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1. The Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court (AODT)

   ...has also been created and can be viewed on our Ministry website at: Court Navigator tool Representation in the AODT Court The AODT Court has a dedicated Legal Services Team. Each AODT Court site a roster of up to four counsel and a Team Leader, which forms the AODT Legal Services Team for that site. Lawyers in the AODT Legal Services Teams must hold a Duty lawyer approval and a minimum criminal PAL1: Experience Level 2 legal aid approval. Legal Aid Services maintains a list of Counsel who have...

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2. [2011] NZEmpC 14 NZ Amalgamated Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union v Steelfort Engineering Co Ltd [pdf, 80 KB]

   ...a staff of 98, five of whom were members of the plaintiff union employed under a collective agreement which was about to expire. The plaintiff initiated bargaining for the renewal of the collective agreement and at one point it made a written request of the defendant, pursuant to s 34 of the Act, for disclosure of its most recent accounts and other financial information. The request was rejected by the defendant principally upon the grounds that, in terms of s 32(1)(e) of the Act,...

3. Juneja v Kumar [2015] NZIACDT 70 (29 May 2015) [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...provided the services. [1.3] Mr Kumar provided advice as to the requirements for a job offer that would meet the criteria for applying for a work visa. He provided incorrect advice, and then lodged the application with non-complying documentation, and information showing the complainant had worked outside of the conditions of his permit (without providing an explanation). [2] Mr Kumar did not file a response to the allegations. Accordingly, the Tribunal has evaluated the facts against...

4. OP v QR LCRO 339/2013 (28 August 2014) [pdf, 38 KB]

   ...Standards Committee BETWEEN OP Applicant AND QR Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] This review concerns a complaint relating to the performance of an undertaking given in conjunction with the settlement of a conveyancing transaction. [2] In this case Mr OP acted for the vendor of a property and declined to release the e-dealing until he had received the balance of the...

5. BORA Business Law Reform Bill [pdf, 392 KB]

   ...conclusion we have taken particular account of the right to receive information, which is included within the right to freedom of expression. The limitation on the right of the company needs to be balanced against the right of shareholders to be fully informed about the state of the company in which they hold shares. We also note that the information that must be provided to shareholders is limited to factual information about the company. It does not compel individuals to state an opin...

6. Saul v Ramos [2014] NZIACDT 48 (09 April 2014) [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...2011, when the student visa expired. The application failed as the complainant did not meet the requirements. [12.7] The complainant remained in New Zealand after his visa expired on 31 March 2011, and the adviser submitted the following further requests to try and regularise the complainant’s immigration status: [12.7.1] A request for reconsideration of the declined work visa application, [12.7.2] A request for a visitor visa (under section 61), [12.7.3] A request for a student vi...

7. Government Response to Law Commission report on the Review of the Privacy Act 1993 [pdf, 84 KB]

   ...recommendation7 that the Criminal Disclosure Act 2009 refer to the Evidence Regulations 2007 rather than the repealed Evidence (Videotaping of Child Complainants) Regulations 1990. Work plans for better guidance and privacy education Three recommendations8 request minor changes to the Legislation Advisory Committee Guidelines on Process and Content of Legislation. The Government has invited the Legislation Advisory Committee to review its Guidelines in the light of these recommendatio...

8. ENV-2016-AKL-000199 Self Family Trust v Auckland Council [pdf, 856 KB]

   ...Manukau City Council A91/2002 and Gavin H Wallace Ltd and Others v Auckland Council [2012] NZEnvC 120, both of which were known to staff (but both of which had been decided against Council). (3) The decision was based on incomplete and inaccurate information and reached through a flawed process which constituted a denial of natural justice. In particular, and without derogating from the generality of the above: Process Issues - Section 290A RMA (4) The submitter was given no r...

9. BORA Limited Partnerships Bill [pdf, 316 KB]

   ...venture capital industry in New Zealand. 5. The Bill seeks to achieve this purpose by repealing the special partnership provisions of the Partnership Act 1908, regulating limited partnerships consistently with international norms and providing a form of legal and tax structure that is recognised and accepted by investors. BILL OF RIGHTS ACT ISSUES Section 14: Freedom of Expression 6. Section 14 of the Bill of Rights Act provides: "Everyone has the right to free...

10. [2020] NZEnvC 135 Thi Lan Anh Tran trading as Hanoi Vietnam Cafe v City Rail Link Limited [pdf, 194 KB]

    ...Tran v City Rail Link Ltd [2020] NZEnvC 118. ,• .c. ) .J i .. :< '\ -~ . 0 -·--· __.,,,,, 3 "jurisdiction shopping" whereby parties endeavour to choose Judges to hear cases. [6] On 12 August 2020 Ms Tran repeated her request that her application be transferred to me. On 14 August 2020 a registry officer replied, advising Ms Tran that: (a) the Court had made its decision on her application; (b) it was pointless continuing to file and re-file it; (c)...