Chief Justice's 2023 Annual Report

27 August 2024

The Chief Justice has today released her Annual Report for 2023. The report is intended to support public understanding of our courts and to enable public scrutiny of how they are administered. It outlines work programmes that support the efficient and effective administration of justice and includes information about judicial education, development and wellbeing initiatives.

Of particular note, the Annual Report discusses:

▶ The issue of delay in criminal justice, its many causes and the steps being taken to address them (pages 64 to 67)

▶ Te Au Reka – the digital case and court management system intended to modernise the way our courts and tribunals function (page 61).

▶ Open justice initiatives and engagement, aimed at making accurate information about the courts and their decisions readily available to the media and the public (from page 72).

▶ The communication pathways between the judicial branch of government and the executive and Parliament are explained at (pages 12 to 15).