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19 September 2022
I Brown
[FYI request #20295 email]
Our ref: OIA 98535
Tēnā koe I Brown,
Official Information Act 1982 request: Case Review Hearings
Thank you for your email of 22 August 2022 requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act), information relating to case review hearings for criminal cases. Specifically, you
requested:
1. The number of criminal cases that went to case review hearing in the years 2017,
2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
2. The number of criminal cases in total in the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and
2021; and
3. The number of cases where case review hearings were adjourned at least once in
the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
4. The number of cases where case review hearings were adjourned at least twice in
the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
5. The number of cases where case review hearings were adjourned at least three
times or more in the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
6. The number of case review hearings that had disclosure issues raised by the
defence on the case management memorandum in the years 2017, 2018, 2019,
2020, and 2021; and
7. The number of case review hearings that were adjourned due to disclosure issues
raised by the defence in the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
8. The number of cases where sanctions were imposed upon or awarded against the
New Zealand Police, or an individual Police officer, for delays in providing disclosure
in the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and
9. A breakdown of the types of sanctions imposed upon or awarded against the either
the New Zealand Police or individual Police officers for delays in providing disclosure
in the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 and the numbers of each type
sanction imposed for each year.
Pursuant to section 15(1) of the Act I have made the decision to grant part of your request. The
information is currently being finalised and the response will be provided to you by no later than
18 October 2022. I apologise for any inconvenience this delay may cause you.
If you require further information, please contact Joe Locke, Media Manager on 021 636 416, or
email: [email address].
You have the right to complain to the Ombudsman about this decision under section 28(3) of
the Act. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at: [email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Jenna Bottcher Hansen
Manager, Ministerial Relations and Service