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1. [2020] NZEnvC 174 Hamilton City Council v Global Metal Solutions Limited.pdf [pdf, 3.7 MB]

   ...an application for enforcement orders pursuant toss 314 and 316 of the Act HAMIL TON CITY COUNCIL (ENV-2019-AK-000319) Applicant GLOBAL METAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED First Respondent CRAIG VERNON TUHORO Second Respondent Court: Environment Judge M Harland Environment Commissioner A Gysberts 1 Hearing: 24 June, 13 July, 12 August 2020 (site visit 24 June 2020), closing submissions filed 21 August 2020 Appearances: L Muldowney and S Thomas for the applicant T Braun and K Bond fo...

2. Wider-stakeholders-individual-submissions.pdf [pdf, 4 MB]

   ...each concerned piece of legislation. Ideally, lobbyists should provide what they are asking for in writing as well, so that the official involved only needs to record any points made that were not present in disclosure. This allows the public to judge for themselves if fair access is being upheld, and whether lobbyists are being honest or not. Lobbyists should also be required to access Ministers, MPs, or officials under the same rules as the general public- i.e.. no direct access ca...

3. Family violence and sexual violence work programme archived updates

   Access the Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention website for the latest news and information On this page: December 2020 August 2020 May 2020 December 2019 November 2019 July 2019 May 2019 April 2019 December 2018 November 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 May 2018 April 2018 February 2018 June 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 December 2016 December 2020 Joint Venture Work Programme December 2020 e-Update August 2020 Family Violence and Sexual Violence

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4. [2017] NZEnvC 165 Yaldhurst Quarries Joint Action Group v Christchurch City Council [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act YALDHURST QUARRIES JOINT ACTION GROUP (ENV-2016-CHC-049) Appellant CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL Respondent HAREWOOD GRAVELS LIMITED Applicant Court: Environment Judge J E Borthwick Environment Commissioner R M Dunlop Environment Commissioner J A Hodges Hearing: at Christchurch on 22 to 24 March 2017 and 23 to 25 May 2017 Appearances: M Christensen for Yaldhurst Quarries Joint Action Group B Pizzey...

5. [2017] NZEnvC 206 Ngai Te Hapu Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 4.1 MB]

   ...s 120 of the Act BETWEEN NGAI TE HAPU INCORPORATED AND AND (ENV-2016-AKL-42) NGA POTIKI A TAMAPAHORE TRUST (ENV-2016-AKL-4S) Appellants BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent ASTROLABE COMMUNITY TRUST Applicant Environment Judge JA Smith Environment Commissioner ACE Leijnen Environment Commissioner SK Prime Mount Maunganui, 7 December 2017 ME Casey, QC and JDK Gardner-Hopkins for Astrolabe Community Trust (the Applicant) RC Zame for Bay of Plenty Regional Coun...

6. Performance Improvement Framework (PIF) July 2012 [pdf, 506 KB]

   ...alterna ves to reduce the risk of becoming locked into more formal processes. Jus ce delivered by courts and tribunals needs to be accessible, mely, predictable and deliver correct outcomes according to law. The Ministry cannot deliver on its own. Judges are cons tu onally independent and decide how a case is dealt with and what are correct outcomes according to law. 10 PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK: FORMAL REVIEW OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE JULY 2012 Moreover, the fl ow of...

7. [2017] NZEnvC 150 Blueskin Energy Ltd v Dunedin City Council [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...Decision No. [2017] NZEnvC 150 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act BETWEEN BLUESKIN ENERGY LIMITED (ENV-2016-CHC-047) Appellant AND DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge J E Borthwick Environment Commissioner W R Howie Environment Commissioner D J Bunting at Dunedin on 27, 28, 29 and 30 June 2017 and 18,19 and 20 July 2017 (Site visits carried out 26 June 2017 and 20 July 2017) Further submissions r...

8. [2021] NZEnvC 133 Woolworths New Zealand Limited [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) AND an application under s87G of the RMA BETWEEN WOOLWORTHS NEW ZEALAND LIMITED (ENV-2020-CHC-001) Applicant AND CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL Consent Authority Court: Environment Judge P A Steven Alternate Environment Judge L J Newhook Environment Commissioner C J Wilkinson Deputy Environment Commissioner G Paine Hearing: at Christchurch on 15-17 February 2021, and on 17 June 2021 at Auckland Appearances: A A Arthur-...

9. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - summary record 3rd report [pdf, 35 KB]

   ...New Zealand should be commended for the effective steps it had taken to guarantee human rights through improvements in its domestic legislation. Nevertheless, a few concerns remained. From his reading of paragraph 6 (f) of the report, it seemed that judges must enforce laws that were incompatible with international human rights instruments. Apparently the Covenant was subordinate to New Zealand law, and, contrary to article 2 of the Covenant, if the Covenant and internal law were in conflict, t...

10. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand v CAL2012-E000627 [2013] NZCOP 9 [pdf, 168 KB]

    ...downloaders using specialised P2P software. [46] In this particular case, the specialised P2P software used by the Respondent was a BitTorrent “client” known as “uTorrent”. In Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Ltd [2012] H.C.A. 16, three judges of the High Court of Australia3 noted that a user of the BitTorrent system who downloads a work (in that case it was a film) will automatically make the work available online on the user’s computer for downloading by other BitTorrent use...