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3 weeks ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | David Law |David Harvey
A proposed law change aims to protect victims of sexual violence, support the principle of open justice and hold those guilty of sexual offending to account, but does it go too far? Photo / Getty ImagesOpinion by David HarveyDavid Harvey is a retired district court judgeLearn moreName suppression in criminal court proceedings is a contentious and nuanced issue. The orders that are made are properly known as “non-publication orders” but suppression is the word that is commonly used.
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1 month ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | David Law |David Harvey
Opinion by David HarveyDavid Harvey is a retired district court judgeLearn moreA review of laws around the policing of protests in New Zealand makes recommendations for changes to the law and for changes to police practice.
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1 month ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | David Law |David Harvey
Public shaming can be very powerful and the internet increases this power. Photo / Getty ImagesOpinion by David HarveyDavid Harvey is a retired district court judgeLearn moreA digital flyer promoting a “genocide hotline” launched by the Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa generated more than 100 complaints to the Human Rights Commission.
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1 month ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Tim Brown |David Harvey
Opponents of a review of InternetNZ's constitution are planning a takeover, saying the not-for profit is setting itself up as internet judge and jury. But InternetNZ says it's bringing the organisation into the 21st century and is responding to the recommendations of a 2022 review into systemic racism. InternetNZ is a little-known entity with responsibility for managing the 750,000 websites with a .nz domain name. A fortnight ago, it had 300 to 400 members.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | David Harvey
Shane Jones’ reference to High Court Justice Cheryl Gwyn as a “communist judge” earned him a rebuke. Photo / Getty ImagesOpinion: Fisheries Minister Shane Jones’ reference to High Court Justice Cheryl Gwyn as a “communist judge” at a private meeting with seafood industry representatives in May came back to bite him when, inevitably, it reached the public domain.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | David Harvey
In a bid to meet its crime reduction targets, a bill to tighten sentences and reduce judicial discretion has been introduced to parliament by the Justice Minister.
The changes include capping the discount a judge can apply to 40 percent of the maximum penalty, preventing repeat discounts for youth and remorse, encouraging the use of cumulative sentencing and amending the principles of sentencing to boost the rights of the victim.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | David Harvey
There are sound reasons for a light-handed regulatory approach to artificial intelligence. Photo / Getty Images Opinion: On July 24, Technology Minister Judith Collins announced a gradualist approach to the regulation of artificial intelligence. “We will take a light-touch, proportionate and risk-based approach to AI,” the accompanying cabinet paper said.
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Aug 25, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | David Harvey
David Harvey: In New Zealand, where we have the freedom to express and to receive ideas, suggesting that those ideas not be published is an example of a “shut up” approach. Photo / Getty Images Opinion: When Hobson’s Pledge placed a wraparound advertisement on the New Zealand Herald’s front and back pages, controversy erupted. The advertisement – which was clearly noted as such at the top of the page – demanded the restoration of the foreshore and seabed to public ownership.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | David Harvey
If there are to be amendment to the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, those amendments should target and update the Copyright Act. Photo / Getty Images Like Frankenstein’s monster, the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill has been revived. After a denial of support by National when it was on the opposition benches, the bill was grudgingly referred to a select committee by the coalition.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | David Harvey
Our government's focus is not on the causes of crime, on punishment. Photo / Getty ImagesOPINION: Pronouncements by the government and the Minister of Justice, Paul Goldsmith, indicate the direction being taken on law and order policies. These are in answer to perceptions about rising crime levels, the seriousness of offending and often the age of the offenders.
