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1. 2011 to 2014 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 537 KB]

   ...preserved and maintained. This reflects the need for judicial independence – the courts must be, and must be seen to be, separate from, and independent of, the executive. Staff who exercise judicial functions do so under the supervision of judges and with the guidance provided in handbooks and other training material approved by the judges. The Ministry has no ability to direct or control staff in their judicial functions. The Ministry seeks judicial input into some of its...

2. KL v WS LCRO 160/2013 (15 June 2016) [pdf, 89 KB]

   ...faced by the various accused were related even if the accused were not known to each other. One of the lawyers who appeared for the Crown at the trial confirmed that it was very unlikely that the Crown would have consented, or that the presiding Judge would have agreed, to Mr KL being tried separately to his co-accused. The Crown lawyer also expressed the view that the presiding Judge would have been unlikely to grant an application for severance of the defendants. [16] The view exp...

3. Cooper v Hamilton Pharmacy 2011 Ltd (Strike-Out Application) [2017] NZHRRT 38 [pdf, 439 KB]

   ...earlier referred to were in breach of an express term of confidentiality. When the ERA dismissed his application for name suppression Mr Cooper appealed to the Employment Court. In that court an unopposed interim suppression order was made by Chief Judge Colgan on 8 May 2015. That order was continued by Judge Perkins on 16 July 2015. However, since obtaining interim name suppression Mr Cooper has taken no further steps in the proceedings and does not intend taking such steps. [9] Th...

4. [2018] NZEnvC 097 Handley v South Taranaki District Council [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...NZEnvC 97 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of an appeal under s 174 of the Act BETWEEN D M HANDLEY (ENV-2017-WLG-96) Appellant AND SOUTH TARANAKI DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent/Requiring Authority Before: Environment Judge J J M Hassan Environment Commissioner K A Edmonds Held: at Wanganui on Monday 25 June 2018 Appearances: A Cameron for the appellant M Conway for the respondent/requiring authority S Ongley for the consent authorities Date of Decision...

5. LCRO 50/2017 TG v JT and TAP LIMITED (26 January 2018) [pdf, 292 KB]

   ...decision of the Court of Appeal in Pallin v Department of Social Welfare.9 [38] In Pallin the Court of Appeal was considering an all-evidence provision contained in s 29(1) of the then in force Children and Young Persons Act 1974. A District Court Judge hearing a complaint that a child was in need of care and protection invoked s 29(1) and ruled as admissible, medical evidence that was otherwise protected by doctor-patient privilege pursuant to s 32 of the Evidence Amendment Act (N...

6. Induction guide for legal aid providers - v1.4 June 2017 [pdf, 649 KB]

   ...rules of conduct and client care for lawyers, the practice standards set out specific requirements for legal aid lawyers’ responsibilities to clients, relationships with clients, conduct of legal aid cases, and their dealings with others such as judges, experts, and court and Ministry of Justice staff. In summary, these require lawyers to: • understand legal aid entitlements and processes http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2008/0214/latest/DLM1437811.html� http://www.l...

7. [2021] NZEnvC 018 Hadley v Waterfall Park Developments Limited [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...declarations under section 311 of the Act BETWEEN JAMES AND REBECCA HADLEY (ENV-2020-CHC-84) AND AND Applicants WATERFALL PARK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED First respondent QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Second respondent Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan (Sitting alone pursuant to s309(1) of the Act) Hearing: In Chambers at Christchurch Date of Decision: 5 March 2021 Date of Issue: 5 March 2021 DECISION OF THE ENVIRONMENT COURT A: The application is granted ins...

8. [2020] NZEnvC 159 Upper Clutha Environmental Society Incorporated v Queenstown Lakes District Council.pdf [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...INCORPORATED (ENV-2018-CHC-056) and all other appellants concerning Topic 2 of Stage 1 of the Proposed Queenstown Lakes District Plan (listed on the attached Schedule) Appellants QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan Environment Commissioner K A Edmonds Environment Commissioner J T Baines Hearing: In Chambers at Christchurch Date of Decision: 21 September 2020 Date of Issue: 21 September 2020 INTERIM DECISION OF THE ENVIRONM...

9. [2020] NZEnvC 001 Environmental Defence Society v Thames Coromandel District Council [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...(ENV-2016-AKL-000147) (Topic: ENV-2016-341-000007) and others Appellants THAMES-COROMANDEL DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent MARTIN WALLACE PETER ROSCOE SUSAN EDENS . COROMANDEL PROPERTY OWNERS' ALLIANCE INCORPORATED Section 274 Parties Environment Judge DA Kirkpatrick Environment Comn;iissioner DJ Bunting Environment Commissioner K Prime at Thames on 3 April 2019 H-M Noone for appellant S J Berry and C F Timbs for respondent M Wallace in person P Roscoe in person...

10. [2022] NZEnvC 043 Marine Farming Association Incorporated v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 5.3 MB]

    ...BETWEEN MARINE FARMING ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED & AQUACULTURE NEW ZEALAND (ENV-2020-CHC-74) (and all the other appellants listed at the end of this consent order) Appellants AND MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge J J M Hassan – sitting alone under s279 of the Act In Chambers at Christchurch Date of Consent Order: 25 March 2022 _______________________________________________________________ CONSENT ORDER ____________________________________...