Applications for Ministerial Review – Miscarriages of Justice
Annual Report 2014
Minister of Justice

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Addressing Possible Miscarriages of Justice
   • History of the Power to Review Criminal Convictions
   • The Current Conviction Review Process
   • Criminal Conviction Review Group
     • The Special Advisor to the Minister
   • Conviction Reviews by Outside Agents
   • How the Conviction Review Process Works
     • Applying for a Conviction Review
     • Stages of the Review
3. Remedies Granted / Applications Dismissed by the Minister
4. Statistical Information
   • Reporting Period
   • Inquiries
   • Applications Made to the Minister
   • Progress of Applications through the Conviction Review Process
   • Preliminary Assessments
   • Investigations
   • Decisions by the Minister
   • Applications Abandoned or Held in Abeyance
5. APPENDIX
   • Contacting the Criminal Conviction Review Group