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1. Proactive release – Government response to the Justice Committee report Inquiry into the 2017 General Election and 2016 Local Elections [pdf, 832 KB]

   ...2017 general election and 2016 local elections. These inquiries are routinely conducted after each set of elections, although are not usually combined. In March 2019, the Committee called for further submissions on the specific issue of how New Zealand can protect its democracy from inappropriate foreign interference. The Committee published its report on 10 December 2019. 4. The Report is divided into three chapters: Chapter 1: 2017 General Election, Chapter 2: 2016 Local Electi...

2. BORA Major Events Management Bill [pdf, 330 KB]

   ...25(c)) and the right to protection against double jeopardy (s 26(2)). What the Bill does 3. Under the Bill appropriate events may be declared to be major events for the purposes of the Act. Representations that suggest persons, brands, goods, or services have an association with a major event will be prohibited when they do not have such an association. The Bill would also prohibit advertising from intruding on a major event activity and the attention of the associated audience, as we...

3. [2016] NZEmpC 89 NZ Nurses Organisation v Waikato District Health Board [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...IN THE MATTER OF an application for recall of judgment or rehearing BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND NURSES ORGANISATION Applicant AND WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD Respondent AND CENTRAL REGIONS TECHNICAL ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITED Intervener Hearing: 24 June 2016 (Heard at Auckland) Appearances: R Harrison QC, counsel for applicant P David QC and A Russell, counsel for respondent B Scotland, counsel for interevener Judgment:

4. LA Audit Report 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 [pdf, 401 KB]

   ...audit programmes. These audit cycles are compared and analysed separately. Audit results and sanctions The Ministry completed 113 audits in 2018-2019 and 111 audits in 2019-2020. This covered approximately 5% of all lawyers providing legal aid services (providers) in each year. Figure 1 shows the distribution of audit ratings for each year. In both 2018-2019 and 2019-2020, more than 80% of the providers audited received a rating of 3 (acceptable) or above; 88% in 2018-2019 and 84%...

5. LCRO 212/2016 LMN Law v HR [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...AND HR Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] LMN Law (LMN)1 has applied for a review of a determination by the [X] Standards Committee of the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers (NZSoC) to take no further action in respect of complaints by Mr LM about Ms HR. [2] This review arises out of the ongoing (and unresolved) issue of the manner in which lawyers and conveyancers are to deal w...

6. PSFC-L4C1 Lawyer for Child application and statutory declaration [docx, 33 KB]

   ...Care of Children Act 2004, Property (Relationships) Act 1976, Children Young Persons and their Families Act 1989, and Domestic Violence Act 1995. The appointment is the responsibility of the Court. The Ministry of Justice, the Family Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society and the Principal Family Court Judge have agreed to the following criteria for appointment. Full name of applicant: ________________________________________________ Firm / Postal address: ________________________...

7. Family Court Rewrite Submission - NZ FC Court Psych Group [pdf, 304 KB]

   Final Comments: New Zealand Family Court Specialist Psychological Group. 28th February 2019. Pg. 1 27th February 2019. Final Comments: New Zealand Family Court Specialist Psychological Group. The specialist psychological group which is made up of psychologists who prepare specialised reports for the Family Court and/or undertake specialist counselling and therapy for the Court would like to make the following comments in response to the Panel’s consultation document. We...

8. [2018] NZEnvC 178 The Friends of Sherwood Trust & Ngati Paoa Trust Board v The Chief Executive of the Auckland Council [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an application under sections 316 to 320 of the Resource Management Act 1991 THE FRIENDS OF SHERWOOD NGATI PAOA TRUST BOARD (ENV-2018-AKL-000177) Applicants AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent WATERCARE SERVICES LTD DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF CONSERVATION s 274 parties AUCKLAND REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE (in attendance) Court: Environment Judge M Harland Environment Commissioner G Paine Environment Commissioner R Bartlett Hearing: at Au...

9. Goher v Hammadieh [2016] NZIACDT 1 (14 January 2016) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...with care, failed to maintain proper professional practices relating to fees, and not accepted responsibility for returning documents. They are issues that are consistent with his lack of professionalism in the other two complaints the Tribunal has addressed. The complainant did not receive services meeting even a bare minimum standard and Mr Hammadieh exploited her financially. As this was not an isolated event, these matters are sufficiently serious to require consideration as to whether...

10. Repatriation to New Zealand [pdf, 20 KB]

    NOTIFICATION TO THE CORONER OF OVERSEAS DEATH FOR REPATRIATION TO NEW ZEALAND Email: NIIO@justice.govt.nz Ph: 0800 266800 Fax: 09 9696569 Forward Notifications to Coronial Services National Initial Investigation Office at the above email address Name of deceased: Surname: First name: Middle name: Repatriation to New Zealand from: City Country Place of Death: City Country Please provide a brief description of the circumstances of death and...