Applications for Ministerial Review - Miscarriages of Justice
Annual Report 2016
Minister of Justice

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Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Addressing Possible Miscarriages of Justice
  • 2.1 History of the Power to Review Criminal Convictions
  • 2.2 The Current Conviction Review Process
  • 2.3 Criminal Conviction Review Group
  • 2.4 The Special Advisor to the Minister
  • 2.5 Conviction Reviews by Outside Agents
  • 2.6 How the Conviction Review Process Works
    • 2.6.1 Applying for a Conviction Review
    • 2.6.2 Stages of the Review
• 3. Statistical Information
  • 3.1 Reporting Period
  • 3.2 Inquiries
  • 3.3 Applications Made to the Minister
  • 3.4 Progress of Applications through the Conviction Review Process
  • 3.5 Preliminary Assessments
  • 3.6 Investigations
  • 3.7 Decisions by the Minister
  • 3.8 Applications Abandoned or Held in Abeyance
• Appendix: Contacting the Criminal Conviction Review Group