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1. [2023] NZIACDT 18 - XX v Xu (1 June 2023) [pdf, 132 KB]

   ...providing for the regulation of persons who give immigration advice. [40] The focus of professional disciplinary proceedings is not punishment, but the protection of the public:5 …It is well established that professional disciplinary proceedings are civil and not criminal in nature. That is because the purpose of statutory disciplinary proceedings for various occupations is not to punish the practitioner for misbehaviour, although it may have that effect, but to ensure that appropr...

2. AI v Secretary for Justice 10 August 2012 NZRA 000012 [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...Applicant had not provided sufficient evidence to show that she had experience in the skill required to take a proceeding from start to finish as a Lead Provider. 2 d. That the information that the Applicant supplied relating to experience in civil and family matters intended to support and supplement the application for approval did not evidence active and substantial involvement in Waitangi Tribunal or Maori Land Courts having regard to the criteria in the Regulations. The Secr...

3. Te-Au-Reka-At-a-glance.pdf [pdf, 487 KB]

   ...to involve a range of external stakeholders including from across the public sector, the legal profession and third-party providers. Strategic alignment Te Au Reka will be implemented in 3 phases Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 1 Family Court Plus: Proof of concepts for District Court Criminal and High Court Civil Scope and define of Phase 1 is planned for September 2023—June 2024. Estimated completion: FY 2025/2026* Phase 2 District Court Criminal, includ...

4. Wellington Standards Committee v Laglolago [2015] NZLCDT 25 [pdf, 325 KB]

   ...who was strongly critical of Ms Lagolago’s representation and conduct in both his decisions on the merits and a later costs application. [3] The outcome for Mr and Mrs F was that a debt not exceeding $12,000, capable of being resolved in the Disputes Tribunal without legal fees was escalated into a two-day hearing in the District Court where the outcome was judgment for the balance of the loan contract and interest and where costs were awarded against them exceeding $45,000 (of a...

5. OIA-118936.pdf [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28 of the Act. The Office of the Ombudsman may be contacted by email to info@ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phone on 0800 802 602. Nāku noa, nā Kathy Brightwell General Manager, Civil & Constitutional Policy Group Appendix 1: List of documents for release Doc no. Date Document Type Document title Decision on release 1 10 December 2021 Briefing Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in Sta...

6. Granting Aid for Waitangi Tribunal Matters Policy v3.pdf [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...section 4 of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975. Wai number means the administrative number allocated to a Treaty claim by the Tribunal. Relevant Statutory and Policy Framework Legal Services Act 2011 10. Waitangi legal aid is a specific subset of civil legal aid. The main provisions relating to legal aid for Waitangi Tribunal proceedings are set out in sections 47 to 50 of the Act. Key matters covered by those sections are set out below. Further detail about how these provisions operat...

7. Wanoa v Wanoa - Succession to Rawiri Wanoa [2023] Chief Judge's MB 186 (2023 CJ 186) [pdf, 528 KB]

   ...you were a bit concerned about this succession? Do you want to talk to that now? C Wanoa: I was just questioning one of the clauses in the will Your Honour. There was no malice or any other intent. After discussions this morning amongst the family I think it is in agreeance that we deal with the succession in the interim. There are matters before the family that are going to need further discussion. The Court: Right. C Wanoa: So yes, we just deal with the succession. The C...

8. LA Provider Manual Part 1 - provider approvals [pdf, 990 KB]

   Provider Manual Part 1 – Provider Approvals Operational Policy Part 1 – Provider Approvals Version 4.0 April 2015 Document owner: Provider Services, Legal Aid Services, Legal and Operational Services Last updated: April 2015 iii Contents Overview of Provider Appro

9. LCRO 43/2019 KD v MX (19 February 2021) [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...guardianship and the schools were aware of their obligations. 13. I submit that minimal mitigating weight should … have been given to Ms MX’s non-action after she received the school’s responses. Prejudice and reputation [25] Mr KD disputes the determination by the Committee that he had suffered no real prejudice as a result of Mrs MX’s actions. He considers that the Committee had failed to take into account that his reputation at the schools was detrimentally affected...

10. Williams v Police (Strike-Out Application No. 2) [2020] NZHRRT 26 [pdf, 696 KB]

    ...[2017] NZHRRT 37). It is not necessary that that history be rehearsed here. The strike-out application [4] The Police challenge the jurisdiction of the Tribunal to hear the case. They rely on the Official Information Act, s 48 which prohibits civil proceedings where any official information is made available in good faith: 48 Protection against certain actions (1) Where any official information is made available in good faith pursuant to this Act,— (a) no proceedings, civil...