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1. 2022-03-10-Recusal-reasons-decision.pdf [pdf, 144 KB]

   ...107A of the Coroners Act 2006, to assist coroners to decide if they should recuse themselves from an inquiry (the Coroner’s Recusal Guidelines). [15] The Coroner’s Recusal Guidelines are designed to assist coroners to makes their own choices, informed by a checklist of general principles, which underpin the legitimacy of judicial function. [16] The guiding principle within the Coroner’s Recusal Guidelines is that I should recuse myself if “a fair minded lay observer might reas...

2. Interim Impact Summary: Public discussion document - Proposed changes to the incitement provisions in the Human Rights Act 1993 [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   ...criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems (Budapest Convention). The proposed changes to section 21 of the HRA are consistent with recommendations made under the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women and recommendations made at the 2019 UPR. Risks and uncertainties There is no baseline data on the occurrence of inciting speech, which will make it difficult to identify the impacts of the regu...

3. Complaints Assessment Committee 403 v Shalendra Goundar [2017] NZREADT 52 [pdf, 226 KB]

   ...on the final page, but he had no other involvement, and the transaction was in all other respects brought about by Nalina and Regina. [12] The Committee alleges that in having only a limited involvement in the transaction, and failing to inform the Joshis of that, Mr Goundar breached r 5.1 (by failing to exercise skill, care, competence and diligence), and rr 6.2 (by failing to act in good faith and deal fairly with all parties), r 6.3 (by engaging in conduct likely to bring the...

4. Adoption in Aotearoa NZ - Discussion document [pdf, 696 KB]

   Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand Discussion document Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, Te Tāhū o te Ture - Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in relation to, the information; and fully excludes any and all liability of any kind to any pe

5. Watene v Hemi - Aramiro and Section 1 Survey Office Plan 61863 (2019) 181 Waikato Maniapoto MB 21 (181 WMN 21) [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...the other beneficiaries to the application. They did so at the request of the Court. It is a matter for the Court, not the applicants, as to what the Court wishes to see in a report by trustees. [68] The applicants were concerned that their requests for information were not answered by the trustees. Ms Hemi’s evidence was that Janine Watene had made a number of requests in February 2018 for all trustee hui and whānau hui minutes held since 2004, as well as bank statements....

6. CAC20003 v Wright [2015] NZREADT 25 [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...the lack of rental statements for 2012. They then signed a fourth property management agreement with Raewyn Breman of McDonald Real Estate Ltd. Ms Breman arranged for the defendant to sign an agreement for use of the garage. REAA’s document request [11] During the Authority’s investigation, the investigator (Mr G Gallacher whose evidence is covered below) made requests to the defendant for rental statements. In response to the allegation that he had ceased providing rental paym...

7. SV v WT LCRO 21/2013 (26 August 2014) [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...practice. I have checked our database and have ascertained that the footer ‘[reference]’ on the invoice relates to Mr GN’s bill records. I have no doubt that he asked my secretary to prepare the invoice on our firm’s letterhead and then requested that I sign it to assist him in recovering payment of his fees invoice which he presumably attached to the invoice prepared on our letterhead. At that time (which predated the current “client care” regime) I was prepared to t...

8. DairyNZ Limited [pdf, 427 KB]

   ...trade competitor for the purposes of section 308D of the RMA. Grounds for Appeal The parts of the Respondent’s decision appealed and the grounds for this appeal are set out in the attached Schedule 1. Relief sought: DairyNZ requests that the provisions of PC1 be amended in accordance with Schedule 1 of this Notice of Appeal or by any other amendments that have like effect, and request such consequential amendments to PC1 as are necessary to respond to the matter...

9. Eichelbaum report [pdf, 441 KB]

   ...in which some of the more seemingly bizarre allegations were made. On this subject the 1994 Court of Appeal judgment stated: …appellant’s counsel accepted that in general the defence was not denied the opportunity of playing whatever tapes they requested…. (8) The Court did not accept the contention, that the Judge’s insistence on relevancy constrained the defence from seeking more extensive playing. The 1999 Court of Appeal judgment said: It was undoubtedly open to the defence t...

10. [2022] NZEnvC 146 Te Runanga o Ngai Te Rangi Iwi Trust v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 638 KB]

    ...nature” option. While the Issues & Options Assessment is only required in relation to works proposed to be undertaken under the consent, the Consent Holder is also encouraged to engage with Ngāi Te Rangi when considering any proposals or requests to undertake river maintenance or erosion protection works in the Ngāi Te Rangi Area of Interest; (d) linking to this, the Consent Holder will also be required to submit a summary of any requests to undertake works in the Tauran...