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1. LCRO 32/2025 MT v BR (30 September 2025) [pdf, 235 KB]

   ...the [Area] Standards Committee [X] to take no further action on her complaint about the professional conduct of the respondent, Mr BR.1 What gave rise to the complaint? [2] The applicant was a party to proceedings in the Family Court regarding care of her child with her husband (Mr A). The respondent was Mr A’s lawyer in those proceedings. 1 Defined terms (the applicant, the respondent, the firm, etc.) are used to facilitate anonymised publication of this decision....

2. KT & NT v N Ltd [2024] NZDT 374 (31 May 2024) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...is liable to repair the door. 5. The concreting of a domestic driveway is a service that is ordinarily acquired for personal or domestic use or consumption and as such is subject to the guarantee that the service will be supplied with reasonable care and skill as provided in s.28 of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, the CGA. Where there has been a failure to so render a service the consumer is entitled to exercise the options set out in s.32 of the CGA. 6. Typically, a consumer wou...

3. [2022] NZEnvC 060 Eden-Epsom Residential Protection Society Inc v Auckland Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...MAKAURAU Decision [2022] NZEnvC 060 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under clause 14(1) of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 against a decision on Proposed Plan Change 21 to the Auckland Unitary Plan BETWEEN EDEN-EPSOM RESIDENTIAL PROTECTION SOCIETY INCORPORATED (ENV-2020-AKL-079) Appellant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent AND SOUTHERN CROSS HOSPITALS LIMITED Requestor AND KAINGA ORA – HOMES AND COMMUNITIES s274 Party AND TUPUNA MAUNGA O TAMAKI MAKAUR...

4. BORA Hawke’s Bay Regional Planning Committee Bill [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...Meetings Act - to “avoid disclosure of the location of wāhi tapu of significant interest to any iwi or hapū represented by a tāngata whenua appointer ...”. 6. We have considered these provisions in light of the right to freedom of expression protected by s 14 of the Bill of Rights Act. Section 14 provides that everyone has the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and opinions of any kind in any form.” 7. Inclusion...

5. Legal aid fixed fee schedules for public safety public Protection Orders [pdf, 603 KB]

   1 | P a g e CIVIL (PUBLIC PROTECTION ORDERS) FIXED FEES SCHEDULE Proceedings under the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014 in the High Court Termination of instructions Activity Fees Tasks Initial instructions not followed through $290 For  taking instructions, attending the client  preparing application for legal aid  contacting the client  closing the file  reporting to client  reporting to and invoicing Legal Aid Services. Not...

6. QQ v NP LCRO 121/2012 (15 June 2015) [pdf, 78 KB]

   ...conduct under s 12(c) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act) against him for failing to respond to Mr NP’s enquiries in a timely manner, in contravention of rule 3.2 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the rules). The Committee ordered Mr QQ to apologise to Mr NP, and to pay $950 towards the costs and expenses of the Committee’s enquiry. Background [2] Mr QQ acted on a legal aid assignment for Mr NP dated 2 August 201...

7. A v Van Wijk (Access to File) [2019] NZHRRT 12 [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...Van Wijk has made no submissions. [9] While the plaintiff, in principle, neither opposes nor consents to Ms Johnston’s application for access to the statement of claim and statements of reply, the plaintiff asks that the documents be redacted to protect her and her family’s identity and to protect her against the potential harm of publication of facts detailed in the statement of claim without the full context that will emerge at trial. Accordingly redactions have been sought: [9....

8. [2025] NZIACDT 58 - NF v Wilson (9 December 2025) [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...circumstances; and (h) looked at overall, is the penalty which is fair, reasonable and proportionate in the circumstances. DISCUSSION [19] The Tribunal has upheld three breaches of the Code. This includes a failure to be professional and exercise due care by overlooking a police certificate when she filed the application. This resulted in a work visa of short duration. [20] This is the first complaint against Ms Wilson brought before the Tribunal. On the other hand, she has...

9. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - list of issues 5th report [pdf, 38 KB]

   ...page 3 13. Please indicate(a) whether persons detained on mental health grounds have prompt access to judicial review of their detention; (b) whether inspection systems have been established in line with the United Nations Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care; (c) what measures have been taken to redress the high number of persons with mental health problems in prisons. Please also provide detailed information on men...

10. BORA Disabled Persons Employment Promotion (Repeal and Related Matters) Bill [pdf, 101 KB]

    ...individual’s capabilities and circumstances to be made. Conclusion on Clause 11 and the Bill 18. We consider that Clause 11 of the Bill is justifiable in terms of section 5 of the Bill of Rights. CONCLUSION ON THE DISABLED PERSONS EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION (REPEAL AND RELATED MATTERS) BILL 19. On balance we consider that the Bill achieves overall consistency with the Bill of Rights Act. In accordance with your instructions, we attach copies of this opinion for referral to the Minist...