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1. 2017 Cabinet Paper updating progress on the Ministerial Group family violence work programme [pdf, 259 KB]

   ...16 Research also indicates that seniors and disabled people are particularly vulnerable to violence and abuse, though New Zealand data are limited. We do know that the nature of relationships between seniors or disabled people and their family carers often makes it particularly difficult for them to escape abuse and their needs can be particularly complex. 17 Since 2014 the Ministerial Group has been working to establish a comprehensive response to family violence and sexual violen

2. Responsiveness to Resource Management Issues - a New Zealand perspective a paper by Commissioner K Edmonds [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...Energy Outcomes-based Conditions Policy and Outcomes-based Conditions Guidance. Both of these Commonwealth documents refer to SMART criteria. The book states:11 8 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society Inc v Gisborne District Council [2013] NZRMA 336 (NZEnvC). 9 Dr Brown was a presenter at the RMLA road-shows and is working for the Environmental Defence Society (EDS). EDS is very active in NZ in undertaking research,...

3. IHC New Zealand v Attorney-General (Strike-Out Application) [2020] NZHRRT 47 [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...articulated with the precision required of formal pleadings. In addition the complaining party will not have access to a formal discovery or disclosure regime. The overarching point is that on a strike-out application it is well-established particular care is required in areas where the law is confused or developing. See Couch v Attorney-General [2008] NZSC 45, [2008] 3 NZLR 725 at [33] per Elias CJ and Anderson J. To similar effect see Couch v Attorney- General (No. 2) [2010] NZSC 27,...

4. Regulatory Impact Assessments

   ...strengthen New Zealand's criminal justice response to foreign interference and espionage. Regulatory Impact Statement: Criminal justice proposals to counter foreign interference targeting New Zealand Regulatory and Cost Recovery Impact Statement: Updating the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act property thresholds and the Private Manager Examination Fee This RCRIS provides analysis produced to inform Cabinet decisions on policy for updating property thresholds and the Public Trust’...

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5. Waitangi Tribunal Te Aroha Maunga Settlement process report [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...spirits who inhabit its misty peaks . The Hot Springs at Te Aroha, because they flow out of the heart of the mountain, are also part of the mountain, and also partake of the tapu associations of the mountain . The Hot Springs symbolise the giving, caring nature of the mountain and the ancestors . The hot springs which lie at the foot of Mount Te Aroha were a very special place to our ancestors . They rise out of the base of the tapu mountain, and right underneath Te Ruinga’s pa site at...

6. MCINNES John Roderick (CSU 2010 WHG 000188) [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...Manufacturers have been very clear about the strict parameters in terms of the maximum weight limits and the use of after-market attachments including purpose-built trailers and spray machines. [86] However, the most debated issue is that of crush protection devices (CPDs) or roll over protection devices (ROPs). [87] Quad bikes are known to have a high centre of gravity; a short and narrow wheelbase and have tyres on the bike that require accurate pressure levels. They also requir...

7. Morgan v CAC 20003 [2014] NZREADT 14 [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...interpreted, in line with the overriding statutory purpose of protecting the health and safety of members of the public. The Court noted at para [30]: We think that in cases like the present one the balance between those competing considerations [protection of the public and the practitioner's right to know the allegations he or she faces] is to be found by asking what the reasonable reader or listener would understand to be the subject- matter of the complaint when considered as...

8. McKeogh v Attorney-General [2020] NZHRRT 39 [pdf, 368 KB]

   ...financial support under this Act, educational, budget management, and (where appropriate) parenting requirements; and (iii) on people receiving certain financial support under this Act, social obligations relating to the education and primary health care of their dependent children. [68] Mr Hogan pointed out the social security system is tailored to the needs of individuals and their families, with support targeted to those most in need of assistance. Financial support is targeted t...

9. Lairg v Canterbury LCRO 219 / 2009 (24 April 2010) [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...hold the views she has stated and I can see no basis for implicating the Practitioner is an affidavit that is sworn by a client. [19] I have seen no evidence of any evidence that the Practitioner or anyone else has failed with regard to protection of the Applicant’s personal information arising in the course of the earlier retainer. I therefore agree with the Committee’s observations and consider it somewhat difficult to see what information the Practitioner or his firm n...

10. Poole v Yorkshire LCRO 133 / 2009 (11 November 2009) [pdf, 71 KB]

    ...(CA). More recently see Polynesian Spa Ltd v Osborne [2005] NZAR 408 and Down v Van der Wetering [1999] 2 NZLR 631; [1999] NZAR 307, also Moevao v Department of Labour [1980] 1 NZLR 464 (CA). [18] I also take notice of the fact that I must be careful to construe the Act in a way which is most consistent with the rights of a person who is subject to the disciplinary process. If the Act is ambiguous it should be construed in favour of a right to review. [19] I consider that the leg...