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1. OIA-113748.pdf [pdf, 7 MB]

   ...walls of the courts - the Government’s crackdown on gangs, which includes the banning of gang insignia in public places, greater powers to stop gangs associating and giving greater weight to gang membership at sentencing. This includes additional resourcing for frontline staff, mainly Court Security Officers, to manage an expected increase in volume associated with the court proceedings arising from the offences and police powers. The funding will help provide a secure and safe court en...

2. Restorative justice: Practice standards for family violence cases 2019 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...assessment that looks for indicators that the offender is more likely to kill or severely injure the victim or any children6 4 See FV RJ: Victim risk and lethality assessment in the supporting resources 5 See FV RJ: Offender risk and lethality assessment 6 Lethality assessment is incorporated into the risk assessment supporting resources 20 • prioritising the views of victims as being best placed to identify risk • f...

3. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML evidence chief Robert Pryor [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   Before the Environment Court at Auckland ENV-2013-AKL-000174 In the Matter of the Resource Management Act 1991 And In the Matter of Notice of Motion under Section 87G requesting the granting of resource consents to Waiheke Marinas Limited to establish a Marina at Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island, in the Hauraki Gulf Evidence of Robert James Pryor on behalf of Waiheke Marinas Ltd Dated 29 April 2014 Richard Brabant...

4. Tuson - Mangamuka West 3B2A (2018) 168 Taitokerau MB 17 (168 TTK 17) [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...accretion and erosion along the Mangamuka River. The plan of each proposed route indicated the total area of the proposed road, including over the accretion areas, which would technically still be classed as river bed. The report also noted that resource consent may be required for formation of the access; however this would be dependent on the route and the requirements of the FNDC and the Northern Regional Council. If a bridge was to be built, that would certainly require resourc...

5. Ministerial group work programme update on family & sexual violence [pdf, 3.7 MB]

   ...communities. However, given the level of under-reporting, and that most of our investment is toward supporting victims’ immediate needs or holding perpetrators to account, it is realistic to assume that costs and demands (e.g. prison muster, Police resources, victim support services and court time) may initially increase before we can see significant reductions over time. Background The case for change 22 The high rates of family violence and sexual violence in New Zealand are una...

6. [2021] NZEmpC 8 Commissioner of Police v New Zealand Police Assoc Inc [pdf, 464 KB]

   ...follows:1 (a) In what circumstances would an employee be regarded as being “required to travel to an alternative place of work”? (i) Is this limited to situations where “a movement or change is required by Police due to operational or resourcing requirements” and that are “ad hoc, temporary and out of the ordinary”? (ii) Does this apply where the movement occurs as a result of an expression of interest process? (b) What constitutes an employee’s “normal pla...

7. Strengthening the Criminal Justice System for Victims: Survey report [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...and called for a greater focus on mental health care for offenders. Some survey respondents recognised that many offenders were victims too and required mental health care to address their history of trauma. There was a call for greater access to resources for offenders, including access to programmes which could help offenders address their own mental illnesses, anger management, and alcohol and drug addictions. One specific suggestion for offenders to address their alcohol and drug d...

8. RIS: Strengthening the Family Court [pdf, 4.8 MB]

   ...resolution to encouraging parents to reach agreement themselves, through out-of-court processes. The reforms aimed to enable the Family Court to focus its resources on serious and urgent applications that were not suitable for out-of-court resolution. Following the reforms, concerns were raised, that some reforms had a negative impact on children, parents and whānau and exacerbated existing issues

9. Granting Aid for Waitangi Tribunal Matters Policy v3.pdf [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...Services. Relevant policy 12. Legal Aid Services will from time to time develop and approve policy relevant to Waitangi legal aid. All such policies are available on the Ministry of Justice website (www.justice.govt.nz) in the Legal aid provider resources section. 13. Various parts of the Grants Handbook are relevant to Waitangi legal aid including: (a) The “Prescribed manner” section (b) The “Eligibility for civil and family legal aid” section (c) The “Provider assignm...

10. 2022 archive

    ...by legal aid providers required to get a RATs at court before a jury trial Rapid antigen testing - guidance for private lawyers Legal aid invoices submitted with a missing date range Opportunity to provide feedback on the Ministry's Care of Children resources Notification of Unavailability Implementing the COVID-19 Protection Framework in the courts and tribunals Survey for PDLA lawyers to provide feedback on nationwide holiday period roster COVID-19 Protection Framework traffic light system -...

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