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1. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - summary record 4th report [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...reviewing the Commission’s proposals was the Human Rights Committee’s finding stressing the importance of consultation and sustainability in Maori fishing activities. 31. Ms. GWYN (New Zealand) said that Mr. Solari Yrigoyen and Mr. Ando had requested additional information on the Domestic Violence Act 1995. That Act had now been in force for five years. The definition of violence used in the Act closely resembled that in the Convention on the Elimination of Violence against Wome...

2. [2023] NZEnvC 100 Director-General of Conservation v Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency [pdf, 336 KB]

   ...[10] [11] 5 the application for processing and set out the steps Poutama and the Pascoes would need to file a valid application for leave to appeal those five High Court decisions. On 11 May 2022, Poutama and the Pascoes lodged a written request for review of the Deputy Registrar’s decision. On 22 June 2022, His Honour Justice Miller upheld the Deputy Registrar’s decision. Costs in the Environment Court Under s 285 of the RMA, the Environment Court may order any p...

3. Scams-Report.pdf [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...the people who took time to be interviewed. We trust we have been faithful in capturing your views. We also acknowledge the expertise and help of our research oversight committee, which included Rob Pope, Ruth Money, and Bridget Doell. Each cast informed and critical eyes over the work and were invaluable. While we could not be more grateful to them, the findings and recommendations contained in this report – and any errors – are ours. Jarrod Gilbert and Ben Elley January 2025 2...

4. 2014 Ministry of Justice Annual Report [pdf, 3 MB]

   E.64 (2014) Annual Report 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 http://www.justice.govt.nz/ http://www.justice.govt.nz/ Am ou nt co llected each year $4million THROUGH THE OFFENDER LEVY $218million IN FINES & REPARATION SETTLED OF HISTORICAL CLAIMS TREATY56 TO OVER COMMUNITY LAW CENTRES GAVE LEGAL ADVICE 48,000PEOPLE ASSISTANCE& IN THE LAST 3 YEARS RECORDED DROPPED 17 DROPPED 33 8.9% REDUCTION IN THE AVERAGE AGE OF ACTIVE DISTRICT COURT CASES 18.3% REDUCTION IN THE AVERAGE

5. Have your say on the family justice system [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...administrative support for the review). You should note, though, that your submission will become official information. This means that the Ministry may be required to release all or part of the information contained in your submission in response to a request under the Official Information Act 1982. The Ministry of Justice may, however, withhold all or parts of your submission if it is necessary to protect your privacy or if it has been supplied subject to an obligation of confidenc...

6. [2021] NZEmpC 76 ANZ Sky Tours Ltd T/A ANZ Sky Tours v Wei [pdf, 287 KB]

   ...which required that she “may only work as Account payable and marketing coordinator for ANZ Sky Tours Ltd in Auckland.” [10] Things went well at first but the employer says that after Ms Wei had a serious car accident in June 2016, her performance faltered and she began to make errors, some of which cost the company money. Ms Wei disputes that there were any particular issues with her performance, although she admits making mistakes. There was, however, no formal performance...

7. Have your say on the family justice system [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...administrative support for the review). You should note, though, that your submission will become official information. This means that the Ministry may be required to release all or part of the information contained in your submission in response to a request under the Official Information Act 1982. The Ministry of Justice may, however, withhold all or parts of your submission if it is necessary to protect your privacy or if it has been supplied subject to an obligation of confidenc...

8. Electoral Amendment Bill - Changes to Political Donations Setting [pdf, 357 KB]

   Page | 1 Regulatory Impact Statement: Electoral Amendment Bill – changes to political donations settings Coversheet Purpose of Document Decision sought: This analysis was produced for the purpose of informing final Cabinet policy decisions on changes to the political donations provisions in the Electoral Act 1993. Advising agencies: Ministry of Justice Proposing Ministers: Minister of Justice Date finalised: 5 April 2022 Problem Definition Recent high-profile

9. 2013 to 2016 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   Statement of Intent 2013–2016 E.64 SOI (2013) http://www.justice.govt.nz/ Table of contents Introduction from the Minister of Justice 1 Introduction from the Chief Executive 2 Who we are 4 Our responsibilities 4 Sector leadership 5 What we want to achieve 7 Sector-wide goals 7 Ministry goals 9 Our performance framework 10 What we will do 11 Making communities safer 11 Maintaining the integrity and improving the responsiveness of the justice system 13 Maintaining the civ

10. Strengthening the Criminal Justice System for Victims: Survey report [pdf, 1.2 MB]

    ...sentences and that systems need to be put in place to ensure offenders are paying the reparation owed to the victim. Some survey respondents called for an overhaul of name suppression: “Name suppression for offenders should not be given unless requested by the victim.” 12 Name suppression was discussed particularly in relation to sexual offending. People felt as though the criminal justice system was protecting the offender’s name, their reputation, and any impact on their futu...