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The first Minister of Justice was appointed in 1870. This was followed in 1872 by the creation of the Department of Justice. The Attorney-General is responsible for supervising New Zealand law and advising the Government on legal matters, and has ministerial jurisdiction over the Crown Law Office and the Parliamentary Counsel Office.
She was a member of Parliament (MP) in the New Zealand House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023, representing the Labour Party in the East Coast electorate. Allan was a junior minister in the second term of Jacinda Ardern's Sixth Labour Government and a senior minister under Ardern's successor, Chris Hipkins.
Nicole Raima McKee [3] (born 1971 or 1972) is a New Zealand politician. She has been a Member of Parliament for ACT New Zealand since the 2020 general election. She currently serves as the 12th Minister for Courts and Associate Minister of Justice (Firearms).
Andrew James Little (born 7 May 1965) is a New Zealand lawyer, former politician and former trade union official. He was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2014 to 2017 and a senior minister in the Labour governments led by Jacinda Ardern and Chris Hipkins from 2017 to 2023, including as Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Minister of Justice, Minister of ...
Virginia Ruby Andersen [1] [2] [3] (born 1975) [4] is a New Zealand politician. She has been a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party since the 2017 New Zealand general election. Andersen held the offices of Minister of Police and Minister of Justice in the final months of the Sixth Labour Government.
The Ministry of Justice (Māori: Te Tāhū o te Ture) is an executive department of the New Zealand Government, responsible for supporting the judiciary and the administration of justice within New Zealand. It develops justice policy and provides advice to ministers, Cabinet, and other justice sector agencies. [2] Its main functions are to help ...
Power was elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives in 1999 as the Member of Parliament for Rangitīkei. A member of the National Party, he served as Minister of Justice, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and Minister for State Owned Enterprises in the first term of the Fifth National Government from 2008 until 2011. His ...
Submissions to the justice select committee were held between 8 March and 5 April 2024. [14] The bill committee received 164 submissions from interested groups and individuals, including 32 oral submissions. The Ministry of Justice, New Zealand Police, Office of the Clerk and the Parliamentary Counsel Office assisted with the drafting of the bill.