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1. Performance Improvement Framework (PIF) July 2012 [pdf, 506 KB]

   ...address the causes of crime, especially serious crime and reoff ending. b Improving the quality of Jus ce The Ministry has responsibility for ensuring that public funding and regula on of the system of jus ce works in a way that reduces unnecessary disputes – among ci zens and between ci zens and the State – and ensures that the disputes that do arise are se led in a way that best meets the needs of the par es within the rules established by society. In some cases this will mea...

2. ADG v ZWT [2011] NZDT 173 (3 March 2011) [pdf, 78 KB]

   ...Davidson ORDER OF THE DISPUTES TRIBUNAL The Tribunal hereby orders that the Applicant’s claim is dismissed. Facts [1] In July 2003, the Respondent, ZWT, engaged the Applicant, ADG [a firm of Barristers and Solicitors] in relation to a family/custody dispute. ADG provided services for which it issued a number of invoices. ZWT paid ADG’s invoices except for the final two, dated 4 February 2004 and 30 March 2004, and a disbursement for Australian counsel retained b...

3. LCRO 175/2018 QA v SZ (1 May 2020) [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...Introduction [1] Mrs QA has applied for a review of a decision by the [Area] Standards Committee [X] to take no further action in respect of her complaint concerning conduct on the part of Mr SZ. Background [2] Mr SZ acted for the trustees of a family trust of which Mrs QA was a beneficiary and co-trustee with her father Mr PO (the trust). [3] Mrs QA remarried. She and her new husband, Mr EA, did not maintain a clear distinction between his property interests and those of the t...

4. [2024] NZEnvC 031 Friends of Conical Hill Inc v Hurunui District Council [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...______________________________ L J Semple Environment Judge 64 Schedule 2 Standard Conditions for Film • Only one camera may be situated in the hearing venue, regardless of how many people are given authority to film. In the event there is a dispute between those authorised to film as to whose camera will be situated in the court room, the judge will rule. • The camera must be situated in a position approved by the judge. • Any person wishing to instruct the camera operator du...

5. District courts text message reminder service goes live

   ...fail to attend court. The new service is part of a wider strategy to modernise the courts and speed up the time taken for district court cases to reach a conclusion. It will initially be offered to criminal defendants with the intention to extend it to family and civil court users and dispute tribunal users in the near future. Defendants can sign up for the text service at text message reminders, by calling 0800 268 787 or in person at the nearest courthouse. The Minister's statement is availab...

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6. Environment Court Annual Review 2018 [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   .......................................................................................................................................... 11 Other alternative dispute resolution processes ............................................................................. 11 Civil enforcement cases and criminal prosecutions ....................................................................... 12 Supporting the Court: The Registries ...................................................................

7. Stewart v Eru - Succession to Teressa Ivor Silcock (2020) 200 Waikato Maniapoto MB 184 (200 WMN 184) [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...was not entitled to succeed to any of the deceased’s Māori land interests. (f) A fixture was set down to hear the application at Hamilton on 20 August 2019. (g) On 13 August 2019, counsel for Ms Nicola Silcock advised that she had filed a Family Protection Act claim in the Whangārei Family Court and requested that the succession application be adjourned until the Family Court proceedings were determined. I declined this adjournment application as I considered that the quest...

8. Family Court rewrite submission: Human Rights Commission [pdf, 734 KB]

   2 Introduction 1. The Human Rights Commission welcomes the opportunity to submit on the consultation paper on “Rewriting the 2014 Family Justice System Reforms”. 2. As described in the background document to this review, the 2014 reforms drew on a range of past reviews which made careful suggestions for family justice system change.1 However, the 2014 reforms were ultimately implemented with a goal of cost saving rather than the sole goal of improving the family law system.2...

9. 19 June 2020 Updated FC Caseflow Management Practice Note [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   Family Court Caseflow Management Practice Note Family Court Caseflow Management Practice Note March 2011 i INTRODUCTION Many changes in family law have occurred since the first comprehensive Family Court Caseflow Management Practice Note was published in 1998. This revised Practice Note is designed to update that document in light of a number of legislative and practice changes that have taken place since that time. The Care of Children Act 2004 brough...

10. Notice of intention to speak Māori [pdf, 192 KB]

    ...hearing:……………………………………………………… Date of hearing: ……………………..……….….. Court of hearing: (Please tick the appropriate box.) Supreme Court Court of Appeal High Court Criminal District Court Criminal Family Youth Disputes Tribunal Tenancy Tribunal Māori Land Court Māori Appellate Court Environment Court Waitangi Tribunal Employment Relations Authority Human Rights Review Tribuna...