Courts, tribunals and National Office will be closed from Friday 3 April to Monday 6 April for Easter weekend.
New Zealanders are warned of scam text messages currently circulating that claim to be from the Ministry of Justice about overdue traffic fines. The Ministry does not include any links in our texts. Read more about Texts from Ministry of Justice
If you’ve received a file-sharing enforcement notice and it hasn’t been successfully challenged, the rights owner may choose to take action at the Copyright Tribunal.
The Copyright Act 1994 includes the possibility for a rights owner to go to the District Court to seek the suspension of an internet account for up to 6 months in appropriate circumstances.
However, this part of the Act is not in force so can’t currently be used.