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1. 2022 archive

   ...eligibility for Protection of Personal and Property Rights applications 01/09/2022 - From 1 September 2022, the Legal Aid Services (LAS) policy towards granting legal aid for applications under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (PPPR) is updating. Legal aid will be available for PPPR applications under the ‘public interest’ test provided under s (10)(6)(e) of the Legal Services Act 2011, provided the applicant meets all the other eligibility criteria.  Legal...

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2. [2025] NZEmpC 91 LDJ v EZC [pdf, 280 KB]

   ...claims that when they signed the settlement agreement, they did not have the requisite mental capacity to do so. They say that the settlement agreement needed to comply with s 108B of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (the PPPR Act) and that, in light of their incapacity, it needed to be approved by a court for it to be valid. As the agreement was not so approved, they say it should be set aside. The defendant’s position is that LDJ did not lack mental capac...

3. Practice note: Family Court caseflow management [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   Family Court Caseflow Management Practice Note Family Court Caseflow Management Practice Note March 2011 i INTRODUCTION Many changes in family law have occurred since the first comprehensive Family Court Caseflow Management Practice Note was published in 1998. This revised Practice Note is designed to update that document in light of a number of legislative and practice changes that have taken place since that time. The Care of Children Act 2004 brough

4. 19 June 2020 Updated FC Caseflow Management Practice Note [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   Family Court Caseflow Management Practice Note Family Court Caseflow Management Practice Note March 2011 i INTRODUCTION Many changes in family law have occurred since the first comprehensive Family Court Caseflow Management Practice Note was published in 1998. This revised Practice Note is designed to update that document in light of a number of legislative and practice changes that have taken place since that time. The Care of Children Act 2004 brough

5. Family Fixed Fees Schedules July 2020 updated 28 October 22 [pdf, 482 KB]

   ................................................................................................................................................................. 26 PATERNITY – GRANTING NOTES .............................................................................................................................................. 29 PROTECTION OF PERSONAL & PROPERTY RIGHTS (PPPR) ............................................................................................. 30 RELATIO...

6. Family-Fixed-Fees-Schedules-July-2020-Updated-18-December-2023.pdf [pdf, 473 KB]

   ...................................................................................................................................................................... 25 PATERNITY – GRANTING NOTES .............................................................................................................................................. 28 PROTECTION OF PERSONAL & PROPERTY RIGHTS (PPPR) ................................................................................................ 29...

7. BORA Eden Park Trust Amendment Bill [pdf, 253 KB]

   ...Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 (‘MH(CAT)’). Clause 20.9(e) provides that an individual is similarly incapable if she or he is the subject of an order under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (‘PPPRA’). Clause 20.8(d) provides that the appointment of a Trustee shall be vacated if the Trustee is incapable of holding office for the reasons set forth in clause 20.9. 9. For purposes of the MH(CAT), an individual is ‘mentally dis...

8. LCRO 131/2020 JG v ZN (27 October 2021) [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...[5] The complaints made by Ms JG and Ms HP against Mr ZN arise out of the fact that Mr ZN witnessed Mr HP’s signature to the document and provided the certificates as required by the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (the PPPR Act). Complaints [6] Ms JG and her sister lodged complaints against Mr SA and Mr ZN in January 2020. In her letter4 in support of the complaint, Ms HP says: [This letter] provides information of our complaint against Mr ZN and Mr SA...

9. Justice Statistics data tables - notes and trends December 2019 [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...2% (457 applications) for discharging a parenting order. 52 99 153 181 209 318 543 1,582 5,252 7,173 8,509 8,817 10,606 18,463 Substance addiction Hague Child support Estates Miscellaneous Adoption Family proceedings Property PPPR Mental health Dissolution Family violence Oranga Tamariki Guardianship 8 The proportion of parenting order applications filed 'without notice' has increased over time. Prior to legislative changes to the Family...

10. Family Fixed Fees Schedules July 2020.. [pdf, 598 KB]

    ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26 PATERNITY – GRANTING NOTES .............................................................................................................................................. 29 PROTECTION OF PERSONAL & PROPERTY RIGHTS (PPPR) ................................................................................................ 30...