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1. Ministry of Justice Digital Strategic Plan [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...is tr y of J us tic e D ig ita l S tr at eg ic P la n 16PURPOSE AND CONTExT TE TĀHŪ O TE TURE TODAY Manage 150 pieces of legislation We work with the judiciary to deliver court services for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, 58 District Courts, Māori Land Court, Coroners Court, Environment Court and Employment Court. 277,000 cases went through the courts in 2020 Collected $212m in court fines – making us NZ’s largest debt...

2. Review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 Analysis of Replacement Regimes [pdf, 465 KB]

   ...within the foreshore and seabed area; the jurisdiction of the High Court and Māori Land Court over the public foreshore and seabed; and the treatment of customary rights and interests. 7 The 2004 Act was, in part, a response to the Court of Appeal’s decision Attorney- General v Ngāti Apa [2003] 3 NZLR 643 (CA) (the Ngāti Apa decision) which decided, amongst other things, that: customary title over the foreshore and seabed, if any, had not necessarily been extinguished by cert...

3. Appendix-8_Peter-Stacey_s87F_198D-Report_Air_28-April-23.pdf [pdf, 354 KB]

   ...have more than 20 years of experience assessing air discharges from a wide range of activities. My work experience relevant to the applications includes: (a) Expert witness for Agrifeeds, Glencore and ADM NZ Limited (s127 parties) as part of an appeal to the Environment Court regarding Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Plan Change 13. As part of this project, I undertook an independent assessment of the dust effects from bulk handling of stock food material. This informatio...

4. [2024] NZEmpC 84 E Tū Inc v Singh [pdf, 378 KB]

   ...words, it reflects a balance between the managerial rights of an employer to operate their business as they think fit with the rights of that employer’s employees to be treated fairly and reasonably, rather than arbitrarily. [48] The Court of Appeal, in relation to the Employment Contracts Act 1991, has accepted that no sharp dichotomy exists but that it is “often convenient” to draw a distinction between substantive and procedural justification,5 and has reiterated the imp...

5. Triennial-Legal-Aid-Discussion-document [pdf, 489 KB]

   ...co-counsel to assist in the case. Where the co- counsel has a lower approval level than the case requires, they are referred to as junior counsel. Approval for junior counsel is preapproved in some criminal legal aid cases: (e.g. in certain Court of Appeal and Supreme Court legal aid cases, and in PAL 3 sexual violence cases). Where junior counsel is not preapproved, the lawyer must seek approval from Legal Aid Services if they require assistance. There is no general provision for a...

6. SAR-Prisoner-voting-and-the-voting-rights-of-detained-people.pdf [pdf, 776 KB]

   ...drawn on the 2015 High Court 9vcxud9cj0 2025-06-18 08:28:45 6 declaration that the prohibition on prisoner voting is inconsistent with the right to vote in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (BORA) (subsequently upheld by the Court of Appeal in 2017 and the Supreme Court in 2018),5 the 2019 Waitangi Tribunal’s He Aha i Pērā Ai? The Māori Prisoners’ Voting Report,6 and the work the Ministry undertook in respect of the 2020 Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoner...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 044 Donaldson v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 5.7 MB]

   DONALDSON v QLDC – TOPIC 31 – FINAL DECISION IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2024] NZEnvC 44 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an appeal under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act BETWEEN ROGER LINDSAY DONALDSON (ENV-2019-CHC-24) Appellant AND QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan Environment Commissioner J T Baines Hearing: In...

8. Waitangi Tribunal - The Volcanic Plateau [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   RANGAHAUA WHANUI DISTRICT 7 THE VOLCANIC PLATEAU BRIAN J BARGH NOVEMBER 1995 WORKING PAPER: FIRST RELEASE RANGAHAUA WHANUI SERIES WAITANGI TRIBUNAL DIVISION Other reports in the Rangahaua Whanui Series available: District l3: The Northern South Island, Dr G A Phillipson FOREWORD The research report that follows is one of a series of historical surveys commissioned by the Waitangi Tribunal as part of its Rangahaua Whanui programme. In its present f

9. 2021-03-11 ORC PC7 - Transcript (up to end of day 2 - 9 March 2021) [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...desirability of preparing a regional plan when the implementation of a NPSFM arises, or is likely to arise. 20 [99] It is also important to bear in mind that the Environment Court’s jurisdiction is functionally limited. It is confined by the scope of appeals, and in turn further limited by the scope of submissions and further submissions. I agree with Mr Maassen’s submission that the Environment Court does not sit in an executive 25 plan-making and plan-changing role. That i...

10. 2021-03-11 Transcript of 8-9 March 2021 - E&OE - not complete [pdf, 1 MB]

    ...desirability of preparing a regional plan when the implementation of a NPSFM arises, or is likely to arise. 20 [99] It is also important to bear in mind that the Environment Court’s jurisdiction is functionally limited. It is confined by the scope of appeals, and in turn further limited by the scope of submissions and further submissions. I agree with Mr Maassen’s submission that the Environment Court does not sit in an executive 25 plan-making and plan-changing role. That i...