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1. Information Sharing Agreement for Sharing Permitted Information with Statistics New Zealand [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...principles apply to the operation of this Agreement: 8.1. The Ministry of Justice will share Permitted information with Statistics New Zealand as allowed under the District Court Act 2016 and the Senior Courts Act 2016 having regard to the principles and protections set out in the Privacy Act 1993. 5 8.2. Data shared under this agreement will once collected by Statistics New Zealand be subject to the process and confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 1975 and only be...

2. GK v ZR LCRO 192/2013 (13 December 2016) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...personal account. Any “funds held on trust for a client are entitled to the special protection offered by the stringent rules surrounding the administration of trust accounts …”.8 There is nothing new about instructing solicitors, or the protections solicitors’ trust accounts provide for client money, and for barristers. Those protections were in place well before 1 August 2008. [22] Mr ZR did not avail himself of those protections, nor did he provide for Mr GK to. He...

3. LCRO 123/2019 & 124/2019 MC v QK and QK v MC (3 March 2020) [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...understood by lawyers as to risk approaching the trite in repeating, that fundamental to the lawyer/client relationship, is the obligation of the lawyer to act as a robust guardian of their client’s interests. [38] Consistent with the consumer protection purposes of the Act and a lawyer’s fundamental obligation to protect their client’s interests, r 6 requires that: 4 [i]n acting for a client, a lawyer must, within the bounds of the law and [the rules], protect and promote th...

4. Huia-Collective-CIA-FINAL-v2.docx.pdf [pdf, 8.3 MB]

   ...Ngā Manu inland to Ngatokorua then to Te Pou-o-te-Huia. This benevolence, which was contrary to the intentions of Te Rauparaha, was a clear demonstration of the rangatiratanga of Te Whatanui and the absolute mana he had over the rohe. It also afforded protection to the remaining Muaūpoko. Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Huia carried out their obligations regarding the ‘Tuku’ and acquired Raupatu rights as a result of subsequent battles and in 1840 the area controlled under the mana (authori...

5. [2024] NZIACDT 18 – KL v Lawlor (24 May 2024) [pdf, 145 KB]

   ...are no submissions from Mr Lawlor. ASSESSMENT [28] The Registrar relies on the following provisions of the Code: General 1. A licensed immigration adviser must be honest, professional, diligent and respectful and conduct themselves with due care and in a timely manner. Invoices 22. A licensed immigration adviser must, each time a fee and/or disbursement is payable, provide the client with an invoice containing a full description of the services the fee relates to and/or disburse...

6. Strengthening the Criminal Justice System for Victims: Workshop playback report [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...hou rongo – to make peace with what has happened to them. It will enable victims to make choices about their pathways, including whether they choose a legal response or not. It will encourage dialogic processes, and will provide trauma-informed care and decision-makers.” “There are significant difference in philosophy and practice at every stage between Māori and Pākehā justice. Whereas the cornerstone of modern Pākehā justice is arguably backwards-looking, retributive justic...

7. [2018] NZEnvC 116 Kumeu Property Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 8 MB]

   ...retaining walls and pathways). [8] I have sighted the plans in question, and I am satisfied that it reflects the intent of the Decision. 3 [9] Condition 15 also is reflected in the new plan, and shows a walkway between the facility and the childcare centre. It also now contains a provision for the Council to review the provision of pedestrian access to State Highway 16. Again, I am satisfied that this reflects the intent of the decision. Conclusion [10] The consent now set...

8. LCRO 197/2017 SM v HW (29 March 2019) [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...December 2012. 2 [5] In March 2016, Ms SM and Mr JK separated. At that time, while Ms HW was a director in a previous law firm, another lawyer in that firm acted for Ms SM in respect of an application under the Domestic Violence Act 1995 for a protection order against Mr JK’s father. [6] Ms HW commenced practise in the firm from 9 September 2016. She began acting for Mr JK from 12 December 2016 in respect of a possible mortgagee sale of [Address B] by the bank. [7] On...

9. [2020] NZSAAA 2 (13 March 2020) [pdf, 279 KB]

   ...life and subsequent to his leaving home in early 2019 in order to attend university, are not in dispute. It is the interpretation of the relationship that is at issue. Initially, when, immediately after his birth, the appellant was removed from the care of his biological mother and placed in the care of L, it appears to have been envisaged that the birth parents would, over time, take on at least some of the responsibilities of parenting. His father, in particular, expressed some intere...

10. ENVC paper Guizhou Province Judges 2015 [pdf, 337 KB]

    ...of legislation, with a strong, holistic environmental emphasis. Most environmental regulation in New Zealand comes from this Act. Sustainable management [6] Essentially the approach of the RMA is to provide for a balance between environmental protection, and development and human use of land, air, water and soil. [7] The “environment” includes things natural, physical, and people, and includes: (a) Eco-systems and their constituent parts, including people and communities; and