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1. New family violence laws take effect

   ...legislation is one part of a whole of government work programme to transform the response system for victims and perpetrators of family and sexual violence in New Zealand. The Family Violence Act replaces the Domestic Violence Act 1995 and brings in changes to Protection Orders and Police Safety Orders, greater visibility for family violence offending in the courts and principles to guide decision making. Ministry of Justice is one of 10 government agencies named as Family Violence Agencies. Th...

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2. Mental health treatment

   ...& treatment The Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act sets out the reasons a person may be ordered to have a compulsory psychiatric assessment and treatment. The law aims to ensure that both vulnerable people and the public are protected from harm. The term mental disorder is a legal definition not a medical one. It covers more than just mental illness. Legally, a mental disorder means an abnormal state of mind that: poses a serious danger to the health or safety of that...

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3. [2019] NZEnvC 060 Minister for Children v Auckland Council [pdf, 580 KB]

   ...COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2019] NZEnvC 060 of the Resource Management Act 1991 Direct referral of a notice of requirement by the Minister of Children to alter designation 3800 "Care and Protection Residential Centre- Upper North" in the Auckland Unitary Plan MINISTER FOR CHILDREN Applicant (ENV-2019-AKL-000007) AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regulatory Authority Court: Principal Environment Judge L J Newhook sitting...

4. Family court applications December 2021 [xlsx, 178 KB]

   ...percentage of substantive Family Court applications filed, by case type and application outcome, 2012 - 2021 Table 1c: Number of substantive Family Court applications filed, by case type and filing location, 2012 - 2021 Table 2a: Number and percentage of Care of Children Act (excluding Hague) applications filed, by application type, 2012 - 2021 Table 2b: Number and percentage of Care of Children Act (excluding Hague) applications filed, by application type and filing method, 2012 - 2021...

5. Family Court applications June 2021 [xlsx, 177 KB]

   ...Family Court applications filed, by case type and application outcome, 2011/2012 - 2020/2021 Table 1c: Number of substantive Family Court applications filed, by case type and filing location, 2011/2012 - 2020/2021 Table 2a: Number and percentage of Care of Children Act (excluding Hague) applications filed, by application type, 2011/2012 - 2020/2021 Table 2b: Number and percentage of Care of Children Act (excluding Hague) applications filed, by application type and filing method, 2011/201...

6. Family Court applications December 2020 [xlsx, 177 KB]

   ...percentage of substantive Family Court applications filed, by case type and application outcome, 2011 - 2020 Table 1c: Number of substantive Family Court applications filed, by case type and filing location, 2011 - 2020 Table 2a: Number and percentage of Care of Children Act (excluding Hague) applications filed, by application type, 2011 - 2020 Table 2b: Number and percentage of Care of Children Act (excluding Hague) applications filed, by application type and filing method, 2011 - 2020...

7. MOJ0504 Making a parenting plan workbook [pdf, 6.1 MB]

   1 Parenting Plan Workbook To help you decide what’s best for your child after a separation or change in family situation How to use the Parenting Plan Workbook 1 Make your parenting plan 2 PART 1: Day-to-Day care and contact, changeovers, holidays, special occasions 3 Tear off copy of weekly plan 6 Tear off copy of monthly plan 7 PART 2: Guardianship decisions (home life, school, healthcare, and relationships) 13 PART 3: Reviewing the plan, commitment, and signatures 19 Help...

8. MOJ0504_Making-a-parenting-plan-workbook-2022-MAR23_WEB.pdf [pdf, 6.1 MB]

   1 Parenting Plan Workbook To help you decide what’s best for your child after a separation or change in family situation How to use the Parenting Plan Workbook 1 Make your parenting plan 2 PART 1: Day-to-Day care and contact, changeovers, holidays, special occasions 3 Tear off copy of weekly plan 6 Tear off copy of monthly plan 7 PART 2: Guardianship decisions (home life, school, healthcare, and relationships) 13 PART 3: Reviewing the plan, commitment, and signatures 19 Help...

9. eUpdate July 2019 FVSV work programme [pdf, 671 KB]

   ...abuse, which is when violence occurs around whether dowry is given, how it is given, or how much it is. • Withholding medicine or medical equipment. The meaning of ‘family relationship’ in the Act has been expanded to clarify people in a care- carer relationship may be included. This means that a carer who is in a close personal relationship with the person they care for could be subject to a Protection Order or be charged with a family violence offence under the new law....

10. [2011] NZEmpC 89 Young v Bay of Plenty DHB [pdf, 62 KB]

    ...justified. As the Authority recorded in its determination also, Mr Young was unsuccessful in an application for leave to this Court for leave to challenge out of time. That was the occasion on which costs of $2,500 were awarded. [8] The Court must be careful to protect the rights of a litigant (including an unsuccessful litigant) to be able to challenge adverse findings in litigation. Just as financial constraint should not be a reason to deny access to justice, so too should not...