51 1 Part 1: Achieving Access 90   Women are not discussed separately here.  Their position has been considered in previous Law Commission papers: see New Zealand Law Commission Womenfs Access to Legal Information: NZLC MP4 (Wellington, 1996) and New Zealand Law Commission Womenfs Access to Legal Advice and Representation: NZLC MP9 (Wellington, 1997). 91   Submission received from New Zealand Law Society. 1.6 Encompassing Diversity 172   Access to justice should not depend on how close onefs ethnic descent, culture, gender or physical ability is to the dominant group in society.  In Seeking Solutions , we identified several groups of New Zealanders over and above those experienced by other New Zealanders in accessing justice through the courts, or whose particular needs may give them a different perspective on the courtsf operation.  The court system needs to be responsive to these groups of people.   173   While recognising that our list was not exhaustive, the groups we heard most from, and have focused on, are Maori, people of ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and victims of crime.⁹⁰ Our objective was to look at practical assistance or ways to adapt existing processes to enable these groups to participate more easily in the court system. 174   Many of the issues raised by disadvantaged groups are the same as those experienced by all New Zealanders.  The most important recommendations to encourage courts to be more responsive to diversity are reflected in the main thrust of this report those to improve access to information and advice, provide simpler processes and identify or resolve issues early.  The ethos of the proposed Community Court is that it should establish respectful and ongoing relationships with local people, which includes responding to the needs of these particular groups.   175   The recommendations made in this section are additional to the major proposals made elsewhere in the report, and do not provide a full picture if read in isolation.  However, many submitters also recognised that gon top of an improved level of service and information, there should be additional specifi c services for especially disadvantaged or high need groupsh.⁹¹ In this section we recommend: R24  The Ministry of Justice should investigate: the designation of staff as liaison offi cers or facilitators to assist groups with particular access issues arising from their ethnicity, disability or any other special concerns, and to advise the court about ways to improve services for these people    staff training to assist people with special needs for assistance with court processes.