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1. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – summary record 15th-17th reports (continued) [pdf, 66 KB]

   ...was not restricted by the rules applying to the court system. Operating with a quorum of three, including at least one lawyer and at least one Maori, the Tribunal mostly investigated historical claims concerning the dispossession of land and other resources as from 1840. 36. As a rule the powers of the Waitangi Tribunal were recommendatory. Its powers were theoretically binding, however, in the cases of certain categories of land. In view of the breadth CERD/C/SR.1822 page 8 of su...

2. Parlane v REAA Registrar [2013] NZREADT 94 [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...probabilities. However, to meet this standard sufficient and adequate information must be provided. The Supreme Court made this point in Westfield (New Zealand) Limited v North Shore City Council [2005] 2 NZLR 597 where the Court considered s.93 of the Resource Management Act 1991 which required the Council to be satisfied it had received adequate information to make a decision about notification of applications for resource consent. Section 94(2) of the Resource Management Act 1991 pr...

3. Jang v Tse [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...made when I declined to strike him out. 9.5 Mr Mo owned number 14 Maidstone Place and he produced as exhibit B the agreement for sale and purchase dated 22 November 1999 under which he purchased that property (Lot 19 DP 192523) from Wistill Resources Limited. He says that as owner of Lot 19 (number 14) he was asked to consent to the proposed construction of the dwelling at number 16 (Lot 16 DP 110520) because of certain non-complying features of the structure. His consent is...

4. Regulatory Impact Statement: Increasing the maximum claim level in Disputes Tribunals [pdf, 537 KB]

   ...maximum claims level in the Disputes Tribunals from $15,000 (or $20,000 if the parties agree) to $25,000 (or $30,000 if the parties agree), as having more low value disputes go to the Disputes Tribunals could free up both District Court and legal aid resources for more serious cases. Data in a number of areas that would assist in evaluating the magnitude of the problem or effectiveness of policy options is lacking. In the time available, the Ministry has not been able to analyse oth...

5. [2017] NZEmpC 30 Lumsden v Skycity Management Ltd [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...Skycity on a casual basis on 20 February 2013. From 7 March 2014 he worked at The Grill. The Grill is one of around 20 restaurants and bars operated by Skycity. [4] In September 2014 Mr Lumsden wrote to Mr Boyd, Employee Relations and Human Resources Business Partner for Hospitality for Skycity. He raised three separate concerns in three separate letters, all dated 28 September 2014. Each of these concerns was investigated by Skycity and the results were advised to Mr Lums...

6. Cost Benefit Analysis: AML Phase 2 [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...activities. The Government loses tax revenue, while criminals get rewarded for their behaviour. The counterfactual involves absorbing the new regulatory and supervisory responsibilities within the established Phase I regulators without further resource assistance, following legislation changes to bring Phase II sectors under supervision in 2017. This is largely unworkable given the size of Phase II sectors and the scope of supervision that would be required to facilitate compliance with...

7. [2019] NZEnvC 021 Jacks Point Residential No.2 Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 4.8 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [20191 NZEnvC 21 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal pursuant to clause 14(1) of the First Schedule of the Act JACKS POINT RESIDENTIAL NO.2 LIMITED & OTHERS (ENV-2018-CHC-137) Appellants QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J R Jackson (sitting alone under section 279(1) of the Act) Hearing: at Queenstown on...

8. Evidence - Traffic - Minister for Children - Samantha McCarthy - Final [pdf, 238 KB]

   AD-114408-1-3124-V1 BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ENV-2019-AKL- 000007 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 ("RMA") A N D IN THE MATTER of a proposed direct referral of a notice of requirement by the Minister of Children to alter Designation 3800 ‘Care and Protection Residential Centre – Upper North’ in the Auckland Unitary Plan (Operative in Part) BETWEEN MINISTER FOR CHILDREN Applicant A N D AUC...

9. [2019] NZEmpC 86 Lyttleton Port Company Ltd v Pender [pdf, 325 KB]

   ...‘apply now’ button below. Please state your preferred work group – A, B, C, D. (emphasis added) [14] Mr Pender had wanted to become a crane driver for some time. He tried to apply online but encountered difficulties in doing so. Human Resources assisted him in the process. He did not specify a preferred group. Mr Pender says that he had a conversation with a tutor (Mr Rush) which led him to believe that there were only 12 training positions available and that the applica...

10. Breaking the inter-generational cycle of family violence and sexual violence [pdf, 1.2 MB]

    ...tamariki. Western approaches to responding to violence have not been effective for Māori. 9 Other populations, such as those with a disability, older people, rainbow, ethnic and migrant communities have distinct needs, but service provers are not resourced or supported to develop programmes to meet the needs of these groups. As an example, Pacific peoples have a greater exposure to violence, with Pacific students three and a half times as likely to report witnessing adults hitting other...