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The Family Violence Bill and the Family Violence (Amendments) Bill have both passed their third readings in Parliament and will become law.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Jan Logie
  • Justice

Justice Minister and Minister Responsible for the NZSIS and GCSB Andrew Little has represented New Zealand at the rescheduled second sub-regional meeting on counter terrorism, which has concluded in Jakarta, Indonesia. The previously scheduled meeting was interrupted by the 5 August Lombok earthquake.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Associate Minister of Justice and for Courts Aupito William Sio has welcomed the signing of a new contract between the Ministry of Justice and the Royal Federation of NZ Justices’ Associations, which represents Justices of the Peace (JPs).

  • Hon Aupito William Sio
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little received today the Law Commission’s briefing on alternative approaches to abortion law.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little’s Bill establishing a Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) passed its First Reading in Parliament today.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Five new Community Magistrates have been appointed for the Christchurch, Auckland, Tauranga and Hamilton regions, Associate Justice and Courts Minister Aupito William Sio announced today. 

  • Hon Aupito William Sio
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little continues the conversation about how to fix the broken criminal justice system by announcing the advisory group visits to the regions.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Distinguished human rights advocate and lawyer Professor Paul Hunt has been appointed as Chief Human Rights Commissioner, Justice Minister Andrew Little announced today.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

For the first time, chief executives from across the public service will be taking collective responsibility to end family and sexual violence in New Zealand.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Hon Carmel Sepuloni
  • Jan Logie
  • Justice

The Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill has passed its third reading in Parliament and will become law, Justice Minister Andrew Little said.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little has introduced the Bill to establish a Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced the first two expungements of unjust historical convictions under the Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Act 2018.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Minister of Justice Andrew Little has today announced amendments to the Family and Whānau Violence Bill, designed to strengthen the legislative foundations of the family violence system.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Jan Logie
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little welcomes the release of a public consultation paper by the Independent Panel considering the 2014 family justice reforms.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little has launched an international human rights law book that will play an important role in the development of New Zealand law by reference to international human rights standards.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

The Government has passed the first reading of the Canterbury Earthquake Insurance Tribunal Bill on the 8th anniversary of the first Canterbury Earthquake, say Ministers Andrew Little and Megan Woods.

  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Greater Christchurch Regeneration
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little joined more than 600 people who walked through the doors of Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua to start a public conversation about reducing offending, reducing re-offending, and having fewer victims of crime who are better supported.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced he’s added more diversity and filled the two remaining places on the expert advisory group focussing on the criminal justice reform programmes.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced the full line up of the ‘Expert Reference Group’ to support the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice reforms.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Three experts have been appointed to an Independent Panel to examine the changes made to the family justice system in 2014 by the previous National Government, Justice Minister Andrew Little announced today.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Courts
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little has introduced a Bill to help Cantabrians resolve outstanding residential insurance claims from the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.

  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Courts
  • Greater Christchurch Regeneration
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little has launched a public information campaign to raise awareness about the problem of money laundering by domestic and foreign criminals here in in New Zealand.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little today announced the process for the appointment of a new Chief Human Rights Commissioner, Race Relations Commissioner and Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice

Justice Minister Andrew Little has revealed the first steps in fixing our broken criminal justice system, so we can make communities safer.

  • Hon Andrew Little
  • Justice