendant is seeking early resolution of their charges, will provide a sentence indication. If the defendant accepts their sentence indication and enters a guilty plea the judge may decide to refer the defendant to the AODT Court. A defendant referred to the AODT Court is represented by their defence counsel at a Determination Hearing. The AODT Court judge decides whether to accept the defendant to t...

2. Complaints Assessment Committee 409 v Ganesh [2018] NZREADT 27 [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...submitted that the 2013 convictions related to personal tax returns, so were not within the Crimes definition of “dishonesty”. [26] Mr Ruffin accepted that Mr Ganesh could not advance a submission that he should be given credit for a guilty plea, or co-operation with the Authority’s inquiry, but submitted that we should take into account the fact that Mr Ganesh had voluntarily disclosed the previous Tribunal finding, which was not referred to in the submissions for the Commi...

3. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Dangen [2019] NZLCDT 22 [pdf, 502 KB]

   ...agreed set of particulars was provided to the Tribunal, in support of an amended charge of negligence only. Leave was sought to withdraw the two alternate charges of misconduct and unsatisfactory conduct. Ms Dangen’s counsel indicated a guilty plea to such an amended charge. [5] The Tribunal considered that this was one of those cases which could be seen as fitting within the overlap of culpability levels. In other words, it could have been viewed as either misconduct (not at t...

4. CAC20006 v Mr D [2013] NZREADT 23 [pdf, 85 KB]

   ...of the public as disgraceful. Essentially, this case concerns his accessing a drawer of female underwear after an ‘open home’. We cover the basic facts below. [2] On 30 January 2013 the defendant accepted the charge and entered a guilty plea. We then ordered a timetable for written submissions on the basis that, by consent, we deal with penalty on the papers. [3] In September 2012 the defendant had surrendered his licence under s.61 of the Act which means that his licence has...

5. LA - practice standards for legal aid providers [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...such difficulties may be able to find a trusted person to explain such documents; 4.8.3 Where a client’s mental health could be an issue; 4.8.4 Some criminal matters where there is not sufficient time to provide advice in writing due to guilty pleas and quick progression through first and second appearances; 4.8.5 Some family matters where there is not sufficient time to provide advice in writing due to the urgent nature of the application, such as urgent protection orders; and 4....

6. Legal aid practice standards for all legal aid providers [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...such difficulties may be able to find a trusted person to explain such documents; 4.8.3 Where a client’s mental health could be an issue; 4.8.4 Some criminal matters where there is not sufficient time to provide advice in writing due to guilty pleas and quick progression through first and second appearances; 4.8.5 Some family matters where there is not sufficient time to provide advice in writing due to the urgent nature of the application, such as urgent protection orders; and 4....

7. Legal Aid Practice Standards Feb 17. [pdf, 526 KB]

   ...such difficulties may be able to find a trusted person to explain such documents; 4.8.3 Where a client’s mental health could be an issue; 4.8.4 Some criminal matters where there is not sufficient time to provide advice in writing due to guilty pleas and quick progression through first and second appearances; 4.8.5 Some family matters where there is not sufficient time to provide advice in writing due to the urgent nature of the application, such as urgent protection orders; and 4...

8. Practice Standards for Legal Aid Lawyer (2016) [pdf, 487 KB]

   ...such difficulties may be able to find a trusted person to explain such documents; 4.8.3 Where a client’s mental health could be an issue; 4.8.4 Some criminal matters where there is not sufficient time to provide advice in writing due to guilty pleas and quick progression through first and second appearances; 4.8.5 Some family matters where there is not sufficient time to provide advice in writing due to the urgent nature of the application, such as urgent protection orders; and 4...

9. Legal Aid Practice Standards [pdf, 487 KB]

   ...such difficulties may be able to find a trusted person to explain such documents; 4.8.3 Where a client’s mental health could be an issue; 4.8.4 Some criminal matters where there is not sufficient time to provide advice in writing due to guilty pleas and quick progression through first and second appearances; 4.8.5 Some family matters where there is not sufficient time to provide advice in writing due to the urgent nature of the application, such as urgent protection orders; and 4...

10. Compensation-for-a-Wrongly-Convicted-and-Imprisoned-Individual-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.4 MB]

    ...been inco­recorded by the Court registry as six years. This "inputting error" meant that Mr · · was not actually disqualified from driving in March 2013. The District Court granted the application for a rehearing and by consent, the guilty pleas were vacated and the charges withdrawn. As a result of the District Court's decision, Mr- is eligible to apply for compensation under the 2020 Compensation Guidelines f�ngful Conviction and Imprisonment ('the 2020 Guidelines&...