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1. Process evaluation for the Alcohol & Other Drug Treatment Court [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...Courts.1  A District Court Judge decides on referrals to the AODT Court based on a full AOD assessment and other criteria in the eligibility check list such as Roc*RoI score,2 previous and current offences, willingness to participate, likely plea and sentence.  The AODT Court team receives the referral (including the clinical assessment) and discusses the defendant’s eligibility and potential acceptance into the AODT Court at the pre-court team meeting.  Defendants appe...

2. ENV-2016-AKL-000274 Rockfield Trust v KiwiRail Holdings Limited [pdf, 15 MB]

   ...NOVEMBER 2015 RUSSELL M~VEAGH A A Arthur-Young I A M Cameron Phone +64 4 499 9555 Fax +64 4 499 9556 PO Box 10-214 DX SX11189 Wellington 6143 1 KiwiRaii Holdings Limited Submitter number 4336 Designations 074 Memorandum of counsel MAY IT PLEASE THE HEARINGS PANEL 1. This memorandum is filed on behalf of KiwiRaii Holdings Limited (IKiwiRail"). KiwiRaii is a requiring authority under the Resource Management Act 1991 ("RMA") and holds designations throughout...

3. LCRO 194/2017 MA v NB, OC and PD (20 September 2019) [pdf, 344 KB]

   ...any concession made. [83] In the criminal jurisdiction for example, it is commonplace for lawyers to determine that their client’s interests would be best served by their client giving indication to the court of an intention to enter a guilty plea at an early stage in the proceedings. [84] That advice may be vigorously resisted by their client, and firm instructions given to the lawyer to defend the charge. The defence run may ultimately prove successful, but it does not necess...

4. Discussion Document Review of the Courts Remote Participation Act 2010 [pdf, 487 KB]

   Review of the Courts (Remote Participation) Act 2010 Discussion document Ministry of Justice October 2024 Contents Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 Glossary ............................................................................................................................... 2 Key terms used throughout discussion document .............................

5. Regulatory Impact Statement Review of aspects of the bail system [pdf, 268 KB]

   1 Regulatory Impact Statement Bail Amendment Bill Agency disclosure statement This Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) was prepared by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). It provides an analysis of options to address a range of problems identified in the Government‟s Review of Aspects of the Bail System. Problems relate to: bail for defendants charged with serious class A drug, violent and sexual offences and young defendants under 20; perceptions that bail may be granted in return

6. LCRO 95/2019 CM v DL (9 March 2021) [pdf, 285 KB]

   ...consequence of an inability to locate any person who would be prepared to accommodate Mr CM for any period of time; and (k) a competent and detailed bail application was advanced on Mr CM’s behalf; and (l) Mr CM had received full disclosure and pleas entered were consistent with his admissions and instructions; and (m) allegation that Mr DL had failed to follow instructions in appealing his conviction must be measured against Mr DL’s assessment that Mr CM’s sentence was...

7. Proactive release - New Compensation Guidelines for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment [pdf, 756 KB]

   ...14:06:28 RE LE AS ED B Y TH E M IN IS TE R OF JU ST IC E 33.2. The person intended to commit an offence, although their conduct was not actually criminal; 33.3. The person substantially contributed to their conviction, for example by pleading guilty; 33.4. The person was only sentenced to imprisonment following conviction because they refused to entertain a community-based sentence. 34. While it is possible to identify factors (such as those listed above) that, in the ab...

8. FIANZ-Submission.pdf [pdf, 13 MB]

   FURTHER SUBMISSION TO THE CHIEF CORONER, CORONIAL SERVICES. www.fianz.com SINCE 1979 8 FEBRUARY 2022 T. +64 4 387 8023 | F. +64 4 387 8024 info@fianz.com | www.fianz.com 7-11, Queens Drive, Kilbirnie, P.O.Box 14155, Wellington 6241, New Zealand Preamble 1.00 Issue 15: Did the individual have indirect support from on-line associates? Police have provided incorrect information - Matter of Samsung Tablet 2.00 Issue 15: Did the individual have indirect suppor

9. Justice Sector forecast 2012 to 2022 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...Crown Solicitors and Crown Law will handle some or all of the following categories of case: Court of Appeal cases. Appeals to the High Court. Trials undertaken by a judge alone. Jury trials. District Court cases where there is a guilty plea. The Criminal Procedures Act 2011 (CPA) will be implemented from July 2013. The CPA affects both the number of cases handled by Crown Solicitors and Crown Law, and also when the Crown prosecutor is involved in those cases – often t...

10. [2015] NZEnvC 050 Ngati Kahungunu v Hawkes Bay Regional Council [pdf, 1.7 MB]

    BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT IN THE MATTER BETWEEN AND Decision [20 IS] NZEnvC ENV-2013-WLG-0000SO of an appeal under cl 14 of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991 NGATI KAHUNGUNU IWI INC Appellant THE HAWKES BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent COUli: Environment Judge C J Thompson Environment Commissioner ACE Leijnen Environment Commissioner K Prime Hearing: at Hastings 3 and 4 December 2014 Counsel and Representatives: N J R Tiuka for Ngati Kahungunu Iwi I