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1. Trends in conviction and sentencing in New Zealand 2011 [pdf, 577 KB]

   ...recent years, the proportion of females has increased from 21 percent in 2002, to 24 percent in 2011.4 For females, the greatest increase was seen for those aged 20 to 24, and 45 years and over. Women were most commonly charged with traffic and vehicle-related offences. Figure 2: Age and gender distribution of people charged in court, 2002 and 2011 The number of people charged has decreased across all ethnic groups... Since 2009, the number of people charged has decreased across...

2. Auckland Standards Committee 3 v Potter [2022] NZLCDT 27 (27 July 2022) [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...This hearing is to determine Mr Potter’s liability on three charges:1 two of unsatisfactory conduct and one (admitted) of misconduct. They are: • One charge of unsatisfactory conduct that he failed to act in a competent and timely manner (negligence or incompetence) so as to bring the profession into disrepute (s 241(c) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act)). • The admitted charge of misconduct that he provided regulated services for the client other than in t...

3. QQ v R Ltd [2024] NZDT 741 (2 October 2024) [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...security call out. The charges were imposed for cleaning the room. 12. I find that the portion of the registration form that may be relevant here is where it states, “I accept responsibility for any damage caused to the hotel property through negligence of my party or myself.” 13. QQ said he did not read the registration form when he signed it but did not really dispute that clause was there. 14. I find that QQ was responsible for damage caused to the hotel by negligen...

4. Three strikes offences December 2019 [xlsx, 234 KB]

   ...02: Acts intended to cause injury 37 254 349 293 301 321 356 388 391 342 23% 28% 27% 22% 24% 25% 25% 26% 26% 26% 03: Sexual assault and related offences 44 280 456 571 485 507 525 577 569 470 28% 31% 35% 43% 38% 39% 37% 38% 37% 36% 04: Dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 05: Abduction, harassment and other offences against the person 4 21 45 54 45 37 55 64 56 57 3% 2% 3% 4% 4% 3% 4% 4% 4% 4% 06: Robbery, extortion and related of...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 280 Titirangi Protection Group Incorporated v Auckland Council [pdf, 3 MB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2023] NZEnvC 280 IN THE MATTER of appeals under section 120 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN TITIRANGI PROTECTION GROUP INCORPORATED (ENV-2021-AKL-093) THE TREE COUNCIL (AUCKLAND) INCORPORATED (ENV-2021-AKL-094) Appellants AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent AND WATERCARE SERVICES LIMITED Applicant Court: Chief Environment Court Judge D A Kirkpatrick

6. People charged and convicted of family violence offences June 2020 [xlsx, 122 KB]

   ...explosives offences 389 416 436 372 389 467 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 12: Property damage and environmental pollution 2,103 2,446 2,433 2,365 2,513 2,852 8% 8% 8% 8% 9% 9% 13: Public order offences 567 522 544 524 509 586 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 14: Traffic and vehicle regulatory offences 23 18 37 13 30 37 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 15: Offences against justice procedures, government security and government operations 4,769 5,658 5,483 5,499 5,740 5,872 19% 20% 19% 19% 20% 19% 16: Miscell...

7. People charged and convicted of family violence offences December 2020 [xlsx, 125 KB]

   ...explosives offences 375 459 398 360 425 523 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% 12: Property damage and environmental pollution 2,228 2,543 2,434 2,384 2,684 2,996 8% 9% 8% 8% 9% 9% 13: Public order offences 544 543 552 458 604 589 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 14: Traffic and vehicle regulatory offences 23 26 26 15 38 62 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% 15: Offences against justice procedures, government security and government operations 5,099 5,682 5,485 5,756 5,742 5,842 19% 19% 19% 20% 20% 18% 16: Miscell...

8. Wellington Standards Committee 2 v Collins [2022] NZLCDT 22 (30 June 2022) [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...serious is misconduct. Although this can arise in a number of ways, the conduct here is alleged to be a wilful or reckless breach of s 4(b) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act) or of the Rules.4 [44] Secondly, the alternative of negligence arises from s 241(c) of the Act, namely negligence or incompetence (in professional capacity) “of such a degree as to reflect on [Mr Collins’] fitness to practise…..or as to bring his profession into disrepute”. [45] Thi...

9. Auckland Standards Committee v Slack [2012] NZLCDT 40 [pdf, 162 KB]

   ...Auckland Standards Committee No 2. The charges both related to undertakings Mr Slack had given in 2005 and 2006. [2] Each of the charges alleged (in the alternative): professional misconduct; conduct unbecoming a barrister or solicitor; and, negligence or incompetence of such a degree as to bring the profession into disrepute. [3] At the hearing counsel for the Standards Committee advised that Mr Slack had acknowledged that his conduct was negligent or incompetent and that...

10. Derek Onley (filed 6 June 2017) [pdf, 820 KB]

    BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY ENV-2016-CHC-47 IN THE MATTER of an appeal under Section 120 Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN BLUESKIN ENERGY LIMITED Appellant AND DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL Respondent 1. I am Derek Onley, ecologist, ornithologist and illustrator. I studied Geography at Cambridge University, then worked at the British Trust for Ornithology and the Edward Grey Institute for Field Ornithology at Oxford before coming to New Zealand in the 1970s.