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1. LCRO 164/2014 WN and JM v SG [pdf, 352 KB]

   ...preliminary step, the accountant agreed to renounce his executorship. This left Mrs SG and Mrs C as the executors. [13] Because Mr SG had property in both New Zealand and [country], there was uncertainty about the most efficient way to obtain probate so that his estate in both jurisdictions could be administered by the executors. [14] Mr WN discussed the options with Mrs SG at their 7 June 20XX meeting. One option was to apply for probate in New Zealand and separately also in [cou...

2. Government-Response-to-the-Report-of-the-Petition-of-Kiwilaw-Probate-and-Estates-Ltd_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 384 KB]

   © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Proactive release – Government Response to the Report of the Petitions Committee on the Petition of Kiwilaw Probate and Estates Ltd: Raise the Threshold for Requiring Probate or Letters of Administration Date of issue: 10 September 2024 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (23) 04. No. Document Co...

3. Apply for probate & get a copy of a will

   ...what is needed to distribute them. In most other cases, if the deceased person’s estate includes land or a house (real estate) then you'll need to apply to the High Court to administer the deceased person’s estate. This may be an application for probate or letters of administration depending on whether the deceased person left a will or not. Getting legal advice If you are an executor of a will but unsure what to do, or a family member or friend who simply has questions about the process, y...

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4. Proactive-Release-Administration-Act_FINAL-v2.pdf [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Proactive release - Raising the probate threshold under section 65 of the Administration Act 1969. Date of issue: 01 August 2025 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (23) 4. No information has been withheld. No. Document Comments 1. Review of the probate threshold and Some information withheld under section (9)(2)(a) statutory legacy threshold under the of the Act to the protec...

5. Review of community-based sentences in New Zealand [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ................................................................................................................ 7 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 16 2. Community-based Sentences in New Zealand .......................................................... 21 Probation 21 Periodic detention 22 Community service 25 Supervision and community programme 27 Other legislation 33 Combined sentences 33 R...

6. Supervision regime for offenders deported to New Zealand [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...15. Release conditions imposed on prisoners released in New Zealand include standard conditions that apply to all offenders and special conditions that apply to an individual offender. The standard conditions require the offender to report to a probation officer and give the probation officer the authority to give directions to the offender in relation to residence, employment and associates. Special conditions may require the offender to live at a specified address, work at a specifie...

7. Evidence Brief: Supervision and Intensive Supervision [pdf, 370 KB]

   ...intent, but there is conflicting evidence on their effectiveness. They seem to be most effective when intensity of supervision is matched to offender risk level, when treatment is included as a requirement, and when administered by suitably-trained probation officers. OVERVIEW • Supervision is a community-based sentence that targets adult offenders convicted of less serious offences who have relatively straight-forward rehabilitation needs and a lower risk of reoffending....

8. EQ v VM LCRO 232 / 2010 (19 July 2011) [pdf, 88 KB]

   ...were named as executers of the Will prepared by the Respondent in 2004. Other than the interest in the retirement village, all of ER’s assets were held by the Public Trustee. [6] To obtain release of those funds the Public Trustee required that Probate of the Will be granted by the Supreme Court in Queensland. The executors therefore instructed the Public Trustee in January 2009 to act on their behalf to file the necessary documents in the Court to obtain Probate. [7] There th...

9. WC VB UA v WC VB UA LCRO 189/2012, 184/2014, 180/2012 & 190/2012 (10 September 2015) [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...paragraph [45] of this decision. [12] Mrs AB died on 1 September 2009 before Mr WC was able to have the will executed. Mr WC met with Ms XD (the executrix named in the 1989 will) on 8 September 2009 and proceeded to have the application for probate of the 1989 will filed. Probate was granted on 18 September 2009. [13] On 20 May 2010 Ms UA wrote to Mr WC on behalf of herself and Mr and Mrs VB, seeking compensation from Mr WC in respect of the loss they had suffered “as a result...

10. [2022] NZEmpC 145 Pilgrim v Attorney-General [pdf, 940 KB]

    ...evidence that it is alleged are scandalous in nature and either: 7 Pilgrim v Attorney-General [2022] NZEmpC 83. • is irrelevant to the matters in issue in the proceeding; or • alternatively, is of such marginal relevance that any probative value is significantly outweighed by the risk that the evidence will have an unfairly prejudicial effect on the proceeding. (c) That evidence includes wide-ranging allegations of a sexual and/or criminal nature (often formula...