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1. Evaluation of Family Safety Teams pilot: stage 1 [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...what happens to families up to 12 months after a court discharge has been made, with the intention of conveying findings on further police call outs to Courts. • The team has identified issues regarding information sharing with Courts and with Probation (e.g. reluctance to share due to perceived breaches of privacy laws) and have been waiting for information sharing training from Wellington. For further progress to be made, national policy and best practice guidelines on information s...

2. Recommendations recap - issue 6 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   Recommendations recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 April–30 June 2013 Issue 6 Published by the Ministry of Justice ISSN 2253‑5152 DISCLAIMER This publication has been produced by the research counsel of the Office of the Chief Coroner. The best effort has been made to accurately summarise the circumstances, findings and recommendations made by the coroner in each case – despite this, these are not exact replications of coronial findings. T

3. [2011] NZEmpC 8 Service v YMCA Christchurch [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...have stopped the course. Ms Service’s evidence was that she told Ms Ward that the class could not return to the venue until she, Ms Service, had completed certain risk management steps. [16] Ms Service then proceeded to contact Mr Smith’s probation officer and she was told by him that it “was fine” for students to visit the premises. She also had Mr Smith sign a Memorandum of Understanding that he would act appropriately around the students. She met with Mr Tai and str...

4. 2017 NZSSAA 020 (5 May 2017) [pdf, 330 KB]

   ...application failed on the conventional grounds, as there was no evidence that SIH was uncooperative, he plausibly lacked recall given his substance abuse, and treatment he was undergoing. However, the Authority given its wide discretion to hear probative evidence did allow some leading questions and cross-examination. [30] Counsel for the Ministry elected to ask SIH: … do you recall saying “Mums lawyer contacted me to try to get me to lie in Court” and words to the effect tha...

5. 20240930-Sentencing-Reform-Proactive-Release-2nd-Tranche_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 8.7 MB]

   ...confidence. Under the current regime, the court is Where the court orders an offender to attend a unable to issue a warrant for arrest when the offender fails to appear for hearing unless the judicial monitoring hearing, and the offender fails to probation officer charges the offender due to a gap appear, this change will enable the court to compel in the legislation. the offender to comply with the judicial monitoring condition without the probation officer having to The judge may order...

6. [2015] NZSSAA 60 (26 August 2015) [pdf, 31 KB]

   ...asset limit for Temporary Additional Support is very low. Temporary Additional Support is intended as hardship assistance for persons having difficulty in making ends meet. It is for the appellant to persuade the Authority with evidence of some probative value that his cash assets are less than the amount specified in the Regulations. Independent evidence of the value can be provided in a variety of ways as discussed with the appellant at the hearing. [21] The Regulations do provide...

7. Williamson v Hutana - Estate of Te Whe Ariki Hutana nee Karaitiana (2019) 57 Te Waipounamu MB 90 (57 TWP 90) [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...should be granted to appeal the preliminary decision. [4] On 2 July 2019, I directed the parties to file submissions on whether leave should be granted to appeal the preliminary decision.3 Background [5] Te Whe Hutana died on 9 July 2005. Probate was granted on 7 December 2005 in favour of two of her daughters; Huia Williamson (the administrator of her estate under her will) and Josette Malcolm (now deceased). Mrs Williamson is now the sole administrator. [6] A succession appli...

8. [2020] NZEmpC 30 Samuels v Employment Relations Authority [pdf, 163 KB]

   ...the way in which the Authority Member has approached issues such as costs in the past and supports his argument that he has suffered reputational damage as a result of the Authority’s determination in this case. Mr Samuels also says that the probative value of recordings, even where they might have been improperly obtained, may nevertheless lead to them being admitted in evidence. [12] I fail to see how the recording is relevant to the matters at issue in the judicial review...

9. AODT-Court-Information-for-lawyers [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...of time engaging in community-based activities. Participants who graduate are sentenced in the AODT Court. The graduates receive a community sentence rather than a custodial sentence. This type of sentence also ensures continuing oversight from probation officers to check on recovery progress and ensure compliance with sentence conditions (such as ongoing AOD testing) along with further judicial oversight during this period. Participants can leave the AODT Court by choice or if an A...

10. Māori Land Court Applications.pdf [pdf, 335 KB]

    ...maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply/fees- and-forms What to file with your application You should file documents in support of your case. For example, for an application for succession, you’ll need a death certificate, any grant of administration (grant of probate2 or letters of administration3) or the original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required, and consents of the proposed trustees. Filing your application You can file your completed application in person at a...