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1. Domestic Violence 1995 Act 42-day rule & Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1989 60-day rule [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...managing complex defended cases also caused significant delays. Lack of hearing time and breaks in Court sittings over the Christmas period could also result in long delays. Other reasons for significant delays were parties pursuing other applications e.g. through the Guardianship Act, delays in obtaining specialist reports, criminal proceedings and counsel seeking adjournments to negotiate with parties. Most of those consulted thought that with the exception of some criminal proceedings, these...

2. [2015] NZEmpC 77 Adams t/a Untouchable hair & Skin v Brown [pdf, 281 KB]

   ...Ms Brown’s parents had “become involved” because Ms X had sent such offensive texts to Ms Brown. In the note relating to the meeting with Ms Brown, it was recorded that legal advice had been taken, and that it would be necessary to work through a procedure and that both should be given written warnings. The note relating to the joint meeting recorded that if there was a recurrence “termination of employment will follow”. Because of the nature of the texting incide...

3. [2017] NZEmpC 47 Singh v Trustees of the Wellington Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten Trust [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...refused to sign it off. Having taken that stand, however, Ms Singh returned neither the funds nor the reference she had received. There is no suggestion that she sought to have the waiver of her debt reversed. Further significant factors are that throughout the negotiations, Ms Singh was being advised and supported in the negotiations by an officer of her union and that following the payment and the provision of the reference, Ms Singh’s resignation from employment was announce...

4. Pomare v Pomare - Hongoeka 1B Parts and Hongoeka 1B1 (2024) 492 Aotea MB 5 (492 AOT 5) [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...arranged to rent the cottage to the Cole family. The Coles had no whakapapa connection to the land. Miria says this arrangement continued until around 1979 when the Coles moved out leaving the cottage in a complete state of disrepair. She says that throughout this period rental was paid by the Coles to the Rangihaeata whānau and not to the estate. After the Coles moved out, Miria says her father Māui began extensive work to clean up and repair the cottage. He also applied at this ti...

5. 20 May 2014 Legal Aid News [pdf, 460 KB]

   ...different logins. Why is RealMe being introduced for logging into RMS? By verifying who the users of RMS are, using RealMe, we're better able to protect and secure the information of parties that use the range of out-of-court services such as Parenting through Separation courses, Family Dispute Resolution and the Family Legal Advice Services. What do I need to do? In a few weeks we'll write to you again to tell you more about how to create a RealMe login if you don'...

6. Reporting crime

   ...offence statistics. We call this a ‘comparable subset’ and it includes the following offences: thefts of vehicle thefts from vehicle or vehicle interference burglaries robberies or thefts from the person assaults. About 43% of crimes collected through the NZCASS in 2013 fell into categories that could be compared with crime recorded by the New Zealand Police (the comparable subset). See Comparing NZCASS with Police statistics for more information. Back to top

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7. Flight v Fletcher - Waipapa 1D 2B 3B [2017] Māori Appellate Court MB 96 (2017 APPEAL 96) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...permanent injunction would be real and consequential. If removed, he and his son will have nowhere to go. 21 f) Mr Flight cannot afford to remove the dwelling even if he wished to do so. As such, the costs of removal would fall to the owners through trustees. The gain to the Trust of an extra 1,500 sqm of land from a 40 ha block “hardly seems worth a candle.” It is therefore difficult to see that such an action and the incurring of such expense would necessarily be prudent...

8. BORA Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...purposes of s 5 of the Bill of Rights Act. Compelling expression 16. There are a number of provisions in the Bill which limit freedom of expression by compelling individuals to provide information to a Registrar. For example, cl 12 requires both parents of a child to jointly notify a Registrar of the birth as soon as is reasonably practicable after the birth. Similarly, a Registrar must be notified of any death that occurs in New Zealand under cl 38, and a marriage solemnised in New Zea...

9. P and R v EQC and MIS [2024] CEIT-2023-0014 [pdf, 331 KB]

   ...their elderly parents with clearing liquefaction, with disruptions to power sewage and water supplies, in making damage claims, and with repair processes. School closures and disruptions affected their children, and one child has subsequently gone through significant health issues. More recently they have been presented with further challenges including two separate serious injuries suffered by R, the deaths of both P and R’s parents, the need to care for a disabled relative, and t...

10. Abortion Legislation Bill (Cabinet Papers) [pdf, 1.9 MB]

    ...that abortion should be treated as a health issue, and that a woman has the right to choose what happens to her body in consultation with her health practitioner. 22. Our current law is complex and bureaucratic. It requires a pregnant woman to go through multiple steps to obtain an abortion. This can delay access to appropriate health services and be more distressing for the woman and health practitioners. 23. I propose that the regulation of abortion services be broadly aligned with...