Proactive-Release-Expanding-the-Jurisdiction-of-Community-Magistrates.pdf [pdf, 335 KB]
...Three of the Treaty of Waitangi. 27 Disabled people are also overrepresented as victims and defendants in the criminal justice system. This also means that any change to criminal procedure will impact disabled people in disproportionate measure. Human Rights 28 I consider the proposals in this paper are consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA) and the Human Rights Act 1993. 29 Timely justice is critical to public confidence in the integrity and fairness of th...