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1. Horowhenua-District-Council-Cover-Letter-Form-7a-and-Form-18-20221101.pdf [pdf, 534 KB]

   ...construction. These approvals may include resource consents determined relevant at the time of construction, such as consents for soil disturbance under the National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health. The following consultation has been undertaken with parties that are likely to be affected: Consultation has been undertaken with iwi, landowners, the community and key stakeholders including as part of the assessment of altern...

2. Privacy-Act-2020-Indirect-notification-obligation-April-2023-Cabinet-paper_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...circumstances in which notification is not required to ensure notification does not occur in these circumstances and/or to safeguard against a ‘chilling effect’ on the sharing of information due to concerns about compliance burdens/risks. Human Rights 54. These changes will enhance individuals’ privacy rights and have sought to balance increased transparency against other non-privacy rights through exceptions. Freedom of expression is engaged via the requirement to notify but...

3. Cochrane v Accident Compensation Corporation [2024] NZACC 76 [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...Accident (1) Accident means any of the following kinds of occurrences: (a) a specific event, or a series of events, other than a gradual process, that – (i) involves the application of a force (including gravity) or resistance, external to the human body; or (ii) involves the sudden movement of the body to avoid a force (including gravity), or resistance, external to the body; or (iii) involves a twisting movement of the body. [50] In Mehrtens1 Judge Ongley referred to the f...

4. OIA-110237.pdf [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...should the Ministry acquire, hire, or use a corporate box for entertainment and/or hospitality purposes. Care of dependants (staff) A staff member may be responsible for the care of a dependant. For the purposes of this policy, dependants include humans and pets. Unless the care of dependant cost is the subject of an employment agreement, it is a personal and private expense of the staff member. Payments for the care of dependants, other than under the terms of employment agreements...

5. B Ltd v C Ltd & others [2024] NZDT 99 (21 February 2024) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...all legislation that the term “person” includes incorporated and unincorporated bodies. Because the definition is inclusive, the term “person” in legislation will also retain its natural meaning, which is that a person is “…an individual human being: a man, woman or child…”1. For these reasons I am satisfied that XD and LD have been properly joined as parties in this claim. Did C Ltd breach the agreement for sale and purchase and if so what damages are payable? 9. I f...

6. LCRO 107/2023 NC v PJ (30 November 2023) [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...extreme bias against me – Q. I (inaudible 09:24:20) – A. – because you have stood there and basically passively, passively approved people assaulting me. MR PJ: (inaudible 09:24:26) MR NC: That is not a reasonable behaviour from any human being, and it is certainly not a reasonable behaviour from a judge of the District Court. I don’t think that you are in a position to sit in judgement over me because of your extreme (inaudible 09:24:42) biases that you have already sh...

7. Sexual-Violence-Bill-and-Govt-Response_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990? The Crown Law Office has provided advice to the Attorney-General. This advice will be available on the Ministry's website at https://www.justice.govt.nz/ justice-sector- policy/constitutional-issues-and-human-rights/bill-of-rights-compliance-reports/. Offences, penalties and court jurisdictions 3.4. Does this Bill create, amend, or remove: (a) offences or penalties (including infringement offences or YES penalties and civil pecuniary penalt...

8. [2023] NZEnvC 162 Allison v Clutha District Council [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...preparation work must comply with the limits recommended in and shall be measured and assessed in accordance with New Zealand Standard NZS 6803:1999 Acoustics - Construction Noise. 20. If the consent holder: 8 (a) discovers koiwi tangata (human skeletal remains), waahi taoka (resources of importance), waahi tapu (places or features of special significance) or other Māori artefact material, the consent holder must without delay: (i) notify the Consent Authority, Tangata whe...

9. Legal aid grants June 2023 [xlsx, 83 KB]

   ...This includes debt recovery, breaches of contract, defamation, and bankruptcy proceedings. It also includes proceedings before tribunals or specialist courts such as the: • Employment Relations Authority • Employment Court • Environment Court • Human Rights Tribunal • Legal Aid Tribunal • Māori Land Court • Immigration & Protection Tribunal • Social Security Appeal Authority • Taxation Review Tribunal • Tenancy Tribunal • Waitangi Tribunal. Civil legal aid is not avai...

10. Cockburn v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal Injury) [2023] NZACC 93 [pdf, 240 KB]

    ...section 20(2)(e) to (h)). Section 25(1)(a)(i) provides that “accident” means a specific event or a series of events, other than a gradual process, that involves the application of a force (including gravity), or resistance, external to the human body. Section 25(3) notes that the fact that a person has suffered a personal injury is not of itself to be construed as an indication or presumption that it was caused by an accident. [48] Section 67 of the Act provides: A claimant...