Charging document acceptance and rejection statistics in private prosecutions
Bevan Ellis made this Official Information request to Ministry of Justice
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From: Bevan Ellis
Dear Ministry of Justice,
Can you provide statistics for:
- how many private prosecutions were proposed to be commenced under the Criminal Procedure Act
- how many private prosecutions were commenced by the charging document being immediately accepted for filing by the Registrar under section 26(1)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act
- how many private prosecutions were sought to be commenced and rejected under section 26(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act
- how many private prosecutions were commenced after the charging document was referred to a District Court Judge under section 26(1)(b) of the Criminal Procedure Act
Please provide the data broken down by year if possible.
Yours faithfully,
Bevan Ellis
From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Ministry of Justice
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From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Ministry of Justice
Môrena Bevan,
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From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Ministry of Justice
Tēnā koe Bevan
Thank you for your email on 19 December 2023 requesting official
information about private prosecutions.
The Ministry is seeking to clarify the timeframe for your request as you
did not give a date range.
To aid in your clarification, the Ministry can provide data from 2013 to
2023.
We are happy to proceed with your request once given a specific timeframe
for the requested information.
Please note that in line with s15(1AA) of the Act, if a request is amended
or clarified after the date it was received, this may be treated as a new
request.
We look forward to hearing back from you by 26 January 2023.
You have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman under section
28(3) of the Act.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Relations and Services
Governance and Assurance
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From: Bevan Ellis
Dear [email address],
Please provide the data for 2013 to 2023, broken down by year as I said.
Yours sincerely,
Bevan Ellis
From: Bevan Ellis
Just checking in as it seems you are now overdue for a response. Can you provide an update on my request?
Yours sincerely,
Bevan Ellis
From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Ministry of Justice
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From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Ministry of Justice
Tēnā koe Bevan
Thank you for your email,
Under Section 15(1AA) of the Act, if a request is amended or clarified
after the date it was received, this may be treated as a new request.
As you provided a clarification on 19 January 2024, see attached, your
request was treated as a new and the due date has been refreshed to 19
February 2024.
I can confirm that your request is being prepared and you can expect a
response no later than 19 February 2024.
You have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman under section
28(3) of the Act.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Relations and Services
Governance and Assurance
[1]www.justice.govt.nz
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Ministry of Justice
Kia ora Bevan,
Please find the attached response to your OIA request on private
prosecutions.
Ngā mihi,
Communications Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
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