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22 September 2022
I Brown
[FYI request #20366 email]
Our ref: OIA 98728
Tēnā koe I Brown
Official Information Act request: Departmental Report for the Justice and Electoral
Committee on the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bil
Thank you for your email of 27 August 2022, requesting, under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act), information relating to the Departmental Report for the Justice and Electoral
Commit ee on the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bil . Specifically, you
requested:
1. What was the time frame used for the above [Departmental Report for the Justice
and Electoral Committee on the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation)
Bill] predictions; and
2. How close were these predictions to reality, notwithstanding the changes
between the bil and the act; and
3. Were there fewer or more court events in the above time period after the start of
the CPA 2011, and if so how many more or fewer;
4. What were the actual numbers for points 2 and 3 above over the same time
period; and
5. Any reports, aide memoires, memoranda, minutes, or any other recording that
reviews, analyses, assesses, or comments, upon of the Criminal Procedure Act
2011 between the date of implementation and today.
Pursuant to section 15(1) of the Act, the Ministry has decided to grant parts 1 to 4 your
request. A response is currently being prepared, however, we require more time to finalise
the document for release. The information wil be provided to you as soon as it is ready. We
apologise for any inconvenience this delay may cause you.
We have decided to refuse part 5 your request under section under section 18(f) of the Act,
on the basis that the information cannot be made available without substantial collation or
research.
You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to complain to the Ombudsman about this
response. The Ombudsman may be contacted by emailing [email address].
Nāku noa, na
Jan Morison
Team Leader, Ministerial Relations and Services
