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On Nov. 15, 2010, New Zealand Justice Minister Simon Power introduced a bill to speed up the country’s criminal justice system. Known as the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernization) Bill, Power said the 526-page proposed legislation constitute the biggest change to New Zealand’s criminal justice system in the past 50 years.
The purpose of the proposed legislation is to both speed up the system as well as lower costs. Power said, “The system is clogged and needs to be fixed. It is unacceptable that there are at least 43,000 unnecessary court appearances each year, and that it takes an average of 16 months to complete a jury trial in the High Court and 12 months in the District Court.”
One of the bill’s proposals is to require, not the prosecutor but the defense to disclose those issues that are in dispute. It is estimated that by requiring the defendant to help narrow the issues, a substantial amount of court time will be reduced. Out of court discussions between the parties will also be promoted in an attempt to shorten trial time and reduce the number of adjournments.
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