Thank you for contacting the Ministry of Justice [1][Ministry of Justice request email]
mailbox.　 You can expect to hear from us within two business days of your
email being received.

 

The Ministry of Justice holds a wide range of information that we can
provide to you.  If you would like to see more about how we can help you
please see our [2]Official Information Act Requests page.

 

Please note that the Ministry of Justice can't give legal advice. For
legal advice, you should contact a lawyer, Community Law or Citizens’
Advice Bureau.

 

If you are requesting information held by the courts, such as sentencing
notes, court records or information about a case currently before the
court, the records of courts and tribunals are not subject to the Official
Information Act 1982. Access to these is subject to separate legislation
and [3]court rules and you will need to contact the relevant court
directly. The details for the courts can be found [4]here.

 

For information held by other agencies, such as the New Zealand Police,
check out the [5]Directory of Official Information to find out what
information each agency holds and their contact details.

Ngā mihi

Ministerial Relations and Services

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Kia ora Mr Richards,

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice regarding your case. The information you are requesting is a court record and not held by the Ministry of Justice.

Information held by the courts such as sentencing notes, court records or information about a case currently before the court are the records of courts and tribunals and are not subject to the Official Information Act 1982. Access to these is dealt with by separate legislation and court rules and you will need to contact the relevant court directly, the details for the courts can be found here.

You do not have to request information in person from the courts. You can do so by contacting them and filling out an application. This can be done via email or by post.

The application form can be found at the following link: www.justice.govt.nz/assets/documents/for...

Kind regards
Ariana

Senior Advisor | Communications Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
[email address] | justice.govt.nz

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