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1. 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...

2. 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...

3. 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...

4. 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...

5. 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...

6. 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...

7. LCRO 240-2015 OB v LC [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...[Area] Standards Committee to take no further action in respect of his complaint concerning Mr LC’s conduct because Mr OB did not have sufficient personal interest in the subject matter of the complaint. Background [2] Mr LC acted for G, a protected person. [3] Ms B, who says she is a friend of G, instructed Mr K as her lawyer. It appears that Ms B wanted G to be able to smoke in a place where smoking was restricted or prohibited. [4] Counsel, including Mr LC and Mr K, appe...

8. BORA Harmful Digital Communications Bill [pdf, 303 KB]

   ...Act. The release of this advice should not be taken to indicate that the Attorney-General agrees with all aspects of it, nor does its release constitute a general waiver of legal professional privilege in respect of this or any other matter. Whilst care has been taken to ensure that this document is an accurate reproduction of the advice provided to the Attorney-General, neither the Ministry of Justice nor the Crown Law Office accepts any liability for any errors or omissions....

9. BORA Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...which a particular search is conducted will be subject to scrutiny under s 21 of the Bill of Rights Act. The power to make a rule conferring an entitlement to make a search does not authorise searches that would be unreasonable and thus, infringe protected rights 5. Therefore, Police and Corrections may only exercise the power to conduct testing and monitoring in a manner that is compliant with s 21 and will need to consider the individual’s rights when determining whether to search...

10. BORA Evidence Amendment Bill [pdf, 304 KB]

    ...giving evidence in an alternative way in s 103(3) of the Act. [12] R v Hansen [2007] NZSC 7, [2007] 3 NZLR 1 at [69] per Blanchard J, at [125] per Tipping J and at [203] per McGrath J. [13] See, for example, the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1996, s 36(f) [14] See Cropp v Judicial Committee, above n 8.