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1. Benioni - Succession to John Benjamin Karaitiana [2020] Chief Judges MB 1341 (2020 CJ 1341) [pdf, 326 KB]

   ...facts of the case to the court or the Registrar, cancel or amend the order or certificate of confirmation or make such other order or issue such certificate of confirmation as, in the opinion of the Chief Judge, is necessary in the interests of justice to remedy the mistake or omission. [14] The principles that are applied to s 45 decisions have been previously set out in numerous decisions made by the Deputy Chief Judge and the Chief Judge. These are to be found in the judgment A...

2. [2024] NZEmpC 69 Magnum Hire Ltd v Parker [pdf, 224 KB]

   ...Franchise Systems (NSW) Pty Ltd v Bilgola Enterprises Ltd (1999) 13 PRNZ 48 (CA). [12] Other factors, including the likely merits of any related challenge, can also be relevant.15 Ultimately, the overarching consideration is the interests of justice. Submissions [13] The plaintiffs submitted that if their stay application is not granted, there is a risk that Mr Parker will not be able to repay the sums awarded in the event they are successful. They submitted that the si...

3. Te Manutukutuku Issue 4 [pdf, 3 MB]

   Te Roopu Whakamana i te Tiriti 0 Waitangi Te Tari Ture Tuawha Mei 1990 Waitangi Tribunal Division Department of Justice Newsletter ISSN 0114-717X Number 4 May 1990 DIRECTOR'S COLUMN Tena koutou, HUI MANAWHENUA I was pleased to see many of our Tribunal members attending Hui Manawhenua held in Rotorua during the week before Easter, 9-12 April. It was an important hui - and the most prominent of the events marking the sesquicentennial of the Treaty that involved Waitangi...

4. Final Submissions Summary Report [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   Crown/Māori Relations Summary of Submissions Te ara whakamua ā tātou Our path ahead Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in relation to, the information; and fully exclude

5. BORA Financial Advisers Bill [pdf, 375 KB]

   ...inter alia: o may inspect only for the purposes of the Bill (refer s. 68 Securities Act 1978); o must be satisfied that the inspection is for the purpose of the Financial Advisers Bill (refer s. 68 Securities Act 1978); o must have considered any matters relating to the necessity or expediency of carrying out an inspection, for example, whether the information is practicably available from another source in the time available (refer s. 68 Securities Act 1978); o can employ only tho...

6. [2025] NZREADT 21 – BS & QS v Upton (16 June 2025) [pdf, 270 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2025] NZREADT 21 Reference No: READT 027/2023 IN THE MATTER OF A referral for a compensation order under s 110(5) of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 REFERRED BY COMPLAINTS ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE 2205 BETWEEN BS and QS Complainants AND JOHN SELWYN UPTON Respondent Tribunal: D J Plunkett (Chair) P N O’Connor (Member) F J Mathieson (Member) Decision on the papers Ap...

7. Summary-Political-lobbying-meeting-Companies-7-Sept-2023-Final-v2.pdf [pdf, 174 KB]

   1 Political Lobbying Project: Wider Regulatory Issues Meeting Summary of Ministry of Justice facilitated meeting with companies on issues with political lobbying 7 September 2023 Why we held this meeting 1. In April 2023 the Prime Minister announced several steps to introduce greater transparency around lobbying at Parliament. He commissioned the Ministry of Justice to undertake a review of the different policy options for regulating lobbying activities. 2. The...

8. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - summary record 5th report [pdf, 88 KB]

   ...be identified as seriously defective. Of particular concern was the finding in the Auditor-General’s performance CCPR/C/SR.2696 7 10-27115 report on limited services for female and Maori inmates. 38. After conducting research on the matter, the Department of Corrections had acknowledged that the high levels of incarceration of Maori were due to some extent to institutional bias against them, though New Zealand had categorically refuted the existence of any such bias at i...

9. OIA-124248-Tranche-1.pdf [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 16 September 2025 Our ref: OIA 124248 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Proposed Citizen’s Assembly on cannabis Thank you for your email and accompanying letter of 29 July 2025, requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information regarding a proposed citizen’s assembly on cannabis. Specifically, you requ...

10. [2011] NZEmpC 89 Young v Bay of Plenty DHB [pdf, 62 KB]

    ...provides that in such cases the applicable provisions of the High Court Rules apply and those include the power to make orders for security for costs. [4] Mr Young opposes both applications, saying that to grant them would: … subvert natural justice (in that a corporate public body wishes to hide its indiscretions around a protective disclosure matter and attempts to [do] so by delay and financial intimidation against a private individual who challenges that body under the Protect...