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1. [2020] NZEnvC 114 Summerset Villages Lower Hutt Limited v Hutt City Council [pdf, 31 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA Court: Hearing: IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2020] NZEnvC 114 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of a Notice of Motion under Section 87G of the Act requesting the granting of resource consents to SUMMERSET VILLAGES (LOWER HUTT) LIMITED for construction and operation of a retirement village at 32A Hathaway Avenue, Boulcott, Lower Hutt SUMMERSET VILLAGES (LOWER HUTT) LIMITED (ENV-2018-WLG-

2. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee 1 v Williams [2019] NZLCDT 33 [pdf, 317 KB]

   ...onus be placed on that lawyer to show that the conduct complained of did not have a connection with his status as a lawyer and the client could not reasonably have thought he was acting as a lawyer. [37] In the case of Hansen v Young13 the Court of Appeal was tasked with considering whether a solicitor, Mr Young who was Co–executor and Trustee of an estate had been negligent as “solicitor”. The issue before the Court was to determine whether there was a retainer and in particu...

3. Proactive release - Privacy Bill: Approval for Supplementary Order Paper and draw down of Budget 2014 tagged contingency [pdf, 925 KB]

   ...investigated by the OPC and how these types of proceedings will be dealt with in the Tribunal. Clause 103 – aggrieved individual may commence proceedings in Tribunal The Bill is clear that the Tribunal can award damages as part of an appeal against an access direction. It does not provide that an individual can bring a claim for damages when they have obtained an access direction and are not seeking to challenge the terms of that direction (or have obtained...

4. Scope of inquiry Minute October 2021 [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...the scope of the inquiry. The nature of the inquiry is prescribed by the Act and it is well established that an inquest is a fact finding exercise, not a method of apportioning guilt. [38] This is consistent with other jurisdictions. The Court of Appeal for England and Wales in Coroner for the Birmingham Inquests (1974) v Hambleton observed:12 A decision on scope represents a coroner’s view about what is necessary, desirable and proportionate by way of investigation to enable...

5. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Holland [2022] NZLCDT 9 (3 March 2022) [pdf, 216 KB]

   SOME NAMES NOT TO BE PUBLISHED AS PER THE ORDER RECORDED AT PARAGRAPH [71], PURSUANT TO S 240 OF THE LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS ACT 240. NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2022] NZLCDT 9 LCDT 001/21 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN AUCKLAND STANDARDS COMMITTEE 2 Applicant AND HELEN HOLLAND Respondent DEPUTY CHAIR Judge J G Adams MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Ms A Callinan Ms M

6. Supplementary-Analysis-Report-Incitement-of-Hatred-Amending-the-Human-Rights-Act-1993-to-include-ground-of-religious-belief.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...Responding to prejudice motivated speech and violence against the LGBTI community. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/580025f66b8f5b2dabbe4291/t/5b972a400e2e723077a23ad1/153663 3442327/End_Hate_Report_HRLC_September_2018.pdf 21 [2022 NZHRRT 16], under appeal as at June 2022. Supplementary Analysis Report: Incitement of Hatred – Amending the Human Rights Act to include ground of religious belief | 12 this and left feeling threatened, unprotected, undermined and unsafe when...

7. [2022] NZEmpC 151 Kang v Saena Company Ltd [pdf, 378 KB]

   ...1553 at [48]−[49]; and Smith v Attorney-General [2020] NZHC 1157 at [15]−[19]. In this Court, see Lawson v New Zealand Transport Agency [2016] NZEmpC 165 at [303]−[304]. 9 Deng v Zheng, above n 8, at [78]. 10 A Judge of the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia. 11 Emilios Kyrou “Judging in a Multicultural Society” (2015) 24 JJA 223 at 226. In many cases, managing a cultural dimension in evidence may require no more than the most basic of a...

8. Appendix-4_Peter-Kinley_-s87F-Report_Flooding-and-Hydrology_28-April-2023.pdf [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...(Ō2NL Project) Prepared by Peter Kinley – Hydrology and Flooding 8 20. In preparing my report, I have considered the planning framework within the One Plan and Greater Wellington Regional Policy Statement / Natural Resources Plan (appeals version) (“Natural Resources Plan”).1 While Mr St Clair will address the planning matters arising from application of these policies to the Ō2NL Project, this framework (and policy direction) is relevant when considering the e...

9. Proactive-release-Legal-Services-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...this Bill create, amend, or remove: (a) offences or penalties (including infringement offences or NO penalties and civil pecuniary penalty regimes)? (b) the jurisdiction of a court or tribunal (including rights to NO judicial review or rights of appeal)? The Bill does not directly amend offences or penalties. It removes legal aid funding for s27 reports which, as noted above, provide information that informs judicial decisions about the type and length of a sentence. 3.4.1. Was the...

10. Ministry of Justice Statement of Intent 2023 - 2027 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

    ...business. The administrative support we provide sees us working with the Judiciary to uphold the integrity of the courts and tribunals as independent bodies and includes: • delivering administrative court services to the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, District Court, and Specialist Courts. We also provide support to 27 tribunals in New Zealand • looking after court safety and participants in court proceedings • carrying out criminal conviction history checks • s...