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1. Waitangi Tribunal theme G - Public works takings of Māori land [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...However, they were originally very closely linked with the development of public works provisions, especially where Maori land was concerned. Public works provisions themselves were also commonly expected to play a major role for the ‘common good’ in civilising and pacifying Maori. The official terminology also often tends to blur distinctions with blanket terms such as Crown ‘acquisitions’ of Maori land or ‘alienations’ from Maori. As well as these types of losses, issues also aris...

2. OIA-97846.pdf [pdf, 14 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 19 September 2022 Our ref: OIA 97846 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: non-discrimination in the Human Rights Act Thank you for your email of 23 July 2022, requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), documents regarding non-discrimination in the Human Rights Act. Specifically, you requested: “…all infor

3. Directory of Official Information 2019 S-U [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   Directory of Official Information Listings S-U About This is a living document; we endeavour to update it whenever there are changes to be made. If your department or agency’s information is out of date, please email official.correspondence@justice.govt.nz with the necessary amendments. official.correspondence@justice.govt.nz Ministerial Services Strategy, Governance & Finance mailto:official.correspondence@justice.govt.nz mailto:off

4. Directory of Official Information 2019 S-U [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   Directory of Official Information Listings S-U About This is a living document. We endeavour to update it whenever there are changes to be made. If your department or agency’s information is out of date, please email oia@justice.govt.nz with the necessary amendments. We can send you a MS Word version if you need. Ministerial Relations and Services Strategy, Governance & Finance Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture oia@justice.govt.nz ma

5. [2015] NZEmpC 137 Stevens v Hapag-Lloyd (NZ) Ltd costs [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...interest in encouraging employers and employees to resolve matters at an early stage, and to give careful consideration at the outset to their prospects of success if they proceed down the litigation pathway. The statutory focus on alternative dispute resolution reflects this policy objective. Allowing an offer made before an Authority’s investigation meeting to have ongoing effect increases the potential adverse costs consequences for a declining party, and thereby increases th...

6. Singh v Patel [2019] NZIACDT 17 (28 March 2019) [pdf, 142 KB]

   ...to have come from the Authority’s website in September 2010 following a survey of advisers. For the investor category, the table showed the average fee to be just under $11,000 and the maximum $35,000. On the other hand, I note that for the family (parent) category, the average fee was just over $3,000 and the maximum $13,000. [26] It was accepted by Mr Patel that the complaint had identified matters that could be improved in file management, including recording meetings and not...

7. [2023] NZEmpC 94 Soapi v Pick Hawke’s Bay Inc [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...under ss 5(2)(a) and (j) of the Human Rights Act.8 It seeks to address the human rights issues set out in international human rights standards: (a) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. (b) International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights including the right to equality and freedom from discrimination. (c) United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. (d) United Nations International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of...

8. LCRO 32/2022 QP v ZH (28 March 2023) [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...and estates may need to be aware of. Pursuant to s 206(4) of the Act, I direct that this decision be published in an anonymised format. Enforcement of Orders [77] Pursuant to s 215 of the Act, the Orders made above may be enforceable in the civil jurisdiction of the District Court. DATED this 28TH day of MARCH 2023 ________________________ O Vaughan Legal Complaints Review Officer 14 In accordance with s 213 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 copies of th...

9. Waitangi Tribunal theme D - Crown's right of preemption [pdf, 4.2 MB]

   ...Orange, The Treaty ofWaitangi, Wellington, AlIen & Unwin and Port Nicholso~ Press, 1987, p 2 31. BPP, 1836, VOll; BPP, 1837, vol 2 6 " I ORIGINS OF PRE-EMPTION or by the governor of the colony. Its reasoning for this, was that settler disputes with native tribes could not in fairness be judged by a local legislature comprised of settlers. Secondly, the committee suggested that private purchases, by Her Majesty's subjects, of native land in, or in immediate contiguity...

10. Eichelbaum report - appendices [pdf, 540 KB]

    APPENDIX A Comments on the investigation and interviewing of children in the Ellis case Graham M. Davies Department of Psychology Leicester University United Kingdom 1. I, Graham Michael Davies, am a Professor of Psychology at Leicester University. I am a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Chartered Forensic Psychologist. My principal research and professional interests lie in the area of children's testimony. In this connection, I served on the original Pigot Working Part