The New Zealand Criminal Cases Review Commission is a distinctively New Zealand approach to addressing potential miscarriages of justice.
Our role is to review potential miscarriage of justice cases and refer appropriate cases back to an appeal court. We are an independent Crown entity that employs specialist staff to investigate possible miscarriage of justice cases.
Meet the Chief Commissioner Colin Carruthers KC who heads a board of Commissioners, including Deputy Chief Commissioner Paula Rose.
Meet our highly qualified Establishment Advisory Group.
Throughout history, miscarriages of justice can occur. In 2017, the New Zealand Government, committed to establishing a Criminal Cases Review Commission to review such cases.
Operating under the Independent Crown entity classification as defined by the Crown Entities Act 2004, we possess our own governing statute, the Criminal Cases Review Commission Act 2019. While the Crown Entities Act 2004 generally applies, the Criminal Cases Review Commission Act 2019 supersedes where expressly specified.
See Criminal Cases Review Commission Act 2019
