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1. Protection-of-Personal-and-Property-Rights_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 713 KB]

   ...subject to unnecessary PMEs and the PME fee increase is reasonable and fair. Increasing the PME fee will make for a fairer process and generate savings to Government 16 The $132 fee cap on what Public Trust can charge people for a PME was set in legislation in 1988. The fee was designed to be updated occasionally to reflect changes in the cost of delivering PMEs, but this never occurred. This has required an increasing government subsidy for Public Trust to meet costs that cannot be reco...

2. OIA-120087.pdf [pdf, 5.5 MB]

   ...clarify the law Rather than positive powers to arrest, people who perform arrests have certain immunities from criminal or civil liability 29. Rather than giving members of the public the power to perform arrests (citizen’s arrests), New Zealand legislation has framed arrest the opposite way by laying out immunities (from offences like false imprisonment or assault) that are available to a person who performs a permitted arrest. 30. These immunities are laid out in the Crimes Act (a...

3. Directory of Official Information 2019 S-U [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ............................................................................................................. 143 University of Waikato ....................................................................................................... 146 3 New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Legislation The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) operates under the Intelligence and Security Act 2017, as well as other legislation, such as the Privacy Act 1993. Our work...

4. BORA Taxation (Annual Rates, GST, Trans-Tasman Imputation and Miscellaneous Provision) Bill [pdf, 49 KB]

   ...GST, Trans-Tasman Imputation and Miscellaneous Provision) Bill ("the Bill") (PCO 5144/6) for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 ("Bill of Rights Act"). We understand the Bill will be considered by Cabinet Legislation Committee at its meeting on Thursday, 19 June 2003. 2. The Bill contains a provision that appears to be inconsistent with the right to be free from discrimination as affirmed by section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act. We do not con...

5. Notes from Crown Maori Relations hui Waikato 28 April 2018 [pdf, 439 KB]

   ...Crown/Maori Relations engagement hui notes (28 April 2018) Page 2 of 5 • Government Policies – A couple of speakers noted that government policies are designed without a Māori framework or strong rationale and subsequently establish prohibitive legislation which impacts on Māori tikanga and disrupts cultural practises. Examples provided included health and safety legislation which impacts on marae tikanga, land and road development desecrating cultural landscapes. • Edu...

6. Austen v Far North District Council - Okahu 3B2A and Okahu 3B2B2D (2022) 252 Taitokerau MB 87 (252 TTK 87) [pdf, 284 KB]

   ...demand or damage relates to Māori freehold land. This proceeding falls within s 18(1)(d) of TTWMA. He aha te kaupapa a s 24A o TTWMA? What is the effect of s 24A of TTWMA? [21] In order to determine the effect of s 24A, I first consider the legislative history of this provision before deciding how it applies. What is the legislative history of s 24A of TTWMA? [22] Section 24A was inserted, from 11 April 2001, by s 4 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Amendment Act 2001. At that...

7. [2021] NZACC 146 – Buis v ACC (28 September 2021) [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...the purposes of this application Mr Buis has repeated many of the arguments that he raised in the hearing. It is convenient then to repeat Judge Sinclair’s summary of those arguments:9 [a] The Board of the Corporation had a duty imposed by legislation to ensure that the C3 Form requested all the financial information from employers that was required under the relevant statutory provisions to ascertain an employee’s earnings and enable the Corporation to be able to calculate th...

8. OIA-110625.pdf [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...adequately protect victims of family violence 37. Stalking and harassment can have significant impacts on victims, particularly when it is a pattern of family violence intended to limit the victims' choices through coercion and control. Current legislation may not provide adequate protection for victims of these behaviours, leaving them vulnerable to further, potentially escalated harm. 38. There are severe risks associated with intimate partner stalking (where an individual is sta...

9. OIA-118430.pdf [pdf, 6 MB]

   ...Prohibition Orders. Agency accountabilities: • This is being led by New Zealand Police and the Ministry of Justice. Action area 3: Stronger sentencing Introducing stronger sentencing for violent crime offences through a range of changes to legislation and sentencing will ensure appropriate consequences for offenders with a greater emphasis on public safety and personal responsibility. Tougher sentencing is expected to result in the greater use of imprisonment. It will also ensure...

10. OIA-111174.pdf [pdf, 25 MB]

    ...returning-offenders-to-New-Zealand-with-redactions.pdf 23 Policy Document: Departmental Report Departmental Disclosure Statement: Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Bill 12/11/2015 Refused in full under s18(d). Publicly available at: disclosure.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2015/98/ 24 Briefing Briefing to the Governor-General on the Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Bill 16/11/2015 Some information withheld under s9(2)(a) and s6(a). 25 Aide...