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Justice Minister Andrew Little and Under-Secretary Jan Logie have received the independent review into allegations of sexual misconduct, harassment and bullying at leading law firm Russell McVeagh.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Jan Logie
  • Justice

A proposal to repeal Three Strikes is not going before Cabinet today on the basis that New Zealand First have indicated they would be unlikely to support it, says Justice Minister Andrew Little.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

The results of the Law Society’s survey of bullying and harassment in the legal industry are bleak, and it’s time for things to change, says Jan Logie, Under-Secretary to the Minister of Justice on Domestic and Sexual Violence Issues.

  • Jan Logie
  • Justice

Victims of crime, those at risk of family and sexual violence, and young people falling through the gaps of justice system will get the support they need from increased investment from Budget 2018, says Justice and Courts Minister Andrew Little.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Hon Aupito William Sio
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little today released the Ministerial Review of the Human Rights Commission in relation to the internal handling of sexual harassment claims and its organisational culture.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Social services dealing most directly with the harm caused by family violence will get much needed support as the Government boosts funding to front line agencies for the first time in ten years.

  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Hon Tracey Martin
  • Jan Logie
  • Children
  • Justice
  • Social Development

The Government has provided Tyson Gregory Redman more than $500,000 in compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment, Justice Minister Andrew Little announced today.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

The first Youth Justice Indicators Summary Report has been released today by the Associate Minister of Justice Aupito William Sio.

  • Hon Aupito William Sio
  • Justice

A Bill introduced by Justice Minister Hon Andrew Little to replace New Zealand’s Privacy Act has had its first reading.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

 Justice Minister Andrew Little’s Māori death protocols Bill had its first reading in Parliament last night. 

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

In an important moment for New Zealand’s gay community men can now apply to have historical homosexual convictions wiped says Justice Minister Andrew Little.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

The third reading of a Bill to wipe historic homosexual offences from criminal records marks the end of an historic struggle for New Zealand’s gay community says Justice Minister Andrew Little.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Hon Andrew Little’s Crimes Amendment Bill passed its first reading in Parliament today.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

A Bill demonstrating the Government’s ongoing commitment to right the wrongs of the past for those who were convicted of historical homosexual offences has passed its second reading says Justice Minister Andrew Little.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little will deliver New Zealand’s statement to the 47th Session of the United Nations Human Rights council as he leaves for Geneva, Switzerland today.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little will officially launch a new book, This Realm of New Zealand: The Sovereign, the Governor-General, the Crown at Parliament this evening.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Cabinet has approved, in principle, a move to amend the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 to provide a statutory power for the senior courts to make declarations of inconsistency under the Bill of Rights Act, and to require Parliament to respond.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Hon David Parker
  • Attorney-General
  • Courts
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little welcomes the addition of the 15th Rangatahi Court launched at Terenga Paraoa Marae in Whangārei today.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little today announced that he has ordered a review of the procedures and organisational culture at the New Zealand Human Rights Commission, following recent concerns about the handling of allegations of sexual harassment.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Associate Justice Minister Hon Aupito William Sio today launched a new website Settled.govt.nz for people selling or buying houses.

  • Hon Aupito William Sio
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little will today represent New Zealand at the World Government Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

The Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill received its first reading in Parliament today.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Lawyers, conveyancers, real estate agents and the Racing Board will come under the latest anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism regulations, Justice Minister Andrew Little announced today.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced the Government will provide Teina Pora with an inflation adjustment to his compensation for wrongful conviction and 20 years of imprisonment.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice