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New Zealand, unlike many other jurisdictions, does not directly employ many lawyers to lay prosecutions. The chief law officer, the Attorney-General , is responsible for prosecuting offenders. However, as a Government minister, the Attorney-General will conventionally not involve themself in individual cases.
The Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act 2007 (formerly the Crimes (Abolition of Force as a Justification for Child Discipline) Amendment Bill) is an amendment to New Zealand's Crimes Act 1961 which removed the legal defence of "reasonable force" for parents prosecuted for assault on their children.
In 2011, the Law Commission reviewed New Zealand’s Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, and recommended that specialist drug courts should be established. [ 5 ] Judges Lisa Tremewan and Ema Aitken, who are both passionate about therapeutic jurisprudence , were appointed to run the two AODTC courts in Auckland and Waitakere which opened in 2012.
The primary enforcement agency is the New Zealand Police, [3] however more specialised crimes are enforced by other agencies such as the Serious Fraud Office, [4] Ministry for Primary Industries, Immigration New Zealand [5] and the New Zealand Customs Service [6] among others.
In the judicial system of New Zealand, a police prosecutor is a lawyer employed by the police to present cases in District Court, as the counsel for the prosecution. This may be a sworn member of the police (normally a sergeant) or, in larger courts, a civilian lawyer employed as a non-sworn member of the police. In smaller courts, the police ...
New Zealand contract law was initially derived from the English model. Since 1969, however, a series of Acts of Parliament altered this, and New Zealand contract law is now 'largely... distinct from other jurisdictions'. [24] The main distinction of New Zealand contract law is the wide discretionary power given to courts in granting relief.
The SFO is New Zealand's lead law enforcement agency for investigating and prosecuting serious financial crime, including bribery and corruption. The Auckland-based agency has about 50 employees of which 90 percent perform front-line activities.
New Zealand judges have long had the power to assign counsel, [7] but following the Westminster Poor Prisoners Defence Act 1903, [8] [9] there were moves to introduce a similar act in New Zealand. [ 7 ] [ 10 ] This came in the form of the Justices of Peaces Amendment Act 1912 which made legal aid available for criminal offences. [ 7 ]