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1. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - 3rd report [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...accordingly preserved; (iv) The Habeas Corpus Acts: relevant provisions enabling judicial control of executive and other detentions are thereby preserved. 5. In 1989, during consideration of New Zealand’s second report, the question of the right of appeal to the Privy Council was raised. The Government has recently indicated that the right of appeal to the Privy Council may be abolished within the next five years. 6. New Zealand’s second report in 1989 drew attention to the debate then i...

2. ENV-2016-AKL-000277 Auckland Transport v KiwiRail Holdings Limited [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND RECEIVED 2 Q ,OV 2016 Envlronmenl Court Auckland ENV-2016-AKL- IN THE MATTER of the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010 (LGATPA) and the Resource Management Act AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal under section 157(1) of the LGATPA against a decision in relation to Designation 6303 BEnNEEN AUCKLAND AND TRANSPORT Appellant KIWIRAIL J-tOLDINGS LIMITED Respondent NOTICE OF APPEAL TO: The Registrar Environmen...

3. LCDT - 2013 annual report [pdf, 442 KB]

   ...determine: professional disciplinary charges of a more serious nature laid against a legal or conveyancing practitioner; applications to have persons restored to the roll or register of practitioners, or to allow their employment by a practitioner; appeals against a refusal to issue a practising certificate to a practitioner; and, various associated applications, including orders affecting non-practitioner employees of practitioners. The Tribunal may impose a range of sa...

4. [2015] NZSSAA 83 (13 November 2015) [pdf, 57 KB]

   [2015] NZSSAA 083 Reference No. SSA 079/15 IN THE MATTER of the Social Security Act 1964 AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal by XXXX of Auckland against a decision of a Benefits Review Committee BEFORE THE SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL AUTHORITY Ms M Wallace - Chairperson Mr K Williams - Member Lady Tureiti Moxon - Member HEARING at Auckland on 13 October 2015 APPEARANCES The appellant in person P Siueva for Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Deve...

5. BORA Arms Amendment Bill (No 3) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...require a commissioned officer of police to only have reason to suspect that an 1 We have considered whether such a detention gives rise to an issue under section 22. However, we note that the Court of Appeal in Everitt v Attorney General [2002] 1 NZLR 82, 87 held that the concept of detention required more than a temporary check on a citizen's liberty, and that police work requires that officers make proper inquiries. The brief time inv...

6. [2016] NZSSAA 091 (21 October 2016) [pdf, 107 KB]

   [2016] NZSSAA 091 Reference No. SSA 003/16 IN THE MATTER of the Social Security Act 1964 AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal by XXXX of Invercargill against a decision of a Benefits Review Committee BEFORE THE SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL AUTHORITY Ms M Wallace - Chairperson Mr K Williams - Member Lady Tureiti Moxon - Member DECISION ON THE PAPERS Introduction [1] The appellant appeals against a decision of the Chief Executive, upheld by a...

7. TG v OQ LCRO 183/2012 (24 September 2015) [pdf, 47 KB]

   ...been paid out of his trust account without their authority. Background Summary [2] In July 2009 over $100,000 was paid out of Mr TG’s trust account from funds held to the credit of “Estate XX” to Mr AB for his fees in acting on a criminal appeal for Mr XX posthumously. [3] According to their evidence, Mr and Mrs OQ had no legal status in relation to “Estate XX”. They were not present when the money was paid into Mr TG’s trust 2 account, and it was not thei...

8. [2015] NZSSAA 95 (4 December 2015) [pdf, 120 KB]

   [2015] NZSSAA 095 Reference No. SSA 121/14 IN THE MATTER of the Social Security Act 1964 AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal byXXXX of Whangaparaoa against a decision of a Benefits Review Committee BEFORE THE SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL AUTHORITY Ms M Wallace - Chairperson Mr K Williams - Member HEARING at AUCKLAND on 11 December 2014 APPEARANCES The appellant in person Ms P Siueva for the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social De...

9. HT v IU [2021] NZDT 1329 (13 April 2021) [pdf, 206 KB]

   ...having been made. If you are applying outside of the 20 working day timeframe, you must also fill out an Application for Rehearing Out of Time. PLEASE NOTE: A rehearing will not be granted just because you disagree with the decision. Grounds for Appeal There are very limited grounds for appealing a decision of the Tribunal. Specifically, the Referee conducted the proceedings (or a Tribunal investigator carried out an enquiry) in a way that was unfair and prejudiced the result of the...

10. AA v GQ LCRO 321/2013 [pdf, 142 KB]

    ...Standards Committee [X] to take no further action in respect of his complaints about Mr GQ. Background [2] Mr GQ defended Mr AA in the District Court against criminal charges. Mr AA was convicted and sentenced to a period of imprisonment. Mr AA appealed. [3] After the Standards Committee issued its determination the appeal was heard. Panckhurst J dismissed the appeal against conviction but reduced the period of imprisonment. Mr AA represented himself on appeal. 2 M...