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1. Ministry of Justice annual report 2019-20 [pdf, 9.3 MB]

   ...Office for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti We support and manage the Public Defence Service (PDS) – New Zealand’s largest criminal law practice. The PDS accepted 13,111 cases in 2019/20. We carry out criminal conviction history checks. We processed over 500,000 requests in 2019/20. We collect fines, reparations, infringements, and civil and legal aid debt. We aim to resolve our collections activities in a way that is firm, but fair given the customer’s circumstan...

2. Auckland Standards Committee v Banbrook [2014] NZLCDT 37 [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...David Banbrook [2013] NZHC 462. 4 [11] Mr Banbrook stated that he was “merely a litigator” and that this was the principle focus for his appointment as a director. He considered that he ought to have been able to rely upon the various checks and balances, without undertaking independent inquiries given that he himself was not an accountant. [12] What is clear to us is that Mr Banbrook was aware of Mr Ludlow’s history in terms of his previously failed company, which h...

3. Legal aid consultation paper: new family legal support - September 2013 [pdf, 457 KB]

   ...client. If the test has already been administered in the past year by another Family Justice provider, there will be no need to repeat it, unless the client’s financial circumstances have changed. The legal support provider will be required to check and record information in a shared reporting system. The system will also be used to streamline the payment process. It is proposed that fixed fees will be paid for the service split into two components: preliminary advice and sup...

4. Mihaka v Housing New Zealand Corporation (Recusal Application) [2017] NZHRRT 7 [pdf, 227 KB]

   ...November 2016. [17] That hearing was cancelled as a consequence of the 7.8 magnitude Kaikoura earthquake which struck at 12:02am on Monday 14 November 2016. All Ministry of Justice sites in Wellington were consequently closed while buildings were checked by engineers. The Tribunals Unit did not reopen until Wednesday 16 November 2016. [18] On 30 November 2016 the Tribunal received a copy of an email sent by Ms Raue to Ms Shaw, one of the lawyers instructed by HNZC. In this email Ms R...

5. [2021] NZEmpC 88 Panapa v Spotless Facility Services (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...regular communication with the site-based union representatives on staff matters, and the application of processes to address unacceptable behaviour. Spotless said it had provided Ms Panapa with a return to work plan, work buddy support, regular check-in meetings, continuation of the steps identified and further assistance from Spotless’ employee assistance programme to assist Ms Panapa with the reintegration. [17] Ms Panapa’s statement of problem was filed with the Authority...

6. Restorative justice: Practice standards for family violence cases 2019 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE CASES RESTORATIVE JUSTICE He aha te mea nui o tea ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people 3 CONTENTS CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION .......................

7. NZCVS Core Report Cycle 1 (2018) [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   Key findings Descriptive statistics May 2019 Results drawn from Cycle 1 (March - September 2018) of the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey 2 Content List of figures ...................................................................................................................... 5 List of tables .......................

8. NZCASS 2014 Data items variables list [xls, 373 KB]

   Contents 2014 Data Item (Variable) List Contents 1 Administration 2 Demographics 3 Geographic 4 Imputation level - incidence and prevalence 5 Incident level - victim experience 6 Incident level - reporting to Police 7 Incident level - offence codes 8 Lifetime experience and coercive control 9 Perceptions of the criminal justice system and awareness of agencies 10 Perceptions of neighbourhood crime and disorder 11 Perceptions of safety and victimisation risk 12 Security

9. Ministry of Justice Digital Strategic Plan [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...making us NZ’s largest debt collection agency We support 29 tribunals, authorities and committees that help New Zealanders resolve disputes THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE We spend $130m on legal Aid 450,000 criminal conviction history checks each year The challenges faced by the global justice community are varied but not dissimilar to those faced by Te Tāhū o te Ture. These challenges include: • coping with technical debt. • a legacy of outdated systems which lack p...

10. Regulatory Impact Statement Family Court Review [pdf, 174 KB]

    ...affidavit. Obligations about the evidence and memoranda parties should file. In relationship property proceedings, parties must disclose financial information earlier. Clarifying that the Court can obtain criminal records and Child Youth and Family and police checks where necessary to assist the case. For without notice applications: • lawyers must certify applications are appropriate in the circumstances • parties must certify they have disclosed all relevant evidence • f...