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1. Proactive release - COVID-19: Arbitrating Commercial Lease Disputes [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...2020-07-13 11:52:49 I N C O N F I D E N C E DEV-20-MIN-0100 12 agreed that the expenses incurred under paragraph 8 above and the tagged operating contingency in paragraph 10 above be charged against the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund; Legislative implications 13 invited the Minister of Justice to issue drafting instructions to the Parliamentary Counsel Office to give effect to the above paragraphs; 14 authorised the Minister of Justice to make additional minor policy decisions...

2. Otene – Tauhara Māori Reservation (1977) 58 Taupo MB 168 (58 TPO 168) [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...consider comparable legislative provisions for public reserves and historic places, the history of section 439, and instances of the actual application of that section by the Court. Not a great deal of assistance can be gleaned from comparable legislation in other fields. Were Mount Tauhara Maori Reservation equated with a scenic reserve under the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, then in terms of section 56 or that Act its administration and maintenance should be directed to preserving...

3. 25072025-Electoral-Amendment-Bill [pdf, 581 KB]

   J.4 Report of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 on the Electoral Matters Legislation Amendment Bill [PCO 26217/7.2] Presented to the House of Representatives pursuant to Section 7 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and Standing Order 269 of the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives 1 8605671_6 1. I have considered this Bill for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA). I...

4. Wai-3300-A001-Report-Three-Research-Reports-Concerning-Constitutional-Issues.pdf [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...submissions of David Vernon Williams, Not dated (Wai 9, #A13) The author discusses the guarantee of tino rangatiratanga under Te Tiriti and Crown historical policies that disregarded te tino rangatiratanga of Ngāti Whātua hapū. Such policies include legislation that the author argues, ‘intentional[ly] violat[ed]’ the collective rangatiratanga of Ngāti Whātua hapū, including the Native Land Court Act 1894 and the Native Land Act 1909.5 The author also offers a definition of...

5. [2016] NZSSAA 72 (18 July 2016) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...Chief Executive it is submitted that a back payment should not be made because: (i) It appears that in some of the periods in respect of which the appellant seeks back payment the appellant and her son were living in Australia. (ii) The legislation in place in the period 1986 to July 2002 governing the granting of DPB − CSI required that the DPB − CSI could only be paid if the person cared for would otherwise have required to be admitted to hospital within the meaning of...

6. Regulatory Impact Statement: Expungement scheme for historical homosexual convictions [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...quantified as assessment of the costs associated with locating and amending official records could not be completed within the timeframe. The Ministry will continue to work with agencies to assess these costs before Cabinet approval to introduce draft legislation is sought. There has been no public consultation as it is assumed that there will be sufficient general support for providing a remedy to affected individuals on the grounds that both the law and society's standards have c...

7. [2022] NZACC 20 - Harris v ACC (21 February 2022) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...subsequently withdrawn by him therefore the principle of res judicata applied. [8] In relation to his appeal in respect of review number 6064087, Mr Harris relies on the following grounds: Appealing for wrongful disentitlement. They didn’t work within legislation. My lawyer took it to the Complaints Authority and several code of rights had been breached. [9] In relation to his appeal in respect of review number 6065089, Mr Harris relies on the following grounds: False docum...

8. 2024-Justice-Sector-Projections-Report-v1.0.pdf [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...number of people coming into court, the number of people in prison, and how long people spend in prison. The projections are based on the latest data and system settings as they were in February 2024. They only include the impact of changes to legislation, policy and practice that had been formally approved and funded, with a clear implementation plan, at that point. The projections are based on the most likely future system settings and the information we have. Therefore, the proje...

9. Samuela v ACC (Weekly compensation) [2024] NZACC 70 [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...finished. [10] On 17 November 2022, the Reviewer dismissed the review, on the basis that, if the Corporation had not abated Mr Samuela’s holiday pay, he would then be able to receive more than 52 weeks income per year, which was contrary to the legislation and case law. Mr Samuela filed a Notice of Appeal against the Reviewer’s decision. [11] On 10 March 2023, the Corporation issued a fresh decision which revoked its decision of 16 August 2022. The Corporation no longer abate...

10. BORA Public Records Bill [pdf, 33 KB]

    ...RIGHTS ACT 1990 1. We have considered the Public Records Bill (PCO version 5269/4) for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the "Bill of Rights Act"). We understand that this Bill is to be considered by the Cabinet Legislation Committee at its meeting on 1 July 2004. 2. The Bill repeals the Archives Act 1957 and the document and archive provisions of the Local Government Act 1974. This Bill reflects developments in technology, legislation and recor...