Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (New Zealand)
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The Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (New Zealand) is a key statute that modernises and streamlines New Zealand’s criminal justice process, including how criminal cases are commenced, managed, and brought to trial.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (New Zealand) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of New Zealand
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New Zealand statute ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify the roles and responsibilities of parties in criminal proceedings
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promote early resolution of criminal cases ⓘ reduce delays in the criminal justice system ⓘ simplify criminal procedure rules ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
criminal proceedings in New Zealand courts
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offences prosecuted in New Zealand ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw | criminal law ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Court of Appeal of New Zealand in criminal matters
NERFINISHED
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District Court of New Zealand in criminal matters NERFINISHED ⓘ High Court of New Zealand in criminal matters NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of New Zealand in criminal matters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on appeals and secondary appeals
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provisions on bail‑related procedural matters ⓘ provisions on case review and case management ⓘ provisions on filing of charging documents ⓘ provisions on judge‑alone trials ⓘ provisions on jury trials in criminal cases ⓘ provisions on modes of trial ⓘ provisions on name suppression and suppression orders ⓘ provisions on sentencing procedure and related orders ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
clarity of procedural rules for criminal participants
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consistency of criminal procedure across courts ⓘ efficiency in criminal case progression ⓘ |
| governs |
procedural powers of New Zealand courts in criminal matters
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procedural powers of the prosecution in criminal cases ⓘ procedural rights and obligations of defendants in criminal cases ⓘ |
| isPartOf | New Zealand criminal justice system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legislature | New Zealand Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to improve the efficiency of criminal case management and trials
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to reform and modernise criminal procedure in New Zealand ⓘ to streamline the criminal justice process ⓘ |
| reforms | pre‑existing criminal procedure statutes in New Zealand ⓘ |
| regulates |
appeals in criminal proceedings
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case management in criminal proceedings ⓘ commencement of criminal proceedings ⓘ pre-trial procedures in criminal cases ⓘ trial procedure in criminal cases ⓘ |
| replacedInPart | earlier fragmented criminal procedure provisions ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Criminal Procedure Act 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | criminal procedure law ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | procedural law ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2011 ⓘ |
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