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1. Firearms-Reform-Programme-Phase-4_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 23 MB]

   ...modernise the Act (the Phase 4 briefing) which discusses the approach to the review. 3. You have stated that meaningful targeted or public consultation on the reform programme is a priority for you. Robust consultation will also ensure the proposed legislation will work as intended and have the support of New Zealanders. 4. This paper recommends a public discussion document accompanied by a wide series of engagements across New Zealand (Option Two). This option both aligns with princip...

2. Establishing a Criminal Cases Review Commission [pdf, 395 KB]

   ...possible once the necessary legislation has been drafted. Officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Crown Law Office will work together on these issues to ensure the information-gathering powers are designed in a rational and proportionate manner. Legislative Implications 119 Establishing a CCRC requires legislative authority. A stand-alone Act of Parliament will be required. The prioritisation and commencement of the legislation will ultimately be subject to decisions by Budget...

3. [2008] Waikato DHB & ors v New Zealand PSA Inc AC 6/08 [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...insignificant that the concept was first incorporated into employment law in the Employment Contracts Act 1991. It has, however, been continued, albeit in different terms, in the less contractually focused Employment Relations Act 2000. In the 1991 legislation the process applied to employers as well as to employees collectively who were represented in negotiations by a bargaining agent. Ratification is now only required of unions’ settlements in bargaining. [14] Black’s New...

4. [2017] NZEnvC 059 Save Erskine College Trust v Erskine Developments Limited [pdf, 462 KB]

   ...purposes) that if a consent is granted under HASHAA for a proposed development it will have effect as if the consent had been granted under the RMA. [7] In face of submissions for the Respondents, the Applicant submitted that the two pieces of legislation are not inconsistent with each other let alone repugnant to each other and that they are perfectly capable of standing together, and accordingly there is no need to determine which must prevail. In my preliminary decision I held that...

5. 6352184 BORA vet Briefing to Attorney General Conversion Practice Prohibition Legislation Bill [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...Justice Centre 19 Aitken Street PO Box 2858 DX SP20208 Wellington 6140 New Zealand Ph: +64 4 472 1719 Fax: +64 4 473 3482 www.crownlaw.govt.nz 6352184_BORA VET_ BRIEFING TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL - CONVERSION PRACTICE PROHIBITION LEGISLATION BILL 29 June 2021 Attorney-General BORA Vet: Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill (PCO 23471/8.0) Our Ref: ATT395/326 1. We have assessed this Bill for its consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Right...

6. Courts and tribunals

   ...specialist areas of law have certain remedies and processes that require courts to operate differently from the generalist courts. This system encompasses both the Coroners Court and Family Court. These are specialist jurisdictions and courts established in legislation and administered by the Ministry of Justice. Other specialist courts, such as the Māori Land Court and the Environment Court, are established in legislation administered by other agencies. This system supports the rule of law an...

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7. Trustees of Paenoa Te Akau Trust v Taupō District Council - Paenoa Te Akau (2014) 108 Waiariki MB 261 (108 WAR 261) [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...roads are to be cancelled for “the better utilisation of the lands as a subdivision.” [14] In 1974 a Royal Commission was established to address problems with the subdivision of these blocks. 9 The Royal Commission Report recommended that legislation be passed cancelling all orders made by Judge Prichard and Judge Harvey. The Māori Purposes Act 1975 (Part III) was enacted to give effect to this recommendation. [15] The effect of The Māori Purposes Act 1975 was to create t...

8. 2020-12-07 Statement of evidence of Tom de Pelsemaeker on behalf of the ORC - Appendix H [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...asked us to provide advice setting out the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, and how the Court has previously applied those principles in a planning context. Executive summary 2. The Resource Management Act (RMA), like a range of contemporary legislation, specifically incorporates the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi (Treaty). Those “principles” have not been defined by any Act of Parliament. However, the Courts and the Waitangi Tribunal have identified a number of princ...

9. Legal aid factsheet on changes to manage legal aid spending - April 2011 [pdf, 114 KB]

   ...designed to contain growth in legal aid spending and make it more sustainable. Further approaches to managing legal aid expenditure will be considered later in 2011. Changes to eligibility criteria and repayment obligations for legal aid will require legislative change. Legislation will be introduced later this year to implement these proposals and is expected to be enacted in 2012. Questions and answers What is the timeframe for these changes? Changes to the way in which legal aid se...

10. [2020] NZSSAA 7 (30 April 2020) [pdf, 133 KB]

    ...and agrees with the appellant’s claim that the result of applying the relevant law to his situation is unfair. The appellant understands that we have no power to change the law but has brought this appeal because he hopes to see changes in the legislation so that others do not experience the same hardship. [2] At the time that his partner was injured, she was working almost full time, the appellant was receiving Jobseeker Support, and they had two children in their househ...