LEGAL LOWDOWN ISSUE 27 September 2015 2 Victims Code & Family Violence 3 Employment Law Minimum Rights LEGAL INFORMATION ANIMATIONS In collaboration with Auckland Community Law Centre and students from the Unitec Institute of Technology, we were able to develop some legal information animations for distribution to the public. Animation topics include family mediation, clean slate scheme, no asset procedures and employment entitlements, just to name a few. We were pleased to have been invited to participate in this mentoring opportunity. Keep an eye out on our online and writ- ten media as we will be posting the animations up for everyone to see. Michael Davis, 2nd year Unitec Graphic design and animation student outlines his experience working on this project: “I chose to engage in this project as I really enjoyed the idea of help- ing the community or people who are not sure what type of legal help is out there for them to seek... 4 STATISTICS Convictions 5 Māori Law Conference LEGAL INFORMATION ANIMATIONS Unitec design students develop legal info animations ...The community law centres are an awesome team who help peo- ple and give free legal advice and as a student that really appealed to me. Helping the community is something that can’t really be beat as to how I felt after having the task complete. I just hope that what I have created will indefinitely help people in the future to seek help and know that it is out there. My future aspirations as a student is to indeed create a future based around design, throughout this course I wasn’t too satisfied with animation as a career but after the years and being taught by the lecturers that I have had i really feel like anything is possible for me at this moment. It all comes down to the effort and knowledge I choose to put into what I create. But yes, design is definitely my chosen career path at this point. I love being able to create something from just a vision a person has had, or a business then coming back to them in future days or weeks with the product and seeing the pleasing smile on there face. It is really what has made me solidify design work as my hopeful career.” Cover design: Adam Bradley (animation shot)
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LEGAL LOWDOWN
ISSUE
27
September 2015
2 Victims Code & Family Violence 3
Employment Law Minimum Rights
LEGAL INFORMATION ANIMATIONS
In collaboration with Auckland Community Law Centre and
students from the Unitec Institute of Technology, we were able
to develop some legal information animations for distribution to
the public. Animation topics include family mediation, clean slate
scheme, no asset procedures and employment entitlements, just
to name a few.
We were pleased to have been invited to participate in this
mentoring opportunity. Keep an eye out on our online and writ-
ten media as we will be posting the animations up for everyone
to see.
Michael Davis, 2nd year Unitec Graphic design and animation
student outlines his experience working on this project:
“I chose to engage in this project as I really enjoyed the idea of help-
ing the community or people who are not sure what type of legal help
is out there for them to seek...
4 STATISTICS Convictions 5 Māori Law Conference
LEGAL INFORMATION ANIMATIONS Unitec design students develop legal info animations
...The community law centres are an awesome team who help peo-
ple and give free legal advice and as a student that really appealed
to me. Helping the community is something that can’t really be
beat as to how I felt after having the task complete. I just hope that
what I have created will indefinitely help people in the future to
seek help and know that it is out there.
My future aspirations as a student is to indeed create a future
based around design, throughout this course I wasn’t too satisfied
with animation as a career but after the years and being taught by
the lecturers that I have had i really feel like anything is possible for
me at this moment. It all comes down to the effort and knowledge I
choose to put into what I create. But yes, design is definitely my
chosen career path at this point.
I love being able to create something from just a vision a person
has had, or a business then coming back to them in future days or
weeks with the product and seeing the pleasing smile on there face.
It is really what has made me solidify design work as my hopeful
In addition to the above principles, the code also formally sets
out the rights of victims of crime. While the principles apply to
all victims, the rights only apply to victims of crimes reported to
the police or before the Courts. The following rights apply to
crimes reported to the police or before the courts:
Right 1: To be given information about programmes, remedies and services
Right 2: To be given information about investigation and criminal proceedings
Right 3: To make a victim impact statement Right 4: To express your views on name suppression Right 5: To speak official languages in court Right 6: To get back property held by the state
In addition to the abovementioned rights, victims of serious
crimes have the following rights:
Right 7: To be informed about bail and express your views Right 8: To receive information and notifications after
sentencing Right 9: To have a representative receive notifications Right 10: To make a submission relating to parole or
extended supervision orders
In addition to the abovementioned rights, victims of a crime
committed by a child or young person has the following right:
Right 11: Family group conferences
Victims still have all other rights as provided for under laws such
as the Human Rights Act 1993 and the New Zealand Bill of
Rights Act 1990.
For more information, see the Victims Information website