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1. 2014 Ministry of Justice Annual Report [pdf, 3 MB]

   E.64 (2014) Annual Report 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 http://www.justice.govt.nz/ http://www.justice.govt.nz/ Am ou nt co llected each year $4million THROUGH THE OFFENDER LEVY $218million IN FINES & REPARATION SETTLED OF HISTORICAL CLAIMS TREATY56 TO OVER COMMUNITY LAW CENTRES GAVE LEGAL ADVICE 48,000PEOPLE ASSISTANCE& IN THE LAST 3 YEARS RECORDED DROPPED 17 DROPPED 33 8.9% REDUCTION IN THE AVERAGE AGE OF ACTIVE DISTRICT COURT CASES 18.3% REDUCTION IN THE AVERAGE

2. Final Process Evaluation for the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court 2016 [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...referrals to the AODT Court based on a full AOD assessment by the Community Alcohol and Drug Services (CADS) and other criteria in the eligibility check list such as RoC*RoI score,3 previous and current offences, willingness to participate, likely plea and sentence. 1 The interim process evaluation describes the top ten practices for reducing recidivism and practices that increase cost savings for drug courts (Litmus 2015). 2...

3. Case study on forestry - Recommendations Recap issue 4 [pdf, 316 KB]

   Case study from Recommendations recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 July–30 September 2012 FORESTRY DEATHS FROM ISSUE 4 O F N E W Z E A L A N D CHIEF CORONER O F F I C E O F T H E http://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/coroners-court/ 2 Published by the Ministry of Justice ISSN 2253-5152 Disclaimer This publication has been produced by research counsel of the Office of the Chief Coroner, with the best efforts made to accurately summarise the

4. [2016] NZEmpC 95 Pretorius v Marra Construction (2004) Ltd [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...proceeds on the basis that assertions contained in the statement of claim are true, 7 perhaps supplemented by additional evidence where necessary, for instance about dates as to when events occurred where these are not referred to expressly in the pleadings. 8 [10] In the present case, however, the parties called oral evidence and invited the Court to make factual findings on the basis of that evidence only. Neither party relied on their pleadings when presenting submissions as t...

5. Chaudhary v CAC 414 [2019] NZREADT 24 (7 June 2019) [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...to any person in the course of any negotiation, conciliation, or mediation conducted in accordance of a direction…. [34] Ms Mok referred the Tribunal to s 57 of the Evidence Act 2006, as to privilege of settlement negotiations, mediation, or plea discussions. This provides that parties to a settlement or mediation have a privilege in respect of such discussions if the communication was intended to be confidential, and made in connection with an attempt to settle or mediate the di...

6. OIA-121789.pdf [pdf, 19 MB]

   ...any and all correspondence, communications, file notes and other documents involving communications with any external parties, including iwi, hapū or other Māori groups, relating to the decision. In response parts (a) to (g) of your request, please refer to Table one that lists the documents in scope of these parts of your request and my decision on their release. The document pack attached contains the documents being provided to you. Some information has been withheld or refused un...

7. TXY v Police [2025] NZHRRT 31 [pdf, 358 KB]

   ...and place of each event listed in subsection (2): 21 Andrews v Police [2013] NZHRRT 6. 22 Victim Rights Act 2002 (VRA), s 3. 8 (e) the outcome of the prosecution of the offence (and of any proceedings on appeal), for example— (i) any plea of guilty or conviction entered, and sentence imposed or substituted; or (ii) any finding that an accused is unfit to stand trial; or (iii) any finding that the charge was not proved; or (iv) any acquittal or deemed acquittal; or (v)...

8. Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court Outcomes Evaluation 2018-19: Summary Evaluation Report [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...under general jurisdiction. The AODT Court aligns with international research and the top 10 practices for reducing recidivism2. However, the earlier formative evaluation highlights some distinctive features of the AODT Court in NZ: • the post-plea pre-sentence design (most other drug courts operate a post-sentence model) • the inclusion of Māori cultural practices • the inclusion of participants charged with driving while intoxicated • the ability for participants to...

9. Technical report of evaluation of the court-referred restorative justice pilot [pdf, 681 KB]

   Evaluation of the Court-Referred Restorative Justice Pilot: Technical Report Prepared by the Crime and Justice Research Centre Victoria University of Wellington with Sue Triggs for the Ministry of Justice May 2005 2 DISCLAIMER This research was commissioned by the former Department for Courts. The report has been prepared by the authors and the views expressed in it are those of the a

10. 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...