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1. Strengthening the Criminal Justice System for Victims: Workshop playback report [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...harm; some prefer to be referred to as ‘survivors’; and some, including many Māori, wish for no label at all. Within this report, while not wishing to offend anyone, we have used the term ‘victim’. This is mainly for consistency with the legislation (for example the ‘Victim’s Rights Act 2002’) and because most criminal justice agency personnel recognised the term. It may be that through future consultation with those who have been victimised we can find a better solution t...

2. OIA-Treaty Principles [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 12 September 2024, to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry). Specifically, you requested: The NZ First Coalition Agreement of 2023 states: Conduct a comprehensive review of all legislation (except when it is related to, or substantive to, existing full and final Treaty settlements) that includes 'The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi" and replace all such references with specific words relating to the relev...

3. Structure and jurisdictions (generalist)

   Key statutes Admiralty Act 1973 District Court Act 2016 Senior Courts Act 2016 Contempt of Court Act 2019 Court Matters Act 2018 Courts Security Act 1999 Family Violence Act 2018 Key secondary legislation District Court (Access to Court Documents) Rules 2017 District Court Rules 2014 District Courts and High Court (Criminal Fees) Regulations 2013 District Courts Fees Regulations 2009 Senior Courts (Access to Court Documents) Rules 2017 Senior Courts (High Court Commercial Panel) Order 2017 I...

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4. [2009] NZEmpC WC 5/09 McCain Foods (NZ) Ltd v Services and Food Workers Union [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...for facilitated bargaining and directed “that the negotiations for a collective agreement between the Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Inc and McCain Foods Limited be facilitated in the Employment Relations Authority.” The legislative scheme and purpose [31] This case requires an interpretation of new legislation. The Court is required to determine the meaning of the legislative text in light of the legislative purpose1. There are a number of indicia within th...

5. Worker-Exploitation-in-NZ-Enforcement-and-Commentary-Paper.pdf [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...outline of worker exploitation in Aotearoa New Zealand. The second part discusses how worker exploitation is regulated by non-employment related means such as through criminal law and immigration law. The Government’s proposals for modern slavery legislation are also outlined. The third part addresses employment law mechanisms of enforcement, focusing on prosecutions under pt 9A of the Employment Relations Act 2000 for serious worker exploitation. As part of this discussion, som...

6. Regulatory Systems (Justice) Amendment Bills

   ...Tribunal, the Private Security Personnel Licencing Authority, and the Parole Board. The amendments in this Bill will remove barriers to accessing justice, simplify the appointment processes to tribunal bodies, and clarify and resolve inconsistencies in the legislation. The Regulatory Systems (Occupational Regulation) Amendment Bill makes amendments to three Acts affecting three occupational regulation regimes administered by the Ministry of Justice. The Acts being amended are the Lawyers and Co...

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7. [2006] NZEmpC AC 34/06 NZ Engineering Printing & Manufacturing Union v ACI Operations NZ Ltd [pdf, 71 KB]

   ...leave for any of the purposes provided for in s65(1). Submissions of interveners [16] For the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions, Mr Wilson provided us with copies of documents showing the origins of the 2003 Act and its development through the legislative process. These were the September 2001 report of the Holidays Act Advisory Group, the Department of Labour report dated 2 October 2003 on the Holidays Bill as it then was and the submission by Business New Zealand to the selec...

8. Jones v ACC [2014] NZACA 17 [pdf, 70 KB]

   ...the decision of the Authority issued on 4 October 2013 and rehear the application for leave to appeal to the High Court against the decision of the Authority issued on 3 September 1987. [2] Mr Jones has sought coverage under accident compensation legislation many times over the years since an alleged medical misadventure in about 1978. He has been to the Authority before. In 2013, the Authority refused him leave to appeal to the High Court against an earlier decision of the Authority...

9. Pihema v Ngāti Whatua of Orakei Māori Trust Board – Section 722,790,792,793 and 794 Town of Orakei Blocks IX Rangitoto Survey District (1990) 3 Taitokerau Appellate Court MB 44 (3 APWH 44) [pdf, 479 KB]

   ...""e find a significant difference In a meeting to discuss legislation to give affect to the recommendations of the Wallangl Tribunal and the present application before the Court. In the former case the Government had Indicatedthat 11 would legislate In accordance wIIh the recommendations of the Wallangl Tribunal. In such case the lands would be vested In the Board and the appellant would be presented wllh a fall accompllt At that stage she could only appeal to the Board and then try t...

10. Horowhenua: The Muaūpoko Priority Report [pdf, 8.4 MB]

    ...379 7 3 3 How and why was the Hōkio native township established and what involvement did Muaūpoko landowners have in that process ? 380 (1) Native townships legislation, 1895–1910 380 Downloaded from www.waitangitribunal.govt.nz Downloaded from www.waitangitribunal.govt.nz xiii Contents (2) The Crown responds to settler requests for a township