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1. Kapiarumala v New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (Costs) [2018] NZHRRT 24 [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...following: [4.1] A flexible approach can be taken by the Tribunal to costs. See [60]. [4.2] There must be caution about applying the conventional civil costs regime in the Tribunal’s jurisdiction. See [61]. [4.3] The Tribunal has broad powers to do justice even if this means departing from the conventional rules applying to civil proceedings. See [62]. [4.4] Costs orders should not have the effect of deterring claims involving human rights. See [64] and now also Wall v Fairfax...

2. Dotcom v Crown Law Office (Application for Compliance Orders) [2018] NZHRRT 29 [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...MINISTER AND CABINET Third Defendant AND IMMIGRATION NEW ZEALAND Fourth Defendant AND MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT Fifth Defendant AND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE Sixth Defendant AND MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Seventh Defendant AND NEW ZEALAND POLICE Eighth Defendant 3 Background [1] By decision in Dotcom v Crown Law Office [2018] NZHRRT 7 (26 March 2018) at [255] the Tribunal made the following orders: [255] For...

3. Proactive release – Community Magistrates (Remuneration and Allowances) Order 2019 [pdf, 690 KB]

   ...are judicial officers who represent their communities based on their skills and experience. They sit on a wide range of cases in the criminal jurisdiction of the District Court, freeing up District Court Judges to deal with more complex matters. Community Magistrates are appointed under section 39 of the District Court Act 2016 (the Act). There are currently 18 Community Magistrates nationwide. 3. Remuneration and allowances for Community Magistrates are authorised pursuant to sec...

4. OIA-104866.pdf [pdf, 653 KB]

   ...which provides data on the 5 children and young people with the highest number of finalised charges at the Gisborne and Wairoa District Courts, for the 2018 to 2022 calendar years Please note the following for Tables 1 and 2: • Youth Court matters for Ruatoria have been heard in the Gisborne District Court since 2017. The data provided is therefore for only the Wairoa and Gisborne District Courts. • The Ministry reports on finalised charges, as opposed to active charges and pros...

5. De Marco v Accident Compensation Corporation (Costs on Appeal) [2025] NZACC 27 (17 February 2025) [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...the costs regime prescribed in the High Court Rules in 2000. 7 2 District Court Rules 2014, Schedule 5. 3 Cho v Real Estate Agents Authority [2024] NZHC 3840 at [11] and [23]. 4 High Court Rules 2016, r 14.1. 5 McGuire v Secretary for Justice [2018] NZSC 116, [2019] 1 NZLR 335 at [55] and n 42. 6 At [56]. 7 High Court Amendment Rules 1999. [8] Following some criticism of the primary rule by the Supreme Court,8 the Rules Committee undertook extensive consultation before...

6. The Algorithm Charter

   ...algorithms and the challenges of defining these is contained in the following report published in 2019 by the New Zealand Law Foundation and Otago University: Government Use of Artificial Intelligence in New Zealand Algorithm use in the Ministry of Justice Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice is committed to transparency and accountability in our use of operational algorithms as set out in the Algorithm Charter. Our Ministry currently uses three operational algorithms within the Colle...

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7. LCRO 179/2019 HL v [Area] Standards Committee (30 April 2020) [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...fabricated an earlier hair follicle test result to conceal a positive finding. [8] Mr A filed his affidavit as directed by the Court on [Date]. [9] Attached to that affidavit, were a number of technical research papers. The research papers addressed matters relating to the process for testing the presence of drugs. [10] HL provided a memorandum with the affidavit. [11] On [Date] 2019, the Complaints Service received through a deputy court registrar, a minute from the judge who h...

8. Chief Coroner 2019-20 Annual Report [pdf, 2 MB]

   Annual Report 2019/20 Kai Tirotiro Matewhawhati Rangatira o Aotearoa Office of the Chief Coroner of New Zealand http://www.justice.govt.nz/ CONTENTS Introduction 4 Coronial Services of New Zealand 5 A few words from some of our new Coroners 6 Whakaari Disaster 10 The First 48 Hours 11 Jurisdiction of the Coroner 13 Coronial recommendations or comments 15 Performance measures 25 Year in review: 2019-2020 26 National statistics 27 S...

9. LCRO 61/2024 VO and EO v Law Firm A and Ors (16 April 2025) [pdf, 319 KB]

   ...if he was replaced by the brother as the person controlling it. [25] The GP undertook an assessment. His report was surprisingly brief. It read: [The father] presented for an assessment of his capacity to make decisions on behalf of his Trust matters. He has good insight into his situation and need for change in the Trustees. He also understands that this change will help him get his pension sorted. [26] In July 2021, the father, in his capacity as Protector, executed a deed prep...

10. Directory of Official Information 2019 G-I [pdf, 1.1 MB]

    ...Directory of Official Information Listings G-I 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 oia@justice.govt.nz with the necessary amendments. We can send you a MS Word version if you need. Ministerial Relations and Services Strategy, Governance & Finance Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture oia@justice.govt.nz mailto:o...