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1. OIA-120587.pdf [pdf, 785 KB]

   ...the separate total for each jurisdiction, broken down by each financial year between 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2024. You clarified that you wanted the information to be broken down by each jurisdiction. Your request was then referred to me for a response, as it falls within my responsibilities as Legal Services Commissioner (the Commissioner) and is being managed in accordance with the provisions of the Act. I have interpreted ‘legal aid repayments’ as amounts paid to Legal Aid Se...

2. BORA Public Finance (Fiscal Responsibility) Amendment Bill [pdf, 69 KB]

   9 August 2012 ATTORNEY-GENERAL LEGAL ADVICE CONSISTENCY WITH THE NEW ZEALAND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990: PUBLIC FINANCE (FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY) AMENDMENT BILL 1. We have considered whether the Public Finance (Fiscal Responsibility) Amendment Bill (PCO 16393/3.10) (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’). We understand that the Bill is likely to be considered by the Cabinet Legi...

3. OIA-109347.pdf [pdf, 3.5 MB]

   ...But I would like to get some data about the number of District Court hearings that wasn't recorded by the system (if any). (I can narrow down my request to the failed recordings in the 2022 - 2023 years.) Your request has been referred to me for response, as it falls within my responsibilities as Group Manager, National Service Delivery and is being managed in accordance with the provisions of the Act. On 15 February 2024, the Ministry contacted you to clarify your request. You confir...

4. 2020 archive

   ...arrangements for the holiday period When the Aided Person in Waitangi Tribunal Proceedings Dies Criminal legal aid assignments published Where to send Civil Applications Paternity cases Cut-off date for invoices reminder Update on Legal Aid Services response to COVID-19 (8 October 2020) Criminal Case Assignment Christmas and New Year availability 0800 2 LEGAL AID Update Alert Level 1 - Update on Legal Services response to COVID-19 New addition to travel exceptions list Levin District Court re-...

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5. 2011 to 2014 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 537 KB]

   ...Ministry has a leadership role in coordinating sector reform, as well as delivering a considerable work programme. I look forward to seeing the results of the Ministry’s efforts to create a stronger justice system. Minister’s Statement of Responsibility As the Minister responsible for the Ministry of Justice, I am satisfied that the information on future operating intentions provided by the Ministry of Justice in this Statement of Intent and the Information Supporting the...

6. Marywil Investments Ltd v North Shore Ctiy Council [pdf, 65 KB]

   ...Arnold Kanon also gave evidence based on their Page 7 expertise in this area as did Mr Edward Logan, the weathertightness case manager from the North Shore City Council. [17] While there were a large number of defects alleged to have been responsible for water ingress, the specific defects for which Mr Kanon has allegedly some liability are in four main areas. A claim in relation to a fifth defect, lack of adequate under house ventilation, was withdrawn at the beginning...

7. Tully v Yerman [2012] NZIACDT 19 (9 May 2012) [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...manner that affected Ms Yerman in her endeavours to meet those professional obligations? The Complaint [5] The events on which the complaint are founded are recorded in the file Ms Yerman kept, and she produced the material parts of her file in response to the complaint. [6] Ms Yerman was acting as a licensed immigration adviser for Ms Tully and her family. The family live in South Africa, where Ms Yerman has her practice. The Tully family wished to migrate to New Zealand and Ms Y...

8. Mediation Draft Structure based on issues raised in Section 274 Notices (Council update 2 August 2018) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...Structure based on issues raised in Section 274 Notices (incorporating Council update as at 2 August 2018 in red) Key Topic Sub-Topic Section 274 party (submitter reference #) Summary of Relief Sought by Interested Parties Summary of Applicant’s response / position Summary of Council’s response / position 2 August 2018 updated comments shown in red Consent Duration Timing of removal of buildings generally Auckland City Centre Residents’ Group (#15) Frances St...

9. Proactive-release-Changes-to-the-Proceeds-of-Crime-Fund-settings-Cabinet-Paper_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 775 KB]

   ...‘to reduce violent crime’, thereby directly supporting Government Target 4, and helping to deliver future interventions with greater impact and innovation. 6 If the Fund criteria is changed to reduce violent crime, I propose that the Responsible Ministers for funding decisions and allocations should be the Associate Minister of Justice, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Finance. 7 There are two processes for currently accessing the Fund – a community-led proce...

10. COVID-19 Public Health Response Amendment Bill [pdf, 130 KB]

    LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 27 July 2020 Hon David Parker, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: COVID-19 Public Health Response Amendment Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the COVID-19 Public Health Response Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’). 2. We have not yet received a final version of the Bill. This advice...