TRACE e-Gov Portal

Title	Description
Jury service	If you're enrolled to vote, you can be asked to serve on a jury once every 2 years.
Your rights after being arrested	When you’re arrested, you have the right to get legal help before you say or do anything. You don’t have to make a statement, but you do have to tell the police some basic information about yourself.
Legal aid	If you can't afford to pay for a lawyer, you can apply for legal aid.
Going to court as a witness	If you're asked to give evidence in court, you’ll have to swear to tell the truth and answer any questions the judge says you have to answer.
Appearing in court	You'll first appear to enter a plea. If you plead not guilty, you'll appear again at a later date. If you plead guilty, you'll either be sentenced immediately or appear later for sentencing.
How the youth justice system works	If a child under 16 breaks the law, they can get legal help. What they’ll get depends on their age.
Find your local district court	New Zealand's 59 district courts deal with both criminal and civil matters. You can also pay fines at these courts.
Find your local high court	The High Court deals with the most serious cases and offences, and can impose higher sentences than other courts.
Pay a court fine	You can pay fines imposed by a court online. Infringements from Police (like speeding tickets) or local councils (like parking tickets) become court fines if you don’t pay them on time.
Pay a speeding ticket or traffic infringement	You pay speeding tickets and Police infringement notices, for example for not wearing a seatbelt, directly to the Police.
Dog owners: fines and infringement notices	If you don't keep control of your dog, allow a dog into a restricted area or if you abuse or neglect an animal, you can be fined or sent to prison — and banned from owning dogs in the future.
Prison life and going to prison	If you’re convicted of a crime and sentenced to a jail term, or if you’re awaiting trial or sentencing without bail you’ll go to prison.
Supporting someone in prison or serving a community sentence	If you know someone serving a sentence, you can support them by visiting, phoning or writing to them.
Making a statutory declaration	You make a statutory declaration when you need to confirm that something is true.

New Zealand

Government Information :: Judicial

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