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1. OIA-102339.pdf [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...possessing prescription stimulants. Specifically, you requested: “… information regarding the number of convictions that have followed charges for the possession of prescription stimulant medication. As indicated by the NZ Police (OIA response attached), 22 charges have been laid for the possession of prescription stimulants between the dates 1 Jan 2018 to 30 Nov 2022. I would like to know of these charges, how many led to subsequent conviction.” Please note that the Mini...

2. OIA-107289.pdf [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...disclosed under the Criminal Disclosure Act 2008 will include EVERY conviction that a person has regardless of whether those convictions are covered by the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004, or not. Your request has been referred to me for response and is being managed in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982. As you may be aware, the Ministry holds criminal records. A prosecuting agency may request from the Ministry the full disclosure of a speci...

3. OIA-107682.pdf [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...also states that other aspects of the constitution are found in UK legislation and other NZ legislation. Please provide me with a list of the other UK and NZ legislation and any other documents that form the current New Zealand Constitution. In response to your request, all United Kingdom legislation that forms part of New Zealand law is outlined in the Imperial Laws Application Act 1988, specifically schedules 1 and 2. It is publicly available at: legislation.govt.nz/acUpublic/1988/0112...

4. OIA-109961.pdf [pdf, 728 KB]

   ...was the last time a person was penalised by law for not turning up for jury service after being summonsed to do so? Why?  The Ministry advised you of a decision on your request on 21 March 2024. I apologise for the delay in providing a response. For the purposes of this response, the Ministry has interpreted ‘penalised’ as ‘being charged under the Juries Act 1981 section 32 for failing to attend’. I can advise that the most recent time a person was charged was i...

5. OIA-111162.pdf [pdf, 327 KB]

   ...audit committee about this * all papers to or considered by any other of your governance groups about this Have you set aside an allowance in this financial year for redundancies or other costs of restructuring? If so, how much is that allowance? In response to your request, the Ministry, as part of its normal activity in its administration of Vote Courts and Votes Justice, would advise the Minister on any potential appropriation overspends along with proposed actions to mitigate such po...

6. OIA-111168.pdf [pdf, 771 KB]

   ...policies (whether currently applied or not) dealing with the regulation of alcohol that are entrenched in Te Tiriti o Waitangi (eg does Te Tiriti also entrench alcohol prohibition?).” We are responding to this part of your request as we are responsible for the regulatory aspects of alcohol policy and administer the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. Please note, we are not responding with reference to the public health and treatment aspects of alcohol policy (related to preventio...

7. OIA-106859.pdf [pdf, 393 KB]

   ...please confirm whether the image below is still correct (the image below is from The World Law Guide website and last updated in 2010) On 18 August 2023, you wrote to the Ministry asking that your request be treated with urgency. In response to your request, please see attached a map of combined High/District Courts, District Courts, and Hearing Centres, as requested. I can advise the Ministry groups individual court locations into Justice Service Areas for administrative p...

8. OIA-106833.pdf [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...another agency subject to the Act. You can find data on the number of people convicted of a criminal offence per year on the Ministry’s website at: justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/research-data/justice- statistics/data-tables/ In response to part 2 of your request, the Ministry does not hold information on the employment status of people with criminal convictions. While the Ministry responds to requests for criminal record checks, we do not record the reason for a reques...

9. OIA-107200.pdf [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/research-data/justice-statistics/data- tables#family I am therefore refusing the part of your request relating to the number of temporary protection orders, by court, under section 18(d) of the Act as the information requested is publicly available. In response to the part of your request for temporary protection orders grouped by judge, Schedule 1 of the District Court Act 2016 provides that judicial activity statistics that identify parti...

10. OIA-108246.pdf [pdf, 199 KB]

    ...website. Also, how many applications you have received from the public and how many you have received from other nominating agencies such as TPK or Ministry of women etc. Also, can you please supply the term of appointment and its pay rate. In response to your request, I can advise, the expressions of interest were sought via a posting on the Ministry website. In addition, about 100 community organisations and individuals were emailed and asked to encourage suitable candidates to put...