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1. Forests (Legal Harvest Assurance) Amendment Bill [pdf, 149 KB]

   ...seizure is reasonable. In assessing whether this search power is reasonable, we have considered the place of the search, the degree of intrusiveness into privacy, and the reasons why it is necessary.7 4 See, for example, Hamed v R [2011] NZSC 101, [2012] 2 NZLR 305 at [161] per Blanchard J. 5 Defined in s 2 of the principal Act as the Chief Executive of the Ministry for Primary Industries. 6 Above n1 at [162]. 7 At [172]. 19. Requiring a person to provide information serves th...

2. [2022] NZEmpC 178 UXK v Talent Propeller Ltd [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...made by the Employment Relations Authority that certain witness summonses should be issued.2 My judgment also dealt with an application for non-publication of UXK’s name and identifying details. 1 UXK v Talent Propeller Ltd [2022] NZEmpC 101. 2 The determination was in the form of two documents described as “Minutes”. [2] I reserved costs. I recorded the Court had been told UXK was legally aided for the purposes of the challenge. The parties were invited to d...

3. [2022] NZIACDT 3 - IL v Khetarpal (10 February 2022) [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...Disciplinary Tribunal [2017] NZHC 376 at [93]. 4 Section 50. 5 Section 51(1). 6 Z v Dental Complaints Assessment Committee [2008] NZSC 55, [2009] 1 NZLR 1 at [97], [128] & [151]. 7 Z v Dental Complaints Assessment Committee, above n 6, at [97], [101]–[102] & [112]. 6 Client Care 2. A licensed immigration adviser must: … e. obtain and carry out the informed lawful instructions of the client, and … Legislative requirements 3. A licensed immigration adviser...

4. [2024] NZEnvC 074 GI Finlay Trustees Ltd v Western Bay of Plenty District Council [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...have now come to be applied not just in determining whether higher than normal costs should be awarded but in determining whether costs should be awarded at all and, if so, at what level.2 1 Goodwin v Wellington City Council [2021] NZEnvC 101 at [41]. 2 Development Finance Corporation of New Zealand Ltd v Bielby [1991] 1 NZLR 587 (HC). 5 [12] These factors now overlap with paragraph 10.7(j) of the Environment Court Practice Note which provides as follows: In considerin...

5. Martin v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2023] NZACC 67 [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...applicable to the former. If that were not the case, the appellant’s Australian employer would be an “employer” for the purposes of the ARCI Act. That would then lead to the Australian employer being liable to pay employee premiums under s 101 of the Act. That such is plainly not the case, nor intended to be, reinforces the view that it is only income or earnings which are subject to New Zealand income tax law which can be considered as determining entitlement to weekly compe...

6. LCRO Annual report 2023-2024 [pdf, 351 KB]

   ...made to refund fees totalling $1,517.30. Applications for review to be completed As at 30 June 2024, 183 applications for review were active, compared to 221 at the end of the previous reporting period. Of the reviews pending: • 101 were lodged in the last 12 months • 82 were lodged prior to July 2023. NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY The LCRO primarily interfaces with the NZLS in two ways. One way arises by virtue of ss 124(g) and 125(g) of the Act, which require t...

7. FMI v Accident Compensation Corporattion (Leave to appeal to High Court) [2025] NZACC 128 [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...description of an offence listed in Schedule 3” in my view do not have any wider meaning than the specific offences listed. This accords with Parliamentary intent, the purpose of the section, and is evidenced by the legislation’s history. 4 [101] In support of this position, in KSB v ACC the Court of Appeal held the offences which provided cover under s 21 are limited.2 [115] I have found on the plain words of s 21 - considering the purpose, context, and the legislative h...

8. Hart v Auckland Standards Committee 1 of the New Zealand Law Society [pdf, 515 KB]

   ...adjourn/proceed in the appellant’s absence [13] Relevant principles [23] Analysis [28] Second ground of appeal – was the Tribunal entitled to consider the third charge? [69] Statutory framework [73] The reasoning in Orlov [92] Analysis [101] Third and fourth grounds of appeal – did the Tribunal err by failing to call witnesses who had provided evidence in support of Mr Hart? [111] Fifth ground of appeal – fees charged to Mr A and his family [131] Background...

9. People charged and convicted of family violence offences December 2018 [xlsx, 719 KB]

   ...Manawatu/Wairarapa Palmerston North Other proved 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 Manawatu/Wairarapa Palmerston North Not proved 18 6 13 9 10 8 8 17 11 21 Manawatu/Wairarapa Palmerston North Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Manawatu/Wairarapa Palmerston North Total 53 55 65 61 59 81 106 105 101 113 Manawatu/Wairarapa Justice service area total Convicted 85 111 123 125 121 154 189 167 171 154 Manawatu/Wairarapa Justice service area total Other proved 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 Manawatu/Wairarapa Justice service are...

10. People charged and convicted of methamphetamine offences June 2022 [xlsx, 211 KB]

    ...proved 2,325 1,524 1,210 1,178 1,110 1,559 1,217 1,917 1,458 1,580 Other 16 4 16 1 0 3 5 7 18 4 103: Manufacture or cultivate illicit drugs Total 3,349 2,623 2,436 2,460 2,739 3,392 2,694 3,491 3,515 3,605 Manufacture or cultivate illicit drugs Convicted 82 55 101 96 31 35 43 34 32 53 Other proved 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Not proved 214 145 101 138 53 86 30 41 56 54 Other 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 104/109: Possess and/or use illicit drugs (including utensils) Total 298 206 202 234 84 122 73 75...