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1. Regulatory Impact Statement: Using personal information for identity verification purposes in law enforcement [pdf, 644 KB]

   ...Regulatory Impact Statement Facilitating better information sharing: Using personal information for identity verification purposes in law enforcement Agency Disclosure Statement This Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice. It provides an analysis of options to facilitate better information sharing for the purpose of identity verification in law enforcement. The ‘Government Inquiry Into Matters Concerning The Escape Of Phillip John Smith/Traynor...

2. Inia v Julian [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 333 (2019 APPEAL 333) [pdf, 441 KB]

   ...submitted that his client had been adversely affected by the order because the Māori land interests of the deceased were incorrectly vested in Paki Inia solely and not all the children equally. Mr Kahukiwa argued that, in the terms of the overall justice of the case, the applicant sought to be included so that her uri are recognised in relation to their whenua, in accordance with the key principles of the Act. The case for the Inia Whānau Trust [12] The trustees of the Inia Whā...

3. LCRO Annual Report 2018 [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...progress in addressing the substantial backlog of cases that has accumulated over a number of years. Instrumental in the Office achieving an improvement in the number of cases disposed of, has been the appointment, with the approval of the Minister of Justice, of three delegates to assist the Office. The delegates, Robert Hesketh, Owen Vaughan and Roderick Joyce QC, have brought to the Office a considerable experience and expertise in professional disciplinary matters. The sco...

4. Regulatory-Systems-Courts-Improvement-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 514 KB]

   © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Proactive release – Regulatory Systems (Courts Improvement) Amendment Bill: Additional Amendments Date of issue: 29 January 2025 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (23) 04. No. Document Comments 1 Regulatory Systems (Justice) Amendment Bill package: Approval for Introdu...

5. Improving-timeliness-in-the-High-Court_Judicial-Cap-increase_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 999 KB]

   I N C O N F I D E N C E 1 I N C O N F I D E N C E Office of the Minister of Justice Office of the Minister for Courts Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee Improving timeliness in the High Court: increasing the judicial cap and enabling greater flexibility in appointments 1 This paper seeks approval to amend the Senior Courts Act 2016 to increase the number of High Court judges that can be appointed to provide a buffer when a sitting judge is unexpectedly absent for an extend...

6. Peta v Hemara - Succession to Henry Peta [2023] Chief Judge's MB 731 (2023 CJ 731) [pdf, 335 KB]

   ...WHENUA MĀORI O AOTEAROA I TE ROHE O AOTEA In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District AP-20230000024032 A20200008285 CJ 2020/31 WĀHANGA Under Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 MŌ TE TAKE In the matter of Succession to Henry Peta also known as Te Whero Te Uraotera I WAENGA I A Between RONGO MATENE PETA Te kaitono Applicant ME And ROSITA SHARON HEMARA Te kaiurupare Respondent Nohoanga: Hearin...

7. About the Ministry

   ...lead agency in the justice sector. We work towards a safe and just New Zealand. To do this we administer the court system, the legal aid system and the Public Defence Service. We collect and enforce fines and civil debts. We provide policy advice on matters related to justice and the administration of justice. We also negotiate (through departmental agency, the Office of Treaty Settlements and Takutai Moana: Te Tari Whakatau) the settlement of historical Treaty of Waitangi claims against the Cr...

8. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - summary record 3rd report (continued) [pdf, 40 KB]

   ...laws. 5. No consensus had yet been reached as to what entity would replace the Privy Council upon its abolishment, although the Court of Appeal enjoyed a very good reputation and played a vital role in the judicial hierarchy. More information on the matter would be provided in the next periodic report. /... CCPR/C/SR.1394 English Page 3 6. The words "or other status" had not been included in the list of grounds for non-discrimination owing to the absence of a broad consensus in...

9. [2024] NZEmpC 101  Auckland One Rail Limited v Rail and Maritime Transport Union [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...the claim is not vexatious or frivolous. Next, the balance of convenience must be considered. This requires consideration of the impact on the parties of the granting of, and the refusal to grant, an order. Finally, an assessment of the overall justice of the position is required as a check. [13] In subsequently dealing with an application for leave to appeal that decision the Supreme Court stated that the merits of the case, insofar as they can be ascertained 1 NZ Tax Refunds Lt...

10. [2008] NZEmpC CC 5C/08 Vice-Chancellor of Lincoln University v Stewart [pdf, 46 KB]

    VICE-CHANCELLOR OF LINCOLN UNIVERSITY V STEWART CHCH CC 5C/08 2 May 2008 IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH CC 5C/08 CRC 2/08 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN VICE-CHANCELLOR OF LINCOLN UNIVERSITY Plaintiff AND GLENN STEWART Defendant Hearing: 24 April 2008 (Heard at Christchurch) Appearances: Glenn Jones and Amy Shakespeare, Counsel for Plaintiff Peter Cranney, Counsel for Defendant J...