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1. BORA Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Bill [pdf, 361 KB]

   Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 8 September 2010 ATTORNEY-GENERAL LEGAL ADVICE CONSISTENCY WITH THE NEW ZEALAND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990: LAND TRANSPORT (ROAD SAFETY AND OTHER MATTERS) AMENDMENT BILL 1. We have considered whether the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Bill (PCO 13006/16.0) (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’)...

2. BORA Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters (Social Housing Reform) Amendment Bill [pdf, 276 KB]

   9 May 2013 ATTORNEY-GENERAL LEGAL ADVICE CONSISTENCY WITH THE NEW ZEALAND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990: HOUSING RESTRUCTURING AND TENANCY MATTERS (SOCIAL HOUSING REFORM) AMENDMENT BILL 1. We have considered whether the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters (Social Housing Reform) Amendment Bill (PCO 15290/2.4) (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’). We understand that the Bill w...

3. Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill [pdf, 126 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 16 March 2020 Hon David Parker, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘th...

4. 6.1 Court information vs Ministry of Justice information

   There is a significant difference between information held by the court (and tribunals in their judicial functions) and information held by the Ministry of Justice. Specific search rules govern access to information held by courts about court proceedings. The Official Information Act 1982 does not apply to information held by courts. Information held by the Ministry of Justice is subject to requests under the Official Information Act 1982. This kind of information includes statistical informatio...

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5. Essential Justice Services continuing during COVID-19 Alert Level 4

   The Secretary for Justice is asking all court participants to comply with the Chief Justice of New Zealand’s instructions that only those people who’re required to attend court do so, during COVID-19 Alert Level 4. "These steps from the Chief Justice have been taken to protect the safety of those who need to be in court for priority justice services during Alert Level 4 and to give effect to this alert level," says Andrew Kibblewhite, Secretary for Justice. The measures mean no member of the...

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6. Justice of the Peace best practice manual [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   Justice of the Peace Best practice manual July 2016 http://www.justice.govt.nz/ Foreword Justices of the Peace provide a valuable service for all New Zealanders. There are 9,000 Justices of the Peace of whom the majority belong to one of the 29 Associations affiliated to the Royal Federation of New Zealand Justices’ Associations (Inc). We are very pleased to present the Justices of the Peace Best Practice Manual. It contains best practice guidelines for Justices of ...

7. BORA Justices of the Peace Amendment Bill [pdf, 300 KB]

   Justices of the Peace Amendment Bill 10 May 2006 Attorney-General LEGAL ADVICE CONSISTENCY WITH THE NEW ZEALAND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990: Justices of the Peace Amendment Bill(PCO 5145/7) Our Ref: ATT395/8 1. We have considered the Justices of the Peace Amendment Bill (PCO 5145/7) for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 ("NZBORA") and advise that the Bill does not contain any provisions that are inconsistent with NZBORA. Nonetheless, three issues aros...

8. Budget 2021 Summary Justice and Courts [pdf, 212 KB]

   . BUDGET 2021 Summary of investment in Votes: Courts and Justice Contents Summary of Budget 2021 in Votes: Courts and Justice ................................................... 1 Preventing family violence and sexual violence ................................................................ 1 Whakaorongia te mana tangata – uplifting the mana of offenders, victims and whānau .... 1 Implementing the family justice reforms ......................................

9. Strengthening the family justice system - Q and A [pdf, 330 KB]

   1 PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. I have already made a submission to the review, why is the Panel consulting again? In the first round of consultation, we asked people to tell us about their experience of the family justice system and what needs changing. Based on the information provided to us in that first consultation, we now have some suggestions for possible changes, and want to hear feedback specifically on these proposals. 2. Will the new Family Justice...

10. Restorative Justice Victim Satisfaction Survey [pdf, 774 KB]

    ...asked to explain this response, participants said: ‘I didn’t feel like I needed a support person / could resolve it without one’ (20%), ‘I am confident / a strong person’ (17%), and ‘I prefer to do things by myself / it’s a personal matter’ (14%). At the conference Over half (58%) of participants reported some degree of nervousness prior to their conference with the offender (Figure 25). However, a reasonable proportion (40%) said they did not feel at all nervous....