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1. Welfare guardians

   ...appoint a welfare guardian for them. For the court to do this, it must mean the court believes a welfare guardian is the only way to make sure the right decisions are made for the person. What a welfare guardian does How a welfare guardian supports and protects the welfare and best interest of the person they’re acting for. What a welfare guardian does Apply for a welfare guardian People can apply for a Welfare Guardian Order for themselves or someone else. For the court to appoint a welfar...

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2. OIA-118936.pdf [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...request: Reform of the Limitation Act 2010 Thank you for your email of 24 January 2025 requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information regarding reforms to the Limitation Act 2010 in respect of historic claims of abuse in care. Specifically, you requested: “Please supply information under the Official Information Act related to work on options for reforming limitation legislation pertinent to historic abuse. I appreciate that the Ministry of Justice may...

3. [2024] NZREADT 40 - CAC v Tafilipepe (25 October 2024) [pdf, 367 KB]

   ...“seriously incompetent or seriously negligent real estate agency work”. Work of that nature would also involve a marked and serious departure from particular standards; the standards to which s 73(b) is directed are those relating to competence and care in conducting real estate agency work. [30] This is not to say that s 73(a) could not apply to work carried out by a licensee so incompetently or negligently as to amount to disgraceful conduct according to the s 73(a) tests. If th...

4. [2018] NZEmpC 140 ITE v ALA [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...order is one that must be approached in a careful and principled fashion; and the relevant principles must be considered on a case by case basis. [61] I begin my consideration of this issue by describing those principles. [62] With regard to the protection of confidential information, the correct approach as to how public interest factors should be assessed was confirmed in the speech of Lord Goff in Attorney-General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd (No 2):8 … [A]lthough the basis o...

5. [2025] NZIACDT 23 – JY v Wen (25 March 2025) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...immigration advice, and to enhance the reputation of New Zealand as a migration destination, by providing for the regulation of persons who give immigration advice. [26] The focus of professional disciplinary proceedings is not punishment, but the protection of the public:3 …It is well established that professional disciplinary proceedings are civil and not criminal in nature. That is because the purpose of statutory disciplinary 3 Z v Dental Complaints Assessment Committee [200...

6. LA - Part 2 - Areas of Law Family [pdf, 710 KB]

   ...Pre-proceedings settlements Other Areas of Law Family PART 2 AREAS OF LAW – FAMILY – MOJ0052.2-MARCH14 PAGE 2 / 6 Family Court matters Current Year Previous Year 20–– 20–– 20–– Types of Family Court cases Adoption Act 1955 Care of Children Act 2004 Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1989 Domestic Violence Act 1995 Family Proceedings Act 1980 Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 Property (Relationships) Act 1976 Family Protection Act...

7. BORA Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill (No3) Supplementary Order Paper [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...expression) and 26 (prohibition against discrimination) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ("the ICCPR"). Although Article 19 of the ICCPR allows for restrictions to be placed on the right to freedom of expression for the protection of public health, such restrictions are only permissible where they are shown to be necessary. We consider that such restrictions would only be "necessary" where it could be shown they were reasonable in terms of se...

8. Wairau v Wairoa District Council - Kaiwaitau 7C2B (2008) 124 Wairoa MB 105 (124 WR 105) [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...generations in the same condition or better than. whatit is. presently~ .. f) It is also incumbent on the Council not to interference with the current owners' exercise of that responsibility; g) Equally it is the Court's responsibility to protect "wahi tapu" on, in and around Maori land being Kaiwaitau 7C2B in the present case; h) The Applicant's evidence confirms that there are wahi tapu on, in and around Kaiwaitau 7C2B, which the Court must protect. Th...

9. [2018] NZEnvC 073 Skyline Enterprises Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...says that he supports: (a) parking buildings in Queenstown; (b) the undergrounding of electricity to prevent fire. A fire on Ben Lomond could be a calamitous loss of life and potentially the greatest disaster in New Zealand history; (c) the protection of Queenstown scenery and environment (including protected trees); and (d) the protection of the adjoining cemetery. [6] Mr Walker opposes: 2 3 4 5 (a) the use of the Ben Lomond reserve land for a car parking building;...

10. LCRO 99/2017 WH v Area SC [pdf, 95 KB]

    ...commenced own-motion inquiries to consider conduct on the part of Mr WH and Mr BZ. NZLS was concerned about a potential 3 breach of security for client files based on rr 8 and 8.1 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the rules), which impose duties on lawyers to indefinitely protect and hold client information in strict confidence. [14] Mr WH took steps to avert [Storage Company] destroying files, and undertook to NZLS that he w...