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We have been actively involved in the programme of policy work on
effective interventions in the criminal justice system, managed by the
Ministry of Justice. During the year we also made a significant
contribution to work on the Policing Act, the Independent Police
Complaints Authority legislation, the relocation of the Serious Fraud
Office within the Police, the sex offences discussion paper, the Dairy
Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill (No 2), youth justice matters,
the criminal justice strategy, and policy work regarding the level and
impact of organised crime.
Quality
Internal quality assurance processes
The acceptance and implementation of our reform recommendations
are underpinned by high quality standards and processes in the
manner in which we research and present our proposals and advice.
These include internal peer review, external peer review from
recognised experts, consultation processes, opportunity for submissions
and feedback to be received from interested parties. These processes
are all provided for in the Commission’s project management
methodology which is used as the template for the management of law
reform projects.
All outputs and other work completed by the end of the year complied
with the Commission’s internal quality processes and met the quality
standards specified in the Statement of Intent to the extent applicable.
However, the most significant measure of the quality of the Commission’s
work remains the extent to which government accepts our
recommendations for law reform and takes steps to implement them.
The implementation of Commission reports, based on collaboration and
consultation between the Commission and government during and after
publication, continued at a high level in the past year. The year was
notable for legislative implementation of recommendations contained
in older Commission reports as well as current reports.
The following tables demonstrate the quality of the Commission’s
output and its effectiveness in terms of the implementation of its
recommendations.
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