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1. [2023] NZEnvC 223 MacFarlane Investments Ltd v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 490 KB]

   ...Man Street kerb alignment, tour coaches left turning out from Brecon Street will encroach into the right turn land … This will result in an unsafe intersection layout that would also result in poor operational outcomes. As such, options were investigated to address the safety and operational deficiencies. [43] A further two options were later considered. Option 5 was identified as the preferred option of the additional two, requiring a take of 54 m2. The design for this optio...

2. New fees framework for family legal aid providers - summary April 2012 [pdf, 925 KB]

   ...not specific to any type of proceedings. Rather this activity is to be claimed in cases where there is a dispute that can be resolved without having to file Court applications/orders. CYP Schedule - Family Group Conference — The fee for investigating notification and attending a Family Group Conference is too low. Unless the fee is increased or the client advised to litigate, it would be a disincentive to negotiate or settle outside court. The CYP schedule has been adjusted...

3. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 56 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 357 KB]

   ...Milroy (LLM, with Distinction) is of Tühoe and Ngäti Whakaue affiliation and is currently a senior lecturer in law at Waikato University. Judge Milroy has been an Associate Partner at Harkness Henry and Co, Barristers and Solicitors, and Senior Investigating Solicitor at Commercial Affairs Dept in Hamilton. She has con- siderable knowledge of Treaty issues and an extensive knowledge of Mäori legal issues through her research and lecturing. Judge Milroy has also presented and publish...

4. Family Court rewrite submission: Northern Specialist Report Writers [pdf, 495 KB]

   ...perhaps vulnerable women/ families will be more at risk. This is already apparent, as there many unallocated reports across NZ, with a major shortage of report writers in the South Island. Specialist report writers in the Family Court work from a private practice. They generally work under s133 of the Care of Children Act (CoCA) or s178 Of the Oranga Tamariki Act and Children and Young Person’s Well-being Act (1989). There are also appointments under the Protection of Personal...

5. [2012] NZEmpC 20 White & Others v Reserve Bank of New Zealand [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...Szilagyi’s 5 case and in paras [47]-[53] in this case. In addition, he correctly warned against focusing on the “true intentions” or “true expectations” of the parties because of the risk of concentrating too much on what were the private intentions of the parties. He added: What the parties privately intended or expected (either before or after the contract was agreed) may be evidence of what, objectively discerned, was actually agreed between the parties: see L...

6. [2012] NZEmpC 172 Gregory v CE of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 301 KB]

   JIMMY GREGORY V CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS NZEmpC AK [2012] NZEmpC 172 [5 October 2012] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2012] NZEmpC 172 ARC 98/09 IN THE MATTER OF de novo challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN JIMMY GREGORY Plaintiff AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Defendant Hearing: 15-19 and 22-25 November 2010; 8 April 2011; 5-7, 9 and 12-13 December 2011 (

7. Form 14 Waitangi Tribunal Application [pdf, 459 KB]

   ...application. • My obligations to notify Legal Aid of any change to their address, or any increase in their income or assets (disposable capital). • The fact that they have waived legal professional privilege for the purpose of an audit or an investigation by the performance review committee or any other investigation of me under the Legal Services Act 2011 and the effects and implications of that waiver. • The potential cost of services for the proceedings for which aid is soug...

8. Regulatory Impact Statement Review of aspects of the bail system [pdf, 268 KB]

   1 Regulatory Impact Statement Bail Amendment Bill Agency disclosure statement This Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) was prepared by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). It provides an analysis of options to address a range of problems identified in the Government‟s Review of Aspects of the Bail System. Problems relate to: bail for defendants charged with serious class A drug, violent and sexual offences and young defendants under 20; perceptions that bail may be granted in return

9. [2014] NZEmpC 144 Nash v NZ Trade & Enterprise and Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...the historical narrative in order to better appreciate the context in which the application for an extension of time now arises. [7] In about 2007, the government made funding available through NZTE for a joint initiative between public and private sector organisations aimed at helping businesses develop their capabilities through the provision of high-quality, assessable and appropriate services. WRCC was the relevant private sector member of the joint initiative. The joint in...

10. LCRO 74/2017 SD v TM (31 January 2019) [pdf, 218 KB]

    ...Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for that purpose all the powers of a Standards Committee or an investigator and seek and receive evidence. These powers extend to “any review” … … the power of review is much broader t...