New Zealand Law Society - Courthouse Committee
The Courthouse Committee monitors and provides a coordinated national response to issues such as court closures and restructuring, modernisation and technology initiatives, and court security/access to courthouses, bearing in mind the needs of all court users.
The committee’s remit is not limited to the physical spaces that operate as courts, but also includes matters that affect access to justice and the administration of justice within those courts (such as AVL and court resourcing).
The committee’s membership was refreshed and expanded in 2018 to provide better coverage across the regions and closer monitoring of the range of issues affecting courthouses and court users around New Zealand.
The committee is the Law Society’s first port of call for court and courthouse issues. Lawyers who would like to raise issues are welcome to get in touch.
For queries relating to this committee, please email our Senior Law Reform & Advocacy Advisor, Nilu Ariyaratne: nilu.ariyaratne@lawsociety.org.nz
For media enquiries, please contact media@lawsociety.org.nz