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1. [2024] NZEnvC 208 Pokeno West Limited v Waikato District Council [pdf, 604 KB]

   ...As Maple Homes Ltd (MPA) and Perry Group Ltd have given notice of an intention to become a party to the parts of the Appeal resolved in this draft consent order, under s 274 of the Act. Agreement reached between the parties [14] Following the filing of the Appeal, the Appellants and the Respondent (together referred to as “the parties”) have entered into direct discussions. Whilst discussions on other parts of the Appeal remain ongoing, the parties have now agreed to a suite...

2. 20241211 Local Government Water Services Bill [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...specifies that various offences set out in the Bill, some of which carry significant financial penalties, are infringement offences. Under the Bill, a person alleged to have committed an infringement offence may either be proceeded against by the filing of a charging document or issued with an infringement notice. We understand that if the person were issued with an infringement notice, the maximum fee payable would be the fee set out in the bylaw. The maximum infringement fee for infri...

3. 2024 NZPSPLA 122 pdf [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...other relevant factors in relation to Mr Brunell’s competency, experience, and character. Mr Brunell has held a COA since 2011 when the Act first came into force and security is the source of his livelihood. He has had no other formal complaint filed against him. However, Mr Brunell was previously warned by police about not wearing his security ID so it could be seen, and he should have a better understanding of his responsibilities given his significant experience in various roles withi...

4. [2024] NZREADT 42 - KD v CAC 2204 & XZ (31 October 2024) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...misconduct or unsatisfactory conduct by the licensee requiring a disciplinary response. The allegations in the complaint disclosed only an inconsequential matter which did not need to be pursued. APPEAL [13] A notice of appeal (14 May 2024) was filed in the Tribunal, accompanied by brief reasons for appealing. [14] The Tribunal issued an Amended Minute 1 on 2 July 2024 directing that the appeal be heard on the papers and setting out a timetable for submissions. [15] The...

5. Expression-of-Interest-High-Court-Judge-2025 [pdf, 305 KB]

   ..._______________________________________________________________________________________ Public statements and social media Consider if your social media and other public statements would reflect well on the judiciary. What are the social media platforms (if any) you use and what are the profile names (if any) you use? _______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________...

6. Evaluation of Manukau Family Violence Court [pdf, 767 KB]

   ...violence offences within one year: percentages 61 Table 12: Distribution of the seriousness of subsequent offending (percentages) and average seriousness 63 Table 13: One year subsequent imprisonment rates: percentages 63 Table A2.1: Demographic profile of the groups, including significance of difference from the Manukau FVC sub-sample 87 Table A2.2: Profile of current cases by group, including significance of difference from the Manukau FVC sub-sample 88 Table A2.3: Criminal hist...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 142 Neil Construction Limited v Far North District Council [pdf, 3.2 MB]

   ...file and serve those within a further five working days; (5) the Court will then issue directions or convene a Judicial Conference to address the method for finalisation; and (6) costs applications are not encouraged. Any application is to be filed within 40 working days, any reply is to be filed within a further 10 working days, and a final reply (if any) by any costs applicant is to be filed within a further five working days. REASONS Introduction [1] Neil Construction L...

8. Ministry-of-Justice-Annual-Report-2021-22.pdf [pdf, 5 MB]

   ...how to attend hearings remotely, including running a remote court ‘email helpdesk’. The programme also: • provided transcription and MS Teams training to over 440 court staff, allowing them to support remote hearings • deployed changes to File and Pay to increase electronic document filings and payments, with over 70 percent of filing fees now paid through File and Pay, reducing the need to enter the court to file documents or pay fees. Innovations of this nature ensured the Hi...

9. Victim-led alternative resolution pathways [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...delivered (i.e., the nature of the sentence imposed), which may have limited, if any, focus on addressing the behaviour that led to the offending. Some victims are even deterred from pressing charges 15 https://www.lawcom.govt.nz/sites/default/files/projectAvailableFormats/NZLC%20PP28.pdf 6 due to concern that the outcome might be a long sentence, rather than some other form of resolution sought by the victim (Goodmark, 2015; Jülich, 2001; Keenan, 2017). In summary, there...

10. Hartley v Balemi [pdf, 401 KB]

    ...page 3 of 90 1. BACKGROUND 1.1 The Claimants lodged a claim under the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2002 (“the WHRS Act”). The claim was deemed to be an eligible claim under the WHRS Act. The Claimants filed a Notice of Adjudication under s.26 of the WHRS Act on 7 February 2005. 1.2 I was assigned the role of adjudicator to act for this claim, and a preliminary conference was arranged and held in the meeting rooms of the Weathertight Ho