November 2004 RM Journal
The Role of Restorative Justice in RMA Prosecutions
Judge FWM McElrea, 27 July 2004
INTRODUCTION
It was a great surprise but a very great privilege to be invited to give this lecture to the RMLA Auckland branch members earlier this year. The topic is certainly one of real interest to me, and I hope it will prove of value to you. With the agreement of Principal Environment Court Judge Bollard I have been encouraging the use of restorative justice processes in a few RMA cases. Two have been completed and others are in the pipeline either here or in the Waikato. There is the potential for a greatly increased use of this approach.
