Public hearing: State redress - Witnesses for the Crown Nohoanga tūmatanui: Puretumunga Tari Karauna – Ngā kaiwhāki mō te Karauna
Witnesses for the Crown gave evidence in the second phase of the State redress hearing.
Past hearing
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The Inquiry’s first public hearing on redress processes relating to abuse in State-Care will hear evidence about civil claims made against any agency, agent, department, or entity of the Crown[1] or third party who delivered services on their behalf (e.g.
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Created September 2019
Witnesses
Philip Knipe, Chief Legal Advisor, will give evidence on behalf of the Ministry of Health (MOH).
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Created October 2020
Simon MacPherson is one of three witnesses giving evidence on behalf of the Ministry of Social Development (MSD).
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Created October 2020
Garth Young has been employed by MSD or its predecessors since 1984 and has held a number of roles.
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Created October 2020
Linda Hrstich-Meyer is currently General Manager of Historic Claims at MSD, and has held a variety of roles within MSD for over 20 years.
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Created October 2020
Steven Groom is General Manager of Public Ministerial and Executive Services at Oranga Tamariki.
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Created November 2020
Helen Hurst is Associate Deputy Secretary, Operational Delivery in the Ministry of Education’s Sector Enablement and Support group (MOE).
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Created November 2020
Brett Dooley, Group Manager, National Service Delivery and Legal Services Commissioner at the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) will provide the primary evidence, which covers general principles of legal aid and the history of legal aid for historic abuse claimants, including those claimants represented by Cooper Legal.
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Created November 2020
Una Jagose QC, who previously held roles within the Crown Law Office (CLO) since 2002 until her appointment as Solicitor-General in February 2016, will give evidence about CLO’s involvement in historic claims and the Crown’s approach to redress.
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Created November 2020
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Created November 2020
Related papers
- Minute 10 - Oral Closing Submissions State Redress Hearing
- Minute 9 - Further Directions on State Redress Public Hearing
- Minute 8 - State Redress Hearing
- Minute 7 – Following Procedural Hearing on 25 February 2020
- Briefing Paper - Findings and recommendations on redress and rehabilitation processes into child sexual abuse in care
- Briefing Paper - Legal frameworks applying to litigation of civil claims
- Briefing Paper - Findings and recommendations on redress and rehabilitation processes for claims of abuse in State care
- Briefing Paper - Redress in International and Domestic Human Rights Law
- Briefing Paper - Findings on Te Tiriti/Treaty of Waitangi Principles and Māori Consultation identified in recent inquiries and reports relating to redress of Abuse in State Care
- Minute 6 - Split Redress Hearing
- Minute 5 – Redress Hearing
- Issues paper - Redress (civil litigation)