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

   ...authorities and committees that help New Zealanders resolve disputes, in addition to our contact centres answering more than 940,000 calls. We contract with over 2,000 community-based and non- governmental service providers to support people moving through the justice system. We administer legal aid – helping people who can’t afford a lawyer to get legal advice and representation. We administered over 82,000 legal aid applications in 2019/20. We have oversight and monitoring r...

2. Report of the NZ Prostitution Law Committee 2008 [pdf, 642 KB]

   Report of the Prostitution Law Review Committee on the Operation of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 2 © Crown Copyright Published May 2008 Ministry of Justice PO Box 180 Wellington New Zealand ISBN 978-0-478-29052-7 Disclaimer The views, opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this

3. Watene v Hemi - Aramiro and Section 1 Survey Office Plan 61863 (2019) 181 Waikato Maniapoto MB 21 (181 WMN 21) [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...on 23 January 2018.4 At the conclusion of the judicial conference, the Court issued directions and adjourned the application. The Court directed that a hui be held by the whānau of James Rukutai Watene (Snr), to determine if they could work through the various issues raised in the application, and to provide a report to the Court within six weeks. Directions were also issued for the Registrar to commission a mediator to work with the parties and establish clearly the issues that n...

4. 2015 Ministry of Justice annual report - report in relation to selected non-departmental appropriations [pdf, 329 KB]

   ...the justice sector outcomes of reduced crime, reduced impact of crime and a trusted justice system. The intended impact of these services and activities is that local authorities and communities are engaged in programmes that focus on reducing crime through preventative measures, and on increasing community safety. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES This non-departmental output class covers coordinating and delivering a range of crime prevention initiatives and programmes in partnership with local...

5. Complaints Assessment Committee 409 v Andrew Rankin [2017] NZREADT 59 [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...DTS, was accepted and he was not required to attend for cross-examination. The Brogdens’ evidence [18] The Brogdens said that the first viewing was on a weekend and that Mr Brogden and his wife arrived together, and Zoe Brogden followed in a separate vehicle, with her children. They said they went through the property again later, before making their offer to buy it. They said that they would never have viewed a property separately. As Mrs Brogden put it in her evidence, ...

6. IHC New Zealand v Attorney-General (Strike-Out Application) [2020] NZHRRT 47 [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...Political Rights: Cases, Materials, and 9 Commentary (3rd ed, Oxford University Press, 2013) at [25.01] to [25.09]. As noted by Elias CJ in Attorney-General v Chapman [2011] NZSC 110, [2012] 1 NZLR 462 at [1] the principle that rights are vindicated through a remedy for breach is fundamental to the rule of law. A right without a remedy is “a vain thing to imagine”. In a later passage in her judgment Elias CJ made explicit reference to ICCPR, art 2(3): [26] The New Zealand Bi...

7. Director of Proceedings v Brooks [2019] NZHRRT 37 [pdf, 828 KB]

   ...safe care; that the guidelines in place at the time were suboptimal and/or not routinely complied with; and that a culture existed on the ward that compromised the standard of care provided to the aggrieved person. 7. The plaintiff has lodged separate proceedings against Mrs N in HRRT 092/16. ANTENATAL CARE 8. Throughout her pregnancy the aggrieved person's antenatal care was shared between her Lead Maternity Carer ("LMC"), Dr Brooks, and her General Practitione...

8. Oranga Tamariki (Responding to Serious Youth Offending) Amendment Bill [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...routine and specific rehabilitative, therapeutic and cultural components. Participants may be required to wear standard issue clothing. 8. An MSA order will last between three to 12 months and the young person will remain in the custody of OT throughout the order. The order will be coupled with a supervision order, to take effect at the end of the MSA order and lasting between six to 18 months (but ensuring the combined total of both orders does not exceed 24 months).3 The supervisio...

9. Hawkes Bay Standards Committee v Heaphy [2014] NZLCDT 61 [pdf, 343 KB]

   ...statements. [16] The second area of risk foreseen by Mr Heaphy, during this post-raid period, was that relating to unpaid taxes of various sorts. [17] Mr Heaphy became aware that there would be allegations of huge cash payments having moved through Mr Porter’s company, using false invoices and the 6 physical movement of cash. Although at the time, Mr Porter denied involvement in these fraudulent transactions; his lawyer was concerned about the prosecution allegat...

10. Tau v Nga Whanau o Morven and Glenavy - Waihao 903 Section IX Block [2010] 2010 Maori Appellate Court MB 167 (2010 APPEAL 167) [pdf, 266 KB]

    HENARE RAKIIHIA TAU V NGA WHANAU O MORVEN & GLENAVY MAC NZ A20070011156 [20 May 2010] IN THE MAORI APPELLATE COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TE WAIPOUNAMU DISTRICT 2010 MAORI APPELLATE COURT MB 167 A20070011156 UNDER Section 58, Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Waihao 903 Section IX Block BETWEEN HENARE RAKIIHIA TAU Appellant AND NGA WHANAU O MORVEN & GLENAVY Respondents Coram: Judge P J Savage (Presiding) Judge L R Harvey Judge D