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12 September 2023
Felix Lee
FYI.org.nz
[FYI request #23865 email]
Ref: OIA 106898
Tēnā koe Felix
Official Information Act request: Counsel ors for Juries
Thank you for your request of 17 August 2023, under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry). Specifically, you requested:
1. For each of the past 5 years,
* Total number of court cases in which at least one jury member was provided
with this service
* Total number of jury members who was provided with this service
* Total number of counselling sessions provided
* Total cost of this service
2. What are the qualifications needed to be a counsellor providing this service
3. How are these counsel ors selected
4. Any guidelines for the counsellors on how to provide this service and guidelines on
what jury members can and cannot say during counselling.
Pursuant to section 15(1) of the Act, the Ministry has decided to grant your request.
However, we require further time to finalise the information for release. We wil send you the
information as soon as possible. Some information may be refused under section 9(2)(a)
and section 18(e) of the Act. I apologise for any inconvenience this delay may cause you.
If you require any further information, please contact Ministry of Justice Media & Social
Media Manager Joe Locke at [email address].
If you are not satisfied with this decision, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. The Office of the Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at [email address] or by phone on 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Jan Morison
Team Leader, Ministerial Relations and Services