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1. OIA-102754.pdf [pdf, 973 KB]

   ...considering that the purpose of this exercise was to compare the cost of going through the AODTC with the cost going through the standard District Court. It seems the Ministry omitted these costs from the district court as if they did not exist. In response to your first question, I can advise that the costs for almost all the 477 AODT Court participants relate to the period from November 2012 to June 2018 inclusive. For a small number of participants who entered the AODT Court in late 2...

2. OIA-102415.pdf [pdf, 539 KB]

   ...permanently working on the proposals and the number of staff who will still be permanently working on the proposals after the PM's announcement of the proposals ending." To aid in responding to your request, they have been numbered. In response to the first part of your request, the total expected spend is $760,925.27 (excluding GST). This includes: • fees for translation of consultation materials, producing accessible versions of the materials, a country-wide series of hu...

3. How to respond to a claim

   The Act states that respondents must file responses to the claim. A timetable for filing responses is usually set at the preliminary conference. What must be included? To prepare a formal response, respondents need to analyse the claim and accompanying documents (including the Assessor’s report) and state in writing: which matters in the claim are accepted or agreed which matters are disputed, with reasons why the matters for which responsibility/liability is accepted the matters for which re...

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4. Juror Satisfaction Survey 2019 Results Report [pdf, 998 KB]

   ...delivered to jurors. For an overview of the results from this question in previous years, refer to Table 4, Appendix B: Comparison to previous years. Average satisfaction at District Courts was 91.2%, while at High Courts it was 80.9%. The number of responses received from High Court jurors were significantly lower than those from the District Court. This has an impact on the overall score. Refer to Appendix A: Methodology, Analysis and Limitations for response rates. Satisfactio...

5. Koria & Anor v Johnson & Ors [2013] NZWHT Auckland 14 [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...submission by Ian Wallace, a well qualified building consultant. Mr Wallace was employed by Auckland City Council in 1999. Mr Wallace stated that with the introduction of the Building Act 1991 and code compliance certificates (CCCs), it was his responsibility to sign and issue CCCs on behalf of the Council, but he relied on the Council inspectors to undertake the site inspections. As far as Mr Wallace is aware this was similar to the way most large metropolitan councils through...

6. Youth Court - 10 suggested characteristics of a good youth justice system [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...years or below.4 To assist with the difficult question of how the minimum age should be set, the United Nation’s Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (the “Beijing Rules”) explains:5 The minimum age of criminal responsibility differs widely owing to history and culture. The modern approach would be to consider whether a child can live up to the moral and psychological components of criminal responsibility; that is, whether a child, by virtue of her or...

7. Shankar v Ahuja [2015] NZIACDT 106 (21 December 2015) [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...Complainant’s positions in relation to this complaint [5] The Registrar noted the three complaints occurred in a short space of time after Mr Ahuja became a licensed immigration adviser. She further placed some emphasis on Mr Ahuja’s evidence in response to this complaint, and submitted it illustrated the high degree to which Mr Ahuja is unfit to practise. In short, the Registrar’s position is that Mr Ahuja’s response involved an attempt to deceive this Tribunal; and that was all...

8. OIA-102727.pdf [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...Tribunal (Tribunal) suppressions orders under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). As you are aware, parts 2, 4 and 5 of your request, were transferred to the Ministry of Justice on 17 February 2023. Your transferred requests and my responses are set out below. “2. Is there a guideline on what qualifies something as being in the public interest or not, in the context of granting or rejecting a suppression application. In response to this part of your request, section...

9. OIA-122815.pdf [pdf, 721 KB]

   ...Justice and Emergency Service Building at 40 Lichfield Street, Christchurch Central. I appreciate that this is a recent project nearing completion and all costs may not be in yet so I am happy if there is a delay in receiving this information. In response to your request, please find attached Table 1 that lists the total cost and differences between the quoted and actual costs for the new gate installation and upgrade. The previous gates needed replacing as the original gate infrast...

10. LCRO 192/2017 KY v QW, Official Assignee (27 September 2019) [pdf, 141 KB]

    ...should also be equally responsible”. (1) Request for information [25] Mr KY submits that Mr GC was responsible for corresponding with the Official Assignee “in respect of [Mr XV’s] bankruptcy”. He says Mr GC had accepted he “avoided his responsibilities” to the Official Assignee, and had apologised. [26] He says upon Mr GC’s subsequent retirement as a partner, and the Official Assignee later “becoming aware of the missing files/transactional information”, those...