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1. FMI v Accident Compensation Corporation (Claim for Cover for Mental Injury) [2025] NZACC 062 [pdf, 375 KB]

   ...attempts to distinguish FMI’s situation from the ‘learning of the offending’ as described by the learned authors in Personal Injury in New Zealand who observed:6 A mental injury suffered by another (for example, mental injury suffered by a parent on learning of a sex crime on their child) is probably not intended to come within the Act. The words “or in relation to” however are wide enough to cover a situation where a crime is perpetrated on one person as a means of harmi...

2. Strengthening the Criminal Justice System for Victims: Workshop playback report [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...justice system for Māori. Family Violence The safety of victims and whānau. Need for specialist family violence courts with comprehensively trained staff and adequate resources. Children to live in a safe and secure environment with the non-violent parent. Homicide Equal victims’ rights for all victims. Allow victims to update their victim impact statements as needed. Navigator and consultation with victims. Sexual Violence Increased specialist sexual violence services and naviga...

3. NZCVS Cycle 4 2020-21 Topical report - Controlling behaviours and help-seeking [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   Topical report: Controlling behaviours and help-seeking for family violence Key findings Cycle 4 (November 2020 to November 2021) 2 Published in March 2023 by the Ministry of Justice Justice Centre, 19 Aitken Street DXSX10088, Wellington, New Zealand ISSN: 2744-3981 Suggested citation Ministry of Justice. 2023. New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey. Topi

4. Practice Note applications under the protection of Personal and Property Rights Act [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...that lawyer is expected to address the above issues in a memorandum, filed prior to a pre-hearing conference and within the same timeframe as that set out for the Court-appointed lawyer in paragraph 4.2. 4.4 The filing of reports will be monitored through the ‘TASK’ facility in CMS. 5 ORDERS ON THE PAPERS 5.1 If the application is undefended and all matters are in order, the Registrar shall make appropriate recommendations and refer the matter to the Judge for orders on the pa...

5. Youth Court - 10 suggested characteristics of a good youth justice system [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...the future. It is beneficial to young people to offer them a response, interventions and treatment that is separate to that of adults. Why is this? What is a “youth specific” justice system? What is it that can be offered to young people through these processes that is so beneficial to them? What is it that makes a youth justice system effective? The following is a summary of ten suggested characteristics that a good youth justice system might contain. Together they comprise...

6. Supervised Contact Quality Practice Framework [pdf, 762 KB]

   ...including: • Providing information to parents and children. • Assessing for risk and safety. • Understanding the needs of children. • Being responsive to the ages and stages of children’s development. • Reporting back to the court. Throughout the framework, links to resources and further reading are underlined and bolded. For example: Resources for children Information contained in this framework is not intended to be considered legal advice and you should s...

7. Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand: Summary document - Large print [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...What is adoption? 4 8 International law 4 9 The wider system 4 10 Te Tiriti o Waitangi— the Treaty of Waitangi 5 11 Purpose of adoption 5 11 Who is involved in adoption? 6 13 Child's rights in the adoption process 6 13 Birth parents 6 14 Who can adopt? 7 15 Print pages Large print page Birth family and whānau 7 16 Government, the Court and accredited bodies 8 17 Culture and adoption 9 20 Whāngai 9 21 Customary adoptions 10 22 How does...

8. Brightwell - Estate of Roera Rangi or Rangi Roera or Roera Te Heke-tanga [2019] Chief Judge's MB 1457 [pdf, 607 KB]

   ...the applicant’s prior applications and refer to individual documents from those prior applications as required. Concise history of Order sought to be amended/cancelled 6. The application is complex in nature and involves several applications through the then Native Appellate Court and Native Land Court in the early 1900s. 7. The applicant has complained of three individual orders: 1. 10 Taranaki MB 138 – 156 (12 & 13 October 1906); 2. 10 Taranaki MB 174 – 177 (29 Octobe...

9. Succession Factsheet [pdf, 355 KB]

   ...of the Adoption Act 1955.) Likewise, a spouse, or civil union or de facto partner, of a beneficiary may also be granted a life interest but nothing greater than that unless they are related by blood to Wi Pere. 26. To dispute or challenge a will through the High Court. 27. A person who has not yet reached the age of 20 years and has not legally married. 28. In its legal use, this means physical or mental disablement that, in the opinion of the court, results in a person lacking, wholly...

10. LCRO 137/2018 A1 v B2 (26 November 2018) [pdf, 158 KB]

    ...and Mr JB are K’s parents. They separated and both formed subsequent relationships. Although the Family Court allowed Mr JB unsupervised overnight contact, Ms A1 continued to care for K and Mr JB felt himself excluded. Mr JB challenged Ms A1 through the Family Court, seeking to extend his involvement in K’s upbringing. The Court appointed a lawyer for K. [3] Ms A1, who was represented by lawyers, latterly Ms LL, objected to the involvement of both lawyers, Ms B2 and K’s, a...