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1. OIA-120507.pdf [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...Information Act request: Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) review Thank you for your email of 20 March 2025 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) requesting information, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), regarding protest legislation. Specifically, you requested: Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982, I am writing to request information regarding the development, consideration, and potential implementation of public protest legislation in New Zea...

2. Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill - 16 Nov 2017 Cabinet paper [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...Cabinet policy decisions to enable drafting of an Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill. It would allow a Member of Parliament’s (MP’s) seat to be declared vacant where they cease to be a member of their political party. 2 Electoral integrity legislation seeks to help maintain the proportionality of political party representation in Parliament as determined by electors at the last election. It also seeks to enhance public confidence in the integrity of the electoral system, Parliame...

3. Enabling-a-four-year-term-of-Parliament_Updated_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...the Minister of Justice Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee Enabling a four-year term of Parliament Proposal 1 This paper seeks agreement to key policy decisions to: 1.1 enable a four-year term of Parliament, and 1.2 provide for a referendum legislative framework. Relation to government priorities 2 This proposal contributes to commitments in the coalition agreements between National and the ACT and New Zealand First parties to progress a bill through first reading to select commi...

4. Review of the Courts Remote Participation Act 2010_Policy Approvals [pdf, 545 KB]

   ...participation use if technology and infrastructure is available, and participants’ rights are protected. Court Rules would have the support of the judiciary, helping to drive increased use. 19.2 is future-proofed - placing default settings in secondary legislation allows for a flexible and enduring regime. This is critical given potential future investment in and changes to remote participation services. The regulation-making power provides a ’back-stop’, allowing the Executive t...

5. Proactive release – Criminal Activity Intervention Legislation Bill [pdf, 15 MB]

   ...the offences and penalties related to shootings in public places 3. 4. Related reforms to the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009 to better target illicit assets will be introduced as part of a separate amendment bill later this year. 5. Legislation to establish Firearms Prohibition Orders (led by Police) is also going through the Justice Select Committee and is relevant to the firearm related violence taking place within the organised crime and gang environment 6. Talking poin...

6. Proactive release - 2020 Cannabis Referendum [pdf, 4.2 MB]

   ...1982 (OIA), be released. Where that is the case, the relevant section of the OIA has been noted and no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it. No. Document Comments 1 2020 Cannabis Referendum – legislative process and overarching policy settings for the regulatory model Cabinet paper Office of the Minister of Justice Considered by Cabinet on 6 May 2019 Some information has been withheld in accordance with: • section 9(2)(...

7. Proactive release – Remuneration Authority Legislation Bill [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Aupito William Sio Minister for Courts Proactive release – Remuneration Authority Legislation Bill Date of issue: 11 October 2021 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released. Where that is the c...

8. [2022] NZEnvC 128 Auckland Council v Teddy and Friends Ltd [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...AUP-OP relating to the use of land are district rules within the meaning of s 43AAB(1) of the RMA. Under s 76(2) of the RMA, every district rule has the force and effect of a regulation under the RMA. [11] The interpretation and application of legislation is governed by the Legislation Act 2019. Under that Act, legislation means the whole or a part of an Act or any secondary legislation. Secondary legislation includes an instrument (whatever it is called) that is made under an A...

9. Budapest-Convention-and-Related-Matters-Legislation-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 545 KB]

   IN CONFIDENCE Office of the Minister of Justice Cabinet Legislation Committee Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Bill: Approval for Introduction Proposal 1 This paper seeks approval for the introduction of the Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Bill. Executive Summary 2 The Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Bill makes changes to New Zealand’s domestic legislation to give effect to the provisions of the...

10. Regulatory Impact Statement a Stronger Response to Family Violence information sharing between court jurisdictions in domestic violence cases [pdf, 193 KB]

    ...The key assumption is that exposure to more information from other jurisdictions would likely  put judges in a better position to make the most informed decisions.        5. Finally, fully realising the impact of changes to legislation in this area is partly dependent on the  ability of court staff and systems to deal with changes. This  is a finite resource and would be  unlikely to meet significant numbers of new re...