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1. Establishment of Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal [pdf, 257 KB]

   1 Budget Sensitive Office of the Minister of Justice and Minister for Courts Chair, Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee Establishment of Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Proposal 1 I seek Cabinet’s agreement to establish a Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal (“the Tribunal”), as committed to in the Labour Party’s 2017 election manifesto, to provide an alternative pathway for claimants, the Earthquake Commission (EQC) and insurers to resolve outstan...

2. Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal 28 February 2018 [pdf, 257 KB]

   1 Budget Sensitive Office of the Minister of Justice and Minister for Courts Chair, Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee Establishment of Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Proposal 1 I seek Cabinet’s agreement to establish a Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal (“the Tribunal”), as committed to in the Labour Party’s 2017 election manifesto, to provide an alternative pathway for claimants, the Earthquake Commission (EQC) and insurers to resolve outstan...

3. [2024] NZEmpC 65 KN v New Zealand Steel Ltd (Interlocutory Judgment (No 2) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...Relations Act 2000, the Court has the power to prohibit the publication of the name of any party to a proceeding. While the Court has a broad discretion, this must be exercised consistently with applicable principles, including the principle of open justice, which is of fundamental importance. A party applying for an order must show “specific adverse consequences” that are sufficient to displace the presumption in favour of open justice.2 [6] Embarrassment alone is insufficien...

4. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Sensible Sentencing Group Trust (Application for Interim Non-Publication Orders) [2013] NZHRRT 14 [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...opposition [3] Pending the substantive hearing the Director seeks an interim order prohibiting publication of the name and identifying details of the aggrieved person. The grounds of the application are that the order is necessary in the interests of justice to preserve the position of the parties pending final determination of the proceedings. The application is opposed by the SSGT on the grounds that: [3.1] There is no evidence establishing, on the balance of probabilities, that the...

5. GLCADS v Bishop of Auckland (Camera In-Court Application by TVNZ) [2013] NZHRRT 16 [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...Rights (Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 2003) 663 at 670 cited with approval by Mallon J in Television New Zealand Ltd v Green [2009] NZAR 69 at [23]: [22] In light of these submissions I start with setting out the principles relating to open justice. The rights affirmed and protected under the Bill of Rights Act include the right to “a fair and public hearing” (s 25(a)). The right to a public hearing applies to all criminal proceedings (Television New Zealand Ltd v R [1996] 3 NZ...

6. OIA-109706-v2.pdf [pdf, 6.4 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 12 March 2024 Our ref: OIA 109706 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Review of child participation in Family Justice report Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 13 February 2024 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry). Specifically, you requested: I am requesting a copy...

7. Establishment of Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal (2) [pdf, 402 KB]

   ...decisions are needed in February in order to give Parliamentary Counsel Office sufficient time to draft the Bill. The attached draft Cabinet paper sets out the high-level Cabinet decisions that are required. 4. Your direction is needed on three matters. We recommend: 4.1. limiting appeal rights so the first appeal is only with leave of the High Court, and bypasses the District Court (for lower-value claims), but is still permitted on matters of fact and law; 4.2. the Tribunal be...

8. IWCNZ-Submissions-on-Scope.pdf [pdf, 366 KB]

   ...Coroner considers and determines the scope of her inquiry favours a permissive, generous, and flexible approach which will include inquiry into the role of digital platforms so as to help prevent future deaths in similar circumstances and promote justice. This framework is discussed below. The Coroners Act 2006 8 The purpose of this Act, as noted in s 3, is “to help to prevent deaths and to promote justice”. This should be the overriding aim of the Coroner when determi...

9. Duty Lawyer Policy v 2.13 [pdf, 302 KB]

   Duty Lawyer Service Operational Policy August 2023 Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in relation to, the information; and fully excludes any and all liability of any kind to any person or entity that chooses to rely upon the information....

10. Duty Lawyer Policy v-2.14.pdf [pdf, 303 KB]

    Duty Lawyer Service Operational Policy August 2024 Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in relation to, the information; and fully excludes any and all liability of any kind to any person or entity that chooses to rely upon the information....