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1. Government seeking feedback on options for creating a new adoption system

   ...Reversing and changing an adoption order Overseas and intercountry adoptions What are some key options the Government is considering for reform? A child-centred purpose for adoption Guiding principles ensure that children’s rights are upheld Birth parents and adoptive parents are all legal parents Adoptive parents get guardianship rights, responsibilities and duties Children are supported to meaningfully participate Children are encouraged and supported to share their views and have them ta...

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2. Family Court Rewrite Submission - Portia Law [pdf, 443 KB]

   ...affected by the parent’s behaviour. The proposed three types of counselling still focuses on the adults. It is unclear from the proposal whether the “behavioural family therapy-type counselling” could be used for children. Question 13: Parenting Through Separation Is it possible to have the caregiver training run by the Ministry for Children – Oranga Tamariki approved under the regulations as a “Parenting Information Programme”? Therefore people Page 3 of 5...

3. A new adoption system for Aotearoa New Zealand Discussion document [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   .....................................................................................36 What is the legal effect of adoption? ................................................................................41 What ongoing contact can adopted children and birth parents have? ..........................48 What support can people access? ....................................................................................51 Who can access adoption information and when? ............................

4. Summary of submissions: Strengthening New Zealand's legislative response to family violence [pdf, 584 KB]

   ...12 Views on the legal definition of family violence 17 Views on including principles in law 20 Part 2: Victim safety 22 Views on protection orders 22 Views on property orders 26 Views on Police safety orders 28 Views on parenting arrangements 30 Part 3: Prosecuting family violence perpetrators 33 Views on a framework for family violence offences 33 Views on victim safety in bail and sentencing decisions 36 Views on criminal court judges’ powers 39 Vi...

5. Family violence consultation: Summary of submissions 20160304 [pdf, 584 KB]

   ...12 Views on the legal definition of family violence 17 Views on including principles in law 20 Part 2: Victim safety 22 Views on protection orders 22 Views on property orders 26 Views on Police safety orders 28 Views on parenting arrangements 30 Part 3: Prosecuting family violence perpetrators 33 Views on a framework for family violence offences 33 Views on victim safety in bail and sentencing decisions 36 Views on criminal court judges’ powers 39 Vi...

6. Family Court rewrite submission: Backbone Collective [pdf, 295 KB]

   ...rebuild their lives and of holding abusers to account. Backbone believes women and children who have experienced violence and abuse are best placed to tell us where the system is and isn’t working. New Zealand needs a safe and independent conduit through which their voices can be heard - where their views can be collected and analysed, and then used to identify where impactful and constructive improvements need to be made to improve the system response. If New Zealand had a continuo...

7. KV v LA LCRO 44/2015 (13 December 2016) [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...mother to come around to his view on the issues that were before the courts. She did not. There was always a risk that would be the case. [56] The appeal did not go Mr KV’s way. There was always a risk that would be the case. Having been through the rigours of the Family Court process and experienced a hearing in that jurisdiction, Mr KV cannot say he is a complete novice when it comes to the risks and costs attendant on litigation. Mr LA’s comment that there were strat...

8. OIA-102050.pdf [pdf, 7.8 MB]

   ...• 9(2)(f)(iv), to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials; and • 9(2)(g)(i), to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to Ministers of the Crown or members of an organisation or officers and employees of any public service agency or organisation in the course of their duty. I am satisfied the...

9. [2022] NZCAA 01 (28 February 2022) [pdf, 338 KB]

   ...service; [47.4.2] Opening of the stores; [47.4.3] Security of the stores; [47.4.4] Back of house operations; [47.4.5] Meeting sales and profit targets; [47.4.6] In summary, he and his team were responsible for all interactions with customers throughout New Zealand and Australia. [47.5] The Head of Retail explained that the in-store staff received specific guidance, using service programmes. The objectives of those programmes is to not only manage the customer relationship...

10. [2018] NZSSAA 62 (6 December 2018) [pdf, 153 KB]

    ...NZLR 260. http://www.nzlii.org/nz/cases/NZHC/2018/1607.html 5 not have a will and the bank account was his way of ensuring that his son was provided for. [21] He initially denied that there was any evidence of TradeMe transactions through this account. He then said the TradeMe deposits were from selling his son’s personal belongings. When questioned as to whether his son owned the gym equipment sold through TradeMe, the appellant said that his friends and family p...