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Justice Minister Simon Power said the five-day period will be crucial if the protection order is issued over a long weekend or in other situations where access to the courts is limited. The new law allows for the removal of women and children from violent...
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But any change will not be implemented till 2017 as National adopts a cautious, two-stage approach to its promise to hold a referendum on MMP by the next election. The Government is also planning a $6 million advertising blitz ahead of each referendum...
Tags: MMP, mmp referendum, justice minister, minister simon, Simon Power, general elections, New Zealand, ask voters, Mr Power, The Labour Party
The measures, announced by Justice Minister Simon Power yesterday, will be funded by a $50 levy on all offenders, which is expected to raise $13.6 million in the next four years. They include dedicated support services for victims of sexual violence and...
Tags: Simon Power, homicide victim, minister simon, murder victim, justice minister
He told the Herald last night he would consider greater transparency depending on feedback from parties and the public over the next five weeks. Mr Power is overseeing electoral law reform, and yesterday issued a document with various options for parties...
Tags: electoral finance, justice minister, minister simon, Simon Power, finance act, electoral law, finance law
Government plans to improve moratoria disclosure, trustee supervision August 26 (BusinessWire) – The government plans to improve finance companies’ disclosure around moratoriums after 12 firms, with some NZ$2 billion in funds, delayed repayments to stave...
Tags: Simon Power, finance companies, minister simon, commerce minister
Conference in Sydney this morning Senator Arbib said the National Green Jobs Corps would provide young people with the training for the jobs of the future. "The National Green Jobs Corps is a key element of the 50,000 New Green Jobs and Green Skills Training...
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The Government has decided to scrap the defence of provocation. Justice Minister Simon Power made the announcement in a speech to law students at Victoria University this afternoon. "The partial defence of provocation in homicide cases will be the subject...
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Justice Minister Simon Power says he wants the defence of provocation scrapped. Debate has raged over the defence during the trial of Otago University tutor Clayton Weatherston, 33, who was yesterday found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Sophie Elliott.
Tags: Clayton Weatherston, Sophie Elliott, provocation defence, Clayton Robert Weatherston, Newstalk ZB, Simon Power, justice minister, weatherston case, partial defence, minister simon
Sentencing by video link is among proposals being considered by the Government to help unclog the court system. Under the plan, video facilities would be installed in prisons, police stations and courtrooms. The changes would mean criminals would not...
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The Government wants to cut the number of jury trials to reduce the court backlog. At the moment, anyone charged with an offence punishable by a jail sentence of three months or more can choose a trial by jury. Justice Minister Simon Power said that threshold...
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