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1. NE v RL LCRO 88/2013 (27 February 2015) [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...the opportunity to hear from both parties on review on the rule 7 issue, and both of them had the opportunity to make submissions at the review hearing. [40] I consider I have sufficient information to make a fair and informed decision. [41] The resources of the Standards Committees and this Office should be used efficiently and effectively. I do not consider a referral back would be an efficient or effective use of the resources of the Standards Committee. [42] Mr NE is willing...

2. ASC - 2012 annual report [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...  from  Crown  Law  and   the  Ministry  of   Justice.    We  are  pleased   this   lengthy   process   has   reached   its   conclusion   and,   having   devoted   considerable   resources   to   the   litigation  over  the  past  seven  years,  are  now  looking  forward  to  focussing  on  exercising  our   functions  under  the  legislation.     STATIS...

3. Yiasoumi v Attorney-General [2017] NZHRRT 12 [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...circumstances of the case did not justify the Police resorting to such lengths. The ground allowed by s 29(2)(b) for refusing a principle 6 request is legislative recognition that an agency which holds personal information does not have to apply unlimited resources to the location of the requested information. Although Inspector Jackson did subsequently carry out an exhaustive inquiry into the question whether photographs had been taken, a “no stone unturned” inquiry is not the sta...

4. [2017] NZEnvC 067 PowerCo Limited v Thames-Coromandel District Council [pdf, 481 KB]

   / BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT Court: IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2017] NZEnvC 06 1- of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal pursuant to clause 14 of the First Schedule to the Act POWERCO LIMITED (ENV-2016-AKL-000123) Appellant THAMES-COROMANDEL COUNCIL Respondent DISTRICT Environment Judge DA Kirkpatrick sitting alone under s 279 of the Act Hearing: On the papers Date of Decision: 9 May 2017 Date of Issue: ~ 9 MAY 2017 DECISION...

5. Stephen Chiles (dated 12 May 2017) [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   BI-309448-3-733-V1 BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY ENV-2016-CHC-47 IN THE MATTER of an appeal under Section 120 Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN BLUESKIN ENERGY LIMITED Appellant AND DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL Respondent SUPPLEMENTARY BRIEF OF EVIDENCE OF DR STEPHEN GORDON CHILES – BACKGROUND NOISE MONITORING REPORT ____________________________________________________________...

6. Guo v Culpan (Strike-Out) [2018] NZHRRT 25 [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...been declined and the hearing was proceeding. [25] As noted in the Minute at [11] as set out above, it is the norm for litigants to be self- represented at the Tribunal and Tribunal procedure accommodates this. The Tribunal currently has limited resources which have led to unacceptable delays in allocating fixtures for telephone conferences, hearings and in the issuing of decisions. See, Wall v Fairfax New Zealand Ltd (Delay) [2017] NZHRRT 8. Given the resource pressures in the Tr...

7. [2018] NZEnvC 052 Queenstown Airport Corporation Limited [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN Decision No. [20181 NZEnvC 52 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an application pursuant to s 149T of the Act QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT CORPORATION LIMITED (ENV-2011-WLG-41 ) Applicant Court: Environment Judge J E Borthwick Environment Commissioner R M Dunlop Environment Commissioner D J Bunting Hearing : at Christchurch on 4 and 5 April 2018 Appearances: M Casey and C Somerville-...

8. LCRO 44/2017 JJ v IO, UZ, [Law Firm A] [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...came to an end when AJ died. [16] Ms JJ submitted that: (a) [Law Firm A] had wrongfully failed to notify her of the existence of the EPA in 2010. (b) That had deprived her of the chance to exercise it by using AJ’s property to meet from his resources the extra care expenses met at the time by LJ. (c) That had also led to the expenditure involved in other (the PPPR) court proceedings. (d) The failure had involved a breach of a duty [Law Firm A] owed to AJ. The Committee dec...

9. [2018] NZEnvC 107 Handley v South Taranaki District Council [pdf, 3.6 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA Decision No. [2018] NZEnvC 107 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of an appeal pursuant to s174 of the Act BETWEEN D M HANDLEY (ENV-2017 -WLG-96) Appellant AND SOUTH TARANAKI DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent/Requiring Authority Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan Environment Commissioner K A Edmonds Hearing: In Chambers at Christchurch Date of Decision: 10 July 2018 Date of Issue: 10 July 2...

10. [2020] NZEnvC 172 Boyd v Queenstown Lakes District Council.pdf [pdf, 1.5 MB]

    BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I MUA I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA Kl OTAUTAHI IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2020] NZEnvC 172 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal pursuant to clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act J BOYD, J F A & S J REDAi & ORS (ENV-2018-CHC-163) Appellants QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan Environment Commissioner M C G Mabin Hearing: In Chambe...