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1. Sycamore v Kusabs - Paenoa Te Akau B [2024] Chief Judge's MB 1323 (2024 CJ 1323) [pdf, 888 KB]

   ...block. In 1975, the Lands and Survey Plan 2077A (Plan 2077A) was prepared in line with the Commission of Inquiry findings. However, this plan depicted an incorrect area of 71.3890 hectares.15 [17] It has been clear from the outset that there are no formal surveys for the majority of the blocks. Beneficial owners have managed their own boundaries in accordance with their own tikanga since at least the 1930s and continue to do so. 9 2024 Chief Judge’s MB 830-831 (2024 CJ 830-8...

2. Regulatory Impact Statement: Changing name suppression settings in sexual violence cases [pdf, 350 KB]

   ...Legislation Act 2021 responded to Law Commission recommendations 7. The Sexual Violence and Legislation Act 2021 (the Act) progressed the Law Commission’s 2015 and 2019 recommendations on the justice response to victims of sexual violence,4,5 and reforms that were highlighted in Professor Elisabeth McDonald’s research.6 8. The Act amended legislation with the intention of reducing the trauma that sexual violence complainants can experience in court (e.g. by providing for the re-rec...

3. [2024] NZEmpC 84 E Tū Inc v Singh [pdf, 378 KB]

   ...inquiries, such as: (a) Checking whether Mr Singh had, as he said in his response, visited a workplace, which he had identified, on his trip to Hamilton. (b) Inquiring into the authenticity of the messages HVF had forwarded, which may have informed concerns about her credibility/motivations. (c) Inquiring into Mr Singh’s concerns about being subjected to a campaign of harassment by employer groups, which may have informed concerns about HVF’s credibility/motivations. (d) Con...

4. Tranche 1 of Cabinet and Ministerial advice on changes to clubs and ranges regulations [pdf, 13 MB]

   © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Nicole McKee Associate Minister of Justice Proactive release – Phase 2 of the Firearms Reform Programme – tranche 1 Date of issue: 5 September 2024 The following documents are here proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (23) 4. Some information has been withheld because, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), it would not be released. Where this...

5. OIA-Audio-visual techniques [pdf, 4.4 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 31 October 2024 Ref: OIA 116430 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Audio Visual technologies Thank you for your email of 4 October 2024, to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), a copy of the review of the current state of the Audio-Visual (AV) re

6. Ministry of Justice consultation paper on Phase Two of the AML/CFT Act [pdf, 317 KB]

   ...Next steps Your submissions will help us to develop the legal framework for the enhanced AML/CFT regime. After the consultation period, we will provide final policy options to the Justice Minister on implementing Phase Two. These options will be informed by your submissions and other evidence. The Justice Minister may then seek Cabinet’s agreement to her preferred options. If Cabinet agrees, a Bill will be drafted. https://consultations.justice.govt.nz/� mailto:aml@justice.govt.nz�...

7. NZCVS 2024 Cycle 7 Sexual violence and family offences [xlsx, 83 KB]

   ...and intimate partner violence 7 Lifetime prevalence, sexual assault and intimate partner violence About About the data tables Disclaimer 1.    While all care and diligence has been taken in processing, analysing, and extracting data and information for this publication, the Ministry of Justice gives no warranty that it is error free and will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the use directly, or indirectly, of the information in this publication. 2.   Data colle...

8. Coroners-Court-Annual-Report-2023-WEB.pdf [pdf, 977 KB]

   ...is a public court hearing. Immediate family, whānau, and other interested parties can attend and participate in an inquest. Members of the public and media representatives are entitled to attend, and the media can report on the hearing. The inquest forms part of a coroner’s inquiry into the cause and circumstances of death, and informs comments and recommendations made to prevent further deaths occurring in similar circumstances. Most inquiries will be dealt with through a hearing on th...

9. Recommendations recap - issue 8 [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...best efforts made to accurately summarise the circumstances, findings and recommendations made by the coroner in each case. Despite this, they are not exact replications of coronial findings. Access the original finding if you want to refer to it formally. Note that summaries of circumstances and recommendations following self-inflicted deaths may be edited to comply with restrictions on publication of particulars of those deaths, as per section 71 of the Coroners Act 2006. Similarl...

10. Hunia v Skerrett-White - Kawerau A8D (2016) 146 Waiariki MB 281 (146 WAR 281) [pdf, 620 KB]

    ...broad powers of review, but these do not supplant the specific rules of the common 35 [2011] NZCA 154 at [36]. 36 [2015] NZSC 68 146 Waiariki MB 292 law and equity setting out what forms of relief ought to be available and in what circumstances. While that may be true, the Maori Land Court’s role is very different from that of the High Court. The Maori Land Court is actively involved in the setting up of trusts under...