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1. Draft 23rd-24th Reports under the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [pdf, 483 KB]

   ...90. The Government consulted with the public to inform decisions on whether and how to amend the legislation which attracted more than 20,000 submissions. MoJ also engaged directly with a wide range of community groups by holding meetings across Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and online. Responding to racially motivated crimes 91. The New Zealand Police strategy Working Together with Ethnic Communities supports improved partnerships and more inclusive practices, su...

2. [2014] NZEmpC 180 Snowdon v Radio New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...50 per cent of that figure to the fraud proceedings and the other 50 per cent to the two other sets of proceedings. I now turn to consider the extent to which 32 Kukumoa Trust v Blackmore EMC Auckland AC18/03, 19 February 2003 at [6], cited in Mayne v Polychem Marketing Ltd [2013] NZEmpC 127 at [10]. Ms Snowdon should be required to contribute towards the total cost figure of $500,000 which I am prepared to allow in connec...

3. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination - discussion document - large print [pdf, 458 KB]

   ...Section 14 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 protects freedom of expression. This includes the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and opinions of any kind, in any form. The right to freedom of expression is affirmed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and the ICCPR. Like all rights and freedoms in the Bill of Rights Act, the right to freedom of expression can be limited by law in such a way that can be justified in a free and democratic s...

4. Reti v Reti-Steel-Hemaima Reti [2023] Māori Appellate Court MB 274 (2023 APPEAL 274) [pdf, 363 KB]

   ...TE WHAKATAUNGA A TE KOOTI Reserved Judgment of the Court Copies to: L Watson, Leo Watson Barrister and Solicitor, 342 Gloucester Street, Napier 4112 leo@leowatson.co.nz. K Dixon and A Chesnutt, Level 8, 56 Cawley Street, PO Box 11 359, Auckland 1542, kelly@dixonandcolawyers.com. mailto:leo@leowatson.co.nz mailto:kelly@dixonandcolawyers.com 2023 Māori Appellate Court MB 275 Hei Timatanga Introduction [1] Hemaima Reti (Hemaima) had fourteen natural children, and...

5. From Bystander to Participant: Recognising and protecting victims by providing legal advice and legal representation [pdf, 664 KB]

   From Bystander to Participant: Recognising and protecting victims by providing legal advice and legal representation Research Report December 2022 Elaine Donovan “The criminal justice system, which cannot function without victims, needs to adjust its perspective to see them as valued participants and to support them appropriately”.* 2 Contents Introduction ............................................

6. West & Anor as Trustees of the Christine West Family Trust v Perry [pdf, 769 KB]

   ...DETERMINATION OF ADJUDICATOR (Dated 14 July 2006) Intituling continued next page Claim No 02368-West page 2 of 168 AND AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL Seventh Respondent AND No eighth respondent, Cornwall Trustees Limited having been struck out AND DARREN JESSOP Ninth Respondent AND ISLAND 2000 LIMITED Tenth Respondent AND COCO SANTANA...

7. OIA-119799.pdf [pdf, 4.2 MB]

   ...tried.18 An obligation is placed on the person conducting the arrest to, as soon as is reasonably practicable, take the arrested person and any property found on the person ‘before an authorised officer’.19 5. Citizen’s arrest settings are not universal across all of Australia’s states and territories. For example, while in most jurisdictions a citizen’s arrest may be carried out when a person is in 18 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002, s 100. 19 We un...

8. OIA-120238.pdf [pdf, 4.2 MB]

   ...tried.18 An obligation is placed on the person conducting the arrest to, as soon as is reasonably practicable, take the arrested person and any property found on the person ‘before an authorised officer’.19 5. Citizen’s arrest settings are not universal across all of Australia’s states and territories. For example, while in most jurisdictions a citizen’s arrest may be carried out when a person is in 18 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002, s 100. 19 We un...

9. Recommendations Recap Issue 26 1 January-31 March 2021 [pdf, 984 KB]

   Recommendations Recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 January and 31 March 2021 Office of the Chief Coroner | 2021 (1) i Coroners’ recommendations and comments Coroners perform essential functions within our society. They inquire into a range of unexpected deaths to establish the identity of the person who has died and the cause and circumstances of their death. While inquiring into a deat

10. Proactive-release-OIA-review-Aug22.pdf [pdf, 30 MB]

    Hon Kris Faafoi Minister of Justice Proactive release – Briefing: Official Information Act 1982 – report back on targeted engagement and next steps Released: 7 December 2021 Initially released: 22 August 2020 The following documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Justice. The initial release of this information in March 2020 included the Briefing and Attachment to the Briefing (documents 1& 2). The subsequent release in December 2021 included the Submis