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1. Criminal Procedure Act 2011: caseload performance for first 12 months [pdf, 672 KB]

   ...protocol means the less serious cases are not considered for hearing in the High Court. Appeals 646 CPA appeals filed The CPA did not introduce any fundamental changes to pre-CPA appeal pathways, except for aligning appeals from decisions of Justices of the Peace with those from Community Magistrates. Both go to the District Court under the CPA. The effect of this alignment will increase appeals to the District Court, as pre-CPA these appeals were heard in the High Court. The...

2. NZCVS Cycle2 core report tables [xlsx, 597 KB]

   About About the data tables for NZCVS Key findings - Descriptive statistics Cycle 2 (2018 - 2019) Disclaimer 1.    While all care and diligence has been taken in processing, analysing, and extracting data and information for this publication, the Ministry of Justice gives no warranty that it is error free and will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the use directly, or indirectly, of the information in this publication. 2.    This report contains highly aggregated da

3. NZCVS Cycle 2 (2018 – 19) Data Tables [xlsx, 584 KB]

   About About the data tables for NZCVS Key findings - Descriptive statistics Cycle 2 (2018 - 2019) Disclaimer 1.    While all care and diligence has been taken in processing, analysing, and extracting data and information for this publication, the Ministry of Justice gives no warranty that it is error free and will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the use directly, or indirectly, of the information in this publication. 2.    This report contains highly aggregated da

4. 2021-07-07 ORC - Closing Submissions [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...planning framework does not manage land and water resources in an integrated way – ki uta ki tai. (c) The activity status for considering replacement consent applications under the existing planning framework is restricted discretionary, with the matters of discretion insufficiently wide to enable an effective assessment of effects on the environment. (d) Given the limited matters of discretion, only limited regard might be had to the higher order planning documents (such as t...

5. Domestic violence legislation & child access in New Zealand [pdf, 1018 KB]

   ...the purposes of subsection (4) of this section, whether or not a child will be safe while a violent party has custody of, or access (other than supervised access) to, the child, the Court shall, so far as is practicable, have regard to the following matters: (a) The nature and seriousness of the violence used: (b) How recently the violence occurred: (c) The frequency of the violence: (d) The likelihood of further violence occurring: (e) The physical or emotional harm caused to the chil...

6. Gray v Tulip Holdings Ltd [pdf, 176 KB]

   CLAIM NO: 00499 UNDER The Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2002 IN THE MATTER OF an adjudication BETWEEN PETER WILLIAM GRAY and SUSAN FRANCES GRAY Claimants AND TULIP HOLDINGS LIMITED First respondent (Intituling continued next page) Hearing: 8 & 9 November 2005 Appearances: Grant Shand for the Claimants No appearance by or on behalf of the First respondent John Bierre and Andrew Wedekind for the Fifth respondent Det...

7. LCRO 47/2021 BQ v ZG (16 December 2024) [pdf, 665 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2024] NZLCRO 154 Ref: LCRO 47/2021 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a decision of the [Area] Standards Committee BETWEEN BQ Applicant AND ZG Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] The applicant, Mr BQ

8. Julian v Inia - Succession to Moehuarahi Te Ruuri (2024) 309 Waiariki MB 197 (309 WAR 197) [pdf, 459 KB]

   ...Fundamentally, I am not making an order under the Act, but under the FPA. The text, purpose and context does not support any other interpretation. 11 Family Protection Act 1955, s 3A; Te Ture Whenua Maori (Succession, Dispute Resolution, and Related Matters) Amendment Act 2020, s 86. 12 Submissions of counsel for the applicants, John Kahukiwa, 30 October 2023, at 75. 13 Submissions of counsel for the applicants, John Kahukiwa, 30 October 2023, at 77-80. He provides two example...

9. EV v VJ LCRO 181 / 2010 (31 August 2011) [pdf, 129 KB]

   ...dealt with to cause him to depart from the usual practice of ordering costs to be carried by the Estate. Instead, he ordered that costs should lie where they fell. [19] A decision was made to appeal the costs decision and on 20 December 2010, Justice Woodhouse issued his decision on appeal. His view was that, despite the submissions made by VI, he did not consider that EW was successful in substance, or 4 at least sufficiently to warrant the application of the general princ...

10. Homes v ACC [2013] NZACA 2 [pdf, 60 KB]

    ...concerns an appeal that had been dismissed for non-appearance. Benview Farms Ltd v GE Capital Returnable Packing Systems Ltd 16 PRINZ 25, provided the jurisdiction to reinstate an appeal if the failure to reinstate would occasion a miscarriage of justice. Whether to reinstate is a matter of discretion and an important element in that exercise is a comparison of the prejudice to the respective parties. [45] Corby v ACC Decision No. 78/2006 concerns an application to reinstate an appeal...