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1. Family Court Rewrite Submission - Waitemata Community Law Centre [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...March 2019 Waitematā Community Law Centre Te Korowai Ture ō Waitematā 1 BACKGROUND The Waitematā Community Law Centre offers free legal help to people who are most in need in Waitākere, North Shore and Rodney. We are a walk-in service and also provide advice by phone and email. We regularly support people living in poverty; those in insecure housing; and those experiencing family violence. We appreciate the Independent Panel taking the time to consult with Commu...

2. OIA-124261.pdf [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...longer reflects its operating environment 41. The Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) plays a critical role in promoting executive accountability. Increasing the accessibility of official information helps enhance public trust. The Ministry, the Public Service Commission and the Ombudsman all play a role in promoting access to information held by government to supports public participation in the democratic process, promote trust in government, and enable governments to be held to account. 4...

3. LCRO 80/2019 ZB v YC (18 August 2021) [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...that Mr YC’s conduct in the [XD] proceedings raised professional and ethical concerns, and had cost [XD] in excess of $100,000. The complaint [19] Mr ZB lodged his complaint about Mr YC’s conduct with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service (Complaints Service) on 22 August 2018. [20] As foreshadowed above, there were two main aspects of Mr ZB’s complaint. First, he had a general complaint about Mr YC’s role and conduct across a number of matters, as an in-house l...

4. ENVC paper Legal Aid Assistance Fund Conference 2015 [pdf, 214 KB]

   Environment Court Level 2, 41 Federal Street, Auckland CBD, New Zealand PO Box 7147, Federal Street, Auckland 1010 Telephone: 09 9169091 Fax: 09 9169090 www.justice.govt.nz/courts/environment-court Environment Judge LJ Newhook Principal Environment Judge Paper for delivery to Environmental Legal Assistance Fund Annual Workshop Friday 17 July 2015 1. At the beginning of this year the Environment Court published its first ever Annual Review by...

5. Popa v Canterbury University (Strike-Out Application) [2018] NZHRRT 1 [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...difficulty in affording a lawyer, and her criticisms of New Zealand mathematical education. She disputed her lack of suitability to work as a tutor, and asserted that the failure of the University to employ her is discriminatory. She stated she has phoned, emailed, applied online and gone to the University in person because she knows that people with doctorates have specialised education and should work in a university. She describes the University as a “multi- billion dollars corpora...

6. [2016] NZEmpC 72 Eden Group Ltd v Jackson [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...for, the respondents and that this was completed by 31 May 2016 at the latest. [13] Penultimately, there are the documents referred to in para 48 of Ms Foster’s first report to the Court. These are also electronic media and include cell phones, memory sticks and a portable Seagate hard drive. It is agreed that forensic examination of these items by Mr Ayers will be completed today, following which they will be sent by courier from Christchurch to the applicant’s counse...

7. Application and affidavit for Property Order [pdf, 651 KB]

   ...you can’t afford a lawyer you may qualify for legal aid which will pay for a lawyer. You can find out more about applying for legal aid here: https://www.justice.govt.nz/get-legal-aid Community Law Centres have lawyers who can support you, and this service is usually free. To find your closest Community Law Centre look in your phone book or online at www.communitylaw.org.nz Do you have any questions about this form? If you have questions about this form you can call the Ministry of Justi...

8. COVID-19 Justice Sector Survey - Report 2 for the period 21 to 27 April 2020 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   1 COVID-19 Justice Sector Survey Report 002 (21-27 April 2020) This telephone survey provides information about how safe people feel and what crime and safety issues matter to them most. The report covers the following key topics:  Social connection  Perceptions of safety, including reasons why people feel unsafe  Experience of some types of crimes (for example, fraud and cybercrime which are increasingly of concern internationally)  Crimes reported and not...

9. COVID-19 Justice Sector Survey - Report 2 for the period 21 to 27 April 2020 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   1 COVID-19 Justice Sector Survey Report 002 (21-27 April 2020) This telephone survey provides information about how safe people feel and what crime and safety issues matter to them most. The report covers the following key topics:  Social connection  Perceptions of safety, including reasons why people feel unsafe  Experience of some types of crimes (for example, fraud and cybercrime which are increasingly of concern internationally)  Crimes reported and not...

10. [2022] NZIACDT 4 - ZI v Wan Sanctions (3 March 2022) [pdf, 199 KB]

    ...guardian on 12 March 2019. It was a condition that she lived with her son, resident in New Zealand on a student visa. [7] The complainant left New Zealand on 20 March 2019 without her son, returning on 9 April 2019. The complainant had received a phone call to say that her mother-in- law was close to death and she died during the complainant’s absence. [8] An immigration officer raised the complainant’s departure with Mr Wan on the day she left New Zealand. There followed...