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1. OIA-109657.pdf [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...per region as of 31 December 2023. Please note, the regional breakdown for this request should be based on the coronial regional offices (Whangārei, Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Hastings, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.) In response to your request, please refer to the attached tables: • Table 1 provides the number of active Coroners Court cases, by Coroners Court regional office and nationally, as at 31 December 2023, and • Table 2 provides the number of di...

2. Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Regulatory Standards Bill [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...the conclusions in this advice. The Bill 3. The Bill aims to reduce unnecessary and poor-quality regulation by increasing transparency and making it clearer where legislation does not meet specified standards. It: a. sets out principles of responsible regulation (the principles); b. requires responsible Ministers, administering agencies, and other makers of legislation to assess the consistency of proposed and existing legislation against the principles; c. requires a statem...

3. Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Social Assistance Legislation (Accommodation Supplement and Income-related Rent) Amendment Bill [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...tenant’s income-related rent will move to market rent after 60 days. 11. We have considered whether the process for resolving information discrepancies engages the right to justice in s 27(1) by precluding the proper and full consideration of responses to notification. This is because, once a discrepancy in information has been notified, the specified consequences follow automatically unless MSD reaches the view that the discrepancy has been resolved to its satisfaction. 12....

4. Family Violence Act 2018

   ...1 July 2019. The Act replaced the Domestic Violence Act 1995 and gives decision-makers in the family violence system better guidance about the nature and impact of family violence. The Act enables the family violence sector to have a more consistent response to victims and those who inflict family violence. It also: updates the definition of family violence to better reflect how controlling behaviour can be used over time to frighten a victim and undermine their autonomy provides a set of prin...

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5. Terms of Reference Health, Safety, and Security in Courts Forum [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...where necessary. d) Escalate any unresolved issues to the Ministry of Justice for further consideration and resolution. 3. Membership The forum membership will include: a) The Ministry of Justice representatives: i. Kelvin Watson (Senior Responsible Owner for the MOU) ii. Jackie Clarke (Director Health, Safety and Security Assurance) b) The judiciary (appointed representatives). i. Justice La Hood ii. Judge McIlraith c) The legal profession (three representatives): i. R...

6. Providing-legal-aid-to-clients-subject-to-Mental-Health-assessment-or-treatment-v3.pdf [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...aid lawyers to work in line with current legislation, the provider contract, practice standard, and the Mental Health Roster Guidelines. General principles • Where possible to avoid o increasing any distrust a client may feel towards the responsible clinician or any other mental health professionals; or o damaging the therapeutic relationship that exists between the responsible clinician and any other health professionals. • Represent the client in a professional manner and...

7. LCRO 47/2021 BQ v ZG (16 December 2024) [pdf, 665 KB]

   ...She proposed an interim distribution of $50,000 to each party and stated that “[t]he rem[a]inder of the Fund will be retained in our trust account pending resolution of division of relationship property”. There is no record on the file of a response from the ex-husband’s lawyers. [17] At some point, a document addressed to the respondent with the title “General Contract of Retainer/Agreement for Legal Services” (the engagement document) was prepared. It is not on letterhead,...

8. Justice Sector Report March 2025 [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Directorate, which is to focus on the interconnecting parts of the criminal justice system that require collaboration to ensure they work together seamlessly. A collaborative approach is essential for improving outcomes Each Justice Sector agency is responsible for different parts of the criminal justice system – but taking a collaborative approach recognises that the criminal justice system is deeply interconnected (see Diagram 1 below). Seemingly isolated decisions can have a big im...

9. [2007] NZEmpC CC 2/07 Mackway-Jones & Anor as Trustees of the Family Start Support Services (Invercargill) Trust v Clark [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...programme was first started and operated for some time by an earlier trust which I understand was known as the Invercargill Family Start Trust. [2] Mr Clark was employed by that earlier trust as its manager and in that role he had responsibility for administering the Family Start Programme on its behalf. He carried out that role for nearly six years until February 2006 when he was dismissed. The circumstances leading to Mr Clark’s dismissal by the earlier trust are h...

10. [2011] NZEmpC 17 Clarke v AFFCO NZ Ltd [pdf, 108 KB]

    ...Lloyd was standing about one and a half to two metres in front of Mr Clarke’s vehicle indicating for him to stop by a combination of one raised open hand palm and the raising and lowering of an illuminated torch in his direction. Mr Clarke’s response to Ms Lloyd’s presence immediately in front of his vehicle was to shout through his open driver’s window at her: “Get out of the fucking way.” He then continued to drive towards her. Ms Lloyd moved rapidly out of the way a...