2017 to 2022 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 1.4 MB]
...ministers. We administer Legal Aid – helping people who can’t afford a lawyer to get legal advice and representation. We provide the Public Defence Service – New Zealand’s largest criminal law practice. We carry out criminal conviction history checks. We administer over $1 billion in government expenditure from Vote Justice, Vote Courts and Vote Treaty Negotiations, and more than 200 pieces of legislation including Treaty Settlement legislation. What we do 9 We’re here fo...