▁High ▁Court ▁seeking ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁Collins ' ▁actions , ▁alleg ing ▁Collins ▁had ▁bre ached ▁natural ▁justice ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁Act . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Collins ▁res igned ▁and ▁Amy ▁Adams ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁Justice ▁Minister . ▁The ▁jud icial ▁review ▁proceed ings ▁against ▁Collins ▁were ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Ian ▁Call in an ' s ▁report ▁▁ ▁Another ▁report ▁was ▁commission ed ▁and ▁retired ▁Australian ▁judge ▁Ian ▁Call in an ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁responsibility ▁to ▁draft ▁it . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Adams ▁formally ▁announced ▁that ▁Call in an ▁had ▁found ▁that ▁B ain ▁was ▁not ▁innoc ent ▁" on ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁prob abilities ", ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁the ▁government ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁making ▁an ▁ap ology ▁or ▁compens ating ▁B ain ▁for ▁wrong fully ▁sp ending ▁th ir teen ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁Adams ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁B ain ' s ▁legal ▁team ▁had ▁indicated ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁mounted ▁a ▁legal ▁challenge ▁against ▁Call in an ' s ▁report ▁and ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁Crown ▁was ▁confident ▁in ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁its ▁position ▁no ▁one ▁benef ited ▁from ▁the ▁matter ▁continu ing ▁to ▁drag ▁on . ▁The ▁Crown ▁therefore ▁agreed ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁ex ▁grat ia ▁payment ▁of ▁$ 9 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁exp enses ▁in cur red ▁by ▁B ain ▁during ▁the