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1. Regulatory Impact Statement Trans Tasman Proceedings Bill [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...criminal proceedings - A subpoena under the trans-Tasman evidence regime cannot be issued in criminal proceedings. If a witness is unwilling, evidence can only be taken under less convenient procedures such as the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters legislation. Enforcing civil penalty orders - Civil pecuniary penalties imposed in one country are not enforceable in the other. Enforcing criminal fines for certain regulatory offences - A criminal fine imposed in one country is not e...

2. Justice Matters - issue 06 - March 2017 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...hear and resolve matters • improve the customer’s experience • simplify and standardise procedures to improve productivity and efficiency • reduce dependence on physical location. Our process of continuous improvement requires changes to legislation, infrastructure, systems and processes while, at the same time, respecting New Zealand’s legal and constitutional heritage. On the legislation front, on 1 March new judicature modernisation measures came into force. These make...

3. Contempt of Court Bill: Approval for Government Supplementary Order Paper [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...30(1) have been withheld in accordance with the following section of the OIA: • section 9(2)(h) to maintain legal professional privilege. 2 Supplementary Order Paper The final SOP tabled on 6 August is publicly available from www.legislation.govt.nz. The Bill as reported from the committee of the whole House incorporates the SOP and is also publicly available at www.legislation.govt.nz. 3a Contempt of Court Bill: Supplementary Order Paper LEG Minute, LEG meeti...

4. Govt-Response-to-Petition-of-Pandora-Black-Repeal-S19-PRA-2003-FINAL-v2.pdf [pdf, 347 KB]

   ...to the Petition of Pandora Black – Repeal Section 19 of the Prostitution Reform Act Cabinet Minute [LEG-23-MIN-0002] Cabinet Office 16 February 2023 Released in full 1 In Confidence Office of the Minister of Justice Chair, Cabinet Legislation Committee Government Response to the Report of the Education and Workforce Committee on the Petition of Pandora Black: Repeal Section 19 of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 Proposal 1 This paper seeks approval of the Government r...

5. Proactive release - Cannabis Referendum Order 2020 and End of Life Choice Referendum Order 2020 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...the copies of the Orders provided to Ministers with this paper have been withheld in accordance with section 61 of the Legislation Act 2012 and section 9(2)(h) of the Official Information Act 1982 to maintain legal professional privilege. The legislative instruments are publicly available from www.legislation.govt.nz. 3. LEG-20-MIN-0035 Cabinet minute Meeting date: 17 March 2020 Released in full. In Confidence Office of the Minister of Justice Chair, Cabinet Legislati...

6. Responding to Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Bill [pdf, 268 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 29 October 2024 Hon Judith Collins KC, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Responding to Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Responding to Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment 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....

7. 4 CAB 21 MIN 0230 Minute [pdf, 746 KB]

   ...Committee to consider the issues around transitional arrangements; 7 agreed that people who have already completed sentences of imprisonment for second or third strike offences will not be eligible to have their sentences modified; 8 agreed that the legislation should specify that being convicted and/or sentenced under the three strikes regime does not give rise to a claim for compensation or damages; Legislation 9 noted that the Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Bill holds a Category...

8. Parliament passes law to respond to stalking and harassment

   Parliament has passed the Crimes Legislation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Bill to better recognise the harm experienced by victims of stalking and to ensure offenders are effectively prosecuted. Stalking is characterised by a perpetrator making unwanted, persistent, and repetitive intrusions into another person’s life, causing a range of serious emotional, psychological, social, and economic harm to victims and their families. Stalking behaviours and scenarios vary but carry significant...

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9. 2012 to 2015 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 962 KB]

   ...made in the justice sector. Recorded crime is falling, fewer people are entering the justice system, and we are now forecasting the first sustained decrease in the prison population in more than 80 years. These are significant achievements. Legislative, policy and operational changes across government have been directed at addressing the causes of crime, reducing reoffending, improving services for victims of crime, and improving public safety. Over the next three years the Go...

10. Youth Court - Signed, sealed – (but not yet fully) delivered [pdf, 817 KB]

    1 “Signed, Sealed – (but not yet fully) Delivered” An analysis of the “revolutionary” 1989 legislative blueprint to address youth offending in New Zealand, particularly by young Māori, and a discussion as to the extent to which it has been fully realised. Paper to be delivered at the “Healing Courts, Healing Plans, Healing People: International Indigenous Therapeutic Jurisprudence Conference” by His Honour Judge Andrew Becroft1...