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1. Regulatory Impact Statement: Changing name suppression settings in sexual violence cases [pdf, 350 KB]

   ...The recent consultation surfaced concerns that this proposal will exacerbate harm to victims of sexual violence. Population groups that could be disproportionately impacted by this proposal were not consulted due to time constraints. Time and resource constraints has limited our data analysis Lack of available time and resources for gathering evidence has limited our understanding of the true scope of the problem. Name suppression is a complex area of the law by nature and multifacet...

2. LCRO 8/2023 FM v LL (30 July 2025) [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...closing stages. [113] Mr FM says that Mrs LL failed, in the crucial and closing stages of the arbitral hearing, to confidently and competently deliver her closing submissions. [114] Mr FM says that Mrs LL seemed ill prepared, not in control of the resources she was required to marshal and reference, and unconfident in her presentation. [115] Bluntly put, Mr FM’s depiction of Mrs LL is of a lawyer bumbling their way through their closing arguments with a degree of ineptitude that must...

3. Ngā Mātāpono – The Principles: The Interim Report of the Tomokia Ngā Tatau o Matangireia – The Constitutional Kaupapa Inquiry Panel on the Crown’s Treaty Principles Bill and Treaty Clause Review Policies [pdf, 6.4 MB]

   ...mixed-member proportional representation MOJ Ministry of Justice NZCA New Zealand Court of Appeal NZHC New Zealand High Court NZLR New Zealand Law Reports NZSC New Zealand Supreme Court p, pp page, pages para paragraph PCO Parliamentary Counsel Office RMA Resource Management Act 1991 ROI record of inquiry s, ss section, sections (of an Act of Parliament) SOE State-owned enterprise TPB Treaty Principles Bill TPOG Treaty Principles Oversight Group UN United Nations UNDRIP United Nations Declarati...

4. Regulatory Impact Statement Enabling Service Transformation in Courts and Tribunals [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...closest court with AVL facilities is Auckland District Court. This means that for each AVL appearance, the court has to make an order to transfer the file to Auckland District Court. Having to comply with this requirement is an inefficient use of court resources. Evaluation criteria 13. The policy options to address the problem were assessed against the following criteria, which are central to the Ministry’s objective of providing modern, accessible and people-centred court and tribu...

5. [2007] NZEmpC WC 33/07 Balfour v CE of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 42 KB]

   ...against the Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections (“the department”), his former employer. Following a judicial settlement conference the parties entered into a settlement agreement dated 29 August 2003. Bronwyn Kingdom, the human resources manager for the Community Probation Service/Probation and Offender Services, signed the settlement agreement on behalf of the department. The present claim [2] Mr Balfour now claims compensation for “deliberate a...

6. Putataua Bay Holdings Ltd - Roadway Order Instrument 7895326.1 (2014) 84 Taitokerau MB 229 (84 TTK 229) [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...represented at the hearing by John Verry. Mr Verry confirmed that the Council supported the injunction being granted against Mr Pere. He noted that a Notice to Fix under ss 164 and 165 of the Building Act 2004 and an Abatement Notice under s 322 of the Resource Management Act 1991 had been issued to Mr Pere, the Incorporation, Steven Samuels and the “Ngāti Kura Māori Incorporation” requiring the Portacom and other buildings occupied by Mr Pere and his family to be removed fr...

7. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 s274 evidence chief Janet Moore [pdf, 391 KB]

   ...to the beach e.g. numbers 157&159 the Strand, Onetangi , or a public reserve e.g. 88 Vintage Lane, Wharetana Bay Te Whau 10 11 ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 Report section 87F of the Resource Management Act 1991 on notified resource applications by Waiheke Marinas Ltd for consent to construct a marina and associated facilities, # 501,p 63. supra, # 519,p 65. 8 Ibid # 532 p 66. 9 Section 87 F Report supra p 65 # 524 &a...

8. [2015] NZSSAA 103 (22 December 2015) [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...the contingencies provided for in the programmes for income support in overseas countries, rather than the precise terms on which a benefit or pension is paid. [23] The Authority has previously noted, based on information obtained from the Human Resources Development Canada website, that Canada’s retirement income system has three pillars or levels: (i) The first level is the Old Age Security pension (OAS). OAS provides a modest monthly pension for all persons attaining the age of 6...

9. Wai 2180 Taihape inquiry newsletter 1 June 2015 [pdf, 621 KB]

   ...conference to discuss Tribunal Statement of Issues and the hearing program. • April 2016: Final Tribunal Statement of Issues released. • May 2016: Hearings begin. These dates are indicative only, and are subject to change depending upon the resourcing of the Tribunal and the preferences of inquiry parties. Issue No. 1 (June 2015) Page 3 The research program MATUKU PA ON THE MOAWHANGO RIVER, c.1845 In each district inquiry, the Waitangi Tribunal commission...

10. Livingstone v Animal Health Board — Lake Rotoaira Forest Lands (2009) 245 Aotea MB 124 (245 AOT 124) [pdf, 133 KB]

    ...consequence, a review of trust has been sought along with an inquiry in accordance with section 238 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. More importantly, the trust order refers to conserving and protecting fish and wildlife habitat and other natural resources. It also refers to the protection of historic and sacred places. By dumping 1080 on the important sites of the iwi and hapū, the Board are committing desecration of ancestors; (g) the application was sought in respect of the w...