The New Zealand Criminal Cases Review Commission is a distinctively New Zealand approach to addressing potential miscarriages of justice.

What we do

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.

Te Whai Ture | Legal Status

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