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1. IJ v SO LCRO 76 / 2011 (15 February 2012) [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...was made by Ms M, a community support worker. In her affidavit Ms M set out her knowledge of the wishes of Mrs G, and she expressed concerns about the Applicant’s role in relation to his mother having revoked powers of attorney for personal care and welfare that had been held by her daughter, L, and having assumed these powers himself. She questioned whether Mrs G had the capacity to have taken this action, and questioned whether this was contrary to the wishes of Mrs G. The ap...

2. 2017 NZSSAA 053 (4 October 2017) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...permit and for some of the time she was in New Zealand unlawfully without a valid 2 visa. During the period of time down to 10 January 2013, she only held temporary visas. On 10 January 2013, she lodged an appeal with the Immigration and Protection Tribunal and sought to obtain a residents visa on humanitarian grounds. The Immigration and Protection Tribunal allowed her appeal and issued a residence visa valid from 25 June 2014. The key element for granting the appellant...

3. BORA Maritime Powers Extension Bill [pdf, 295 KB]

   ...the Bill of Rights Act. Section 22 – liberty of the person 28. Section 22 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily arrested or detained. The purpose of the right not to be arbitrarily detained is the protection of human dignity, autonomy and liberty.17 29. To trigger the concept of detention there must be a “substantial intrusion on personal liberty”,18 whether a physical deprivation or a statutory constraint. The Court of Appeal has...

4. C v I [2018] NZIACDT 20 (18 June 2018) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...varied, but duties of competence, application of skill, honesty, disclosure and propriety are shared by a wide range of professionals. Immigration advisers have much in common with other professionals. Section 3 of the Act affirms it is intended to protect the interests of consumers receiving immigration advice, which corresponds to the duties other professionals have to the public engaging their services. [21] In a professional disciplinary setting, it is generally necessary t...

5. K v I [2018] NZIACDT 22 (18 June 2018) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...competence, application of skill, honesty, disclosure and propriety are shared by a wide range of professionals. Immigration advisers have much in common with other professionals. Section 3 of the Act affirms it is 6 intended to protect the interests of consumers receiving immigration advice, which corresponds to the duties other professionals have to the public engaging their services. [19] In a professional disciplinary setting, it is generally necessary to det...

6. Q v I [2018] NZIACDT 16 (18 June 2018) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...varied, but duties of competence, application of skill, honesty, disclosure and propriety are shared by a wide range of professionals. Immigration advisers have much in common with other professionals. Section 3 of the Act affirms it is intended to protect the interests of consumers receiving immigration advice, which corresponds to the duties other professionals have to the public engaging their services. [21] In a professional disciplinary setting, it is generally necessary t...

7. Q v I [2018] NZIACDT 18 (18 June 2018) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...varied, but duties of competence, application of skill, honesty, disclosure and propriety are shared by a wide range of professionals. Immigration advisers have much in common with other professionals. Section 3 of the Act affirms it is intended to protect the interests of consumers receiving immigration advice, which corresponds to the duties other professionals have to the public engaging their services. [21] In a professional disciplinary setting, it is generally necessary t...

8. LCRO 71/2016 ZB v YA (23 August 2018) [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...correct and it is open to regulators, such as the Committee and this Office, to consider and determine complaints made pursuant to the Act, even where the parties seem to have reached agreement otherwise. That is primarily because the Act’s protective nature extends beyond individuals involved in civil disputes, to the public more broadly. Mr YA’s Conduct [28] Mr ZB alleges that Mr YA’s conduct breached rr 11, 11.1 and 12 which say: 11 A lawyer’s practice must be adminis...

9. ENV-2016-AKL-000207 Mason v Auckland Council [pdf, 4.8 MB]

   ...eligibility for such rights to be linked to the Council identified and mapped SEA's in the Proposed Plan only; (b) Reduced the incentives for SEA and unmapped significant indigenous vegetation protection by increasing the minimum area to be protected to 5ha and imposing a cap on the number of lots that may be protected and developed in situ (Le., requiring lots in excess of the cap to be transferred to the Countryside Living zone); (c) Reduced the incentives for significant ind...

10. Reid v ACC [2015] NZACA 11 [pdf, 65 KB]

    ...Following discharge from a prolonged period in hospital and a rehabilitation centre, Mr Reid received considerable unpaid assistance initially from his then partner and subsequently from his now elderly mother for household tasks and limited personal care (the latter known under the scheme as attendant care). After his partner left him, he had to move in with his parents as he could not completely look after himself. [3] A late claim for retrospective attendant care was made but was d...