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1. Proactive-release-Re-written-Evidence-Regulations-6-July.pdf [pdf, 1023 KB]

   ...42.5. relevant international standards and obligations: 42.6. the Legislation Guidelines (2018 edition), which are maintained by the Legislation Design and Advisory Committee. 43. For the Regulations, compliance with these requirements and the matters in the following sections of this paper will be formally confirmed when I return to Cabinet to seek approval for their submission to Executive Council. Binding on the Crown 44. The SOP binds the Crown. Creating new agencies or amendin...

2. Establishment of Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal [pdf, 257 KB]

   1 Budget Sensitive Office of the Minister of Justice and Minister for Courts Chair, Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee Establishment of Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Proposal 1 I seek Cabinet’s agreement to establish a Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal (“the Tribunal”), as committed to in the Labour Party’s 2017 election manifesto, to provide an alternative pathway for claimants, the Earthquake Commission (EQC) and insurers to resolve outstan...

3. Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal 28 February 2018 [pdf, 257 KB]

   1 Budget Sensitive Office of the Minister of Justice and Minister for Courts Chair, Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee Establishment of Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Proposal 1 I seek Cabinet’s agreement to establish a Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal (“the Tribunal”), as committed to in the Labour Party’s 2017 election manifesto, to provide an alternative pathway for claimants, the Earthquake Commission (EQC) and insurers to resolve outstan...

4. [2024] NZEmpC 65 KN v New Zealand Steel Ltd (Interlocutory Judgment (No 2) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...Relations Act 2000, the Court has the power to prohibit the publication of the name of any party to a proceeding. While the Court has a broad discretion, this must be exercised consistently with applicable principles, including the principle of open justice, which is of fundamental importance. A party applying for an order must show “specific adverse consequences” that are sufficient to displace the presumption in favour of open justice.2 [6] Embarrassment alone is insufficien...

5. Kaiārahi - Family Court Navigator role announced

   ...improve family justice outcomes for parents, whānau and tamariki by empowering families to make informed decisions on appropriate justice pathways and how to access them. They’ll also provide information about how to engage with the court for legal matters or how to access out-of-court services,” says Robert Loo, Manager Justice Services – Family. "The people in these new roles will be a vital link between the community and the Court, ensuring better access to justice, one of the Ministr...

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6. GLCADS v Bishop of Auckland (Camera In-Court Application by TVNZ) [2013] NZHRRT 16 [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...Rights (Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 2003) 663 at 670 cited with approval by Mallon J in Television New Zealand Ltd v Green [2009] NZAR 69 at [23]: [22] In light of these submissions I start with setting out the principles relating to open justice. The rights affirmed and protected under the Bill of Rights Act include the right to “a fair and public hearing” (s 25(a)). The right to a public hearing applies to all criminal proceedings (Television New Zealand Ltd v R [1996] 3 NZ...

7. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Sensible Sentencing Group Trust (Application for Interim Non-Publication Orders) [2013] NZHRRT 14 [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...opposition [3] Pending the substantive hearing the Director seeks an interim order prohibiting publication of the name and identifying details of the aggrieved person. The grounds of the application are that the order is necessary in the interests of justice to preserve the position of the parties pending final determination of the proceedings. The application is opposed by the SSGT on the grounds that: [3.1] There is no evidence establishing, on the balance of probabilities, that the...

8. Duty Lawyer Operational Policy for CPIP 2024 [pdf, 363 KB]

   ...criminal legal aid 7 Attendance requirements 8 Supervision of the duty lawyer service 9 Payment 10 Travel time and mileage 11 Accommodation 12 Duty Lawyer Roster 12 Removal from the duty lawyer roster 13 Appendix 1 – Instructions on bail matters for duty lawyers in district courts 14 Appendix 2 – Payment rates 15 Appendix 3: – Performance Monitoring 16 March 2024 4 Duty lawyer service Introduction 1. This policy describes the operation of the duty law...

9. Electoral-Matters-Bill_Communications-Tranche-43.pdf [pdf, 28 MB]

   Ministry of Justice Proactive release – Electoral Amendment Bill and Constitution Amendment Bill Date of issue: 05 December 2025 Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released. Where that is the case, the relevant section of the OIA has been noted and no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it. • This release encompasses a wide range of email...

10. Establishment of Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal (2) [pdf, 402 KB]

    ...decisions are needed in February in order to give Parliamentary Counsel Office sufficient time to draft the Bill. The attached draft Cabinet paper sets out the high-level Cabinet decisions that are required. 4. Your direction is needed on three matters. We recommend: 4.1. limiting appeal rights so the first appeal is only with leave of the High Court, and bypasses the District Court (for lower-value claims), but is still permitted on matters of fact and law; 4.2. the Tribunal be...