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Court-appointed Communication Assistance Quality Framework
Communication assistance is one of the tools used to support vulnerable defendants and witnesses to participate in court proceedings. Vulnerable participants include children, people with disabilities, neurodiversity, mental health conditions and experience of trauma. Using communication assistance can improve a participant’s understanding and help them give better quality evidence. The Ministry of Justice is enhancing the existing Communication Assistance service to ensure it is: ... MoreClosed 19 February 2021 -
Have your say about cross-border disclosures under the Privacy Act 2020
The Ministry of Justice is consulting on regulations to be made specifying countries for overseas disclosures under section 214 of the Privacy Act 2020 (the Act). As part of this process, we invite you to provide your views on the countries you would find it most valuable to see prioritised and why. Section 214 of the Act allows for regulations to be made prescribing countries that have comparable privacy safeguards to those in the Act. If a country is prescribed, a New Zealand... MoreClosed 4 December 2020 -
Have your say about access to official information
The Ministry of Justice wants to hear your views on how the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) is working in practice, to inform a decision on whether to progress a review of this legislation. Your feedback will help inform a decision by Government on whether to review it, or whether instead to keep the focus on practice improvements. The OIA allows people to request official information held by Ministers and specified government agencies. It contains rules for how such requests should... MoreClosed 18 April 2019 -
Strengthening the family justice system
In 2014, major changes were made to the family justice system. The reforms aimed to help people resolve parenting disputes without having to go to court. However, we now know that these changes aren't working for some people. An Independent Panel appointed by the Minister of Justice examined the changes and considered how they've impacted separating families and their children. The Panel conducted two rounds of public consultation. It received about 650 submissions. The... MoreClosed 1 March 2019 -
Regulations to support high value dealers to comply with the AML/CFT Act
The Ministry of Justice is seeking submissions on proposals for regulations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act 2009. These regulations relate to high value dealers, who are defined as someone who, in trade and in the ordinary course of business, buys or sells specific 'high value goods' for cash at or above a specific threshold. 'High value goods' include jewellery, precious metals, precious stones, watches, motor vehicles, boats, art or... MoreClosed 15 February 2019 -
Legal Aid High Cost Case policy & Amendment to Grant form changes
We are seeking feedback on a proposed new: family and civil legal aid amendment to grant form criminal and high cost case amendment to grant form high cost cases policy. You may find each of these attached at the bottom of this page, or they are available to view in each respective page in this consultation. Currently, there are eleven different amendment to grant forms across the four jurisdictions of criminal, civil,... MoreClosed 18 January 2019 -
Information sharing guidance for the family violence sector
The Family Violence Act took effect on 1 July 2019. The Act created new rules allowing family violence agencies and social services practitioners to collect, use, request and share personal information for purposes related to family violence. Safe and appropriate information sharing will allow better coordinated responses to assess and manage family violence risk. Together, the law encourages the family violence sector to collaborate to identify, stop, prevent and otherwise respond to... MoreClosed 21 September 2018 -
Crown/Māori Relations
Crown/Māori Relations – Have your say 2018 Nau mai, haere mai The Minister for Crown/Māori Relations, Hon Kelvin Davis, is responsible for ensuring a healthy Crown/Māori relationship. He’s keen to get your ideas about how it could be better - and the sort of projects he should focus on. The relationship between the Crown and Māori is, and will continue to be, an important one for all New Zealanders. The public is invited to hui (meetings) to discuss ideas. These... MoreClosed 30 May 2018 -
Consultation on new family and civil legal aid form
Legal aid is an important part of New Zealand's justice system. It helps people to resolve legal problems that may go to court and makes sure that people are not denied justice because they can't afford a lawyer. Family and civil legal aid covers a wide range of disputes that may go to court, such as parenting arrangements, protection orders and mental health proceedings. This consultation sought feedback on a proposed new application form for civil and family legal aid. The new form -... MoreClosed 11 October 2017 -
Review of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012
The Law Commission and the Ministry of Justice have completed a joint review of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. The Act controls how and when the Police and other government agencies can search people or property and carry out surveillance. The joint review report found that the law has generally been working well and does not propose a major overhaul of the Act. However, it does recommend amendments to make the law more transparent and accessible, and to... MoreClosed 16 December 2016 -
Risk Assessment and Management Framework consultation
During August and September 2016, the Minister of Justice ran a consultation process on a draft Family Violence Risk Assessment and Management Framework. The online consultation received 120 submissions, and the views of a further 190 people were collected at regional workshops. The draft was significantly revised as a result. Read the revised document, the consultation summary report, and a summary of submissions on the Ministry of Justice website . MoreClosed 16 September 2016 -
Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Amendment Act 2015 prescribed transaction reporting regulations
The purpose of this consultation was to inform the development of regulations for prescribed transaction reporting. The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 was amended in November last year as part of the omnibus Organised Crime and Anti-corruption Legislation Bill (the Bill). A key amendment to the Act is the insertion of subpart 2A , which brings in new requirements for reporting entities to report “prescribed transactions” to the Police Financial... MoreClosed 27 May 2016 -
United Nations report on racial discrimination
This consultation was open from 25 August to 28 September 2015. Why are we consulting? A draft report on New Zealand’s performance under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination has been released for public comment. New Zealand is one of 177 countries that are a party to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The Convention commits State Parties to the elimination of racial... MoreClosed 28 September 2015 -
Better family violence law
The Ministry of Justice is reviewing New Zealand’s family violence laws. As part of the review, we wanted to know your views about the ideas presented in this discussion document (PDF, 924KB) , along with any other ideas you have for strengthening New Zealand’s family violence laws. Safer Sooner: Strengthening family violence laws The Government has announced changes to the law resulting from the review of family violence laws. The changes will improve how we respond to... MoreClosed 25 September 2015 -
Independent Review of Intelligence and Security
What happens next? Who are the independent reviewers? Consultation documents Accessibility Hon Sir Michael Cullen KNZM and Dame Patsy Reddy DNZM sought submissions to inform their independent review of intelligence and security under the Intelligence and Security Committee Act 1996. They received submissions from 100 individuals and organisations. The submissions canvassed a wide range of views from security and human rights experts, members of... MoreClosed 14 August 2015
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