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1. Wider-stakeholders-individual-submissions.pdf [pdf, 4 MB]

   ...represent the views and experiences of those at the coal face of the infrastructure sector which is a crucial part of New Zealand society. This gives government officials and politicians access to insights they would otherwise have to spend far more resources acquiring and understanding and allows us to influence the workability of policy for those we represent. We are what is referred to as a secondary association, meaning we are committed to a broader goal or purpose, rather than...

2. 2014 Ministry of Justice Annual Report [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...achieve our shared outcomes. The justice sector shares a vision of a safe and just society and is leading the way in delivering Better Public Services (BPS) and results. It was the first sector to establish formal sector leadership, start sharing resources, and develop a sector-wide plan of action. One key focus of the Results Action Plan is on the delivery of better frontline services. The justice sector is on track to meet, if not exceed, its BPS targets by 2017. By 2017, the justic...

3. Evaluation of Parenting Through Separation programme [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ‘Parenting Through Separation’ Programme Evaluation of the Evaluation of the ‘Parenting Through Separation’ Programme Prepared for the Ministry of Justice by Jeremy Robertson and Jan Pryor Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families, Victoria University July 2009 Disclaimer All reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the information provide

4. Evaluation of the Te Hurihanga pilot [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...Providers have found that the flows of new entrants to Te Hurihanga and young people moving between programme phases need to be managed to maintain established routines in the residence, minimise any disruptions to established relationships and manage resources. Young people‟s progress through the three phases of the programme is outcomes- driven, rather than process-driven. The maximum duration of each phase is six months. Experience so far shows that the young people progressed thro...

5. 2016 Ministry of Justice Annual Report [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...provides the administrative services necessary to operate the New Zealand court system and to support judicial decision-making. Administrative support includes transcription services; finance; information and communications technology; human resources; and funding and support for the Institute of Judicial Studies, which provides continuing legal education and development. In delivering services, the Ministry recognises the importance of the constitutional requirements of...

6. Regulatory Impact Statement Enhancing Victims Rights Review [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...within current baselines. 5 Agencies have indicated that to successfully implement some of the proposals they will need to look to reprioritise funding from other areas. If funding can not be re-prioritised to provide these additional resources then this may result in pressure on services and service delivery may be affected. These proposals include: Enhancing communications between victims and prosecutors This proposal seeks to encourage greater dialogue between prosecut...

7. [2009] NZEmpC CC 21/09 Solid Energy Nz Ltd V Manson Ors [pdf, 73 KB]

   ...applied taking into consideration the matters listed above. [8] Two of the plaintiff’s customers for coal mined at Ohai were Fonterra, who used the coal at its Clandeboye factory, and Meridian Energy. On 20 March 2007, the plaintiff’s human resources manager told Mr Hobbs that it was very likely the plaintiff would lose the Fonterra contract and that the Meridian contract was also at risk. [9] On 26 March 2007, the workforce at the Ohai mine was told that both of t...

8. [2012] NZEmpC 56 EBIIWU v Norske Skog Tasman Ltd [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...entitlement in the Holidays Act 2003, have been considered in three Court of Appeal judgments – Tramways, 11 Silver Fern Farms, 7 Agreed statement of facts, [15]. Mr Haslam, Human Resources Advisor Norske Skog, deposed that it was also to reflect the burden that shift work places on employees and their families. 8 At [41]. 9 [2010] NZSC 5, [2010] 2 NZLR 444. 10 At [41]. 11 See above n 4. and Service and Fo...

9. [2012] NZEmpC 31 RHB Chartered Accountants Limited and Brown and Wilkins v Rawcliffe [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...Chief Judge Goddard reconsidered his earlier conclusion in Trotter v Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd 13 that it would not be appropriate for the Court to allow costs with regard to mediation because the parties owed it to each other to put resources toward a genuine endeavour to settle their dispute. His Honour noted that Trotter was decided under the Employment Contracts Act 1991 when mediation was voluntary. His Honour observed that the position is quite different under...

10. Regulatory Impact Statement improvements to district court rules [pdf, 66 KB]

    ...conferences.12 This is a minor additional requirement only, and could be accommodated within existing judicial capacity. Risks 59. Any changes to the Rules would come into force in mid 2014. The changes would coincide with a period in which judicial resource in the District Courts is expected to be 11 Calculated from the date the statement of claim and notice of proceeding are filed and served. 12 Based on 500 cases being scheduled...