Floyd du Plessis: Corrections Assn Pres on plans in the works to cut back on the use of paper in the justice system

Plans are in the works to cut back on the use of paper in the justice system.

NZ Herald's Open Justice reports the Te Au Reka project will be progressively introduced this year, to create a fully digital document and case management system.

It includes prisoners having devices in their cells to contact their lawyers and people being able to use online portals to interact with the justice system.

Corrections Association President, Floyd du Plessis told Mike Hosking there's a lot of paper used in the sector.

He says with every prisoner there are sometimes six or seven files of paper that need to be manually carried with them when they move around the country.

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