Automated accessibility results for www.justice.govt.nz

Ministry of Justice

June 2026 scan

Rank
#289 of 489 websites, #1 = worst
Avg. issues
0.13 issues/page
Issues found
77
Pages scanned
300 51 with issues
Issue types
8

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Avg. issues per page for this website, by quarter.

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Critical issues
12
Serious issues
65
Moderate issues
0
Minor issues
0
Pages scanned (mobile)
300
Pages scanned (desktop)
300
Mobile issues
54
Desktop issues
23

Top 3 issue groups

Showing 3 of 29 issue groups, ranked by detected instances.

These groups account for 27 of this website's 77 detected issue instances (35%).

1. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a href="/about/form-finder/" class="vaf">View all forms</a>

14 instances on 14 pages Mobile: 14 instances · Desktop: 0 instances

Affected pages (14)
Ministry of Justice | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Courts | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Criminal | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/criminal/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Charged with a crime | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/criminal/charged-with-a-crime/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Court costs | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/criminal/court-costs/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Apply for help to pay the court fees for a civil or family case | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/going-to-court/court-fees/apply-for-help-to-pay-court-fees/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Court hearing schedules | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/going-to-court/court-hearing-schedules/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Affidavits & statutory declarations | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/going-to-court/pre/affidavits-and-statutory-declarations/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Get a document witnessed, certified or authenticated | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/going-to-court/pre/get-a-document-witnessed-certified-or-authenticated/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Interpreters, language & disability access | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/going-to-court/pre/interpreters-language-and-disability-access/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Make a complaint about interpreter services | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/going-to-court/pre/interpreters-language-and-disability-access/make-a-complaint-about-interpreter-services/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
What to expect at court | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/going-to-court/what-to-expect-at-court/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Representing yourself in a civil case in the High Court | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/going-to-court/without-a-lawyer/representing-yourself-civil-high-court/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Representing yourself in a criminal case in the High Court | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/going-to-court/without-a-lawyer/representing-yourself-criminal-high-court/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0

2. link-name

WCAG Success Criteria 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) · 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Ensure links have discernible text

<a href="/family/family-court/where-to-start/" class="moj-banner__action no-print">

7 instances on 7 pages Mobile: 7 instances · Desktop: 0 instances

Affected pages (7)
When to apply for an urgent court order | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/family-court/about-the-family-court/when-to-apply-for-an-urgent-court-order/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Restrictions on publishing information | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/family-court/after-the-family-court/restrictions-on-publishing-information/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Family Court fees and funding | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/family-court/fees-and-funding/family-court-fees-and-funding/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
General help and services | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/family-court/help/general-help-and-services-for-you-and-your-whanau/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Supporting children and young people | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/family-court/help/general-help-and-services-for-you-and-your-whanau/supporting-children-and-young-people/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Types of hearings and conferences | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/family-court/what-to-expect-at-the-family-court/types-of/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Who can be in the Family court room | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/family-court/what-to-expect-at-the-family-court/who-can-be-in-the-family-court-room/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0

3. link-name

WCAG Success Criteria 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) · 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Ensure links have discernible text

<a href="/family/family-violence/where-to-start/" class="moj-banner__action no-print">

6 instances on 6 pages Mobile: 6 instances · Desktop: 0 instances

Affected pages (6)
Apply for a Protection, Property, or Furniture Order | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/family-violence/court-orders-for-family-violence/apply-for-a-protection-property-or-furniture-order/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Change or cancel a Protection, Property, or Furniture Order | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/family-violence/court-orders-for-family-violence/change-or-cancel-a-protection-property-or-furniture-order/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Protection Orders | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/family-violence/court-orders-for-family-violence/protection-orders/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Types of court orders for family violence | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/family-violence/court-orders-for-family-violence/types-of-court-orders-for-family-violence/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Protection Order information for respondents | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/family-violence/responding-to-a-court-order/protection-order-information-for-respondents/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0
Respond to an application for a Protection Order | New Zealand Ministry of Justice https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/family-violence/responding-to-a-court-order/respond-to-an-application-for-a-protection-order/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 0

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