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1. Electoral-Matters-Bill_Communications-Tranche-35.pdf [pdf, 27 MB]

   ...effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by officers of a public service agency in the course of their duty, and • section 9(2)(g)(ii) to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the protection of Ministers, members of organisations, officers, and employees from improper pressure or harassment, and • section 9(2)(h) to maintain legal professional privilege. Materials excluded for other reasons from this release i...

2. AB v FT LCRO 008/2015 (30 June 2016) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...charge out rate of $300 per hour was less than he would normally charge, and certainly less than someone with his experience and seniority would charge. [42] Mr FT notes rule 9.1 of the the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the rules), which sets out the factors to be taken into account when determining a reasonable fee. He submits that the fees charged by him were entirely in accordance with the rule 9.1 criteria. He submits that:25 Looking a...

3. [2023] NZIACDT 9 - WS v Lawlor (23 March 2023) [pdf, 318 KB]

   ...instalments. First expression and work visa application filed [8] The expression of interest under the skilled migrant category seems to have been filed almost immediately, as Immigration New Zealand (Immigration NZ) wrote to the complainant (care of Mr Lawlor) on 21 March 2019 advising that she had been invited to 3 apply for residence. She was informed she had four months to make the residence application and no extension would be considered. Mr Lawlor told her of the invit...

4. ENV-2016-CHC-000071 Affidavit of Mr Nathan Hole [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...Station Limited all proposed amendments creating exemptions to Rule 12.1 to allow additional clearance of noxious plants, track maintenance and existing pastoral uses. These amendments were opposed by Canterbury Regional Council and Forest and Bird Protection Society of NZ, and were supported by South Canterbury Federated Farmers. (c) The Council's s42A report recommended the inclusion of an exemption for the maintenance of tracks and the removal of declared weed pests, fro...

5. [2013] NZEmpC 35 Tan v LSG Sky Chefs NZ Ltd [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...principles of statutory interpretation applying to Mr Tan’s case. Statutory provisions [35] Counsel referred to the principal object of subpart 1 of Part 6A of the Act: 69A Object of this subpart The object of this subpart is to provide protection to specified categories of employees if, as a result of a proposed restructuring, their work is to be performed by another person and, to this end, to give – (a) the employees a right to elect to transfer to the other perso...

6. [2021] NZREADT 40 – Beath (29 July 2021) [pdf, 389 KB]

   ...noted that the solicitors’ first letter specifically referred to the presence of Dux Quest piping), and they should have requested a copy of the CheckHome report.21 [72] The Committee found that if the licensees had exercised appropriate skill, care, competence, and diligence they would have discovered the existence of Dux Quest piping at the property and disclosed it to Mr Beath before Mr Beath discovered it himself. It found the licensees were in breach of rr 5.1 (which requires...

7. Section 87F Report N Broadbent with Appendices A U [pdf, 15 MB]

   Report under section 87F of the Resource Management Act 1991 on a notified resource consent application by Panuku Development Auckland Limited for consent for the construction, occupation, use and maintenance of permanent and temporary infrastructure and undertaking of activities within the coastal marine area and on land, associated with the America’s Cup To: From: Panuku Development Auckland Limited (“the applicant”) Nicola Broadbent – Reporting Planner Auckland Co

8. LCRO 20/2020 WD and FJ v EG, SN and PL (7 April 2022) [pdf, 354 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2022] NZLCRO 031 Ref: LCRO 20/2020 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN WD and FJ Applicants AND EG, SN and PL Respondents The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. DECISION Introduc

9. [2019] NZEnvC 039 New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters Incorporated v Kapiti Coast District Council [pdf, 611 KB]

   ...about Kapiti when the district plans for many other councils with similar physical environments allowed for higher support structures and large Vagi aerials as permitted activities. She responded that Kapiti had its own unique landscape which was protected through the objectives and policies in its plan and that amenity values were also protected and managed in a reasonably stringent way.27 [3'1] Mr van Schalkwyk is the Senior Emergency Manager for Kapiti at the Wellington Em...

10. Evaluation of Rotorua Second Chance community-managed restorative justice programme [pdf, 544 KB]

    ...2003). In conventional criminal justice systems, professionals representing the state make the decisions about how to respond to the offending. In contrast, restorative justice processes provide for victims, offenders and their ‘communities of care’ (Braithwaite, 1989) to come to decisions about how best to deal with ‘their’ offence. Restorative justice processes operate differently within and across different countries. Allison Morris (2002) has argued that there is no singl...