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1. LCRO 3/2024 RP v TG (21 May 2024) [pdf, 262 KB]

   ...of a civil law duty. [77] My jurisdiction is no different. Any claim by the applicant for compensation based on allegations of professional negligence can only be heard and determined by a court. The LCRO’s office is not a court and I am not a judge. Accordingly, I made clear to the applicant in my minute that she was pursuing her claim for compensation in the wrong forum but that my obligation was to proceed to conduct the review. [78] I was concerned about the authorship and timi...

2. [2024] NZREADT 48 – CAC2105 v Chen, Stevenson & Buy West Realty (18 December 2024) [pdf, 565 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2024] NZREADT 48 Reference No: READT 027/2022 IN THE MATTER OF Charges laid under s 91 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BROUGHT BY COMPLAINTS ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE 2105 AGAINST YU-YUAN (LILLIAN) CHEN First Defendant AND DIANE STEVENSON Second Defendant AND BUY WEST REALTY Third Defendant Hearing in Auckland on 8 to 10 October 2024 Tribunal: C Sandelin (Deputy Chairperso

3. Appendix-4-Additional-submissions.pdf [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   Sunny Kaushal | Chairman Ministerial Advisory Group - Retail Crime Ministry of Justice, Govt of New Zealand Defence of Property and Powers to Detain I am writing in response to your request for input on the proposal "Empowering Security Industry to Deal with Retail Offenders." As a security industry veteran with over four decades of experience spanning law enforcement and private security, I am pleased to offer my insights on this critical matter. Given my unique perspective bridgi

4. SAR-Prisoner-voting-and-the-voting-rights-of-detained-people.pdf [pdf, 776 KB]

   ...to reintegration, rehabilitation, deterring offending, or helping victims feel safer. Removing the right to vote is arguably an additional punishment, on top of incarceration. In his forward to the Waitangi Tribunal’s prisoner voting report, Judge Savage’s comment noted that the Tribunal could see no utility whatever in any restriction on prisoner voting.23 Fairness 48. Electoral fairness, and the perception of electoral fairness, is critical to a well-functioning advanced...

5. LCRO 89/2024 YL v FV (16 July 2025) [pdf, 307 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2025] NZLCRO 101 Ref: LCRO 89/2024 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a decision of the [Area] Standards Committee BETWEEN YL Applicant AND FV Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] The applicant, Mr YL

6. Ngati Pahauwera Affidavits 2 of 4 [pdf, 11 MB]

   6 Vilma Hape photo 23: Raupunga School Beach trip to Mohaka 1999 - driftwood teepee and parent Vilma Hape photo 24: Raupunga School Beach trip to Mohaka 1999 - fire with children and parent, note fire is contained with rocks for safety 6 Vilma Hape photo 23: Raupunga School Beach trip to Mohaka 1999 - driftwood teepee and parent Vilma Hape photo 24: Raupunga School Beach trip to Mohaka 1999 - fire with children and parent, note fire is contained with rocks for safety Page 158

7. [2015] NZEnvC 105 Opoutere Ratepayers and Residents' Association v Waikato Regional Council [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...ASSOCIATION (ENV-2012-AKL-000253) Appellant W AIKATO REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent at Hamilton, 23 October 2014; 18 November 2014 and site visit on 19 November 2014 Respondent's closing submissions filed 14 December 2014 Environment Judge M Harland Environment Commissioner 0 Borlase Environment Commissioner K Edmonds Mr M Lloyd for the appellant. Mr J Milne and Mr S Plant for the respondent. Date of Decision: 9 June 2015 2 INTERIM DECISION OF THE ENVIRONMENT C...

8. Regulatory Impact Statement: A New Trusts Act [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   Regulatory Impact Statement: Trust Law – Agency Disclosure statement 1 1 Regulatory Impact Statement: A New Trusts Act Agency Disclosure Statement 1. This Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice. 2. The RIS analyses the Law Commission’s recommendations to reform New Zealand trust law. Trust law in New Zealand is important to individuals and businesses, and is a core component of the legal infrastructure and economy. 3. The Law Commi

9. [2018] NZEnvC 088 Clearwater Mussels Limited v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 21 MB]

   ...NZEnvC 88 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of appeals pursuant to s1 20 of the Act BETWEEN CLEARWATER MUSSELS LIMITED (ENV-2016-CHC-40 and 41) Appellant AND MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan Environment Commissioner K A Edmonds Environment Commissioner J A Hodges Hearing: at Christchurch on 4-7 December 2017 Appearances: Q Davies and A Hills for the appellant M Radich and S Wadworth for the respondent J Iro...

10. Wall v Fairfax New Zealand Ltd [2017] NZHRRT 17 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

    ...and wrote the first cartoon history of New Zealand in 1980 and founded the New Zealand Cartoon Archive at the Alexander Turnbull Library in 1992. He has continued to research and write about historical and contemporary political cartoons. He has judged the cartoonist-of-the-year category at the Cannon Media Awards for several years. He holds a BA (Political Science) from Victoria University of Wellington. [61] The focus of Mr Grant’s evidence was editorial or political cartoons, not...