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1. Policy for admission to duty lawyer rosters [pdf, 667 KB]

   ICLS, Ministry of Justice, November 2013 Policy for Admission to Duty Lawyer Rosters at specific District Courts 1 Introduction 1. This paper documents the policy for admission of lawyers to a duty lawyer roster at a Court where duty lawyer reforms have been implemented. These are all Courts where the Public Defence Service is in place. 2. The policy covers admission of lawyers, who have been approved as a duty lawyer under the Legal Services Act 2011 and the Legal Service...

2. Arms-Act-rewrite-summary-version-of-the-discussion-document.pdf [pdf, 181 KB]

   Arms Act rewrite Summary version of the discussion document Ministry of Justice January 2025 Introduction The Government has committed to improving New Zealand’s firearms rules to provide greater protection of public safety and make the rules easier to understand. To achieve this, the Government will rewrite the Arms Act 1983 and update the supporting Arms Regulations 1992, which together make up New Zealand’s rules on firearms to keep people safe....

3. Cartwright v Accident Compensation Corporation (Late filing to the District Court) [2024] NZACC 129 (26 July 2024) [pdf, 157 KB]

   ...scheme is minimising the economic, social and personal costs of the impact of injury on the community. Unnecessary delay in bringing an appeal to the ACC jurisdiction of the District Court carries potential costs for the appellant and also for the justice system and those involved in it. [7] In Avery v No 2 Public Service Appeal Board,1 Richmond J (for the Court of Appeal) stated: When once an appellant allows the time for appealing to go by then his position suffers a radical ch...

4. Miscarriage of justice - Scott Watson - Ministry's briefing to Minister June 2013 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   10 June 2013 Hon Judith Collins, Minister of Justice ADVICE ON SCOTT WATSON’S APPLICATION FOR THE EXERCISE OF THE ROYAL PREROGATIVE OF MERCY PURPOSE 1. On 11 September 1999, Scott Watson was convicted of murdering Ms Olivia Hope and Mr Ben Smart. On 1 November 2008 Mr Watson applied for the exercise of the Royal prerogative of mercy in respect of those convictions. On 19 November 2008, His Excellency the previous Governor-General sought your predecessor’s a...

5. Proactive release - Privacy Bill: Approval for Supplementary Order Paper and draw down of Budget 2014 tagged contingency [pdf, 925 KB]

   ...the OPC in consultation with the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). The criteria and process of assessment will be published on the OPC’s website. 23 As a Minister cannot direct the Commissioner on a specific matter under the Crown Entities Act 2004, the SOP will need to be explicit on this point. Expectations about progress in assessments will be managed through the standard accountability framework for Crown Entities. 24 Given that it will take s...

6. BORA Judicial Matters Bill [pdf, 190 KB]

   Judicial Matters Bill (2008) 10 June 2008 Attorney-General Judicial Matters Bill (216-1): Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Our ref: ATT395/60 1. I have reviewed the Judicial Matters Bill for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. 2. The Bill has two parts. The first proposes to amend the Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Act 2004 in two respects: 2.1 to provide for the appointment of a Deputy Judicial Conduct C...

7. 2010 to 2013 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 498 KB]

   1 E.64 SOI (2010) Statement of Intent 2010–2013 Ministry of Justice Presented to the House of Representatives pursuant to Section 39 of the Public Finance Act 1989 CROWN COPYRIGHT © ISSN 1175-8414 (print) ISSN 1178-6914 (online) This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence. In essence, you are free to copy, dis...

8. YCAP - youth offending teams guide [pdf, 14 MB]

   ...strength. 1 Introduction One of the best ways we can reduce youth crime in New Zealand is for communities and government agencies to work together. While many of the challenges facing youth are similar across New Zealand, communities will have youth justice issues that need local solutions. That’s why creating local partnerships is one of the three strategies at the heart of the Youth Crime Action Plan (YCAP), the 10-year plan to reduce crime by children and young people, and t...

9. Family Court Rewrite Submission AMINZ [pdf, 248 KB]

   Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand Submissions to the Independent Panel On the 2014 family justice reforms Post the first report 1 Submissions to the Independent Panel on the 2014 family justice reforms Post the first report Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand Submissions to the Independent Panel On the 2014 family justice reforms Post the first report 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We refer to ou...

10. [2016] NZEmpC 73 Hill v Tex Onsite Ltd [pdf, 104 KB]

    ...importance and/or novelty of the questions involved on the challenge. [4] In weighing the competing factors, regard will be had to where the balance of convenience lies. Overarching consideration will then be given to the overall interests of justice. [5] Mr Hill’s application is primarily focussed on prejudice. He says that if a stay is not granted, and Tex Onsite makes good on its indication that it will take steps to enforce the Authority’s orders, he will likely be force...