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Essential travel during COVID-19 Alert Level 4 - from MOJ

The Secretary for Justice, Andrew Kibblewhite, has written to the Commissioner of Police, Andrew Coster  to express his view that travel by defendants, prisoners and young people from Court, prison or a Youth Justice placement to their residence can be classified as essential travel.

Alert Level 4 - Remote participation operating in District Court

The MOJ has advised that remote participation will be phased into the District Court. This means in some courts, critical hearings will be heard through Virtual Meeting Rooms (VMRs).  The MOJ has prepared information on the process. 

Department of Corrections Approach to Statutory Visitors

The Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections has updated practitioners on the Department’s approach to statutory visitors. In order to align all its actions and measures with the New Zealand Government COVID-19 alert levels, the Department has changed some procedures.

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