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1. 2013 to 2016 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...deliver our services to people – especially in the court system. In the last two years we have made significant progress in improving the way the justice sector and the Ministry work. At a sector level, chief executives are working together through a formal leadership board to drive performance across the criminal justice ‘pipeline’ to ensure that sector results are achieved – especially around reducing crime and re-offending – and that resources are focused on frontlin...

2. Director of Proceedings v McMillan [2020] NZHRRT 19 [pdf, 411 KB]

   ...she had discussed ”maternity services” with the aggrieved person. The defendant did not record any details of what was discussed, except to note that the aggrieved person was planning a home birth and had declined to attend childbirth and parenting education classes. 7 29. During the visit, the defendant performed abdominal palpation, and used anatomical landmarks6 to assess fetal growth. The defendant recorded that the uterus was measuring according to dates.7 The...

3. [2015] NZEmpC 92 Hally Labels Ltd v Powell [pdf, 426 KB]

   ...fidelity and good faith. Consideration for the restraint, if invoked, was to be the payment to Mr Powell of a sum equivalent to six months’ base salary. [3] When Mr Powell resigned, Hally invoked the restraint clause. Mr Powell endeavoured through legal counsel to reduce the restraint period and therefore the consideration payable. The circumstances and events that followed are set out in a judgment of Judge Travis in this Court following proceedings being commenced by...

4. [2016] NZEmpC 143 Borsboom (Labour Inspector) v Preet PVT Ltd [pdf, 667 KB]

   ...novo, to certain parts of the Authority’s penalties’ determination. Although the challenge still nominated Mr Bal as third defendant, no remedies are now sought against him personally. [39] In general terms, the Authority awarded identical separate penalties of $5,000 each, multiplied by the number (five) of former employees of the companies 6 Borsboom (penalty determination), above n 2. involved. 7 Because...

5. 2014 Ministry of Justice Annual Report [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...claims SETTLED Justice sector report & datalab LAUNCHED Family Dispute Resolution service EXPANDED Christchurch Justice & Emergency Services Precinct WORK BEGINS DEC JAN ‘14 FEB MAR APR MAY JUN Helping you reach agreement on parenting arrangements Family Dispute Resolution – a mediation service New family justice system EFFECTIVE Justice sector BPS targets for lowering total crime & youth crime ACHIEVED over the past year, our courts disposed of...

6. Interpreter Services Quality Framework [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals’3, adapted for the Aotearoa/New Zealand environment. This quality framework applies to suitably qualified independent interpreters who are engaged directly by the Ministry and those engaged through an LSP. It also covers situations where a suitable (unqualified) multilingual or bilingual person provides language assistance services where a qualified interpreter cannot be found.4 The quality framework does not cover the followi...

7. Family violence & the pro-arrest policy: a literature review [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...(Maxwell, Garner & Fagan 2001, 2002). This later analysis also highlighted that arrest may have a different impact on different types of offenders, but showed no increase in violence compared to the other types of police response such as mediation or separation. Variables such as age and prior offender history were stronger predictors of repeat offending. The focus on offender demographic characteristics is ultimately not useful when considering the arrest response of police at domestic v...

8. Volume-II-Supporting-Information-and-AEE_1-November-22.pdf [pdf, 12 MB]

   ...government organisation engagement Table 34-3 Summary of other key stakeholder engagement Table 35-1 Community engagement and Waka Kotahi response Table 35-2 Community engagement and Waka Kotahi response Table 38-1 Adverse effects avoided or minimised through project shaping Table 38-2 Technical assessments that inform the assessment of effects Table 39-1 Summary of effects on the environment Table 40-1 Muaūpoko Tribal Authority residual effects management Table 40-2 Ngā Hapū o Kerer...

9. Common Bundle Volume 5 [pdf, 14 MB]

   ...retaining minimum flow, residual flow or take cessation conditions where imposed on an existing permit. PC7 will also ensure that as many water permits as practicable are brought within the ambit of the revised resource management regime to be established through the LWRP. CB1380 Section 32 Evaluation Report – Proposed Plan Change 7 18 March 2020 Page 4 1. Introduction 1.1. Purpose ORC is required to prepare an evaluation report for Plan Change 7 in accordance with sectio...

10. Proactive-release-Better-Outcomes-for-Victims-Work-Programme_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.7 MB]

    ...under the VRA, but it had limited effect – victims often continue to feel marginalised or that their views and needs are afterthoughts. 12 However, this Government has made interventions since 2018 to improve outcomes for victims, in particular through a concentrated focus on improving outcomes for victims of family violence and sexual violence. The Domestic Violence Act 1995 was replaced with the Family Violence Act 2018, and Te Aorerekura: the National Strategy to Eliminate Family Vio...