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1. Attorney-General Submissions - 4 December 2017 [pdf, 383 KB]

   ...reviewed and changed to reflect the best available information on the state of the aquatic environtnent.33 The Fisheries Act purpose indicates Parliament's intention to enable :fishing for cultural, economic and social wellbeing, provided environmental safeguards are met.34 42. The Fisheries Act contains a range of mechanisms to achieve this purpose, which apply both from the large scale to specific zones. The Bay of Plenty contains multiple zones established to manage and regu...

2. [2021 NZACC 134 – Western v ACC (17 August 2021) [pdf, 386 KB]

   ...her discs other than the 4-5 and 5-1, suggests a traumatic origin is the most likely cause of this and she has three episodes recorded with ACC which support an injury to this area. [25] On 22 March 2017 Dr Mike Causer, occupational and environmental medicine specialist, carried out a medical case review. [26] He considered that the 2015 accident was not of sufficient energy or a mechanism that would have caused a significant injury to her hip. On the issue of whether the...

3. Horowhenua-District-Council-Cover-Letter-Form-7a-and-Form-18-20221101.pdf [pdf, 534 KB]

   ...……………………………… Signature of person authorised to sign on behalf of the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Date: 1 November 2022 Contact details: Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (Ō2NL Project) Electronic address for service: environmentalplanning@nzta.govt.nz Postal address: PO Box 5084 Wellington 6140 Contact person: Caitlin Kelly Telephone: +64 4 830 6844 Email: Caitlin.kelly@nzta.govt.nz mailto:environmentalplanning@nzta.govt.nz NOTICE O...

4. Boyle v ACC (Deemed Cover, Weekly Compensation) [2024] NZACC 61 [pdf, 277 KB]

   ...referral for further clinical comment from its Clinical Advisory Panel (CAP). On 18 October 2022, the CAP held a panel meeting to review Mr Boyle’s files. The CAP consisted of five Orthopaedic Surgeons, a General Surgeon, and an Occupational and Environmental Medicine Specialist. [30] On 10 November 2022, the CAP provided its comment. In response to the questions put to it by the Corporation, the CAP commented as follows: 9 (a) By reference to Mr Boyle’s presentation, des...

5. [2024] NZEnvC 026 Nelson City Council [pdf, 515 KB]

   ...safety and capacity concerns with the alternative of using Cable Bay. Mr Wilson suggested signage could be placed in the area which could include information on where it is acceptable to drive and launch boats, as well as outlining culturally and environmentally sensitive areas to stay away from. He further suggested low tide markers could be placed along the gravel strip. 17 Legal framework [74] The Environment Court’s declaratory jurisdiction is within the confines of...

6. [2024] NZEnvC 148 Marlborough District Council v Gifford [pdf, 352 KB]

   ...the RMA … … [33] As the Judge noted, the answer is that s 314(1)(b)(ii) of the RMA empowers the Environment Court to order a person to do something that, in its opinion, is necessary to mitigate, remedy, or avoid any actual or likely adverse environmental effects that have been caused by that person. That is what the order here does, by requiring engagement of a suitably qualified approved person to investigate a likely potential contamination effect to inform the position on remed...

7. Proactive-release-Increasing-revenue-from-courts-and-tribunal-fees-_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 650 KB]

   ...1 July 2025 Impact Analysis Regulatory Impact Statement 32 The Ministry for Regulation has determined that this proposal is exempt from the requirement to provide a Regulatory Impact Statement on the grounds that the economic, social, or environmental impacts are limited and easy to assess. COLLINS Cross-Out COLLINS Cross-Out I N C O N F I D E N C E 6 I N C O N F I D E N C E Population Implications 33 Māori, Pacific Peoples, disabled people and those on low in...

8. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC evidence chief John Cawley replaced [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...construct a marina and associated facilities at Matiatia Bay, Waiheke (Application). In particular, my evidence relates to the acoustic aspects of the Application. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 3. I have over twenty years experience as an environmental consultant based in the UK, Hong Kong and New Zealand and I have specialised in acoustics since 1992. 4. I have a Master of Science Degree from the University College of Wales Aberystwyth in Environmental Impact Assessm...

9. [2017] NZEnvC 090 Pierau v Auckland Council [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...to whether to apply a permitted baseline approach. The subsection provides: (2) When forming an opinion for the purposes of subsection 1 (a), a consent authority may disregard an adverse effect of the activity on the environment if a national environmental standard or the plan permits an activity with that effect. [57] Guidance may be taken from a decision Lytte/ton Harbour Landscape Protection Association Inc v Christchurch City Councif7 , where the Environment Court offered some...

10. [2017] NZEnvC 090 Pierau v Auckland Council [pdf, 2.1 MB]

    ...to whether to apply a permitted baseline approach. The subsection provides: (2) When forming an opinion for the purposes of subsection 1 (a), a consent authority may disregard an adverse effect of the activity on the environment if a national environmental standard or the plan permits an activity with that effect. [57] Guidance may be taken from a decision Lytte/ton Harbour Landscape Protection Association Inc v Christchurch City Councif7 , where the Environment Court offered some...