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1. Ministry of Justice consultation paper on Phase Two of the AML/CFT Act [pdf, 317 KB]

   ...that criminals are known to exploit, rather than to all businesses in a particular sector or profession. It also means that while businesses have specific AML/CFT obligations, they also have some flexibility about where to focus their attention and resources relative to the particular risks they face (for example, due to the type of products and services they offer). AML/CFT supervision Businesses that are required to comply with the AML/CFT Act are supervised by an appropriate organ...

2. Evaluation of Whanau Protect (National Home Safety Service) 2022 [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...increased, after a big decrease in 2019-2020. Clients are referred from a wide range of sources, with the two key referrers being Women’s Refuges (making up over half of all referrals since 2018), and NZ Police (20% of referrals). Given the resource intensity of the service and the level of demand, there are strict eligibility criteria to ensure that it is available for those at the highest levels of risk of serious physical injury or death from family violence. There has be...

3. Independent Electoral Review Final Report [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...electorate and being on a party list at the same time). In our view, these proposals would undermine the ability of parties to stand strong candidates in all electorates, and we do not recommend them. Political finance 54. Raising money and other resources is fundamentally important to parties’ and candidates’ participation in the electoral system. Parties and candidates use money and resources for a wide range of activities, including developing policy, communicating with the publ...

4. [2014] NZEmpC 157 Howard v Carter Holt Harvey Packing Ltd [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...Production Manager, Mr G Burgess, commenced interviewing staff. The object of the interviews was only to confirm whether an assault had actually occurred, not why it had occurred. This step was taken following the provision of advice by the Human Resources Manager, Ms J Bockett, who was based in Auckland. Mr Howard was advised on that day that a complaint had been made. [13] Over the next two days a series of interviews were undertaken. A rudimentary record was made of each int...

5. [2015] NZSSAA 84 (13 November 2015) [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...the online account to enable this payment to be made. It appears from the bank statement in relation to her personal account that she also had a Bonus Bonds account. [54] The evidence shows that the appellant and Mr XXXX pooled their financial resources throughout the period 2003 to 2008. There can be no doubt that there was significant financial interdependence between them throughout the period 28 September 2003 to 11 May 2008. In the context of the Social Security Act 1964, financi...

6. Proactive release - Sexual violence response [pdf, 7.7 MB]

   ...agreement to this proposal will be subject to Budget 2019 decisions. I note the 2019 Report did not recommend applying these reforms to propensity witnesses. The Report noted submitters did not strongly support legislative change, and that limited resources should be directed toward complainants at first instance. However, I consider on principle that propensity witnesses should benefit from these reforms. Recording of evidence for re-trial 34. Subject to Budget decisions, I also propo...

7. Proactive release - Improving the justice response to victims of sexual violence [pdf, 7.7 MB]

   ...agreement to this proposal will be subject to Budget 2019 decisions. I note the 2019 Report did not recommend applying these reforms to propensity witnesses. The Report noted submitters did not strongly support legislative change, and that limited resources should be directed toward complainants at first instance. However, I consider on principle that propensity witnesses should benefit from these reforms. Recording of evidence for re-trial 34. Subject to Budget decisions, I also propo...

8. [2023] NZEnvC 093 CEP Services Matauwhi Limited v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 7 MB]

   pNRP – Topic 1 IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2023] NZEnvC 093 IN THE MATTER OF appeals under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN CEP SERVICES MATAUWHI LIMITED (ENV-2019-AKL-000111) ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED (ENV-2019-AKL-000127) Appellants AND NORTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Court: Judge J A Smith sitting a...

9. NZCVS 2023 Cycle 6 Perceptions of safety [xlsx, 99 KB]

   ...sample and a Māori booster sample that aimed to increase sample size for Māori. Information on the number of interviews completed from each sample is provided below. Refer to the NZCVS methodology report for further details about the survey, found at resources and results. NZCVS sample time periods and sample composition Period of data collection Time period covered by data Main sample size (response rate) Māori booster sample size (response rate) Total sample size (response...

10. Electoral-Matters-Bill_Communications-Tranche-24.pdf [pdf, 28 MB]

    ...that electorate. Under this provision, the Electoral Commission offers shared electorate voting at some locations, where ordinary votes are issued for nearby electorates. Problem definition The growth of special votes, which take more time and resource to process, is affecting the timeliness of the official count. Votes cast outside a voter’s home electorate are a substantial source of special votes. Reasons why people may vote outside their electorate People may vote at a po...