LCDT Annual Report 2021 [pdf, 531 KB]
...but since then a steady stream of charges has been filed. Other than this, the pattern of charges filed followed that of previous years. As this summary is prepared, later in the calendar year, we have had a further very lengthy lockdown for Auckland, where the majority of cases are heard. Face to face hearings were not possible until we moved into the “traffic light” system. It is predictable that this will cause a considerable delay in disposition rates. Processes...