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1. Letter to Tier 2 Policy Leaders Network Protecting the integrity of the Official Information Act 1982 [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...caroline.greaney@justice.govt.nz 12 December 2024 Tier 2 Policy Leaders Network Tēnā koutou katoa Protecting the integrity of the Official Information Act 1982 The Ministry of Justice administers the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). Protecting the integrity of the legislation is an important part of our regulatory stewardship role. Over the past few years there have been an increasing number of proposals for legislative change that relate to the OIA. We would like to be involved...

2. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – decision on NZ Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 [pdf, 19 KB]

   ...appreciates having had the opportunity to engage in a constructive dialogue with the State party at its 1680th meeting on 25 February 2005, and also appreciates the State party’s written and oral responses to its requests for information related to the legislation, including those submitted on 17 February and 9 March 2005. 3. The Committee remains concerned about the political atmosphere that developed in New Zealand following the Court of Appeal’s decision in the Ngati Apa cas...

3. Factsheet: Three strikes offending [pdf, 171 KB]

   Since the introduction of the three strikes legislation in 2010, the number of convictions for the qualifying offences has risen 5%, while the number of charges has fallen 9%. Background Three strikes legislation took effect in June 2010, mandating increasingly severe responses for people who are repeatedly convicted of qualifying offences. A first warning is issued when a person, aged 18 or over, is convicted of a qualifying offence. The ‘warning’ element is a signif...

4. Contraception Steralisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill.pdf [PDF, 128 KB]

   ...objectively emotionally distressing. The Bill is otherwise consistent with the rights and freedoms of the Bill of Rights Act. Background 6. The safe area proposal contained in the Bill replicates, with amendments, the scheme in the Abortion Legislation Bill, as reported back to the House by the Abortion Legislation Committee.1 The three clauses making up the “safe areas” proposal were removed from the Abortion Legislation Bill by the Committee of the whole House, voting o...

5. Proactive release - Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Regulations 2019 [pdf, 1006 KB]

   ...and commencement 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. 2. Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Regulations 2019 Cabinet minute Cabinet Office Meeting date: 23 July 2019 Released in full. 1 In...

6. Government response to the Law Commission’s report Pecuniary penalties: Guidance for legislative design [pdf, 137 KB]

   Government Response to the Law Commission’s Report Pecuniary Penalties: Guidance for Legislative Design Presented to the House of Representatives 2 Government Response to the Law Commission’s Report Pecuniary Penalties: Guidance for Legislative Design Introduction The Government has considered the Law Commission’s Report Pecuniary Penalties: Guidance for Legislative Desi...

7. Justice Matters - issue 08 - September 2017 [pdf, 4.1 MB]

   ...appearances held in the 2016/17 year, some 18,200 (52%) were made via AVL. This was a 10% increase in AVL usage from 2015/16. A significant contributor to the recent increase in the use of AVL is likely to have been the judicature modernisation legislation which passed through Parliament late last year (see story page 7). Long-term, this legislation will also allow courts and tribunals to use digital documents and electronic case files rather than printed document enabling more gains...

8. Public-Place-Amendment-Paper_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 571 KB]

   ...them or close by and go about their business. However, if these same people were all wearing gang insignia, this could cause the member of the public to drive away in fear, potentially undermining what the Government is trying to achieve with the legislation. 16. Guidance would be provided to Police staff that the wearing of gang patch clothing, flags or other items with insignia inside a vehicle, whether displayed (e.g., holding a patch to the window) or otherwise, is not an offen...

9. Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism - Cabinet Paper 2 - Sept 2016 [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...and Countering Financing of Terrorism Amendment Bill (Amendment Bill) in the House before the end of 2016. 2. I will seek Cabinet’s agreement to final policy decisions in October 2016. Executive summary 3. Cabinet agreed in June 2016 to pass legislation to implement the second phase of the AML/CFT reforms (Phase II) by July 2017 [CAB-16-Min-0251 refers]. To enable the Amendment Bill to be enacted by July 2017 it will need to be introduced to the House before the end of 2016. 4. I also...

10. Proactive release - Statutes Amendment Bill [pdf, 1.3 MB]

    ...Cabinet Committee Minute Cabinet Office Meeting date: 16 December 2021 Released in full. © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) In Confidence Office of the Associate Minister of Justice Chair, Cabinet Legislation Committee Statutes Amendment Bill 2021: Approval for Introduction Proposal 1 I seek Cabinet’s approval for the Statutes Amendment Bill (the Bill) to be introduced to the House of Representatives. Policy 2 Standing Order 2...