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1. OIA-121789.pdf [pdf, 19 MB]

   ...any and all correspondence, communications, file notes and other documents involving communications with any external parties, including iwi, hapū or other Māori groups, relating to the decision. In response parts (a) to (g) of your request, please refer to Table one that lists the documents in scope of these parts of your request and my decision on their release. The document pack attached contains the documents being provided to you. Some information has been withheld or refused un...

2. Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court Outcomes Evaluation 2018-19: Summary Evaluation Report [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...under general jurisdiction. The AODT Court aligns with international research and the top 10 practices for reducing recidivism2. However, the earlier formative evaluation highlights some distinctive features of the AODT Court in NZ: • the post-plea pre-sentence design (most other drug courts operate a post-sentence model) • the inclusion of Māori cultural practices • the inclusion of participants charged with driving while intoxicated • the ability for participants to...

3. Technical report of evaluation of the court-referred restorative justice pilot [pdf, 681 KB]

   Evaluation of the Court-Referred Restorative Justice Pilot: Technical Report Prepared by the Crime and Justice Research Centre Victoria University of Wellington with Sue Triggs for the Ministry of Justice May 2005 2 DISCLAIMER This research was commissioned by the former Department for Courts. The report has been prepared by the authors and the views expressed in it are those of the a

4. Process evaluation for the Alcohol & Other Drug Treatment Court [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...Courts.1  A District Court Judge decides on referrals to the AODT Court based on a full AOD assessment and other criteria in the eligibility check list such as Roc*RoI score,2 previous and current offences, willingness to participate, likely plea and sentence.  The AODT Court team receives the referral (including the clinical assessment) and discusses the defendant’s eligibility and potential acceptance into the AODT Court at the pre-court team meeting.  Defendants appe...

5. ENV-2016-AKL-000274 Rockfield Trust v KiwiRail Holdings Limited [pdf, 15 MB]

   ...NOVEMBER 2015 RUSSELL M~VEAGH A A Arthur-Young I A M Cameron Phone +64 4 499 9555 Fax +64 4 499 9556 PO Box 10-214 DX SX11189 Wellington 6143 1 KiwiRaii Holdings Limited Submitter number 4336 Designations 074 Memorandum of counsel MAY IT PLEASE THE HEARINGS PANEL 1. This memorandum is filed on behalf of KiwiRaii Holdings Limited (IKiwiRail"). KiwiRaii is a requiring authority under the Resource Management Act 1991 ("RMA") and holds designations throughout...

6. LCRO 194/2017 MA v NB, OC and PD (20 September 2019) [pdf, 344 KB]

   ...any concession made. [83] In the criminal jurisdiction for example, it is commonplace for lawyers to determine that their client’s interests would be best served by their client giving indication to the court of an intention to enter a guilty plea at an early stage in the proceedings. [84] That advice may be vigorously resisted by their client, and firm instructions given to the lawyer to defend the charge. The defence run may ultimately prove successful, but it does not necess...

7. Discussion Document Review of the Courts Remote Participation Act 2010 [pdf, 487 KB]

   Review of the Courts (Remote Participation) Act 2010 Discussion document Ministry of Justice October 2024 Contents Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 Glossary ............................................................................................................................... 2 Key terms used throughout discussion document .............................

8. Regulatory Impact Statement Review of aspects of the bail system [pdf, 268 KB]

   1 Regulatory Impact Statement Bail Amendment Bill Agency disclosure statement This Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) was prepared by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). It provides an analysis of options to address a range of problems identified in the Government‟s Review of Aspects of the Bail System. Problems relate to: bail for defendants charged with serious class A drug, violent and sexual offences and young defendants under 20; perceptions that bail may be granted in return

9. LCRO 95/2019 CM v DL (9 March 2021) [pdf, 285 KB]

   ...consequence of an inability to locate any person who would be prepared to accommodate Mr CM for any period of time; and (k) a competent and detailed bail application was advanced on Mr CM’s behalf; and (l) Mr CM had received full disclosure and pleas entered were consistent with his admissions and instructions; and (m) allegation that Mr DL had failed to follow instructions in appealing his conviction must be measured against Mr DL’s assessment that Mr CM’s sentence was...

10. Proactive release - New Compensation Guidelines for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment [pdf, 756 KB]

    ...14:06:28 RE LE AS ED B Y TH E M IN IS TE R OF JU ST IC E 33.2. The person intended to commit an offence, although their conduct was not actually criminal; 33.3. The person substantially contributed to their conviction, for example by pleading guilty; 33.4. The person was only sentenced to imprisonment following conviction because they refused to entertain a community-based sentence. 34. While it is possible to identify factors (such as those listed above) that, in the ab...