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1. S B v Atia [2018] NZIACDT 4 (19 February 2018) [pdf, 310 KB]

   ...receiving immigration services from a lawyer has a fiduciary relationship, and does not have that when receiving the same services from a licensed immigration adviser. Section 3 of the Act provides the purpose of the Act is “to promote and protect the interests of consumers receiving immigration advice”; that is a purpose it does achieve by demanding professionalism from licensed immigration advisers. [41] The Sims case concerned whether a transaction was valid given a breach...

2. Harris & Ors as Trustees of the Estuary Trust v Veltman [2010] NZWHT Auckland 19 [pdf, 231 KB]

   ............................................................................................. 36 Summary in relation to Quantum ................................................................... 37 DID THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERMEDIATE INSPECTION NEGATE THE IMPOSITION OF A DUTY OF CARE ................................................................ 38 THE LIABILITY OF KIM VELTMAN .................................................................. 45 DOES MR CHAPMAN OWE THE CLAIMANTS A DU...

3. Independent Electoral Review Final Report Accessible word doc [docx, 9.5 MB]

   ...administered, are of fundamental importance to our electoral system and democracy. We have focused on how to make voting more accessible and improve voter participation. Voter eligibility The right of citizens to vote is a fundamental right, recognised and protected by international and domestic law. Any limit on that right must be reasonable and justified. We recommend lowering the voting age to 16. Having reviewed the evidence, we are confident that 16-year-olds are just as capable of making...

4. BORA Judicial Retirement Age Bill [pdf, 287 KB]

   ...Court, coroners and Community Magistrates, currently 68, to 70. The explanatory note to the Bill expresses the purpose of a fixed retirement age as follows (para. 2): "Security of tenure and its counterpart, a compulsory retirement age, are key protections for judicial independence. These provisions enable the fearless performance of judicial functions by freeing Judges from concerns about their future term of office." 3. The explanatory note indicates that the proposed increas...

5. BORA New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha O Aotearoa) Bill [pdf, 377 KB]

   ...important objective 11. We consider collecting, and encouraging the use of, original Māori place names to be a significant and important objective. The preservation of Māori place names reflects the Crown’s obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi to protect Māori cultural heritage. The United Nations has identified the preservation of minority and indigenous group culture as an important aspect of the standardisation of geographical names. It has recognised that the geographical na...

6. BORA Taxation (Kiwisaver and Company Tax Rate Amendments) Bill [pdf, 386 KB]

   ...Kiwisaver scheme. The Bill also decreases the company tax rate, and makes a number of remedial amendments for the new portfolio investment entity rules. CONSISTENCY WITH SECTION 19 OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 4. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act protects the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination set out in section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993, including age (which means any age of 16 years old and over). 5. Taking into account the various domesti...

7. GT v TJ LCRO 10 / 2011 (20 January 2012) [pdf, 57 KB]

   ...and the relevant rule applying to each complaint the Committee decided that it would take no further action pursuant to s.152(2)(c) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006. It also determined that its findings should not be published, thereby protecting the privacy of both parties. [11] The Standards Committee provided a lengthy and detailed decision in which it provided comprehensive reasons for not upholding the complaints. The Committee noted that the firm had not acted for t...

8. Vikashwarjeet v Devi [2014] NZIACDT 6 (30 January 2014) [pdf, 56 KB]

   ...professional representation for clients before the cancellation took effect. [8.7] The adviser had not lodged the application before she lost her licence. The adviser did not inform her clients she was about to lose her licence, or take any other steps to protect their interests, or discharge her professional duties to them. [8.8] On 17 October 2011, someone in the adviser’s former practice lodged an application for the visitor visas. The application did not identify the adviser. It...

9. BORA Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Bill [pdf, 308 KB]

   ...otherwise. 12. There are two limbs to the section 21 right. First, section 21 is applicable only in respect of those activities that constitute a "search or seizure". Second, where certain actions do constitute a search or seizure, section 21 protects only against those searches or seizures that are "unreasonable" in the circumstances. 13. Clause 36 of the Bill would grant the Registrar the power to: • require a person to produce for inspection relevant document...

10. Kumeroa - Raetihi 2B 2C 2C 2A1 (2003) 128 Aotea MB 1 (128 AOT 1) [pdf, 284 KB]

    ...granted by the lower court. The Maori Appellate Court held that as s 136(d) of the Act had not been satisfied the appeal would be allowed and the lower court order changing the status from Maori freehold to Generai land be reversed. Summary Having carefully considered the evidence and submissions of the Applicant, the Court is not satisfied that s136(d) if the Act has been fulfilled. Therefore, the application to change the status of Raetihi 2B 2C 2C 2A 1 from Maori freehold land to G...