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1. AS v Secretary of Justice 3 September 2013 NZRA 00005 [pdf, 72 KB]

   REVIEW AUTHORITY NEW ZEALAND 2013 NZRA 000005 Applicant AS Respondent Secretary for Justice Date of Decision: 3 September 2013 ________________________________________________________________ DECISION ________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION 1. In a decision dated 6 May 2013, the Secretary for Justice (“the Secretary”) declined approval of the Applicant as a lead provider for the Maori Land Court, Maori...

2. Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill: Approval for Introduction [pdf, 455 KB]

   1 In Confidence Office of the Minister of Justice and Minister for Courts Chair, Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill: Approval for Introduction Proposal 1 This paper seeks agreement to two matters of design relating to the jurisdiction of the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal and to introduce the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill (the Bill). Executive Summary 2 I propose that the Canterbury Earthq...

3. [2024] NZEmpC 106 TVNZ Ltd v Etu Inc [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...2000. [4] It is well accepted that the Court may grant access to documents held on the Court file, and has an inherent power to control the use of information disclosed in proceedings, where such control is necessary for the due administration of justice. A balancing exercise is required, including having regard to each party’s interests. In undertaking the analysis, the Court has previously found it helpful to have regard to the approach set out in the Senior Courts (Access t...

4. Miscarriage of justice - Scott Watson - K McDonald's supplementary advice March 2013 [pdf, 349 KB]

   Kristy P McDonald QC SUPPLEMENT ARY ADVICE TO THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE CONCERNING APPLICATION BY SCOTT WATSON FOR THE EXERCISE OF THE ROYAL PREROGATIVE OF MERCY March 2013 SUPPLEMENTARY ADVICE ON APPLICATION FOR THE ROYAL PREROGATIVE OF MERCY SCOTT WATSON Introduction 1. In March 2011 I provided advice to the Ministry of Justice concerning the application by Mr Scott Watson for the exercise of the Royal prerogative of mercy. My advice was complete at that time. The t...

5. [2020] NZEmpC 54 Bennett v Employment Relations Authority [pdf, 279 KB]

   ...cause and relied upon other aspects of other cases to justify the imposition of the penalty; (b) follow the law when determining the issue of whether Mr Bennett obstructed the Authority from holding the investigation meeting; (c) apply natural justice in this matter. [25] Mr Bennett distils two issues: (a) Did the Authority, in exercising its powers and performing its functions have to comply with the principles of natural justice? (b) Was the failure of the Author...

6. Family-Court-Associates_Family-Court-Amendment-Rules-2024_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 273 KB]

   © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Proactive release – Family Court Associates: Family Court Amendment Rules 2024 Date of issue: 5 November 2024 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (23) 04. No. Document Comments 1 Family Court Associates: Family Court Amendment Rules 2024 Cabinet paper Office of the Minister of Justice Lodged: 2...

7. 31 October 2015 Legal Aid News [pdf, 547 KB]

   ...(Quality Assurance) Amendment Regulations 2015 Historic Abuse Cases (HAC) – User Charge Exemption for pre-1 July 1993 Matters Application to Cancel a Sentence of Imprisonment and Substitute Home Detention Legal Aid fees available for Restorative Justice Criminal Case Assignment Christmas and New Year availability Queries External Customer Survey November 2015 In March 2015, we conducted a telephone survey of legally aided customers of the criminal private bar. The aim of t...

8. Maruera v Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Trust (2018) 385 Aotea MB 7 (385 AOT 7) [pdf, 402 KB]

   ...Court have jurisdiction to hear the application? Secondly, if so, should another judge hear the case? Applicant’s submissions [4] Mr Kahukiwa, for the applicants, submits that this Court is a creature of statute and as such is a court of justice. Such a court, he submits, has the inherent powers to enable it to do the things it was established to do and to ensure the administration of justice. In addition, counsel argues that per s 237 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 this Co...

9. [2020] NZEnvC 135 Thi Lan Anh Tran trading as Hanoi Vietnam Cafe v City Rail Link Limited [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...business, and (ii) to achieve Fairness and Justice that the Appellant is seeking for last three years. [8] In light of that I will pick up Ms Tran’s application, notwithstanding that it has already been decided by the Court, in order to address the matters she now raises. Issues [9] Ms Tran’s message of 12 August 2020 raises the following identifiable issues, which I will address in turn: (a) New management at the Court; (b) Errors of law in the original decision; (c) Effe...

10. 6.1 Court information vs Ministry of Justice information

    There is a significant difference between information held by the court (and tribunals in their judicial functions) and information held by the Ministry of Justice. Specific search rules govern access to information held by courts about court proceedings. The Official Information Act 1982 does not apply to information held by courts. Information held by the Ministry of Justice is subject to requests under the Official Information Act 1982. This kind of information includes statistical informatio...

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