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1. Strengthening the Criminal Justice System for Victims: Survey report [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   Survey Report Chief Victims Advisor to Government AUGUST 2019 Strengthening the Criminal Justice System for Victims ii Contents Introduction 01 Foreword by Dr Kim McGregor, Chief Victims Advisor to Government 01 Background 02 The use of the term ‘victim’ 02 Methodology 03 Data analysis 03 Survey respondents 04 Limitations 05 What we heard 06 Summary of key themes 06 Key theme 1: The ideology of the criminal justice system is wrong 07 Key theme 2: The criminal justic...

2. 2010 to 2013 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 498 KB]

   1 E.64 SOI (2010) Statement of Intent 2010–2013 Ministry of Justice Presented to the House of Representatives pursuant to Section 39 of the Public Finance Act 1989 CROWN COPYRIGHT © ISSN 1175-8414 (print) ISSN 1178-6914 (online) This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence. In essence, you are free to copy, dis...

3. 2018 to 2023 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...1178-6914 (ONLINE) 2019 © Crown Copyright This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence. You are free to copy, distribute and adapt the work, as long as you attribute the work to the Ministry of Justice and follow any other licence terms. To see a copy of this licence, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Presented to the House of Representatives in accordance with section 39 of the Public Finance Act 1989 E.64 SOI 1 Co...

4. Strengthening the family justice system - PDF version [pdf, 2 MB]

   Strengthening the family justice system A consultation document released by the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice reforms January 2019 1 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...

5. Visiting Justice - Expression of Interest and declaration May 2022 [docx, 29 KB]

   VISITING JUSTICE Expression of Interest in Appointment · Please personally complete this form and the statutory declaration. · Please provide a full curriculum vitae with your application. · Your application will be acknowledged by letter or email. Surname/Family Name________________________________________________ First Name(s) ____________________________________________________ Full Postal Address (the address to which mail should be sent) ______________________________________________...

6. Miscarriage of justice - backgrounder on compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment [pdf, 438 KB]

   ...the time of application have served all or part of a sentence of imprisonment have received a free pardon or have had their convictions quashed on appeal without order of retrial. Investigation and determination of claims The Ministry of Justice initially assesses each claim. Claims meriting further assessment are referred by the Minister of Justice to a Queen’s Counsel for advice. The Queen’s Counsel then reports to the Minister on the merits of the claim. If the Queen’s...

7. Youth Justice minimum dataset: data integration pilot [pdf, 269 KB]

   Youth Justice Minimum Dataset: Data Integration Pilot Philip Spier & Tanya Segessenmann August 2004 Youth Justice Minimum Dataset: Data Integration Pilot _________________________________________________ 2 3 Acknowledgements The authors wish to thank Chris Knewstubb and Steve Pasene from the Department of Child, Youth and Family, and Steven Stewart from New Zealand Police for their considerable help in identifying the youth justice attributes collected by their agencies, co-ordi...

8. 2022-Justice-Sector-Projections-Report.pdf [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   Justice Sector Projections 2022-2032 1 Contents Executive summary ............................................................................................................. 2 The Justice Sector Projection Overview ............................................................................ 5 Projecting long-term trends across the justice system .................................................... 7 Court Inflow: overall fewer cases are expected to come into...

9. 2015 to 2019 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 952 KB]

   ...civil jurisdictions in a manner consistent with the separation between executive and judicial functions. We also administer the legal aid system and the Public Defence Service. We collect and enforce fines and civil debts. We provide policy advice on matters relating to justice and the administration of the law, and we ensure that legislation relating to the courts, wider justice system and constitutional arrangements are fit for purpose. We negotiate Treaty of Waitangi settlements for the...

10. Have your say on the family justice system [pdf, 1.1 MB]

    ...whānau provide children with protection, support and a sense of identity. It’s with our most precious taonga in mind – our tamariki – that the Independent Panel carries out its role of reporting on the 2014 changes to New Zealand’s family justice system. In August 2018, the Minister of Justice asked the Independent Panel to consult with those who have been affected by the 2014 reforms and report back to him. These reforms made major changes to the support and advice availab...