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1. BORA-Advice-Education-and-Training-Amendment-Bill.pdf [pdf, 259 KB]

   ...and • repeal the early childhood education network approval provisions; and • enable the Secretary for Education to make rules for the form and content of attendance data that schools are required to provide. 5. The Bill establishes the legislative framework for the establishment and operation of charter schools (including the content of their contracts). The Bill amends the principal Act to include charters schools in many of the same provisions that currently apply to State s...

2. [2025] NZSSAA 11 (27 March 2025) [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...counted toward his requirement to be both resident and present in New Zealand for NZS eligibility. While XXXX maintained his residence 4 Re SSAA 12/23 [2024] NZSSAA 07. 5 status during this period, the question is whether, under the legislation, this period of absence can be treated as a period of presence in New Zealand given the circumstances. Discussion 18. It is not in dispute that XXXX did not meet the residential requirements in New Zealand for the minimum p...

3. Tackling money laundering and terrorism financing

   A programme of legislative reform is overhauling New Zealand’s system for tackling money laundering and terrorist financing. The reforms aim to provide regulatory relief for businesses, detect and deter criminals from our financial system, and protect our international reputation as a trusted place to do business. The main initiatives are: provide immediate regulatory relief to businesses introduce structural changes to improve system efficiencies. This includes moving to a single supervi...

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4. [2010] NZEmpC 90 NZ Fire Service Commission v Warner & Ors [pdf, 60 KB]

   ...Court, has the power to hear and determine this proceeding or any similar claim between parties to employment relationships. Parliament could not have intended that no court or tribunal at all could deal with such issues. In view of the legislative scheme to channel employment related problems to the specialist institutions, the Authority must be the appropriate venue for this litigation. [44] Although much of Mr Cranney’s argument for the defendants focused on s...

5. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – summary record 12th-14th reports (continued) [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...that the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination had been the first international human rights instrument to be ratified by New Zealand and had influenced the very foundations of the country’s human rights legislation and infrastructure. In the current report, which combined the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth periodic reports of New Zealand, the Government had made every effort to take account of the Committee’s comments on the preceding...

6. Taueki v Horowhenua Sailing Club - Horowhenua 11 Lake Block [2014] Māori Appellate Court MB 60 (2014 APPEAL 60) [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...is allowed to stand then beneficial owners could never challenge an occupation of land approved by the trustees, regardless of its legality; (f) The lower Court was also wrong in finding that the Court did not have jurisdiction to consider the legislation relating to reserves and to review the Domain Board’s actions in light of that legislation. The storage of boats by the Rowing Club amounts to exclusive use and occupation of an area of the reserve, which is strictly controlle...

7. IAA v van Zyl [2012] NZIACDT 37 (31 July 2012) [pdf, 155 KB]

   ...provided to a person other than a client. It appears the point being made is that Mr van Zyl legitimately advised the company as to visa requirements. The company then gathered the necessary information to lodge the application without infringing the legislation. 6 [35.2] There is an exemption for “clerical work” which may be performed by a person who is not licensed. It is the subject of a statutory definition (section 5 of the Act), and the Authority has publishe...

8. [2020] NZEnvC 124 Sidwell v Thames Coromandel District Council [pdf, 5.7 MB]

   ...interpretation correct in that ss37 and 37 A would then cater for all scenarios where a person sought to have a lapse period extended. [22] Ms Riley referred to the observations in the Court of Appeal decision in Body Corporate 9701012 concerning the legislative purpose of s125, as that provision was originally framed. Specifically, she points out that the Court referred with approval to observations the Planning Tribunal made in Katz v Auckland City Council, 13 as to the purpose...

9. COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Bill – Ministry of Justice [pdf, 215 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 1 May 2020 Hon David Parker, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: COVID-19 (Further Management Measures) Legislation Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the COVID-19 (Further Management Measures) Legislation Bill (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’). 2. We have not yet received a final version of the...

10. Amendments to Court Rules 2025 [pdf, 522 KB]

    ...Regulations Review Committee 28 There are no grounds for the Regulations Review Committee to draw the rules to the attention of the House of Representatives under Standing Order 327. Certification by Parliamentary Counsel 29 PCO has certified that the legislative instruments are in order for submission to Cabinet. Impact Analysis 30 The Ministry for Regulation has determined that these proposals are exempt from the requirement to provide a Regulatory Impact Statement on the grounds t...