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1. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – concluding observations 15th-17th reports [pdf, 41 KB]

   ...Plan for Human Rights. 12. The Committee, having taken into consideration the explanations provided by the State party, remains concerned that the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act (NZBORA) does not enjoy protected status and that the enactment of legislation contrary to the provisions of that Act is therefore possible. The Committee considers that the requirement whereby the Attorney-General may bring to the attention of Parliament any provision of a Bill that appears to be inconsistent w...

2. Poole v Yorkshire LCRO 133 / 2009 (11 November 2009) [pdf, 71 KB]

   ...152(4) which states that a decision of the Committee made under this section is final “Subject to the right of review conferred by section 193”. 4 [13] There are, however, signals in the Act which suggest that this may not have been the legislative intent. For example s 197(2) (which deals with applications for review in “other cases”) states that “Nothing in this section authorises the review of any order of a Standards Committee that any complaint or matter be consi...

3. [2016] NZEnvC 255 Save Erskine College Trust v Erskine Development Limited (formerly known as A Good Day Out Charters Limited) [pdf, 292 KB]

   ...cannot be stretched to exclude approvals required from NZT A as a requiring authority or approvals from any other requiring or heritage authority, however one might interpret all relevant provisions of HASHAA including s 49 as inserted late in its legislative history; • Mr Garner-Hopkins understandably identified a risk that s 193 processes could negate a HASHAA consent in whole or in part, but that is the clear scheme of the legislative interpretation exercise I have undertaken...

4. Apply for probate & get a copy of a will

   ...administer an estate Application for probate where the deceased person has left a will An application for probate is required from the person or organisation (‘the executor’) named in the will. The requirements for making an application are found in legislation such as: Administration Act 1969 the Wills Act 2007 Parts 5, 9, and 27, and Schedule 1 of the High Court Rules Court forms must be set out in a certain way which is fixed (‘prescribed’) by legislation. The content and deta...

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5. [2025] NZSSAA 19 (30 May 2025) [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...ordinarily resident in both New Zealand and another country. Given that XXXX appears to be ordinarily resident in Germany, he cannot also be ordinarily resident in New Zealand. 26. The Ministry further submits that there is no provision in the legislation for the granting of NZS on humanitarian grounds. The Ministry’s 6 XXXX has referred to this as “humanitarian grounds”. 7 New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001, s 8(2). 8 Section 8(3). 6...

6. Steedman v Steedman – Owhaoko D6 Section 3 (2012) 20 Takitimu MB 230 (20 TKT 230) [pdf, 155 KB]

   ...that the effect of the land laws of the previous century and a half had been the alienation of the bulk of the Māori land estate which, it determined, 20 Takitimu MB 233 [15] was not in the best interests of Māori. As a result the present legislation places significant restrictions on the ability of owners to alienate land. This is because the cornerstone principles of the Act are the retention, utilisation and development of Māori land for the benefit of the owners, their...

7. IACDT - Annual -report 2014 [pdf, 414 KB]

   ...had successfully applied for adjournments due to their personal circumstances. The Tribunal will be in a position to dispose of complaints and appeals in a timely and efficient manner under its revised processes, which are now fully in effect. Legislative matters As at the end of the current year MartinJenkins were undertaking a review of the Immigration Advisers licensing regime. In July 2014, the reviewers presented their report Review of the Regulation of Immigration Advice to th...

8. Government-Response-to-Privacy-Commissioners-Report-Review-of-statutory-authorities-for-information-matching.pdf [pdf, 444 KB]

   ...2023 Released in full. https://bills.parliament.nz/v/4/6157ae2c-d6b4-4625-173f-08db362ee9b6 https://bills.parliament.nz/v/4/6157ae2c-d6b4-4625-173f-08db362ee9b6 1 IN CONFIDENCE Office of the Minister of Justice Chair, Cabinet Legislation Committee Government Response to the Privacy Commissioner’s Report Review of statutory authorities for information matching Proposal 1 This paper seeks approval of the Government’s response to the Privacy Commissioner’s...

9. OH v RI Ltd [2020] NZDT 1678 (20 July 2020) [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...now claims $1,010.00 from RI. [3] I have to decide: (a) if RI misled or deceived OH when advertising the apartment as having three-bedrooms; (b) whether the bedroom in question was required to have a window in order to comply with applicable legislation; and (c) if RI is liable to pay the amount claimed. [4] The applicable law is the law of contract, the Fair Trading Act 1986 (FTA), the Building Act 2004 (BA), the Building Code contained in the Building Regulations 1992 (BC), the...

10. [2024] NZSSAA 20 (14 October 2024) [pdf, 174 KB]

    ...(exhibit 12 in the Ministry’s report). The Ministry’s initial submission incorrectly stated the amount as $640.20, but this appears to be a typographical error. 2 3. The appeal highlights the tension between strict application of legislation and the extraordinary circumstances faced by individuals such as XXXX during a global pandemic. Background 4. On 21 July 2021, XXXX and his partner travelled to Australia with the intention of returning to New Zealand on 13 Oc...