Kia ora,

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We will endeavour to acknowledge your email within 2 working days.

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Ngâ mihi,

Ministerial Relations and Services

Governance and Assurance

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Môrena Bevan,
 
Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice. 
 
We acknowledge receipt of your request.
 
This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to. 
 
The Ministry of Justice may publish the response to your request on our
website, you can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will
take place at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name
and any other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a)
(protect the privacy of natural persons). 
 
You can expect a response by 06/02/2024. This response date takes into
account the OIA summer holidays which are between 25 December 2023 – 15
January 2024 
 
Ngâ mihi, 

 
Ministerial Relations and Services
  Governance and Assurance
Justice Centre I Aitken Street
DX Box SX 10088 I Wellington
[1]www.justice.govt.nz

 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Bevan Ellis <[FOI #25250 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 20 December 2023 12:24 am
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Charging document acceptance and
rejection statistics in private prosecutions
 
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
 
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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
[1]www.justice.govt.nz

 

 

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Tēnā koe,

 

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This automatic message is to confirm we have received your email - we hope
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Please note that this mailbox is not monitored on weekends, public
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Official Information Act requests can take up to 20 working days to
receive a response.  If the Ministry needs more time, we will inform you.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Ministerial Relations and Services

Governance and Assurance

Justice Centre | Aitken Street

DX Box SX 10088 | Wellington

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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

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bevan Ellis <[FOI #25250 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 10 February 2024 4:45 pm
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Re: Regarding your request for official information (our ref:
108818)

 

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

 

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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

[1][2]www.justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

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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

www.[1]justice.govt.nz

 

 

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