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Speeding up the family court, reducing stress on families

June 02, 2023 at 11:28 AM

Beehive Press Release – https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/speeding-family-court-reducing-stress-families

A new law passed last night could see up to 25 percent of Family Court judges’ workload freed up in order to reduce delays, Minister of Justice Kiri Allan said.

The Family Court (Family Court Associates) Legislation Bill will establish a new role known as the Family Court Associate. The role will focus on a mixture of judicial and registrar’s tasks, in order to free up judges’ and enable them to progress substantive matters more quickly.

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