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1. Impact of S24A of the Sentencing Act on Reoffending [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...to allow an inquiry to determine whether restorative justice is “appropriate in the circumstances of the case, taking into account the wishes of the victim”. 2. However, an increase in the number of restorative justice participants after the legislation change may have impacted on the effectiveness of restorative justice in reducing reoffending. This report analyses whether this has occurred by comparing various reoffending measures between restorative justice participants and comp...

2. Secondary Legislation Bill Advice [pdf, 52 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 18 November 2019 Hon David Parker, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Secondary Legislation Bill 1. We have considered whether the Secondary Legislation Bill (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’). 2. We have not yet received a final version of the Bill. This advice has been prepared in relation to the latest...

3. Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Legislation Amendment Bill [pdf, 171 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 1 May 2025 Hon Judith Collins KC, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Legislation Amendment Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Legislation Amendment Bill is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the Bill of Rights Act). 2. We have not yet received a final version of the Bill. This advice has been prepared in relation to the latest version of the...

4. Proactive release - Commencement of Courts and Tribunals Legislation [pdf, 925 KB]

   © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Aupito William Sio Associate Minister for Courts Proactive release – Commencement of Courts and Tribunals Legislation (CATES Regulations) Date of issue: 5 November 2019 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. No. Document Comments 1 Commencement of Courts and Tribunals Legislation Cabinet paper Ministry of Justice 12 Se...

5. Better-outcomes-for-Victims-approvals-for-introducing-family-violence-legislation.pdf [pdf, 380 KB]

   Hon Ginny Andersen Minister of Justice Proactive release - Better Outcomes for Victims: approvals for introducing legislation Date of issue: 11 October 2023 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (23) 4. No. Document Comments 1 Better Outcomes for Victims: approvals Some information has been withheld in for introducing family violence legislation accordance with: Cabinet paper • Section 9(2)(f)(iv) of the OIA to pro...

6. Proactive release – Family Court (Family Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Rules 2019 and other legislative instruments [pdf, 782 KB]

   ...Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Jan Logie MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Justice (Domestic and Sexual Violence Issues) Proactive release – Family Court (Family Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Rules 2019 and other legislative instruments Date of issue: 25 June 2019 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. No. Document Comments 1 Family Court (Family Violence and Other Mat...

7. RIA Terrorism Suppression Act part 2 [pdf, 1 MB]

   Strengthening New Zealand’s counter-terrorism legislation | 1 Coversheet: Strengthening New Zealand’s counter-terrorism legislation Advising agencies Ministry of Justice Decision sought Agreement to amend the “terrorist act” definition, and introduce new offences for terrorist weapons and combat training and planning or preparation for a terrorist act Proposing Ministers Minister of Justice Summary: Problem and Proposed Approach Problem Definition What proble...

8. Regulatory Impact Statement Enabling Service Transformation in Courts and Tribunals [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...due to time constraints and limited data on the costs and benefits of a court and tribunal system that operates predominantly electronically, as most jurisdictions still operate in a paper-based environment. The intended introduction date for the legislation limited the amount of time available for consultation. The Ministry does not consider these limitations are significant because the proposed legislation is enabling, rather than mandatory, and will allow courts and tribunals to kee...

9. Practice directions, legislation & rules

   ...revision was 1 September 2024, to Direction No 18: Costs – Guideline scale. If you want to see the previous practice directions ask the registrar by telephone or email.  Find the contact details on our page  Contact and find us. Back to top Legislation and rules The following pieces of legislation may also be useful. General Employment Relations Act 2000 Employment Relations Amendment Act (no 2) 2016 Employment Court Regulations 2000 Employment Relations (Prescribed Matte...

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10. BORA Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill (No 3) [pdf, 188 KB]

    Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill 18 March 2015 Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill 1. We have considered whether the Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’). 2. We have not yet received a final version of the Bill. This...