新西兰更新其边远的法院法律,使视频听证标准化,增加进入机会,保护审判的公正性。 New Zealand updates its remote court laws to standardize video hearings, boost access, and protect trial fairness.

新西兰正在以更新的立法取代其2010年《远程参与法》,使法院的音像链接标准化和扩大,目的是改善获取渠道、效率和一致性。 New Zealand is replacing its 2010 Remote Participation Act with updated legislation to standardize and expand audio and video links in courts, aiming to improve access, efficiency, and consistency. 新框架为听讯设定了默认远程参与规则,同时允许法官在必要时推翻这些规则。 The new framework sets default remote participation rules for hearings while allowing judges to override them when needed. 它加强受害者的权利,支持人们远程观察审判的权利,并对未经授权记录或公布诉讼程序规定新的刑事处罚,以保护公平审判和安全。 It strengthens victims’ and support people’s rights to observe trials remotely and introduces new criminal penalties for unauthorized recording or publishing of proceedings to protect fair trials and safety. 议会进程期间将征求公众的反馈意见。 Public feedback will be sought during the parliamentary process.