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1. COVID 19 Justice Sector Survey Report 10 Comparison of the Alert Levels results [pdf, 902 KB]

   1 COVID-19 Justice Sector Survey Report 010, comparison of the Alert Levels results Summary of findings Social connection and loneliness • For the substantial majority of respondents (90% and more), communication with family, whānau and friends was either easy or very easy during all ALs. • The highest proportion of those feeling lonely some of the time, most of the time or all of the time during full lockdown (AL4) was observed among younger adults, 15-29 years old. T...

2. Miscarriage of justice - Scott Watson - K McDonald's supplementary advice March 2013 [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...call [...] as a witness. 2 My instructions 6. As indicated above I received instructions on 14 December 2012 from the Ministry asking that I provide Supplementary advice in response to defence counsel's submissions on the following matters: (a) that a referral to the Court of Appeal is now warranted on the ground that the verdict was unreasonable and can not be supported having regard to the evidence. (b) that I applied an unnecessarily strict "fresh evidence&qu...

3. AE v Secretary of Justice 18 October 2017 NZRA 004/2017 [pdf, 215 KB]

   REVIEW AUTHORITY NEW ZEALAND RA 004/2017 LEGAL SERVICES ACT 2011 Applicant AE Respondent Secretary for Justice Date of Decision: 18 October 2017 _______________________________________________________________ DECISION _______________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION 1. In a decision dated 12 September 2017, The Secretary for Justice (“the Secretary”) declined approval of the Applicant as a Lead Provider in Crimina...

4. Appendices report: Qualitative study on behalf of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice system reforms [pdf, 582 KB]

   Page 1 of 33 Final Appendices report A qualitative study on behalf of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice reforms [Appendices report] April 2019 Page 2 of 33 Final Appendices report Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 Appendices ...............................................................................

5. Speaking about cultural background at sentencing: section 16 of the Criminal Justice Act 1985 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...and violent crime. One of the newly introduced provisions relating specifically to court procedures was section 16 which provided for an offender who appears before any court for sentencing to call a witness to speak on his or her behalf on cultural matters that could be relevant to sentencing considerations. The person called to speak may talk about the ethnic or cultural background of the offender, the way in which that background may relate to the commission of the offence, and the positiv...

6. Proactive-release-20240715-CAB-Regulatory-Systems-Justice-Amendment-Bill_Final.pdf [pdf, 9.6 MB]

   I N C O N F I D E N C E 1 I N C O N F I D E N C E In Confidence Office of the Minister of Justice Office of the Associate Minister of Justice Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee Regulatory Systems (Justice) Amendment Bill Package: Policy Proposals Proposal 1 We seek agreement to amend legislation that impacts the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry’s) regulatory systems through a package of four associated bills: 1.1 the Regulatory Systems (Courts Improvement) Amendment Bi...

7. [2007] NZEmpC WC 27/07 Body & Ors v Secretary for Justice [pdf, 55 KB]

   BODY AND ORS V SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE WN WC 27/07 23 October 2007 IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT WELLINGTON WC 27/07 WRC 16/07 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN DAVID BODY, KEVIN CONROY, SALLY CROY, LINDA DALTON, WAYNE JACKSON, VANCE KAPENE AND PHILLIP MILES Plaintiffs AND SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Defendant Hearing: 28 August 2007 (Heard at Wellington) Appe...

8. [2022] NZEnvC 127 Climate Justice Taranaki Incorporated v Taranaki Regional Council [pdf, 383 KB]

   ...of Decision: 14 July 2022 Date of Issue: 14 July 2022 DECISION OF THE ENVIRONMENT COURT ON PRELIMINARY ISSUES – TOPIC 4 (OIL AND GAS) – TARANAKI PROPOSED COASTAL PLAN REASONS Introduction This decision determines matters of scope which have been raised by Climate Justice Taranaki Incorporated (CJT). The Court has indicated its willingness to determine, as a preliminary issue, the relevance of climate change to the assessment of the proposed rules...

9. Qualitative study on behalf of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice system reforms [pdf, 943 KB]

   Page 1 of 92 Final report - April 2019 A qualitative study on behalf of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice system reforms [Main report] April 2019 Page 2 of 92 Final report - April 2019 Contents Executive summary ................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1 Introduction ..........................................................................

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

    ...considered the approaches taken recently in other comparable jurisdictions, including in the United Kingdom and Australia.13 23. In March 2023, in response to the findings of our criminal offence review and advice on foreign influence transparency matters, Cabinet invited the Minister of Justice to: • submit policy proposals for legislative change to address foreign interference, and • report back on overseas developments related to transparency regimes for political lobbying and o...