About the Ministry

Delivery of Operational Services

• We provide all the support services such as case management and general administration for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court,  and District Courts including the Family Court, Youth Court,  and Domestic Violence Court.

• We collect court-imposed fines and reparations, and infringement fines as well as serving court documents and enforcing civil judgment orders.

• We provide support services to specialist courts and tribunals like the Maori Land Court, Employment Court, Environment Court, and Administrative Tribunals such as the Disputes Tribunal and Weathertight Homes Tribunal.

• We provide all the support services from research to claims administration for the Waitangi Tribunal.

• We negotiate historical Treaty of Waitangi claims and manage the settlement land bank.

• We run parliamentary elections, by-elections and referenda.