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1. Fourth-UPR-Recommendations_FINAL_Redacted-v2.pdf [pdf, 616 KB]

   ...action plan on business and human rights.13 The Government has no plans to develop a national plan of action and is prioritising existing work to strengthen human rights protections. 46. A review of the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme in 2023 made recommendations around enhancing worker welfare, reducing the risk of migrant exploitation, better compliance and improving the scheme’s administrative system. As we cannot guarantee implementation of all the recommendations, I p...

2. Applying-to-be-a-Legal-Aid-Provider-Selection-Committee-guidance-November-2024-v7.pdf [pdf, 653 KB]

   ...start to finish by themselves.9 5 Many police prosecutors have not been admitted to the bar and/or do not have a practising certificate. However, their experience is equivalent to that of a practising criminal lawyer. 6 See W v Secretary for Justice [2023] NZRA 003, which held that experience as a law clerk did not count as relevant experience. 7 For more information about the criminal PAL levels please refer to Appendix 1 on page 20. 8 See Z v Secretary for Justice [2022] NZRA 004 at [5...

3. [2023] NZEnvC 051 Aratiatia Livestock Limited v Southland Regional Council [pdf, 4.2 MB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 051 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND appeals under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act BETWEEN ARATIATIA LIVESTOCK LIMITED (ENV-2018-CHC-29) (and all other appellants listed in the Schedule attached) Appellants AND SOUTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J E Borthwick Deputy Environment Commissioner R M Du...

4. 2020-03-18-ORC-PC7-s-32-Report.pdf [pdf, 614 KB]

   ...planning and consenting framework to manage freshwater until new discharge and allocation limits are set in line with the NPS-FM; • by November 2020, review the existing regional policy statement (RPS) and notify a new RPS; and • by December 2023, notify a new regional plan for land and water resources (LWRP) in accordance with the requirements of the NPS-FM (intended to be operative by 31 December 2025). The purpose of PC7 is to provide this interim regulatory framework for the...

5. BORA Resource Management Amendment Bill [pdf, 332 KB]

   ...regional plans (or changes) for freshwater. The Bill requires that councils notify changes to their regional policy statements and regional plans to implement the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM) no later than 31 December 2023, and make final decisions by 31 December 2025. The Bill provides for the Minister for the Environment to appoint freshwater commis- sioners, chaired by a retired or current Environment Judge. Hearing panels are to be then convened. Each panel w...

6. [2022] NZEmpC 5 VMR v Civil Aviation Authority [pdf, 519 KB]

   ...workplace bullying. They said the Pfizer vaccine had been introduced on a trial basis as an emergency medicine for a limited number of sick persons with their informed consent and that human trials were not due to be completed until October 2023. Informed consent had been “decided arbitrarily by CAA on 14 April 2021 and various later dates”, and that if not vaccinated they would have to give up the right to work in any Government department. They said that the require...

7. NZCVS-Cycle-5-Reporting-to-the-Police.xlsx [xlsx, 181 KB]

   ...1 New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey (NZCVS) Key findings – Cycle 5 (2021/22) (available at Resources and results) Enquiries Contact us for further information about these and related statistics Suggested citation Ministry of Justice. 2023. New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey. Key findings Cycle 5. Reporting to the Police. [Data file]. Wellington: Ministry of Justice. Crown copyright © 2023 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licenc...

8. LCRO 154/2023 FH and NH v WA, BF and DT Limited (28 February 2024) [pdf, 347 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2024] NZLCRO 013 Ref: LCRO 154/2023 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a decision of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN FH and NH Applicants AND WA, BF and DT LIMITED Respondents DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introd...

9. NZCVS-Cycle-5-Reporting-to-the-Police-v2 [xlsx, 180 KB]

   ...1 New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey (NZCVS) Key findings – Cycle 5 (2021/22) (available at Resources and results) Enquiries Contact us for further information about these and related statistics Suggested citation Ministry of Justice. 2023. New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey. Key findings Cycle 5. Reporting to the Police. [Data file]. Wellington: Ministry of Justice. Crown copyright © 2023 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licenc...

10. Wellington Standards Committee 2 v Mr K [2024] NZLCDT 18 (3 July 2024) [pdf, 322 KB]

    ...v New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal and National Standards Committee [2014] NZHC 1987. 3 His current terms of employment do not require him to act as a lawyer and he did not renew his practising certificate in June 2023. [5] The charges arise from Mr K’s conduct as a party (together with his wife) in long-running, inflamed custody proceedings in the Australian Family Court. The subject child was conceived in an ex-nuptial relationship: Mr K’s wife...