Court of Appeal Referrals
Ross Francis made this Official Information request to Andrew Little
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      From: Ross Francis
      
    
    Dear Andrew Little,
On 28 June 2019, you informed me that you had consulted with various stakeholders about establishing a Criminal Cases Review Commission.
Among those with whom you consulted were Sir Thomas Thorp, Sir Thomas Eichelbaum and Kristy McDonald. Please supply me with a copy of the comments made by of each of these individuals.
Among submissions received by the Justice Committee, a number of changes to the Criminal Cases Review Commission Bill have been proposed. What possible changes, if any, have been discussed by the Committee?
You advised me that the Court of Appeal is expected to treat any referral “as if it were the first appeal. In doing so, I expect the relevant court would consider all relevant evidence, including new evidence, in making a decision on that case”. Have you conveyed to the Court of Appeal your expectations about how it should treat referrals? If so, what was the court's response?
Yours faithfully,
Ross Francis
        From: A Little Office (MIN)
        Andrew Little
      
    
    Tçnâ koe
 
 
Thank you for contacting the office of Hon Andrew Little MP, Minister of
 Justice, Minister for Courts, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi
 Negotiations, Minister Responsible for the NZSIS, Minister Responsible for
 the GCSB and Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry.
 
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Ngâ mihi
 
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 Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New
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 New Zealand
 
 
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        From: Matt Swann
      
    
    Dear Mr Francis,
 
Please see a copy of the response to your OIA request attached.
Kind regards,
 
Matt Swann
 Ministerial Advisor to Hon Andrew Little MP
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Office of Hon Andrew Little MP, Minister of Justice, Minister for Courts,
 Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Minister Responsible for the
 NZSIS, Minister Responsible for the GCSB, Minister Responsible for Pike
 River Re-entry
 Reception +64 4 817 8707 | Ministerial Email
 [2][Andrew Little request email] | Web [3]beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost
 Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New
 Zealand
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