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1. 2021-07-28 Fish & Game - Legal submissions in relation to the pORPS [pdf, 148 KB]

   In the Environment Court of New Zealand Christchurch Registry I Mua I Te Kōti Taiao o Aotearoa Ōtautahi Rohe ENV-2020-CHC-127 Under the Resource Management Act 1991 In the matter of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago Otago Regional Council Applicant Legal submissions for the Otago Fish and Game Council and the Central South Island Fish and Game Council on the propos

2. [2020] NZSSAA 21 (12 November 2020) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...95. 4 The purpose of temporary additional support is to provide temporary financial assistance as a last resort to alleviate the financial hardship of people whose essential costs cannot be met from their chargeable income and other resources, while ensuring that people seeking or granted that assistance take reasonable steps to reduce their costs or increase their chargeable incomes. [15] However, that is not an issue the Ministry has raised. The details of entitlement...

3. 8.1 Appendix 1 to JWS 8 - Section 32AA Analysis [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...Statement Efficiency and effectiveness Providing for the effects of the rights of priority to continue to exist post 30 September 2021 (Option 2) is considered to be more effective in meeting the intent of PC7 (and achieving the purpose of the Resource Management Act 1991) than not doing so, or replacing the flow sharing regime established by the priority system with voluntary flow sharing agreements (Option 3) or alternative flow regimes established by a main stem minimum flow (Opti...

4. [2022] NZACC 38 – Jones v ACC (14 March 2022) [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...construed or interpreted and applied to the facts is a question of law … . [25] Even if the qualifying criteria are made out, the Court has an extensive discretion in the grant or refusal of leave so as to ensure proper use of scarce judicial resources. Leave is not to be granted as a matter of course. One factor in the grant of leave is the wider importance of any contended point of law … Assessment of Mr Jones’ submissions [14] Mr Jones, in his submissions, makes several...

5. [2022] NZEmpC 49 Butt v Attorney-General [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...for the exercise of that discretion on the basis that the applications were unnecessary, lacked merit, unnecessarily prolonged the litigation process and increased the costs to the plaintiffs. [9] Further, they say that the Crown has substantial resources compared to them, that their case has public significance and that it is part of a larger vein of law being developed. 1 Butt v The Attorney-General sued on behalf of the Ministry of Health [2021] NZEmpC 151. 2 Butt v The Attorn...

6. AMLCFT Stat Review FAQ [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...a car, or moves money around to different banks, or sends it back home, or gives money to a relative there is an opportunity to launder illegal money. What is terrorism financing? A small number of people support terrorism by providing funds or resources to terrorists. This can include people who want to commit a terrorist attack or support a terrorist organisation and set money aside for the purpose. Terrorism financing is a crime, and terrorist financiers often use a mixture of mo...

7. SE v D Ltd [2023] NZDT 654 (23 November 2023) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...application. The issues around the bond are quite straightforward and, even based on D Ltd evidence and submissions, it is inevitable that the same outcome would likely result from a new hearing. Therefore, it would be a poor use of the Court’s resources and the parties’ time to order a rehearing. If D Ltd believes that it has a claim against SE about other matters, then it can file proceedings in the appropriate venue. Referee: J P Smith Date: 23 November 2023...

8. Fulton v Accident Compensation Corporation (Costs on appeal) [2023] NZACC 107 [pdf, 152 KB]

   ...claimant. In addition the Court is not only ill suited to determining what might be reasonable costs in a particular instance having regard to the economics of private legal practice, but any such attempt would impose a significant burden on judicial resources should every decision on costs require the careful consideration of this Court. [15] In Carey,3 Grice J stated: [91] Non-lawyer advocates will vary in their expertise and experience. The Judge should not have to go into det...

9. [2023] NZEmpC 194 Watkins v Highmark Homes Ltd [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...Watkins claims she was unjustifiably disadvantaged by the respondent’s actions. She says the Authority Member failed to act in accordance with the intent of Parliament and allowed the respondent to use delays, technicalities and a disparity of resource/power to further disadvantage her as a self-litigant. [19] In her statement of claim, she seeks various remedies, including reimbursement of fees, loss arising from the building of a spec home, unpaid wages and outstanding holida...

10. Hunter v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to Appeal to High Court) [2025] NZACC 97 (13 June 2025) [pdf, 170 KB]

    ...any error of law capable of bona fide and serious argument. The Court is not satisfied as to the wider importance of any contended point of law. Even if the qualifying criteria had been made out, in consideration of the proper use of judicial resources and the finality of litigation, this Court would not have exercised its discretion to grant leave. Result [26] Accordingly, Mr Hunter’s application for leave to appeal to the High Court is dismissed. [27] There is no issue as t...