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1. 2016 Ministry of Justice Annual Report [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...Māori Land Court. We support 29 tribunals, authorities and committees that help New Zealanders resolve disputes. We dealt with more than 192,000 cases. Our Public Defence Service accepted 16,000 new cases. It’s NZ’s largest criminal law practice. We granted 74,000 Legal Aid applications – helping people who can’t afford a lawyer to get legal advice. Our Collections unit is one of NZ’s largest debt-collection agencies. We enforce unpaid infringements, and collected $1...

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

   ...Zealand’s criminal offence regime to address foreign interference and espionage risks. Our preferred option is Option 3. We prefer this option because it is most consistent with New Zealand’s constitutional principles and current approaches to regulation. It is also tailored to foreign interference activity which helps ensure it can continue to be fit for purpose even if interference techniques and tools change over time. In the options analysis, we recognise that the preferred optio...

3. Identifying & responding to bias in the criminal justice system: a review of international & New Zealand research [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...historically undermined through dawn raids executed against Pacific overstayers as part of government efforts to clamp down on illegal immigration during the 1970s (see NZ Police 2002, p2). 16 For example, in the United Kingdom this requirement was legislated for in the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (see Home Office 2005). In the United States, 15 states legislated for the collection and publication of traffic stop and search data in the 1990s following several high profile discrimination la...

4. Ministry of Justice Annual Report 2023/24 [pdf, 5.6 MB]

   ...and responsible management of the justice system. This includes resources, assets, legislation, institutions, and systems of governance. Being a good steward means taking a long view, exercising foresight, anticipating risks and opportunities, and acting prudently. Improving the quality of legislation regulating justice systems In 2023/24, we received Cabinet approval for a package of reforms, under the Regulatory Systems (Justice) Amendment Bill, to improve and enhance the following t...

5. Ministry of Justice annual report 2019-20 [pdf, 9.3 MB]

   ...representing our people, particularly the Public Service Association (PSA), who played an important role in contributing to the planning that enabled us to continue to deliver justice services during the COVID-19 pandemic. I also want to thank the Law Society and other representatives of the legal profession for the constructive engagements we shared with them during this challenging time. Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau, the final report of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family j...

6. MFAT report Human Rights in NZ 2010 [pdf, 4.7 MB]

   ...establishing a Human Rights Select Committee and tabling human-rights reports in Parliament Establishing a fund to support civil-society participation in international human-rights mechanisms Incorporating a specific reference to equality in the Bill of Rights Act and the Human Rights Act Developing and implementing new pathways to partnership between Tangata Whenua and the Crown Promoting awareness of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in New Zea...

7. Ministry of Justice Annual Report 2020-21 [pdf, 6.4 MB]

   ...attacks, including funding legal support for the families of the Shaheed (martyr) • we supported the cross-government response, leading three of the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s recommendations – this saw us introducing the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill to improve the clarity of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002. This Bill also provides law enforcement agencies with the means and clear legal authority to intervene early to help prevent harm and to avert escalation to a terr...

8. Ministry of Justice annual report 2018-19 [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...partnership with the judiciary, including a formal Courts Strategic Partnership Group, co-convened by the Chief Justice and myself. It has been an incredibly busy year for our high performing policy team providing advice, supporting the development of new legislation and overseeing 145 pieces of existing legislation. There is a heavy work agenda for the foreseeable future with an extremely busy legislative programme. The year in review has also seen the establishment of the Joint Vent...

9. Ministry of Justice annual report 2018-19 [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...partnership with the judiciary, including a formal Courts Strategic Partnership Group, co-convened by the Chief Justice and myself. It has been an incredibly busy year for our high performing policy team providing advice, supporting the development of new legislation and overseeing 145 pieces of existing legislation. There is a heavy work agenda for the foreseeable future with an extremely busy legislative programme. The year in review has also seen the establishment of the Joint Vent...

10. Waitangi Tribunal Vol 3 Kāhui Maunga Report [pdf, 13 MB]

    .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .990 13 .5 .2 Possession and authority over waterways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 997 (1) The application of British law to new Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .997 (2) The common law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .998 (a) Abori...