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1. PSFC-CSP-2-PDF.pdf [pdf, 315 KB]

   ...conveyancing, commercial law, administration of trusts and estates, and estate litigation. What is your awareness of community groups and the role of rest homes and hospitals in the care of the elderly or people with disabilities? Is there any other information that may be relevant to your suitability as to a Lawyer for the Subject Person that you would like to bring to the attention of the Panel? Do you agree to abide by the ‘FLS Best Practice Guidelines for Lawyer for Subject Pers...

2. 20241210 Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...It provides that a consent authority must not hold a hearing if it determines that it has sufficient information to decide an application, removing the existing ability for an applicant, or a person who made a submission on the application, to request a hearing and be heard. We consider that this clause prima facie limits s 27(1) of the Bill of Rights Act. 8. Where a provision is found to limit a particular right or freedom, it may nevertheless be consistent with the Bill of Rights...

3. 20241210 Maori Purposes Bill [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 14 – Freedom of expression 8. Section 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 and in any form. The right has been interpreted as including the right not to be compelled to say certain things or to provide certain information.1 9. The Bill contains some clauses that can be categorised a...

4. Methodological overview

   The following information gives an overview of the key methodological elements of the New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey (NZCASS) in 2014. More detail is given in the NZCASS Technical manual Overview Nationwide, face-to-face random probability survey, with one respondent selected per household using multistage stratified cluster sampling methods. Target population Total usually resident, non-institutionalised, civilian population of New Zealand aged 15 years and over. Sampled areas North Isla

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5. Look back to go forward

   ...services. Louise helps complement the work done by the Ministry’s specialist sexual violence victim advisors. She has close relationships with Police, specialist agencies and court advisors, who get in touch when they need her support. She also gets direct requests from survivors. Her role, she says, is about supporting survivors of sexual violence and their families ‘through whatever process they need to be going through, and to help them navigate through the system that will helpheal them...

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6. Clean Slate scheme

   Your convictions are automatically concealed under the Clean Slate scheme if you're eligible. The best way to find out if you have a clean slate is to ask for a copy of your criminal record When you do this you don’t have to ask for a Clean Slate check. This happens automatically. When the Clean Slate scheme applies You’re said to have no criminal record (criminal conviction history) if all of the following are true. If you have: had no convictions within the last 7 years never been sentenc

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7. What happens during a post mortem

   ...near the person at the mortuary If the coroner decides to direct that a post mortem be completed, you might be able to view or be near the person at the mortuary if the coroner says it’s okay. Please tell the duty coroner’s office if you want to request a viewing, or to stay near the body while it’s in the coroner’s custody. Cultural and spiritual considerations will be taken into account by the coroner when they make their decision. You can ask for someone like a church minister or spi...

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8. How to report a death to the coroner

   ...the episode of care directly before the death you are reporting to NIIO. The coroner will need these records to review your report. If you are in a hospital setting, send the Clinical Summary/Discharge Summary. The coroner’s office may contact you to request additional medical records. The coroner may decide to investigate the reported death If a coroner “accepts jurisdiction” over the death, they will take responsibility for investigating the cause and circumstances of the death. There i...

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   2. Information for doctors and nurse practitioners

9. Apply for an appeal

   ...time to appeal Orders can’t be enforced while an appeal is in progress Either party can appeal to the District Court within 20 working days from the date of the Tribunal order. How to appeal You need to fill in a Notice of appeal. Notice of appeal form File it at the District Court where your original Disputes Tribunal claim was heard. The cost for an appeal is $269. At the appeal, you can choose to be represented by a lawyer. If you use a lawyer you’ll have to pay your lawyer's fees. If y...

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   2. Going to a hearing

10. Occupational regulation

    ...with the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS). The NZLS is the professional organisation for lawyers. Along with the Ministry, it regulates the practice of law in Aotearoa New Zealand and represents the interests of lawyers who choose to be members. Further information about lawyers and conveyancers Private security personnel This system aims to ensure that people offering specified private security and investigation services for hire, and personnel providing those services, are suitably qualified an...

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    3. Regulatory systems and areas