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1. 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...

2. 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   SOME NAMES NOT TO BE PUBLISHED AS PER THE ORDER RECORDED AT PARAGRAPH [71], PURSUANT TO S 240 OF THE LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS ACT 240.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

3. 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...

4. [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...

5. 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...

6. 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...

7. 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...

8. Van Wey Lovatt v Health New Zealand (Strike-Out) [2023] NZHRRT 37 [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...District Court [2012] NZHC 3413, [2013] NZAR 219 at [16]. 27 See Attorney-General v Hill (1993) 7 PRNZ 20 (CA) at 23. 28 See Attorney-General v Collier [2001] NZAR 137 (HC) at [35]. 29 See Attorney-General v Brogden [2001] NZAR158 (HC)a t [58] (appeal dismissed in Brogden v Attorney-General [2001] NZAR 809 (CA)). 30 Mackerel v Universal College of Learning HC Palmerston North CIV-2005-485-000802, 17 August 2005 (Mackerel). 31 Collier v Panckhurst CA 136/97, 6 September 1999 at [19]....

9. [2024] NZEnvC 212 Gisborne District Council v Ernslaw One Limited [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Resource Consent LV-2014-106510-00 and/or section 15 RMA by 1 October 2018 in Compartments 1 and 17 of West Ho Forest (abatement notice A2018/A008). 8 Application for Enforcement Orders dated 21 November 2023, at [22]. 6 [14] Ernslaw appealed the abatement notices and sought a stay of the notices on the basis that it was making good progress to stabilise roads and landings and clear material from watercourses in the forest, but it needed time to reach agreement with the Co...

10. RIS-Strengthening-electoral-offences-relating-to-improper-influence_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 399 KB]

    ...proposed change may decrease the number of events which entice voters to voting places and encourage them to vote. Such events will need to be positioned further away from the voting place, which may make the events and voting less effective at appealing to voters. It may make some venues unsuitable. Low Medium Total monetised costs N/A Non-monetised costs Low Medium Additional benefits of the preferred option compared to taking no action Political parties and candid...