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1. Cabinet Paper - Privacy Bill 2018 - Approval for Introduction and Additional Policy Decisions [pdf, 354 KB]

   ...schedule can continue to be shared. This will enable the existing arrangements to continue under clear authority. I consider it important not to disrupt these, because they cover important transactions such as employment-related criminal information checks. Order in Council mechanism to amend the law enforcement schedule 34. I propose reinstating the ability to amend Schedule 5 by Order in Council, where the proposed change does not involve sharing court information. The Order in C...

2. Summary of submissions: New Zealand accession to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...involve a request for preservation of information. Based on previous consultation with telecommunications companies the cost of responding to a preservation order was estimated at $1,000, which involves time and resources spent on receiving and checking an order, processing capacity to copy and store the data, and other associated costs. What we heard Feedback about the cost of a data preservation scheme was mixed. Microsoft’s submissions stated that “the costs associated with...

3. [2019] NZREADT 40 - Catley & Boyle - Ruling [pdf, 402 KB]

   ...drivers of statutory interpretation. The meaning of an enactment must be ascertained from its text and in the light of its purpose. Even if the meaning of the text may appear plain in isolation of purpose, that meaning should always be cross checked against purpose in order to observe the dual requirements of s 5. In determining purpose the court must obviously have 4 Commerce Commission v Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd [2007] NZS...

4. 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

5. [2012] NZEmpC 109 Shelby Park Ltd v Blackie [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...about the details of what happened to Jason Lowe the veterinary. At the Authority hearing I became unsure of when I became aware of the these facts. [see paragraph 19 of the determination.] Glenda has since confirmed our discussions and I have checked my diary which concurs with my original statement. [61] The passage in the Employment Relations Authority determination, to which Mr Skinner’s evidence before the Court referred, reads as follows: [18] In his written eviden...

6. FINAL Restorative Justice Survey Report September 2021 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   Ministry of Justice - Restorative Justice Survey Victim Satisfaction Survey 2021 Report Prepared by GravitasOPG For Ministry of Justice September 2021 Ministry of Justice • 2021 Restorative Justice Victim Satisfaction Survey Report • Page 1 Table of Contents 1. Executive summary 2 2. Introduction and methodology 7 2.1. Background 7 2.2. Restorative justice survey 7 2.3. Interview method, length and response rate 8 2.4. Limitations 8 3. Key Me

7. 2019 Directory of Official Information J-L [pdf, 490 KB]

   ...decision-making, o oversee the collection of infringements, court fines and reparations, o serve court documents, and o enforce civil judgments and orders. • Responding to requests for criminal records (also known as criminal conviction history checks). • Administering the legal aid system. Under the Legal Services Act 2011, the Legal Services Commissioner is an employee of the Ministry who has a number of functions that must be carried out independently of the Ministry, in...

8. BORA Biosecurity Law Reform Bill [pdf, 335 KB]

   ...• Section 22 of the Bill of Rights Act provides that “everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily arrested or detained”. • Clause 43 substitutes new s 107 which provides for the power of an inspector to detain a person for the purpose of checking goods. This applies where the inspector suspects on reasonable grounds that a person may be in possession of uncleared or unauthorised goods. The inspector may detain a person for a reasonable period, no longer than 4 consecutive hours...

9. Guidelines: Family Court counsellors [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...application; Oral and written assessment upon application. 8: The following are matters disqualifying a person from appointment as a Family Court Maintenance of a violence-free lifestyle and high standards of personal and professional conduct. Police Check: has no convictions (the Ministry may consider to waive this criteria if, in its opinion, 10 Care of Children (Counselling) Regulation 2013 Definition Evidence/ways of demonstrating counsellor: a) not be...

10. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Lawes [2019] NZLCDT 19 [pdf, 366 KB]

    ...care information. Consideration of the Failures (a) [7] The practitioner’s response to failure (a) was that reg 11(1) did not require that a control account (cashbook) be maintained. He said in his affidavit dated 21 December 2018 that he checks his trust account on a daily and often on a number of times during the day. He receives a print out of the trust account every second or third day when the trust accountant reconciles the trust account for that period. He also recei...