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1. BORA Education Pastoral Care Amendment Bill Vet [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...property, correspondence or otherwise. The right protects a number of values including personal privacy, dignity, and property.1 A request for information or documents constitutes a search for the purposes of s 21 of the Bill of Rights Act.2 9. Clause 238H(5) amends the principal Act to allow code administrators, in accordance with the requirements of the applicable code, to: a. enter any student accommodation and inspect the premises and facilities: b. inspect, and make and remove co...

2. Sigley - Te Tii (Waitangi) B3 Trust (2014) 80 Taitokerau MB 233 (80 TTK 233) [pdf, 99 KB]

   ...summary, the descendants of the original 251 tupuna listed as owners in 1891 are the beneficiaries of the Trust. Since 2003 the Trust has had a type of electoral college structure whereby the whānau of each of the 251 tupuna may appoint a TWR (clause 14), and the TWRs are in turn the only persons who can vote on trusteeship (clauses 13 and 15.2) and the only persons who can be trustees (clause 15.1). 1 67 Taitokerau MB 226 (67 TTK...

3. Chand v Devi [2015] NZIACDT 74 (12 June 2015) [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...have a licence when he terminated Mr Nand’s services in October 2012. [4] The Registrar identified potential infringement of professional standards during the course of Ms Devi’s engagement, the allegations were that : [4.1] Ms Devi breached clauses 1.5(a), (b) and (d) of the Licensed Immigration Advisers Code of Conduct 2010 (the 2010 Code). The provisions require a written agreement for the delivery of immigration services, disclosure, and client acceptance of those terms in writ...

4. 20230328-Regulatory-Systems-Education-Amendment-Bill.pdf [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...Rights Act provides that “measures taken in good faith for the purpose of assisting or advancing persons or groups of person disadvantaged because of discrimination that is unlawful . . . do not constitute discrimination”. We consider that clauses 4, 5 and 7 of the Bill promote affirmative action, with the purpose of overcoming any disadvantage that certain groups might otherwise experience. To the extent clauses 4, 5 and 7 are designed to address educational barriers for Māori a...

5. Example Occupation Order. [docx, 43 KB]

   ...general information only. The Ministry of Justice makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, correctness, completeness or use of any information contained herein. 5. A checklist of different clauses which you should specifically consider is set out on the next page. 6. If you require assistance, please contact your local Māori Land Court office. CHECKLIST The purpose of this checklist is to provide a reference to the terms withi...

6. DN v Accident Compensation Corporation (Impairment Assessment) [2024] NZACC 116 (16 July 2024) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...Christchurch/Ōtautahi Appearances: The Appellant is self-represented C Light for the Accident Compensation Corporation (“the Corporation”) Judgment: 16 July 2024 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Impairment Assessment – clauses 58-61, Schedule 1, Accident Compensation Act 2001 (“the Act”)] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 19 August 2022. The Reviewer dismissed an application for review of the Corporation...

7. BORA Waitaha Claims Settlement Bill [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...persons or groups are in comparable circumstances to the recipients of the entitlements under the Bill. Accordingly, excluding others from the entitlements conferred under the Bill is not differential treatment for the purposes of s 19. 4. Clause 69(1) reserves a special right of access to reserve land transferred to Waitaha for members of the Tapuika iwi on and from the settlement of Tapuika’s historical claims. It is conceivable that this clause raises a s 19 issue if that rese...

8. H Ltd v O Ltd [2025] NZDT 54 (21 March 2025) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...3. O Ltd did not attend the hearing or offer any defence to the claim. The absence of a party does not prevent the hearing going ahead. 4. The issues to be resolved are: a. Did O Ltd breach the contract by not paying the final $810.10? b. Is clause 5.1 of the contract a penalty clause and therefore unenforceable? c. Is clause 5.5 of the contract a penalty clause? Did O Ltd breach the contract by not paying the final $810.10? 5. The relevant law is the law of contract. When p...

9. Screen Industry Workers Bill [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...preventing workers from taking industrial action. 7. In doing this, the Bill makes some minor consequential amendments to the Employment Relations Act 2000. Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 14 – Freedom of Expression 8. Clause 14 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and opinions of any kind in any form. The right has been interpreted as incl...

10. [2015] NZEmpC 204 NZ Meat Workers & Related Trades Union Inc v AFFCO NZ Ltd [pdf, 533 KB]

    ...[11] In particular, the expired collective agreement bound, in addition to the parties: The employees who are employed by AFFCO New Zealand Limited; and i) are or become members of the Union; and ii) whose work comes within the coverage clause of this agreement. [12] Many, at least, of the second plaintiffs were covered by the expired agreement. This judgment will apply to those persons who are parties named as second plaintiffs in the litigation, who were covered by the exp...