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1. Youth Court - 10 suggested characteristics of a good youth justice system [pdf, 188 KB]

   1 A paper for The Pacific Justices’ Conference 5 – 8 March, 2014 –Auckland, New Zealand Principal Youth Court Judge Andrew Becroft Introduction A “good” youth justice system is a specialised system, created with the understanding that young people are not just “junior adults” but developmentally, almost a “different species of human being” with markedly different characteristics and responses than adults. A good system recognises their vulner...

2. Proactive release - New Compensation Guidelines for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment [pdf, 756 KB]

   © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Andrew Little Minister of Justice Proactive release – New Compensation Guidelines for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment Date of issue: 20 August 2020 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. No. Document Comments 1 New Compensation Guidelines for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment Cabinet Paper Office of the Minister o...

3. Welsh v Welsh - Taiharuru 4C3D [2024] Chief Judge's MB 1 (2024 CJ 1) [pdf, 288 KB]

   ...the Court, his evidence reflected his focus on two of his children. This focus was compared to the degree of estrangement with some of his other living children. Mr McKenzie submitted that declining the application would be in the interests of justice. Te Nohonga Kooti Court Hearing [7] The application was heard before me in Wellington (via Zoom) on 27 June 2023. Applicant Clayt Welsh stated that the deceased had not discussed the transfer with him. He went on to furt...

4. Regulatory Impact Statement Hague Child Protection Convention [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...Extended National Interest Analysis Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. Executive Summary 1. The Ministry of Justice proposes that New Zealand accede to the Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co- operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. (the Convention)....

5. Proactive-release_Policy-decisions-for-Judicature-Timeliness-Amendment-Bill-and-Legal-Services-Distribution-of-Special-Fund-Amendment-Bill.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Hon Nicole McKee Minister for Courts Proactive release - Policy decisions for Judicature (Timeliness) Amendment Bill and Legal Services (Distribution of Special Fund) Amendment Bill Date of issue: 03 July 2025 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circu lar CO (23) 4. No. Document Comments 1 Budget 2025: Policy decisions to Some information withheld under sections 9(2)(a) deliver the Minis...

6. LCRO 097/2023 RQ and EP v OM (14 February 2024) [pdf, 288 KB]

   ...matter was conducted was an abuse of the court process. The complaint [28] The applicants lodged a complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (NZLS) on 2 November 2022. They also lodged it with the office of the Minister of Justice. [29] The particulars of the complaint, paraphrased, were that: 6 (a) the respondent had assisted Mr X in pursuing a “vexatious and frivolous application” that was a “hopeless case”; (b) the respondent had acted in a co...

7. Land Valuation Tribunal COVID 19 Protocol All traffic lights [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...advice or notices. 4. Fee waiver applications can be made as usual via email. Please contact the Tribunal if you have any issues regarding the payment of fees. Additional arrangements for all regions under Traffic Light Red 5. All new matters will continue to be referred to a Judge and will be prioritised in the usual way. Parties are reminded of the ability to apply for priority. Any application should be supported by a full explanation as to why priority is sought. ht...

8. [2010] NZCA 399 CA320/2010 Eden v Rutherford Bond Toyota Ltd [pdf, 22 KB]

   ...against the Authority’s decision. 1 Eden v Rutherford & Bond Ltd [2010] NZEMPC 43. [5] In the Employment Court, the applicant claimed that the Authority had acted contrary to natural justice and thus breached s 157(2) of the ERA by not giving him adequate notice that the respondent could still claim costs even though the personal grievance had been abandoned. Section 157(2) provides: The Authority must, in carrying...

9. 2019 Directory of Official Information J-L [pdf, 490 KB]

   ...J-L Author Version number Date About This is a living document; we endeavour to update it whenever there are changes to be made. If your department or agency’s information is out of date, please email official.correspondence@justice.govt.nz with the necessary amendments. official.correspondence@justice.govt.nz Ministerial Services Strategy, Governance & Finance mailto:official.correspondence@justice.govt.nz mailto:official.correspondence@justic...

10. FT v NSC LCRO 261 / 2010 (21 October 2011) [pdf, 104 KB]

    ...derelict in his duties, had abused legal and Court processes and misled the Court. [2] This was processed by the Auckland branch of the Complaints Service as a complaint by UO. [3] On 29 June 2010, the Complaints Service advised FT that the matter would from thenceforth be investigated by the National Standards Committee as an own motion investigation. [4] In a reply email, FT pressed for the files opened by the Auckland branch to be closed and on 23 August the National Standar...