The District Court has begun to post selected decisions
online . They will be selected from the criminal, civil, youth and family jurisdictions.
According to the
NZ Law Society latest news:
"Criteria for publication in the criminal jurisdiction include
sentencing notes and reserved decisions in judge-along trials in cases
of more serious offending, or cases where there has been discussion of
high-level principles.
In the civil jurisdiction the aim is to
publish all reserved judgments and costs awards, injunction decisions,
judgments discussion interpretation of the District Courts Rules,
appeals from tribunals, and decisions related to professional bodies.
Selection
criteria in the Family Court will differ depending on the legislation
that proceedings are brought under. While criteria of public or legal
interest will apply in the Youth Court, there will also be emphasis on
points of law on which there is little or no previous authority.
All
decisions resulting from proceedings brought under the Harmful Digital
Communications Act 2015 will be published automatically because this is a
requirement of that legislation."
