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1. OIA-109631.pdf [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...section 27 reports cease, judges will seek background information on defendants via other means. For example, they may request more psychologist reports (which frequently cover similar ground to section 27 reports) or enhanced pre-sentence reports from the probation service. It is also possible that there will be an increase in privately funded section 27 reports. Under both scenarios, the impact on the prison population will be lessened. However, adjournments for alternative reports are likely...

2. Wellington Standards Committee 2 v Mr K [2024] NZLCDT 18 (3 July 2024) [pdf, 322 KB]

   ...discretion may be of more significance for the Tribunal. 24 Professional Conduct Committee of Nursing Council of New Zealand v Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal and W [2020] NZCA 435, at [46]. 19 [59] We are obliged to consider the probative value of the Australian decision in the light of context and other evidence, and to weigh it accordingly. We examine the context to discern whether Mr K’s conduct requires discipline for personal misconduct, under s 7(1)(b)(i...

3. Court-User-Survey-2023.pdf [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   0 | P a g e Court Users Survey 2023 FINAL REPORT Organisation: Attention: Kantar Public contact person: Date: Ministry of Justice Service Improvement Jocelyn Rout 28 September 2023 2 | P a g e Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................... 2 Introduction ............................................................................................

4. Restorative Justice: Reoffending Analysis for cases 2008 - 2009 [pdf, 548 KB]

   ...approach as that employed for proven reoffending. 16 This measure was devised by Copas, J. and Marshall, P. (1999) The offender group reoffending scale: A statistical reoffending score for use by probation officers. Applied Statistics, 47(1), pp 159-171. 17 Results for the conviction model are not presented in this report as they were almost identical to that using proven offences. 18 5. Results and Discussion 5.1. Reoffen...

5. OIA-114187.pdf [pdf, 6.2 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 13 September 2024 Our ref: OIA 114187 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Policy Programme Thank you for your email of 18 July 2024 requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Specifically, your requested: Copies of the Ministry of Justice Policy Work Programme since 27 November 2023 to date. On 15 August 202

6. [2007] NZEmpC CC 21/07 Gorrie Fuel (SI) Ltd v Gittoes [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...of which was to criticise Mr Gittoes’ performance while he was employed by Peter Thompson Limited. Mr Twomey objected to this evidence at the time and, while allowing Mr Gorrie to proceed, I warned him that it appeared to be of little or no probative value and was most unlikely to assist me. I confirm that I found that evidence of no value in deciding the issues before me and have had no regard to it in my decision. I also record that I have drawn no conclusions about Mr Gittoe...

7. EMPC Memorial sitting John Haigh QC [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...when you are being nice”. John had a great sense of the ridiculous and in that same case he took the full Bench of this Court through the various paraphernalia and methods that were employed to beat drug testing. The evidence was of little probative value but was hugely fascinating. In fact, poring through “beatyourdrugtest.com” was one of the first times John, a relative technophobe, took a real interest in the Internet. John took on hard cases and gave hard advice if it...

8. Foreman v Sanders – Estate of Rachel Ngeungeu Zister (2013) 63 Waikato Maniapoto MB 286 (63 WMN 286) [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...the owner of lands in the Maraetai district of Auckland and while alive utilised some of those lands for the establishment of a Ngai Tai marae at Umupuia. [2] Rachel Zister died on 22 May 1997 aged 104. She left a Will dated 24 January 1996.1 Probate was granted in the High Court at Auckland on 11 August 1997 and Janice Sanders and Maurice Wilson were appointed as the executors of the estate. [3] This case concerns the interpretation of the late Mrs Zister’s Will. The subject...

9. Beatson v CAC 416, Cripsin, Mordaunt & Property Brokers Ltd [2019] NZREADT 25 (9 July 2019) [pdf, 521 KB]

   ...explains this document on the grounds that he did not carefully check the document which he signed and contained the acknowledgement in question. That is to say; he explains the position because he was careless. [19] For Mr Beatson to counter the probative effect of the signed acknowledgement, he has to establish that it is more likely than not that the acknowledgement was signed in such circumstances. He has not done so. We will discuss briefly the reasons why we take that view....

10. Welcome Guide Information for court and tribunal interpreters v2.pdf [docx, 1.7 MB]

    ...hearing Once the hearing has finished, the judicial officer may consider whether you should also: · interpret the outcome of proceedings, including any orders made or bail conditions imposed · interpret for the defendant to facilitate communication with probation, health officials and report writers for any pre-sentencing reports · inform the person you are interpreting of any future hearings, or that they are dismissed from future events. This is to ensure that the party who required the...