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You can expect a response by 05/05/2026.

 

 

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Ministerial Services

 

   

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-----Original Message-----
From: Lance D. Lavery <[FOI #34365 email]>
Sent: Friday, 3 April 2026 6:04 pm
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Ministry of Justice policy
response to G (SC 130/2024) v R [2026] NZSC 19 — sentencing of aged-out
youth offenders

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

I request the following information under the Official Information Act
1982 in relation to the Supreme Court judgment in G (SC 130/2024) v R
[2026] NZSC 19, delivered on 24 March 2026.

 

The date range for all requests is 4 April 2025 (the date the Supreme
Court granted leave to appeal) to the date this request is processed. I
request the following.

 

1. All ministerial briefings prepared by the Ministry of Justice for the
Minister of Justice or the Associate Minister of Justice that reference G
(SC 130/2024) v R [2026] NZSC 19 or the sentencing of aged-out youth
offenders under the Sentencing Act 2002.

 

2. All correspondence between the Ministry of Justice and the Crown Law
Office, the Parliamentary Counsel Office, the Ministry for Children |
Oranga Tamariki, the Department of Corrections, or the New Zealand Police
regarding G (SC 130/2024) v R [2026] NZSC 19 or any legislative or policy
response to that decision.

 

3. All internal policy papers, options papers, discussion documents, or
scoping papers prepared by or for the Ministry of Justice assessing the
implications of G (SC 130/2024) v R [2026] NZSC 19 for sentencing
practice, including any assessment of the decision’s interaction with
sections 9B–9F of the Sentencing Act 2002.

 

4. Any drafting instructions or correspondence with the Parliamentary
Counsel Office regarding proposed amendments to the Sentencing Act 2002,
the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, or the Crimes Act 1961 in response to G (SC
130/2024) v R [2026] NZSC 19.

Format

 

This request has been filed via fyi.org.nz. Please send your response to
this request via fyi.org.nz rather than directly to the requester.

 

I am content to receive documents in electronic format. Where documents
are withheld in whole or in part, I request that the specific grounds
under the Act be identified for each withholding.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Lance D. Lavery

 

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Tçnâ koe Lance

 

Please find attached the response and corresponding pack of documents to
your Official Information Act request of 3 April 2026.

 

 

Ngâ mihi nui | Kind regards,

   

Ministerial Services

Ministry of Justice | Tâhû o te Ture
Level 4 Justice Centre | Aitken Street

DX Box SX 10088 | Wellington

[1]www.justice.govt.nz

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Lance D. Lavery <[2][FOI #34365 email]>
Sent: Friday, 3 April 2026 6:04 pm
To: [3][Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Ministry of Justice policy
response to G (SC 130/2024) v R [2026] NZSC 19 — sentencing of aged-out
youth offenders

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

I request the following information under the Official Information Act
1982 in relation to the Supreme Court judgment in G (SC 130/2024) v R
[2026] NZSC 19, delivered on 24 March 2026.

 

The date range for all requests is 4 April 2025 (the date the Supreme
Court granted leave to appeal) to the date this request is processed. I
request the following.

 

1. All ministerial briefings prepared by the Ministry of Justice for the
Minister of Justice or the Associate Minister of Justice that reference G
(SC 130/2024) v R [2026] NZSC 19 or the sentencing of aged-out youth
offenders under the Sentencing Act 2002.

 

2. All correspondence between the Ministry of Justice and the Crown Law
Office, the Parliamentary Counsel Office, the Ministry for Children |
Oranga Tamariki, the Department of Corrections, or the New Zealand Police
regarding G (SC 130/2024) v R [2026] NZSC 19 or any legislative or policy
response to that decision.

 

3. All internal policy papers, options papers, discussion documents, or
scoping papers prepared by or for the Ministry of Justice assessing the
implications of G (SC 130/2024) v R [2026] NZSC 19 for sentencing
practice, including any assessment of the decision’s interaction with
sections 9B–9F of the Sentencing Act 2002.

 

4. Any drafting instructions or correspondence with the Parliamentary
Counsel Office regarding proposed amendments to the Sentencing Act 2002,
the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, or the Crimes Act 1961 in response to G (SC
130/2024) v R [2026] NZSC 19.

Format

 

This request has been filed via fyi.org.nz. Please send your response to
this request via fyi.org.nz rather than directly to the requester.

 

I am content to receive documents in electronic format. Where documents
are withheld in whole or in part, I request that the specific grounds
under the Act be identified for each withholding.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Lance D. Lavery

 

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requests to Ministry of Justice? If so, please contact us using this form:

[6]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

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page.

 

 

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