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1. [2019] NZEnvC 032 Tauranga City Council v Minister of Education [pdf, 917 KB]

   'BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA Court: Hearing: Appearances: IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2019] NZEnvC032- of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal pursuant to s 174(1) of the Act TAURANGA CITY COUNCIL (ENV-20 18-AKL-007) Appellant MINISTER OF EDUCATION Respondent Principal Environment Judge L J Newhook Environment Judge D A Kirkpatrick at Auckland on 19 November 2018 P M S McNamara and T R Fisch

2. BG v HL LCRO 71/2013 [pdf, 221 KB]

   LCRO 71/2013 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of the [City] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN BG Applicant AND HL Respondent DECISION The names and indentifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] Mr BG has applied for a review of a decision by the [City] Standards Committee [X] to take no further a

3. NZ Law Commission review of the law of Trusts [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   REVIEW OF THE LAW OF TRUSTS November 2010, Wellington, New Zealand | R E P O R T 1 1 9 A TRUSTS ACT FOR NEW ZEALAND August 2013, Wellington, New Zealand | R E P O R T 1 3 0 E31(130) August 2013, Wellington, New Zealand | REPORT 130 REVIEW OF THE LAW OF TRUSTS A TRUSTS ACT FOR NEW ZEALAND The Law Commission is an independent, publicly funded, central advisory body established by statute to undertake the systematic review, reform and development of the law of New Zealand

4. Brooks v Taekwondo Union of New Zealand Inc [2017] NZHRRT 20 [pdf, 333 KB]

   ...was required to seek professional legal assistance on such questions as what amounts to personal information and the permissible reasons for refusing requests. Because communication within the Executive Council is largely by e-mail it was a time consuming process to collect the e-information and to then process it. [43] As to the first point, the fact that personal information has been mistakenly withheld under ss 27 to 29 of the Act does not affect the time calculation under s 40 and s...

5. LCRO 229/2017 and 021/2018 VL v YN (8 May 2019) [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...standard established by s 12(a) of the Act. Decision [60] Although for different reasons, pursuant to s 211(1) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 the finding that there has been unsatisfactory conduct on the part of Ms VL is confirmed. Consequential Orders Compensation [61] The Committee ordered Ms VL to pay Mr and Mrs YN the sum of $18,337 by way of compensation. The amount of $337 is clearly identifiable as being the cost of the LIM report obtained by Mr and Mrs YN...

6. Patel v Dean [2020] NZHRRT 37 [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...prescriptive. [60] The evidence provided by Mr Patel and corroborated by Mr Reeve, confirms that Mr Patel has experienced humiliation and injury to feelings. The Tribunal was provided with clear and direct evidence of the immense stress, anxiety and all-consuming worry that Mr Patel experienced when Mr Dean would not provide his file. In particular: [60.1] Mr Patel stated that after the notice of sale of his properties was advertised, he received a phone call from a builder working fo...

7. Worker-Exploitation-in-NZ-Enforcement-and-Commentary-Paper.pdf [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...attention from both the media and Government. Domestically, allegations of worker exploitation have dominated recent headlines with coverage on Gloriavale workers and horticultural RSE workers. Reports also continue to shine light on companies selling consumer products with modern slavery involved somewhere on their supply chains. This paper focuses on Aotearoa New Zealand’s response to domestic worker exploitation, but it also touches briefly on our broader response to modern sl...

8. LCRO 52/2022 AD v OC (12 July 2024) [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...this decision. [80] Pursuant to s 206(4) of the Act, a Review Officer may direct such publication of his or her decision as the Review Officer considers necessary or desirable in the public interest. “Public interest” engages issues such as consumer protection, public confidence in legal services and the interests and privacy of individuals. [81] Having had regard to the issues raised by this review, I have concluded that it is desirable in the public interest that this decis...

9. Regulatory Impact Statement: A New Trusts Act [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   Regulatory Impact Statement: Trust Law – Agency Disclosure statement 1 1 Regulatory Impact Statement: A New Trusts Act Agency Disclosure Statement 1. This Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice. 2. The RIS analyses the Law Commission’s recommendations to reform New Zealand trust law. Trust law in New Zealand is important to individuals and businesses, and is a core component of the legal infrastructure and economy. 3. The Law Commi

10. Tsai Mao TRI 2016-100-00010 [2018] NZWHT AUCKLAND 01 [pdf, 491 KB]

    IN THE WEATHERTIGHT HOMES TRIBUNAL TRI 2016-100-00010 [2018] NZWHT AUCKLAND 01 BETWEEN PHORINA CHIEH-HSIN TSAI AND FERGUS TI-WEN MAO First Claimants AND UPPER HUTT CITY COUNCIL First Respondent AND MICHAEL ANTHONY BARROTT Second Respondent AND MICHAEL DANIEL KEANE (REMOVED) Third Respondent AND PANELCRETE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (COMPANY NUMBER 40222) (REMOVED) Fourth Respondent AND PHILLIP ERIC GORRIE AND ROBYN JUNE BOND Fifth Respondent A