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1. COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Bill - Crown Law Vet [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...injustice arising from appearances by AL. 12 Sections 7A(3) and 8A(2). 13 Jones v R (2003) 1 AC 1. 14 Accused v AG (1997) CRNZ 148, 153-154; Donnelly v Ireland (1998) 1 IR 321 (Supreme Court of Ireland). 23. In respect of both civil and criminal matters the safeguards to ensure that the discretion is exercised fairly are that the criteria for s 5 and (in respect of criminal hearings) s 6 must be considered specifically in relation to AL, but also that the decision-maker must be satisfied th...

2. [2017] NZEmpC 38 Eden Group Ltd v Jackson [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...or more parties to this matter (and possibly their solicitors and/or counsel personally) for the torts of abuse of process and malicious prosecution. A claim shall also be lodged against the Attorney General in respect of the breach of natural justice. [14] He continued at para 26: It is likely that the conduct of one or more counsel and/or solicitors in this matter will merit referral to the Lawyers Complaints Service on the grounds of abuse of process and, possibly, misleadin...

3. Compensation Guidelines for Wrongful Conviction and Detention [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...concerning compensation for persons wrongly convicted and imprisoned in criminal cases. They replaced previous guidelines first adopted by Cabinet in 1998. The Compensation Guidelines for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment were issued by the Minister of Justice on 19 August 2020 and came into force on that date. Subsequently, amendments have been made to: a extend the Guidelines to include compensation for wrongly convicted persons sentenced to home detention or the military sent...

4. Shihaku v Mizoguchi [2017] NZIACDT 7 (19 June 2017) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...immigration advisors under the Immigration Advisors Licensing Act 2007 (the Act). Section 49 of the Act has three principles, which have some tension between them. The principles are: [5.1] The Tribunal may regulate its procedures as it thinks fit. [5.2] Matters or complaints must be heard on the papers. [5.3] Despite the requirement to hear matters on the papers, the Tribunal may request further information from any person or request that any person appear before the Tribunal to ma...

5. AF v Secretary for Justice 1 June 2012 NZRA 000009 [pdf, 91 KB]

   REVIEW AUTHORITY NEW ZEALAND [2012] NZRA 000009 Applicant AG Respondent Secretary for Justice Date of Decision: 1 June 2012 ________________________________________________________________ DECISION ________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION [1] In a decision dated 13 March 2012, the Secretary for Justice declined approval of the applicant as a provider of Category 2 Criminal Proceedings and the Police Detention Leg...

6. 2019 to 2024 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   E.64 SOI (2019) TĀHŪ O TE TURE Statement of Intent 2019 to 2024 Minister of Justice’s statement 4 Secretary for Justice’s statement 4 Statement of responsibility 5 Our strategy 7 What we do 8 Our context 9 Responding to our changing world 9 Improving the wellbeing of New Zealanders 9 We lead the justice sector 11 We work with other sectors and agencies 12 We support the independent judiciary 12 Ach...

7. Budget 2021 Summary Justice and Courts [pdf, 212 KB]

   . BUDGET 2021 Summary of investment in Votes: Courts and Justice Contents Summary of Budget 2021 in Votes: Courts and Justice ................................................... 1 Preventing family violence and sexual violence ................................................................ 1 Whakaorongia te mana tangata – uplifting the mana of offenders, victims and whānau .... 1 Implementing the family justice reforms ......................................

8. [2022] NZEmpC 134 CultureSafe NZ Ltd v Employment Relations Authority [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...conferred by the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act). [4] CultureSafe also invited the Court to consider its jurisdiction to require the Authority to provide template authority to act forms (ATA forms) for representatives, to assist with access to justice. The Authority considered the authorities to act [5] Mr Halse is the sole director of CultureSafe. During 2019 and 2020 he acted for three of Manuka Health’s Northland–based employees, including the grievants. In late...

9. LCRO 238/2017 VQ v CAR LIMITED (28 March 2019) [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...for review [31] Mr VQ filed an application for review on 12 December 2017. The outcome sought is payment of his invoice and an explanation as to why it has taken so long for the Law Society to deliver what it (the Society) considered to be “justice”. [32] He submitted that: 7 (a) the Committee’s decision breached the rules of natural justice; (b) the Committee failed to take into account the submissions he had filed; (c) factual errors were made in the decision, specifi...

10. [2011] NZEmpC 166 Hepburn v Huhtamaki Henderson Limited [pdf, 75 KB]

    ...students”. As counsel expressed it: An order prohibiting the publication of all details relating to a subject would effectively amount to a “blanket” suppression order. Such orders are generally discouraged unless required by the interests of justice and no other less restrictive order will suffice. [10] Mr Stewart made the additional relevant submissions: 7. The underlying rationale for the applicant seeking the non-publication order must have been to prevent the id...