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1. Waitangi Tribunal - The new approach revisited [pdf, 586 KB]

   ...completion, one of the quickest being Te Uri o Hau (3-4 years) 6 Contemporary claims are covered in a companion paper 7 Maps are appended showing the current status of Tribunal district inquiries and Treaty settlements 8 This date is dependent upon adequate human and financial resourcing. The current constraint is on the ability to commission district-wide research programmes, undertake claimant facilitation, and provide report-writing support to panels. Additional resourcing of negotiations ma...

2. BORA Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill [pdf, 341 KB]

   ...where there is a significant risk to an individual’s safety or to public safety. 33. As noted above, the presumption of searches being undertaken under the authority of a search warrant can be displaced in certain circumstances, including saving human life or serious public health issues. We have compared clause 102 with a similar provision in the Law Reform (Epidemic Preparedness) Bill. In that Bill it is proposed that police officers have the authority to enter into or on any land...

3. [2016] NZEmpC 153 Spotless Facility Services NZ Ltd v Mackay [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...it, Mr McLennan was a senior member of Spotless’ management, having responsibility for issues of this kind in respect of those of its employees who worked in District Health Board facilities. It is also evident that Mr McLennan was told by a Human Resources (HR) colleague, from whom he took advice from time to time, that resolution to the problems which were occurring needed to be obtained as soon as possible. [11] The meeting duly proceeded. Ms Mackay attended with a support...

4. [2020] NZEmpC 174 Greetham v Lawter (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 384 KB]

   ...immediate change to Mr Greetham’s employment agreement, remuneration or job title as a result of the change in his duties. The increase in responsibilities was raised by Mr Greetham at a meeting with Mr Yates and Kate Riches, then described as Human Resources Generalist, on 21 October 2011. A time in motion study was thereafter conducted by Ms Riches in response to the discussion. This stated that she found that Mr Greetham’s duties were only consuming around 20– 25 hours pe...

5. [2017] NZEnvC 116 The Architectural Centre v Wellington City Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT IN THE MATTER BETWEEN AND AND Court: Environment Judge C J Thompson Environment Commissioner J R Mills Decision No: [2017] NZEnvC 116 of an appeal under clauses 14 and 29(6) of Schedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991 THE ARCHITECTURAL CENTRE (ENV-2016-WLG-000024) Appellant WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL Respondent VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON Requestor Deputy Environment Commissioner D Kernohan Hearing: at Wellington 12 - 14

6. Chief Coroner 2017-18 Annual Report [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...followed by suicide and transport deaths. Cause of death 2017/18 Deaths Accidental poisoning 3 Aspiration 28 Aviation 8 Death in custody 13 Drowning and immersion 85 Fall 83 Fire/smoke/burns 24 Firearms 57 Homicide 20 Human remains 3 Marine accident 11 Missing person 11 Natural causes 1893 Other 13 Overdose 204 SUDI 62 *Suicide 467 Transport 440 Undetermined 141 Workplace accident 13 Total 3579 *NOTE: Cause of Death categories are a...

7. 2018 to 2023 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...independent judiciary and effective public institutions. We have a long history of upholding the rule of law. We’re committed to enhanced Crown/Māori relationships grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Our justice system upholds the fundamental human rights of everyone in New Zealand so they can live with dignity and transact with confidence, knowing their interests are protected. We actively uphold the global rule of law and our other international obligations. 5 Our stra...

8. [2020] NZREADT 31 – Turoa v Real Estate Agents Authority (30 July 2020) [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...expected to be with a licensee all the time during every transaction, and that licensees can make mistakes even when well supported and well supervised. The Tribunal has recognised that good management systems may be in place but nevertheless human errors will occur. For example, in Hutt City, the Tribunal emphasised that an agency must have adequate systems in place, but is not responsible if an agent goes “rogue” and deviates from those systems. 5.11 In Vining Realty G...

9. [2022] NZEmpC 171 Alkazaz v Deloitte (No. 3) Ltd [pdf, 356 KB]

   ...an agreement was to go through a redundancy process. Whether that process would have been justified or not is moot. He chose an agreed exit. [53] I have had the benefit of seeing the internal email exchanges between Mr Glover and the human resources department which were generated as a result of Mr AlKazaz’s lawyer’s discussions with them and/or DeloitteAsparona’s lawyer. It was apparent that Mr AlKazaz’s lawyer raised a number of the concerns that Mr AlKazaz no...

10. Proactive-release-Legal-Services-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

    ...approach may also mitigate the potential impact of this proposal on sentence outcomes. For example, where an offender has spent time on remand and has participated in a rehabilitation programme, their progress may help inform sentencing decisions. Human Rights Implications 42 The Crown Law Office will vet any resulting draft Bill for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (Bill of Rights). 7 This is based on data from all sentences concluded in 2...