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1. Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Social Assistance Legislation (Accommodation Supplement and Income-related Rent) Amendment Bill [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...housing assistance, and then to cancel both clients’ housing assistance if the discrepancy remains unresolved for a further eight weeks. This approach would apply even when one client has provided correct information and complied with MSD’s requests for further information. In relation to the PACHMA, the specified sanction may involve notifying the social housing provider that the tenant’s income-related rent will move to market rent after 60 days. 11. We have considered wh...

2. Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Social Security (Mandatory Reviews) Amendment Bill [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 14 – Freedom of expression 6. 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.2 1 Specified benefits are the list of benefits declared a...

3. 2024924-Crown-Minerals-Amendment-Bill-.pdf [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 14 – Freedom of expression 6. 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 7. There are a number of provisions in the Bill which...

4. 20240924-Crown-Minerals-Amendment-Bill.pdf [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 14 – Freedom of expression 6. 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 7. There are a number of provisions in the Bill which...

5. [2024] NZLVT 057 – Dobbie v Far North District Council (31 October 2024) [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...Value (CV): $1,100,000; (b) Land Value (LV): $550,000; 4 (c) Value of Improvements: $550,000. The onus of proof The Land Valuation Tribunal is a specialist tribunal, its primary task in determining rating valuation objections being to form a view as to the correct valuation. The onus of proof lies with the Objector, with the burden imposed being the persuasion burden.3 A party meets this burden by convincing the fact finder to view the facts in a way that favours...

6. 2025 NZPSPLA 063.pdf [pdf, 86 KB]

   ...authority, and breached professional standards. [2] TPD deny these allegations and say Ms Murray mischaracterises a legitimate investigation into theft with an employment investigation. They also say Ms Murray does not have all the relevant information and has failed to provide evidence to establish any grounds for misconduct or unsatisfactory conduct. They therefore say that leave for Ms Murray to file her complaint should not be granted. [3] Section 74(2) of the Act states that...

7. Proceeding steps & fixed fee schedules

   ...the actions for each activity within a step or stage granting notes – providing additional information to support particular granting situations and usually appear at the end of each type of step or fixed fee schedule documentation requirements – forms and supporting information such as court notices and minutes, exhibits and summary documents. Fixed fee schedules Criminal fee schedules These schedules have been applied to criminal fixed fee cases since 5 March 2012. They have been updated...

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8. Legal aid provider resources

   There are a range of resources available to support legal aid lawyers: Legal aid factsheets These factsheets provide basic information on variety of topics. Bail conditions File keeping Interviewing clients What to expect from a legal aid audit Providing legal aid to clients subject to Mental Health assessment or treatment Working with victims and perpetrators of sexual violence and family violence Waitangi Legal Aid factsheet for claimants Invoicing Quick Reference Guide Employment costs F

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9. Your responsibilities

   ...illness and you have considered the circumstances of the death and you have examined the tūpāpaku (body). Note: there is an exemption to the requirement of viewing the tūpāpaku in certain circumstances in the aged residential care sector. For more information see the Cremation Regulations 1973: Exemption from Regulation 7 If you are unavailable when your patient dies If your patient dies when you are unavailable (for example, on holiday), you do not always have to complete an MCC...

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10. 2025-06-19-WR-Justice-Assoc-Justice-Courts.pdf [pdf, 1.3 MB]

    ...milestones including: • Sexual Violence (Strengthening Legal Protections) Bill – the Bill, which includes changes to name suppression, is expected to have its third reading in the week of 23 June • Sentencing (Reform) Amendment Act 2025 – the reforms come into force on 29 June • Electoral Matters Bill – policy decisions ahead of the Bill’s introduction at the end of June • Crimes Amendment Bill – introducing a coward punch offence and an offence of assaulting a f...