The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, Cheryl Gwyn, has released a report on her review of the New Zealand Security and Intelligence Service's handling of New Zealanders' privileged communications and privileged information.The review considered the... More about Review looks at SIS handling of privileged communications.
Northland lawyer La-Verne King of Taemaro, Te Tai Tokerau has been appointed a District Court Judge. Judge La-Verne King. Judge King, whose iwi include Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa and Ngati Paoa, was admitted as a barrister... More about Further District Court Judge appointments.
Damian Stone and Terena Wara have been appointed Judges of the Māori Land Court.Judge Stone was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in May 1998. He holds an LLB from the University of Auckland and... More about Two new Māori Land Court judges appointed.
The Superdiversity Institute of Law, Policy and Business has released a report it has prepared for WorkSafe on Health and Safety regulators in a superdiverse context: Review of challenges and lessons from United Kingdom, Canada... More about Report considers health and safety in superdiverse context.
The Privacy Commissioner says that the Sensible Sentencing Trust (SST) has interfered with a man's privacy by incorrectly labelling him as a convicted paedophile on its website.The SST's 'Offender Database' listed the man's picture with... More about Sensible Sentencing Trust falsely labels man a paedophile.
The Ministry of Justice has reported that the Chief Justice and the Secretary for Justice and Chief Executive of the ministry have signed an agreement outlining their respective responsibilities in delivering justice in New Zealand... More about Ministry and judiciary sign MOU.
The Law Commission has released an issues paper on The Use of DNA in Criminal Investigations.New Zealand's Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995 regulates DNA collection from known individuals, either by consent or by compulsion,... More about Law Commission looks at use of DNA in criminal investigations.