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1. LCRO 213/2017 AA v BB and CC (26 April 2018) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...point I pick up on is the importance of the legislative context. [37] As to the present legislative context: (a) The Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006, and its attendant regulations and rules, reflect a particular concern for the protection of consumers of legal services and the public interest inherent in the maintenance of confidence in the provision of legal services.10 (b) Those objectives surely demand, just as does other consumer-oriented legislation, a focus on substance ov...

2. NZBORA-Advice-NZ-EU-FTA-Legislation-Bill-For-Publication.pdf [pdf, 294 KB]

   ...align New Zealand’s domestic law with obligations set out in the Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the European Union signed in Brussels on 9 July 2023 (NZ-EU FTA). The Bill introduces amendments to the following legislation: a. the Consumer Information Standards (Country of Origin (Clothing and Foot-wear) Labelling) Regulations 1992, to allow goods from a Member State of the European Union (EU) to be labelled as ‘made in the EU’ or alternatively, as made in that Member...

3. Quin v REAA & Knaptondocx [2012] NZREADT 13 [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...on what, if any, order should be made and, if they sought relief under s.93(1)(f) of the 2008 Act, were required to specify the amount sought with reference to quotations and invoices. It needed to be established that the relief related to matters consequential on the licensee’s conduct identified by the Committee. [8] Before the Committee, the complainants sought relief as follows: [a] $15,874: for additional rent paid on a workshop in Mt Maunganui which would not have been n...

4. Tong & Anor v CAC 20004 & Ors [2014] NZREADT 3 [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...CAC [2009] 1 NZLR1; CAC v Walker [2011] NZREADT 4. [11] The unsatisfactory conduct proved in this case occurred during 2010 so that the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 applies. That Act was introduced specifically to better protect the interests of consumers in respect of real estate transactions. A key means of achieving that purpose was the creation of a wide range of discretionary orders available on findings of unsatisfactory conduct or misconduct against a licensee. [12] Having f...

5. Schiller-Cooper v Lozano [2013] NZIACDT 17 (21 March 2013) [pdf, 137 KB]

   ...considering at least four factors which materially bear upon maintaining appropriate standards of conduct: 5 [17.1] Protecting the public: section 3 of the Act states “The purpose of this Act is to promote and protect the interests of consumers receiving immigration advice ...” [17.2] Demanding minimum standards of conduct: Dentice v Valuers Registration Board [1992] 1 NZLR 720 (HC) and Taylor v General Medical Council [1990] 2 All ER 263 (PC), discuss this aspect. [1...

6. [2024] NZIACDT 08 - MT v Murthy (21 February 2024) [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...would not be reasonable to order Ms Murthy to reimburse any of it (beyond the partial refund). As noted already, she was not primarily responsible for the decline of the application. Her failure made a minor contribution to the decline only. The consequential financial burden and stresses on the complainant were not caused by any of Ms Murthy’s wrongdoing upheld by the Tribunal. It was Immigration NZ’s decision which led to the complainant and her daughter going to Lebanon w...

7. [2023] NZEnvC 171 University of Otago v Dunedin City Council [pdf, 3.1 MB]

   ...from any other hazardous sub-facility on the same site and meet the Following locational requirements: a . ... 5. Amend Appendix A6. Hazardous Substances Quantity Limits, by deleting the entirety of Appendix A6.4 Campus Zone. General 6. Make any consequential changes to plan numbering as required as a result of the above amendments. Minor referencing and style changes may also be made for consistency with the 2GP formatting. rcou~

8. PD v QB [2024] NZDT 573 (16 July 2024) [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...bike had no issues. Damages CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 3 of 4 can be measured by the difference between the actual value of the car and the expected value of the car in the condition as represented. The buyer can also recover any foreseeable consequential losses. 14. The parties disagreed as to what the estimated value of the bike would be if it was sold with the defects disclosed. PD says that it would be worth $1000.00 for parts, QB says that as it could be ridden1 it would be...

9. Regulatory-Systems-Courts-Improvement-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 514 KB]

   ...Cabinet’s agreement, the RSAB will implement 89 changes across 25 Acts. We do not consider the amendments to be contentious. Policy decisions made under delegated authority 6 Cabinet delegated to us the authority to approve minor, technical, consequential, and transitional amendments consistent with Cabinet decisions on the Bills identified during the parliamentary process [SOU-24-MIN-0117 refers]. We have agreed to four additional amendments under this delegation (amendments 2, 3,...

10. Director of Proceedings v Smith (Costs) [2020] NZHRRT 35 [pdf, 259 KB]

    ...APPLICATION FOR COSTS Procedural background [17] The circumstances of the present application for costs are unusual. On the substantive issue whether the defendant breached the Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights) Regulations 1996 (Code) in respect of Right 4(1) the defendant consented to a declaration under HDCA, s 54(1)(a) that she had breached this right by failing to provide services to the aggrieved person with reasonable...