This Act has two main goals. You will learn about the steps to follow in criminal cases. The Act also explains how to use electronic technology in these cases. The first goal is to outline the steps for criminal proceedings. This means you will know what happens in a criminal case. The steps are important to ensure a fair process. The second goal is to explain how electronic technology is used. This includes how technology helps with court records in criminal cases. You can think of court records like a file that stores all the information about a case. The Act sets out how to use technology for these records. This helps keep the records organised and easy to access. It is an important part of the criminal proceedings process.
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"The name of this law about criminal procedures in New Zealand is the Criminal Procedure Act 2011."
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
