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1. Ministry-of-Justice-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf [pdf, 5 MB]

   Te Tāhū o te Ture Annual Report Including the Annual Report for Te Arawhiti, The Office for Ma-ori Crown Relations And Ministers’ reports on Non-Departmental Appropriations: Minister of Justice (Vote Justice), Minister for Courts (Vote Courts), Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations and Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti (Vote Te Arawhiti) 1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022 E.64, B14 AR (2022) In accordance with the Public Finance Act 1989, this Annual Report presents:...

2. Seismic-Strengthening-of-Ministry-of-Justice-Courthouses.pdf [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...provide for the initiative described in recommendation 1.1 above: 1.3. authorised the Minister of Finance, Minister of Justice and the relevant Appropriation Ministers jointly to draw down from, and adjust the profile of expenditure across, the forecast period for the Justice Property Health and Safety Remediation Tagged Capital and Operating Contingencies, subject to Cabinet’s approval of a programme business case and any individual business cases as necessary; 2. note that on 8...

3. Regulatory Impact Statement - Criminal justice proposals to counter foreign interference in New Zealand [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   Re$TRICTeC> UNCLASSIFIED Regulatory Impact Statement: Criminal justice proposals to counter foreign interference targeting New Zealand Coversheet Purpose of Document Decision sought: Advising agencies: Proposing Ministers: Date finalised: Problem Definition This analysis was produced to inform final Cabinet decisions on proposals to amend the Crimes Act 1961 . The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the development of this Regulatory Impact Statement. Minister of...

4. Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau: The final report of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice reforms [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau: The final report of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice reforms. May 2019 Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in relation to, the information and fully excludes any and all liability of any kind to...

5. Research & data

   We produce a range of information and statistics across a wide variety of activity within the justice sector. Justice statistics Justice statistics: factsheets, data tables and analysis on justice related topics. Find a publication Use the publication finder to search for a wide range of documents. Court workload statistics Statistics on annual court and tribunal workloads (new business, disposals and active cases), and waiting times to trial/defended hearing. Justice sector projections...

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6. The use of imprisonment in New Zealand [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   The Use of Imprisonment in New Zealand Ministry of Justice Criminal Justice Policy Group June 1998 2 3 4 Table of Contents Page Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………….7 1. Introduction………………………………………………………

7. Trends in conviction and sentencing in New Zealand 2011 [pdf, 577 KB]

   ...practices through the Policing Excellence programme have contributed for a large part to this decline. The number of people charged in court also declined considerably after 2009, from 126,985 to 106,522 in 2011 (down 16 percent). The justice sector forecast3 projects that the number of people entering the criminal justice system will continue to decline over the next few years. Figure 1: Number of charges and people charged in court, 1992-2011...

8. Taylor Fry feasibility report on long-term investment approach [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...sector has an existing base of intellectual capital used to compare the return of different investment types including:  Risk assessment tools, such as the RoC*RoI instrument for predicting re-imprisonment among Corrections-managed offenders.  Forecasts of key justice sector volumes, such as the prison population.  International league tables of the cost-benefit ratio of various crime prevention options, most notably the example of the Washington State Institute for Public Pol...

9. Evidence Brief: Three strikes law [pdf, 437 KB]

   ...• Further research on the crime reducing effects of New Zealand’s three strikes law is needed to make any firm conclusions regarding the law’s effect. EVIDENCE BRIEF SUMMARY Evidence rating: Inconclusive Unit cost: $61,543 per prisoner until population exceeds current capacity. $110,075 mean cost per prisoner as prison capacity is expanded. Effect size (number needed to treat): Unclear. Current spend: $800,059 (as of July 2018) Unmet demand: N/A...

10. 20240930-Sentencing-Reform-Proactive-Release-2nd-Tranche_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 8.7 MB]

    IN CONFIDENCE Approved by: Oliver Sanders, Policy Manager, Sentencing and Rehabilitation 1 Aide-mémoire: follow-up questions to earlier advice on sentencing reform Hon Paul Goldsmith (Minister of Justice) 1 August 2024 Purpose 1. This aide-mémoire answers the two questions you asked in response to a previous briefing on 24 July seeking further policy decisions on the Sentencing Reform Amendment Bill:  How do plea bargains fit in? (to the sliding scale for early guilty pl...