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1. [2023] NZEnvC 173 New Zealand Transport Agency - Waka Kotahi [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...that those rules do not affect the Court’s inherent power to control its own proceedings. Rule 5(2) provides that the Court may direct that documents of any kind may be accessed only with the permission of a Judge. [6] The principle of open justice is fundamental. It is well established that there are circumstances in which the interests of justice require that rule be departed from, 3 but only to the extent necessary to serve the ends of justice.1 [7] I consider that the a...

2. 2023-NZEnvC-173-New-Zealand-Transport-Agency-Waka-Kotahi.pdf [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...that those rules do not affect the Court’s inherent power to control its own proceedings. Rule 5(2) provides that the Court may direct that documents of any kind may be accessed only with the permission of a Judge. [6] The principle of open justice is fundamental. It is well established that there are circumstances in which the interests of justice require that rule be departed from, 3 but only to the extent necessary to serve the ends of justice.1 [7] I consider that the a...

3. Final Env-Reg-Report-2022-23 [pdf, 479 KB]

   ...Delivery Group. The Registrar and Deputy Registrars exercise quasi-judicial powers such as the consideration of certain waiver applications and, where directed to do so by an Environment Court Judge, undertake acts preliminary or incidental to matters before the Court. The Court maintains registries in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Each registry is led by a Service Manager (each of whom are Deputy Registrars and have all the powers, functions and duties of the Registrar of...

4. [2020] NZREADT 22 - Catley & Boyle - Ruling (4) (26 May 2020) [pdf, 145 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2020] NZREADT 22 READT 021/19 and 022/19 IN THE MATTER OF An appeal under s 111 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BETWEEN BRUCE RAYMOND CATLEY AND TIMOTHY JOHN BOYLE Appellants AND THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY (CAC 521) First Respondent AND MARGARET and ROBERT FLANAGAN Second Respondents On the papers Tribunal: Hon P J Andrews (Chairperson) Mr J...

5. Ngog v Tourism Holdings Ltd [2025] NZHRRT 46 [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...in doing so, referred to the high threshold that must be crossed in order for a claim to be struck out under s 115A. The plaintiff submitted that a strike out may only be made under this ground where a claim is clearly untenable, and that the matters raised by THL would be more appropriately addressed in closing submissions after having heard all the evidence. [14] After hearing from the parties, the Tribunal determined the application and issued an oral decision striking out the...

6. 2014 to 2018 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...Our responsibilities The Ministry of Justice is the lead agency in the justice sector. We administer the court system, the legal aid system and the Public Defence Service. We collect and enforce fines and civil debts. We provide policy advice on matters related to justice and the administration of the law, and negotiate Treaty of Waitangi settlements for the Crown. The Ministry is the only agency in New Zealand’s public sector that works across all three arms of government: we work...

7. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination - discussion document - large print [pdf, 458 KB]

   ...hatred against any specific group of people based on a characteristic listed in Proposal One, would break the law if they did so by being threatening, abusive or insulting, including by inciting violence  The person would break the law no matter how they made the threat, abuse or insult. It would not matter if it was verbally made to another person, in writing (in a drawing or words) or online (such as on social media, in an email, or in a digital message).  Proposal Th...

8. Provision of Public Information for the 2020 Referendums [pdf, 857 KB]

   © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Andrew Little Minister of Justice Proactive release – Cabinet Paper: Provision of Public Information for the 2020 Referendums Date of issue: 3 December 2019 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA),...

9. [2013] NZEmpC 105 B v Virgin Australia (NZ) Employment & Crewing Ltd [pdf, 69 KB]

   ...and will be limited to the extent necessary. It is not only the interests of the person seeking the order but those of other parties and the community that must be taken into account by the Court. The overall consideration is the interests of justice. 3 Citing Y v D [2004] 1 ERNZ 1 in support. [6] Section 14 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 re-emphasises the basic value of the freedom to receive and impart inform...

10. complaining about a member of a tribunal 202206 edit [pdf, 171 KB]

    ...is not done to be hurtful but because fairness requires the tribunal member to be clear about such concerns so that the person has the opportunity to respond. Tribunal members, as judicial officers, are independent of ministers, the Ministry of Justice and the head of the tribunal. Their independence will be respected in assessing any complaint. Disputes Tribunal and Tenancy Tribunal: If you want information about what your options are in the event you are unhappy with the h...