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1. National Standards Committee v Shand [2019] NZLCDT 10 [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...argued that these failures had the result that Mr Shand was required to attend a trial with resulting stress and expense that went with that. He emphasised that Mr Shand’s exposure to costs was made worse given that he was willing to discuss a plea deal which the Committee did not follow up on. [13] He submitted that there should be a costs order in favour of Mr Shand. His fall-back submission was that, if the Tribunal was not inclined to award costs to Mr Shand, then costs sh...

2. Wellbeing Budget 2019: Family Violence and Sexual Violence Package [pdf, 887 KB]

   ...improved victim experience, by enabling victims to give their statement in their own words soon after the violence occurs. This results in less trauma for the victim, less likelihood of recanted statements, and earlier and higher numbers of guilty pleas, which in turn leads to reduced court time. If the impacts identified in the evaluation of the pilot in Counties Manukau are replicated across New Zealand, we expect to see: • Reduced trauma for up to 30,000 victims per year....

3. JV Budget Summary of Initiatives FVSV Package 2019 Christle [pdf, 887 KB]

   ...improved victim experience, by enabling victims to give their statement in their own words soon after the violence occurs. This results in less trauma for the victim, less likelihood of recanted statements, and earlier and higher numbers of guilty pleas, which in turn leads to reduced court time. If the impacts identified in the evaluation of the pilot in Counties Manukau are replicated across New Zealand, we expect to see: • Reduced trauma for up to 30,000 victims per year....

4. Proactive release - Sexual violence response [pdf, 7.7 MB]

   ...further work on other Law Commission recommendations, looking at the appropriateness and feasibility of alternative resolution options outside the current system for sexual offending (including kaupapa Māori models), and of a specialist, post-guilty plea sexual violence court. 8. I also propose to consider whether other changes to trial procedure might better protect victims of sexual violence, while maintaining the overall integrity and protections of our system. Finally, I propose to...

5. Proactive release - Improving the justice response to victims of sexual violence [pdf, 7.7 MB]

   ...further work on other Law Commission recommendations, looking at the appropriateness and feasibility of alternative resolution options outside the current system for sexual offending (including kaupapa Māori models), and of a specialist, post-guilty plea sexual violence court. 8. I also propose to consider whether other changes to trial procedure might better protect victims of sexual violence, while maintaining the overall integrity and protections of our system. Finally, I propose to...

6. Criminal template – court appearance summary [pdf, 34 KB]

   COURT APPEARANCE SUMMARY Legal Aid No. Client Name Email address Address Phone Charge CRN Plea Court Date/ Time/ Hearing type Judge Prosecution Appearance note/ Outcome Next Date/ Time Next Hearing Type PRN: Client Care Letter Address for Service Disclosure Request CMM Filed Court Date/ Time/ Hearing type Judge Prosecution Appearance note/ Outcome Next Date/ Time Next Hearing Type

7. S133 - Application to amend or withdraw charge(s) [doc, 59 KB]

   ...Charge Act & Section Charge Amendment(s) CRN Charge Act & Section Charge Withdrawal(s) CRN Charge Act & Section Case Management Information Please indicate any intended pleas to amended charges and any changes sought to current hearing dates Parties Consent Defendant’s lawyer: Prosecutor: Signed: Signed: Date: Date: Page 1 of 1 Page 4 of 4...

8. Justice Sector Crown Law forecast 2013 to 2017 [pdf, 284 KB]

   ...District Courts (for offences on the Schedule attached to the Crown Prosecution Regulations 2 )  District Court “committal guilty” cases (the residue of current cases involving Crown Law in sentencing serious charges arising from a guilty plea in the current pre-committal stage – modelled as a number of cases on hand but declining to zero over a 12 month period)  High Court jury trials  Court of Appeal cases  High Court appeal cases. Each category of case has a...

9. Auckland Standards Committee 3 v PL [2016] NZLCDT 12 [pdf, 59 KB]

   ...findings by the Weathertight Homes Tribunal and the High Court. He submitted that the applicant should have placed more weight on those findings. [11] Counsel for the respondent has further criticised the applicant’s refusal to accept a compromise plea from him. A proposal was put that the respondent would plead guilty to a charge of unsatisfactory conduct. It was said that proposal was not accepted at the Standards Committee stage of the investigation. Mr Illingworth had reco...

10. Improving Jury Trial Timeliness - Summary document [pdf, 229 KB]

    ...series of questions at the end of the document to help you address the issues, but these are just prompts and you may wish to comment more generally. We understand that you may not have a view on every proposal, or everything in this document, so please feel free to comment on any part of the paper. 3 How to have your say Please submit your feedback by Thursday 31 October 2024. You can submit your views online through the Ministry of Justice consultation hub: Ministry of Jus...