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1. TTMR-Application-form-Approved-TM.pdf [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...Recognition Act 1997 When to use this form • Use this form to apply for an individual licence or certificate of approval if you are already registered for the equivalent occupation in an Australian jurisdiction. • Please visit https://www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/licences-certificates/pspla/ or contact the PSPLA if you are unsure whether you need a licence or certificate of approval. What you need with your application To complete your application, you need to send: �...

2. BSA newsletter Jan 2022 v2 [pdf, 350 KB]

   What’s new? Behavioural Science Aotearoa (BSA) works to help justice sector participants make better choices and ensure Aotearoa’s justice system puts people first. Understanding how people make decisions, and the barriers they face, is the first step to ensuring justice policies and practices work effectively. “One moment caller”: Reducing the pain of being on hold When people phone the Ministry of Justice Collections call centre, they may hang up before they spe...

3. June Legal Aid News [pdf, 218 KB]

   justice.govt.nz LEGAL AID NEWS June 2017 Legal Aid News is your official regular communication from Legal Aid Services on all matters related to legal aid. Legal Aid News is generally published in the last week of every month. IN THIS ISSUE … Update on changes to the administration of legal aid Criminal fixed fee review – second set of changed Views sought on greater use of on-site audits for legal aid providers Processing of duty lawyer and police detention legal assi...

4. Judge Terena Wara - The COVID Response [pdf, 66 KB]

   Māori Land Court: The Covid Response Covid-19 brought forth a crisis that our country has never experienced before, and has impacted on every aspect of our lives, including the administration of justice. On 25 March 2020 the country entered Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown. The Right Honourable Dame Helen Winkelmann, Chief Justice of New Zealand, assured the public that courts were an essential service, and that New Zealand courts would continue to uphold the rule of law and to...

5. TenancyTribunal application for rehearing [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...of time. Where to file your application • You must submit your application, by post, email or in person, to the District Court location where your Tenancy Tribunal case was heard. • Court contact information is available on the Ministry of Justice website: www.justice.govt.nz/contact-us/find-us/ • If your application was heard remotely by phone or video, please email your application for rehearing to Remote.Tenancy@justice.govt.nz What happens next • Usually, the Adju...

6. Criminal Process Improvement Programme (CPIP)

   CPIP is a judicially led, cross-agency effort to reduce backlog in the criminal jurisdiction of New Zealand’s biggest court, the District Court, by establishing best practice in court procedure.Complex court matters and processes that rely on a range of different participants contribute significantly to current workload pressures. CPIP brings together representatives of these groups including the legal profession, Ngā Pirihimana O Aotearoa NZ Police and Ara Poutama Aotearoa Department of Corr...

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7. Powers of the State

   ...Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Amendment Regulations 2020 Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Regulations 2018 Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews Search and Surveillance Act 2012: See Criminal justice and victims - investigations Court Security Act 1999: Changes to the powers of court security guards in the Courts Security Act were put in place (as amended by the Courts Matters Act 2018 and the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legisla...

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8. 2.1 Supreme Court

   The Supreme Court is New Zealand’s final court of appeal and, as such, the Supreme Court has the role of maintaining overall coherence in the legal system. Located in Wellington, the Supreme Court has up to six judges, including the Chief Justice. The Supreme Court replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London as New Zealand’s final court of appeal on 1 July 2004. The Supreme Court was established to recognise New Zealand as an independent nation with its own history and tra...

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9. Performance review committee

   The performance review committee provides recommendations to the Secretary for Justice about the performance of legal aid providers who have been referred to them for consideration. The committee is established under section 79 of the Legal Services Act 2011 How the committee makes decisions is set out in the Legal Services (Quality Assurance) Regulations 2011 Referral to the performance review committee The Ministry may refer matters to the performance review committee if it believes that:...

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10. The role of New Zealand's courts

    ...Courts settle legal disagreements between: the Crown (the New Zealand government on behalf of the King) and individuals groups of people or organisations individuals. New Zealand has a range of different courts that deal with both civil and criminal justice matters. Our courts are structured like a pyramid. At the top is the Supreme Court. Below it, in descending order, are the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the District Courts. These courts have general jurisdiction, which means they ar...

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