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1. [2016] NZSSAA 58 (16 June 2016) [pdf, 66 KB]

   ...benefit paid to be identical to one of the benefits paid in New Zealand. The comparison is not between individual types of pension but between programmes for income support payable for any of the contingencies covered in the New Zealand income support legislation. [8] The New Zealand Government has determined that immigrants and New Zealanders who have worked overseas and who are entitled to payments from the government schemes of the overseas and countries they have worked in, should n...

2. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - government reply to issues 6th report [pdf, 624 KB]

   ................................................................................................................................. 12 Counter-terrorism measures ................................................................................................. 12 Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment Bill (GSCB Bill) and the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act 2013 (TICS Act) .........................................................

3. Justice Matters - issue 01 - December 2015 [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...a lawyer to get legal advice and representation Our Collections unit is one of New Zealand’s largest debt-collection agency. We enforce unpaid infringements, and collect court fines and reparations We develop justice policy – advising on legislation and supporting our ministers We negotiate durable Treaty of Waitangi settlements – building positive relationships between the Crown and Māori We carry out criminal conviction history checks We lead the justice sector to colle...

4. [2017] NZEnvC 197 Marine Farming Association Incorporated v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...precluded an aquaculture decision (whether a determination or reservation) from being made. Therefore, the commencement dates that are specified in s 116A(2)(b) (for when a determination is made under the FA) and 6 7 Inserted by s 77 Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017; there is no relevant National Environmental Standard. S 125 deals with lapsing of consents, and it is not relevant for present purposes. 5 ss 116A(4) - (6) (for when a reservation is made under the FA) do...

5. [2016] NZSSAA 009 (2 March 2016) [pdf, 19 KB]

   ...was relying on, the appellant has advised: (i) There are numerous references on the MSD webite and in MSD publications which imply the existence of obligations and legislative support for those obligations. (ii) It now appears that there is no legislation enforcing MSD’s well advertised obligations. The advertising is in fact misleading. (iii) Section 116C of the Social Security Act 1964 implies a duty on MSD to give assistance in certain cases to help people find or retain paid...

6. OIA-Firearms Law [pdf, 226 KB]

   ...be taken to hold Mr. McKee or any other responsible parties accountable for their role in making firearms more accessible?* 3. *How does the Ministry of Justice plan to safeguard the rights and safety of Muslims and other minorities in this evolving legislative landscape?* … While the Act allows anyone resident in New Zealand to ask Ministers and agencies for information, there is no requirement under the Act for agencies to create new information, compile information they do not hold or,...

7. Te Runanga o Ngati Hine v Te Runanga a iwi o Ngapuhi [2013] Māori Appellate Court MB 89 (2013 APPEAL 89) [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...(a) what is the legal effect of Ngāti Hine’s withdrawal from TRAION? (b) Jurisdiction; and (c) Remedies. [13] Judge Ambler stated that “[i]n no respect can the 2004 Act be said to affect historical Treaty claims”. In his view, that legislation was only concerned with Māori fisheries as “… the tentacles of the 2004 Act do not reach beyond” these. He acknowledged that the TRAION deed of trust, Schedule 3, provided for “withdrawal” by Ngāti Hine for fisheries p...

8. Grace – Ngarara West A25B2A (2014) 317 Aotea MB 268 (317 AOT 268) [pdf, 254 KB]

   ...Māori reservation and the chief executive of Te Puni Kōkiri may, by notice in the Gazette, declare that land to be a Māori reservation. Counsel submits that, as set out in Owners of Nukutaurua 3C3B v Mato – Nukutaurua 3C3A and 3C3B, 7 the legislative history shows that the setting apart of Māori reserves has always been a function of the Crown, and the inalienability of reserves has been constant. 5 316 Aotea MB 17-18....

9. [2022] NZEmpC 192 E Tū Inc v Rasier Operations BV [pdf, 483 KB]

   ...increasingly narrowed over time. If the definition, properly interpreted, has a broader purpose, the gateway will likely admit a more diverse range of workers. [7] As the Court of Appeal has stated in the context of interpreting relationship property legislation:18 Although the Act operates upon "property" as a subject-matter the law it lays down is not a part of the law of property in any traditional sense. Instead it is social legislation aimed at supporting the ethical and m...

10. Tranche-4-of-Cabinet-and-Ministerial-advice-on-changes-to-clubs-and-ranges-regulations.pdf [pdf, 2.1 MB]

    ...propose waiving the application fee for non-pistol club enrolment and having the same application fee as certification for non-pistol range enrolment. These proposals are expanded upon below. Defining ‘association’ 8. The Act amended the current legislation (Arms Act 1983) to allow non-pistol shooting ranges1 that are affiliated to a parent/governing association to have their RSOs approved by that association or the regulator. 1 Note that this only relates to non-pistol shootin...