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1. Lawyers-and-Conveyancers-Act-Lawyers_Kings-Counsel-Amendment-Regulations-2024.pdf [pdf, 521 KB]

   ...Amendment Regulations are submitted to the Executive Council. Compliance 14 The regulations comply with: 14.1 the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 14.2 the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993; 14.3 the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 2020 (the amendments do not raise any privacy issues); 14.4 relevant international standards and obligations; and 14.5 the Legislation Guidelines (2021...

2. KC v DG [2023] NZDT 108 (22 March 2023) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...those approaches. KC clearly considered it had not had an opportunity to do that. 31. In addition, DG accepted that KC contacted him sometime before 12 August 2022 to suggest trying to contact [redacted] (the company handling DG’s employer’s human resource matters). DG begrudgingly agreed to do so, although he considered that the tone in KC’s voice was less than optimistic. 32. However, it cannot be a lack of reasonable care and skill to attempt a resolution through all poss...

3. Privacy-Amendment-Bill-2023-Approval-for-introduction_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 606 KB]

   ...impacts on businesses, individuals, and not for profit entities. Compliance 24 The Bill complies with: 24.1 the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 24.2 the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993; 24.3 the disclosure statement requirements (a disclosure statement prepared by the Ministry of Justice is attached); 24.4 the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 2020; 24.5 relevant international s...

4. Statutes-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...the Treaty Provisions Officials Group on any Treaty ofWaitangi provisions (not applicable as there are no Treaty Provisions in this Bill requiring advice); 9.3 the lights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993; 9.4 the piinciples and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act; 9.5 relevant international standai·ds and obligations; and 9.6 the Legislation Guidelines (2021 edition), which ai·e maintained by the Legislation Design a...

5. Deaths that must be reported to the coroner

   ...who was relatively well, (that is, had no underlying health conditions that increased their risk of dying), and was expected to survive a procedure, died during, or because of, a medical procedure or anaesthetic  a person’s death was due to human error(s) or equipment malfunction during the medical procedure or treatment (for example, the deceased was given an incorrect dosage of a drug) the person’s death appears to be the result of a medical procedure that was performed by an unr...

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6. [2025] NZEmpC185 Lanigan v Fonterra Brands (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...requested and there has been no satisfactory answer from the union. It further relied on reg 52(1) and directions issued by Judge King in a minute dated 17 December 2024. [13] The application was supported by an affidavit from Fonterra’s Senior Human Resources Business Partner. [14] While E tū did not object to the notice it opposed Fonterra’s application. The union gave four grounds to resist the orders being sought. The first ground was a description of what the unio...

7. [2025] NZSSAA 02 (22 January 2025) [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...position 14. XXXX considers that her need is immediate and essential as she has exhausted all other options available, and she did not have access to other resources at the time of her application. She contends that justice is an essential basic human need, especially in circumstances where Government beneficiaries are required to pay security for costs without waiver. In XXXX’s view refusal of the grant has denied justice. 15. XXXX provided further context concerning the proce...

8. Auckland Standards Committee v Murray [2015] NZLCDT 6 [pdf, 142 KB]

   ...conclusion that Ms Murray is not a fit and proper person to practice the law. Further, it is submitted “if the conviction is not at that level then it is necessary to consider the conduct underlying the conviction and whether it discloses “human frailty” warranting the person’s disqualification from professional life”. [8] For Ms Murray, Mr Pyke reminded the Tribunal that the conviction was for a summary offence in which culpability, as found by the District Court, was ...

9. [2019] NZEnvC 166 Lindis Catchment Group Incorporated v Otago Regional Council [pdf, 16 MB]

   ...there are too many nutrients the organisms can form nuisance blooms that affect instream values such as biodiversity aesthetics , swimming and angling, irrigation takes and water quality. Some cyanobacteria produce toxins that pose a health risk to humans and animal. These include Phormidium and Oscil/atoria which have been recorded from the Lindis River. [44] Dr Olsen said that monitoring carried out in the Lindis River in 2014-15 indicates that the periphyton community at Lindis P...

10. The sex industry in New Zealand: a literature review [pdf, 470 KB]

    ...some elements of legalisation apparent within it – for instance, in relation to the licensing system for operators of brothels employing four or more workers. The principal aims of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 are: • Safeguarding the human rights of sex workers; • Protecting sex workers from exploitation; • Promoting the welfare and occupational safety and health of sex workers; • Creating an environment that is conducive to public health; • Protecting children f...