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1. 2014-Environment-Court-Practice-Note.pdf [pdf, 286 KB]

   Environment Court of New Zealand Practice Note 2014 This guide to practice in the Environment Court will come into effect on 1 December 2014 and replaces all earlier Practice Notes. It is not a set of inflexible rules, but is a guide to the practice of the Court and will be followed unless there is good reason to do otherwise. Legislative references are to the Resource Management Act 1991. Contents 1 Communication 1.1 Communicating with the Court 1.2 Communication and co-ope

2. [2018] NZEnvC 243 Ohau Protection Society Incorporated v Waitaki District Council [pdf, 16 MB]

   ...that reflects recognition of development benefits, as envisaged by Mr Farrell, could be evaluated to be dated and/or not fully comprehensive in its response to pt 2. The exercise for the decision-maker, as R J Davidson reflects, is one of evaluative judgment on the evidence and in the particular context. That evaluation is to be approached according to the statutory directives, including the overarching reference to 'subject to Part 2' in s 104(1), RMA. [18] We find that r...

3. Practice Note 2014 [pdf, 286 KB]

   Environment Court of New Zealand Practice Note 2014 This guide to practice in the Environment Court will come into effect on 1 December 2014 and replaces all earlier Practice Notes. It is not a set of inflexible rules, but is a guide to the practice of the Court and will be followed unless there is good reason to do otherwise. Legislative references are to the Resource Management Act 1991. Contents 1 Communication 1.1 Communicating with the Court 1.2 Communication and co-ope

4. Strengthening the Criminal Justice System for Victims: Survey report [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Many victims strongly opposed the use of juries specifically for sexual violence cases, because they felt juries brought with them a range of their own biases and beliefs in certain rape myths. Many felt as though jurors were not equipped to make judgments in cases of sexual violence. Having to relay their story to a room full of strangers also added to the trauma of a trial for sexual assault victims. Many survey respondents agreed that the current restorative justice meetings were empow...

5. [2022] NZEnvC 112 Minister of Conservation v Wellington Regional Council [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...same or less than could be reasonably considered to have been discharging from the land use occurring on that land over the average 12 month period in the preceding five years, and (b) require the analysis in (a) above to be undertaken using expert judgement complemented, where practicable, by the use of suitable models and/or risk assessment tools as may be approved for use by the Wellington Regional Council. Policy P65F: Consent duration for rural land use in priority catchments The...

6. [2023] NZEmpC 221 Cronin-Lampe v The Board of Trustees of Melville High School [pdf, 1 MB]

   KATHLEEN CRONIN-LAMPE v THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MELVILLE HIGH SCHOOL [2023] NZEmpC 221 [5 December 2023] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2023] NZEmpC 221 ARC 55/2013 ARC 79/2013 ARC 48/2014 ARC 25/2014 IN THE MATTER OF challenges to determinations of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed from the Employment Relations Authority AND

7. [2014] NZEmpC 157 Howard v Carter Holt Harvey Packing Ltd [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...CARTER HOLT HARVEY PACKAGING LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 28 - 30 July 2014 (heard at Christchurch) Appearances: D Beck, R Boulton and D Mills-Godinet, counsel for the plaintiff D France and J Greenleaf, counsel for the defendant Judgment: 29 August 2014 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B A CORKILL Introduction [1] Mr Dean Howard has challenged a determination of the Employment Relations Authority (the Authority), which found that his employer, Carter Holt Harv...

8. Harland v ACC [2014] NZACA 13 [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...the child cannot be left alone because of injury related factors such as the risk of seizures, fitting, stopping breathing, harm to self or to others, then this must be reflected in the provision of attendant care.”(pg. 56) • My professional judgment related to expected developmental milestones was applied to Grace’s original report. This was a combination of my experience as a paediatric therapist and reference to standardised Developmental assessment tools. 8 At tha...

9. LCRO 194/2017 MA v NB, OC and PD (20 September 2019) [pdf, 344 KB]

   LCRO 194/2017 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of the [Area]l Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN MA Applicant AND NB, OC and PD Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] Dr MA has applied to review a decision by the [Area] Standards Committee [X] to take no fur

10. LCRO 80/2021 A LN and B LN v QG (9 November 2021) [pdf, 265 KB]

    ...final invoice. Unforeseeable issues affecting health and the ability to manage a law practice are examples of this. [108] That being said, as a matter of fairness some allowance could be made for the impact on Ms QG of receiving the court’s judgement in her litigation. However, Ms QG said that the judgment was not issued until 21 February 2020.19 [109] Nevertheless, Ms QG has not provided any compelling reason to explain why she could not have issued Mr LN with a final invoice...