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1. [2019] NZSSAA 02 (15 January 2019) [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...Social Security Act 2018 (the Act) provides that the Minister for Social Development may establish and approve a welfare programme for special assistance, EWRAP. The schedule to the Regulation provides the type of assistance that can be provided. Clause 3 of the Schedule provides the level of assistance that can be given for education and employment related training. [8] Clause 3(a) states that actual and reasonable fees not exceeding $1,000 in a 52-week period may be paid for s...

2. BORA-Vet-advice_-SIGNED-with-coda-Firearms-Prohibition-Order-Legislation-Amendment-Bill-Consistency-to-NZBORA-15-February-2024-for-publication.pdf [pdf, 5 MB]

   .. Te Tari Ture "?. o te Karauna 1 ( Crown Law 15 February 2024 Attorney-General Advice on the consistency of the Firearms Prohibition Order Legislation Amendment Bill with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Our Ref: ATT395/399 Summary 1. This briefing provides our view that the Firearms Prohibition Order Legislation Amendment Bill (PCO 26013/5.0) (the Bill) as currently drafted is inconsistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 in one respect. 2. Specific

3. Slinger v Zhou [2015] NZIACDT 38 (15 April 2015) [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...then submitted a request to the Minister on 23 November 2012 as Mr Martin had not done so. [8] The Registrar identified potential infringement of professional standards by Ms Zhou during the course of the dealings. Namely: [8.1] Ms Zhou breached clauses 1.5(a), (b) and (d) and 8(b) of the Licensed Immigration Adviser Code of Conduct 2010 (the 2010 Code). Those provisions required her to undertake various documentation and disclosure processes in the course of engaging clients. The pa...

4. [2018] NZEmpC 140 ITE v ALA [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...included undertakings of confidentiality in relation to matters arising from the employment investigation. [11] The obligations were comprehensive; since they are at the heart of the present application, it is appropriate to set these out:3 Clause 1 These terms of settlement and the fact that a settlement has been reached and all matters discussed on a without prejudice basis at the meeting between the parties … shall remain, as far as the law allows, or [the defendant]...

5. Maritime Powers Bill [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...provisions are rationally connected and proportionate to that objective. Searches within the Bill 12. The Bill contains significant search and seizure powers. Information obtained from these searches may be retained for law enforcement purposes. Clauses 17 and 18 provide for the stopping and boarding of a ship, while cl 20 of the Bill provides for the search of a ship and of any person on a ship, including internal searches. Clause 22 provides for an enforcement officer to require the...

6. BORA Maori Fisheries Bill [pdf, 114 KB]

   ...tikanga Maori. However, only Maori are eligible to be appointed to the boards. These provisions therefore draw a distinction based on prohibited grounds of discrimination related to race, ethnic or national origin. Examples of such provisions are: clause 17(1)(v); clause 23 (3); clause 36B(1); and clause 41B(a). 9. While these provisions purport to exclude non-Maori from serving on or benefiting from the companies and organisations created under the Bill we do not consider this results...

7. 2021-04-23 TAs - MOC - submissions [pdf, 323 KB]

   ...interpreted in the same way across legislative instruments, unless context requires otherwise9. Drinking Water Standards 18. The first document in time is the Drinking Water Standards. The purpose of the Drinking Water Standards is identified at Clause 1.1.1 – Minimum standards for drinking water. It states: Potable drinking-water, available for everyone, is a fundamental requirement for public health. The Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand define the minimum qualit...

8. 2021-04-23 TAs - MOC - submissions 2 [pdf, 323 KB]

   ...interpreted in the same way across legislative instruments, unless context requires otherwise9. Drinking Water Standards 18. The first document in time is the Drinking Water Standards. The purpose of the Drinking Water Standards is identified at Clause 1.1.1 – Minimum standards for drinking water. It states: Potable drinking-water, available for everyone, is a fundamental requirement for public health. The Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand define the minimum qualit...

9. BORA Regulatory Responsibility Bill [pdf, 364 KB]

   ...including sex, race and religious belief. Section 19(2) clarifies that measures taken in good faith for the purpose of assisting or advancing persons or groups disadvantaged because of discrimination do not themselves constitute discrimination. 5. Clause 6(2)(f)(vi) of the Bill requires that legislation does not confer rights or benefits on particular categories of persons on the basis of gender, race, creed, religion, time, place, or otherwise. This clause does not appear to limit the a...

10. [2021] NZEmpC 34 Commissioner of Police v New Zealand Police Assoc Inc [pdf, 197 KB]

    ...had received about CIB employees in connection with Issue 3, which related to employees working at more than one station or workplace within a district. [6] For the purposes of that issue, I stated that the Motor Vehicle Reimbursement (MVR) clause, properly construed, did not allow for an exception of this kind, because it did not distinguish between working at an alternative place of work, or at a “new normal” place of work. [7] After considering the proper interpretation...