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1. KC v DG [2023] NZDT 108 (22 March 2023) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...decision of the Tribunal. Specifically, the Referee conducted the proceedings (or a Tribunal investigator carried out an enquiry) in a way that was unfair and prejudiced the result of the proceedings. This means you consider there was a breach of natural justice, as a result of procedural unfairness that affected the result of the proceedings. PLEASE NOTE: Parties need to be aware they cannot appeal a Referee’s finding of fact. Where a Referee has made a decision on the issues raised...

2. Regulatory Impact Statement Human Rights Amendment Bill [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...frequent discussions between the Minister and the Chief Human Rights Commissioner had revealed that there was room for improving the effective and efficient operation of the Commission. The scope of the review was limited to looking at structural matters affecting the effectiveness and efficiency of the Commission. A consideration of complex, substantive human rights issues, such as the prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act 1993 and the exceptions to the prohib...

3. Regulatory Impact Statement: Changing name suppression settings in sexual violence cases [pdf, 350 KB]

   Regulatory Impact Statement | 1 Regulatory Impact Statement: Changing name suppression settings in sexual violence cases Coversheet Purpose of Document Decision sought: This Regulatory Impact Statement provides analysis to support Cabinet decisions on a proposal that before the court can grant permanent name suppression to a person convicted of a sexual crime, it must have the agreement of the victim of that crime. Advising agencies: Ministry of Justice Proposing Mi

4. [2023] NZEmpC 75 Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand v New Zealand Nurses Organisation Inc [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...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. [26] Subsequently the Supreme Court, in reviewing the litigation, stated that the merits of the case (in so far as they can ascertained at the interim injunction stage) have been seen as relevant...

5. Family Court Rewrite Submission FV Death Review Committee [pdf, 316 KB]

   1 Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) Submission on Strengthening the Family Justice System To: The Independent Panel Family Court Review FamilyJusticeReforms@justice.govt.nz From: Family Violence Death Review Committee Contact: Holly Mansfield Specialist, Family Violence Death Review Committee Email: Health Quality & Safety Commission March 2019 s 9(2)(a) s 9(2)(a) 2 1. Mortality Review Committees The Family Violen...

6. Proactive-Release-Expanding-the-Jurisdiction-of-Community-Magistrates.pdf [pdf, 335 KB]

   © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Nicole McKee Associate Minister of Justice Minister for Courts Proactive release – Improving efficiency and capacity in the District Court Community Magistrates Date of issue: 2 October 2025 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (23) 4. No. Document Comments 1 Improving efficiency and capacity in the District Court: Expanding...

7. Cycle-5-Impact-of-COVID-report-v1.0-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1020 KB]

   Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on crime and victimisation Descriptive statistics June 2023 Results drawn from Cycles 1 to 5 (2018-22) of the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey 2 ISBN 978-0-473-68320-7 Disclaimer While all care and diligence has been taken to process, analyse and extract data and information for this publication, the Ministry of Justice gives no warranty that it is error f

8. OIA-125836.pdf [pdf, 3 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 Our ref: OIA 125836 15 October 2025 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Jury duty exclusions Thank you for your letter of 9 September 2025, requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information regarding jury duty exclusions. Specifically, you requested: 1. I would like copies of any documents, policies or maps lis...

9. CAB An Anti-Corruption Work Programme for New Zealand [pdf, 188 KB]

   1 In Confidence Office of the Minister of Justice Chair, Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee An Anti-Corruption Work Programme for New Zealand Proposal 1 This paper seeks approval for the Anti-Corruption Work Programme that has been developed to proactively respond to, and reduce the risks of, fraudulent and corrupt behaviours becoming embedded in New Zealand. 2 The Anti-Corruption Work Programme is intended to co-ordinate national and international engagement on f...

10. COVID-19 Justice Sector Survey - Report 4 for the period 5 to 11 May 2020 [pdf, 1.6 MB]

    1 COVID-19 Justice Sector Survey Report 004 (5–11 May 2020) This telephone survey provides information about how safe people feel and what crime and safety issues matter to them most. The report covers the following key topics:  Social connection  Perceptions of safety, including reasons why people feel unsafe  Experience of some types of crimes (for example, fraud and cybercrime which are increasingly of concern internationally)  Crimes reported and not repor...