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1. Welcome to our new website

   We’ve updated our entire website to help make it easy for our customers to quickly and easily find the information they need. All the content has been reviewed and revised and we’ve removed out of date content and language that people don’t easily understand. Our previous website was well overdue for improvement. It was becoming hard to find material and it didn’t work well on phones and tablets. We’ve updated the navigation so information is now easier to find, including an improved s

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2. NetSafe selected to play key role in anti-cyberbullying law

   The internet safety organisation NetSafe has been appointed as the official service to help deal with cyberbullying and other modern forms of harassment and intimidation. The decision paves the way for new measures to help victims, including new District Court orders becoming available later this year. Justice Minister Amy Adams has announced that NetSafe will carry out the functions of the "Approved Agency" under the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015. 'NetSafe will play a key role in redu...

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3. About reparation

   ...suffered because of the offending, as well as the offender’s ability to pay. Receive your reparation The court collects reparation and sends these payments to victims of crime by direct credit, whether you live in New Zealand or overseas. Reparation information for victims Information about the reparation process from when the judge orders it to when you get payments. You can learn what may be causing small payments and what you can do if you are unhappy with your reparation. Paying rep...

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4. Legal aid debt

   ...Debt on 0800 600 090 to discuss the best way to pay your legal aid debt and set up a suitable payment arrangement. If you are required to make regular payments, you may have to start them straight away. Legal Aid Debt can send you an automatic payment form to get these payments started. Ways of paying your legal aid debt You can make repayments in different ways, including: Over the phone by calling 0800 600 090 (free from NZ mobile or landline) to pay by credit card. We accept Visa, Visa Debi...

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5. Pay reparation

   ...amount, in the same way as a fine. About court enforcement action  If you want to appeal the decision You can appeal your reparation sentence up to 28 days from the day you were sentenced. Appeals have to be made in writing to the court. You can get forms to appeal at the court where you were sentenced.

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6. Make a lump sum payment to legal aid

   ...– this will bring up a list select payee: Ministry of Justice – Legal Aid Note: You can save Legal Aid Debt as a payee, make a one-off payment and set up an arrangement this way. You can use the same function if they have an automatic payment form from Legal Aid Debt.

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7. Your legal aid lawyer

   ...lawyer charged too much? If you think your lawyer has claimed for either more time than they spent on your case or more expenses than they used, then you can ask that your lawyer’s claim for payment is examined. Contact your legal aid office to request an examination of your lawyer's invoices. Complaints about my lawyer If you are not happy with the standard of legal services you receive you should first try to talk about the issue with your legal aid lawyer. If you have talked to your l...

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8. Delivering for Māori and the Whenua

   ...landowners are accessing the range of opportunities available to them. Funding for Whenua ($56.112 over four years) Regional whenua advisory services - $19.9m over four yearsWhenua Knowledge Hub and website - $10.3m over four years Succession/online forms/other - $10.1m over four years New Māori Land Court technology - $7.8m over four years Dispute resolution - $5.54m over four years Programme Management (Te Puni Kōkiri) - $1.6 Legislative process - $0.9m

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9. Auckland Standards Committee v Hollins [2014] NZLCDT 65 [pdf, 152 KB]

   ...written submissions and so we were able to have a productive discussion about the large level of agreement between counsel and the practitioner, as to the proper orders to be made as a result of the acknowledgement of the charges, and in order to form penalty in relation to this matter and the orders we now make are as follows: 1. The Tribunal formally censures you Ms Hollins pursuant to s 156 of the Act. 2. We make an order suspending you from practise for a period of 12 months c...

10. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - government reply to issues 6th report [pdf, 624 KB]

    ...and Political Rights Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1 General information on the national human rights situation, including new measures and developments relating to the implementation of the Covenant (Issues one to three) ................ 2 Key judgments on Covenant rights ..................................