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1. 20230801-Government-Relations-Consultants-2.pdf [pdf, 320 KB]

   ...Justice: 11, 13 and 18 July 2023 Lobbying codes of conduct in comparable overseas jurisdictions Regulated Code Voluntary Code Canada Lobbying Act (1985): Consultant and in – house lobbyists must register in the Registry of Lobbyists, file returns and observe the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct developed by the Commissioner of Lobbying. Ireland The Regulation of Lobbying Act (2015): Mandatory register for anyone conducting lobbying activities under the Act. The...

2. [2024] NZEnvC 099 Trustees of the Spruce Grove Trust v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 545 KB]

   ...features serve to limit visibility of additional dwellings when viewed from the Arrowtown Lake Hayes Road. [5] QLDC responded on behalf of all parties to the court’s directions that a full set of updated provisions, including planning maps, be filed for the court’s final approval for inclusion in the PDP. 4 Trustees of Spruce Grove Trust v Queenstown Lakes District Council [2023] NZEnvC 279. 4 [6] Its 9 February 2024 memorandum included the updated provisions in Ch...

3. MOJ0047.03_factsheet_JUL23-Samoan_WEB.pdf [pdf, 222 KB]

   O se tulaga e mafatia tele ai ma lofituina ai le mafaufau pe a maliu faafuasei se tasi e te iloa – ae sili ai ona faafaigata pe afai e talia gatā tulaga na maliu ai, po o le faigata ona iloa o le mafuaaga tonu na maliu ai. E momoli atu la matou faamaisega ma moomooga alofa mo oe ma le aiga. Talosia e aogā faamatalaga nei i tulaga o e fia malamalama i ai a o amatalia suesuega a le tagata e suesueina mafuaaga lilo o maliu. Scan le code e te matamata ai i se video puupuu o laasaga muamu

4. Emet v New Zealand Transport Agency 2023 NZHRRT 41 [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...2016 the Crown by voluntary agreement acquired Mr Emet’s home under the Public Works Act 1981. Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) was responsible for negotiating the acquisition process with Mr Emet. [2] In November 2021 Mr Emet filed these proceedings alleging NZTA had discriminated against him twice in breach of the Human Rights Act 1993 (HRA). He says this discrimination occurred when NZTA failed to agree to him remaining in the property as a tenant when it was acqu...

5. Bell v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2023] NZACC 66 [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...reviewed the decision. [40] On 23 February 2022, the appellant provided a statement. He stated in part that his foot is still problematic, he went back to work because he needed the money, he left work to allow his foot to recover and did not need to file medical certificates as he is on superannuation. Appellant’s Submissions [41] Mr Hinchcliff refers to the decision of 3 December 2021 that is the subject of this appeal. He says that the statement in the decision that “you re...

6. Child Rescue Charitable Trust v Accident Compensation Corporation (Employer Levy Classification) [2023] NZACC 73 [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...deposit. During the same year, Child Rescue Charitable Trust opened a foreign exchange account with ASB Bank and invested in US dollars. (c) The charitable purposes of Child Rescue Charitable Aid Trust is documented under the Trust Deed and filed in Charities Services can be seen as distinctly different from Child Rescue Charitable Trust. [13] On 14 April 2021, ACC’s levy classification manager, Ronel Gerber, advised Mr Saipe that ACC’s obligation under s 170 of the Accident...

7. [2023] NZEmpC 2 The NZ Tertiary Education Union Te Hautu Kahurangi O Aotearoa Inc v Vice Chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology [pdf, 259 KB]

   ...application is successful. The university was in breach of compliance order D and it is fined $3,000 pursuant to s 140(6) of the Act. The amount of that fine is payable to TEU. [71] Costs are reserved. In the absence of agreement counsel may file memoranda. K G Smith Judge Judgment signed at 4.20 pm on 19 January 2023 24 Employment Relations Act, s 140(7).

8. Brownlee v Accident Compensation Corporation (Cover and Suspension of entitlements) [2025] NZACC 008 (14 January 2025) [pdf, 253 KB]

   ...the evidence supports a disc injury or radiculopathy injury, then the suspension decision is also correct. However, Mr Hinchcliff submits the suspension decision requires further scrutiny. Agreed facts [4] On 26 March 2023, a claim was filed for a lumbar sprain injury suffered on 23 March 2023, when according to the claim form, Mrs Brownlee was lifting heavy equipment and felt pain in her lower back. She was certified as unfit for work, initially for 4 days, but subsequent m...

9. Ministerial-Briefing-Work-to-date-on-the-Political-Lobbying-Project-13-June-2024.pdf [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   Hon Paul Goldsmith, Minister of Justice Work to date on the Political Lobbying Project Date 13 June 2024 File reference CON-2024-05-DD Action Sought Timeframe Indicate your preferred option for advancing work on lobbying regulation. 04 July 2024 Note that, we are working on a Bill to counter foreign interference. A review of options for regulating lobbying activities, including foreign influence activity would be the next stage of work. Agree to proactively release...

10. Samuel v Samuel - Succession to Te Urupiki Samuel (2025) 334 Waiariki MB 271 (334 WAR 271) [pdf, 266 KB]

    ...to the tikanga pertaining to tamaiti whāngai was required.3 It took some time to confirm the availability of a Ngāti Awa tikanga expert, and after two years, Pouroto Ngaropo was engaged by the Court on 8 March 2019. Mr Ngaropo’s report was filed with the Court on 2 March 2020. [14] There have been significant delays in progressing this application. Aside from the difficulties in procuring expert evidence, matters were further delayed as Mr Hope could not get any instructions...