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1. [2025] NZLCDT 2 Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Wintour (9 January 2025) [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...obtained his knowledge improperly. The neighbours complained to the Law Society about Mr Wintour’s accessing and use of the material. [3] Mr Wintour was not candid with the Standards Committee. He claimed that he obtained his information from Police Officers. Enquiries revealed that, on the day before the meeting, the neighbour’s criminal history had been accessed via a computer identifiably logged in by a particular Probation Officer who was working at Auckland District Cour...

2. OIA-107708.pdf [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 7 November 2023 Our ref: OIA 107708 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Identification for voting Thank you for your email of 10 October 2023 requesting, under the Official Information Act 1989 (the Act), about voter identification. Specifically, you requested: “… any policy advice and/or reasoning for not requir

3. The sex industry in New Zealand: a literature review [pdf, 470 KB]

   ...Possessing a prostitution-related conviction stayed with that person for life, branding him or her and affecting subsequent employment, travel, and access to finance. Meanwhile the clients of sex workers remained outside the reach of the law, with few checks on their behaviour. Law and health interests clashed, with cases existing where the presence of safer sex products was used as evidence of prostitution. There was no obligation on operators to provide safer sex information, and wo...

4. ISR Evaluation Synthesis Report [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   FINAL REPORT by Elaine Mossman with Nan Wehipeihana and Michael Bealing of NZIER Submitted to Joint Venture Business Unit 30 September 2019 Evaluation of the family violence Integrated Safety Response pilot Phase II – Years 2 & 3 Contents Glossary of common acronyms and terminology .............................................................................. i Acknowledgements ...............................

5. NetSafe selected to play key role in anti-cyberbullying law

   ...Approved Agency up and running, and laying the ground work for the new civil regime. This includes setting up a panel of technical advisors, who will support judges considering applications for the new orders, and putting in place court rules and processes. Check out the Police "Words Hurt Too" video launched during Bullying-free New Zealand Week (16-20 May 2016), which demonstrates how harmful a single word can be.

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6. Ministry’s latest Annual Report published

   ...apply for aid”, “I think the new form is great!’ and “The irrelevant questions are gone, and it will be much easier for clients to understand and complete correctly and honestly.” The Criminal Records Unit processes 550,000 criminal record checks a year, primarily to help people get employment, but also for visas for overseas travel. A CRU customer said: “Thank you for the way your Department has treated me over the past several weeks.  I am applying for citizenship in Australi...

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7. OIA-104954.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...Hamilton district court cells behind court room 2 (Faeces spread around the cell) $969.98 MSD10030124 17/08/2018 Hamilton ‐ District Court Blocked Toilet $182.00 MSD10029155‐1  20/08/2018 Whakatane ‐ District Court 2 cells ‐ number 3 and cage ‐ check sprinkler $200.00 MSD10032807 30/08/2018 Opotiki ‐ Hearing Centre Extractor Fan is not working, Propeller Blade has come off. $436.55 MSD10038074‐1  12/09/2018 Huntly ‐ District Court...

8. Young people and alcohol: Some statistics to 2003 and 2004 on possible effects of lowering the purchase age [pdf, 512 KB]

   Young People and Alcohol: Some Statistics to 2003 and 2004 on Possible Effects of Lowering the Purchase Age Barb Lash 2 First published in April 2005 by the Research and Evaluation Unit Ministry of Justice PO Box 180 Wellington New Zealand © Crown Copyright ISBN 0-478-29003-9 3 Foreword In 1999 Parliament lowered the minimum age at which people may legally purchase or drink alcohol on licensed premises to 18 years with one exemption, from 20 years with a numbe

9. Duty lawyer roster selection criteria [pdf, 49 KB]

   ...duty Attends regularly when rostered Attends on time Finds (suitable) replacements if unable to attend Commits to duty – ensures availability during busy period; manages private work outside duty lawyer commitments; before leaving checks with supervisor/ team no outstanding work Legal Aid records on attendance Feedback from panel members or referees Legal skills/ practice - sound legal service provided to defendants and to the court Sound gra...

10. Great day out at Precinct Public Open Day

    ...once the Precinct becomes operational”, Mr Bridgman says. “For most of our visitors yesterday, it was the first – and last - time they will be in a courtroom or a cell.” There were plenty of activities on hand for visitors to interact with - the Police Dog Unit proved particularly popular with those waiting in line to check out the cells. Visitors were also keen to look through the Precinct’s District Courtrooms and learn about how the court and justice system works before continuing...

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