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1. Cabinet Paper - Privacy Bill 2018 - Approval for Introduction and Additional Policy Decisions [pdf, 354 KB]

   ...the agency in question, and • uncertainty about whether breaches are material or serious will cause many agencies to request that the Privacy Commissioner decide. This will increase his workload, and consequently decrease his ability to focus resources on preventing serious breaches. 23. I share these concerns. To be effective, the mandatory breach reporting regime must be understandable for all agencies, inside and outside of government. It is also important that people are inf...

2. Brooks v Taekwondo Union of New Zealand Inc [2017] NZHRRT 20 [pdf, 333 KB]

   ...small category of documents covered by legal professional privilege, the balance of the documents were protected from disclosure by the evaluative material provisions in s 29(1)(b). [42.2] TUNZ is a voluntary organisation. With limited time and resources the secretary faced a formidable task assembling the requested information while at the same time having to deal with a heavy and demanding workload in her professional employment. Her availability over key periods in the disclosure p...

3. The Proprietors of Maraeroa C v NZ Forest Products Ltd (2007) 121 Waikato MB 258 (121 W 258) [pdf, 4.1 MB]

   ...TRUSTEES OF THE PUKEMAKOITI TRUST Second Applicants ANGELA POPE AND OTHERS AS TRUSTEES OF THE TE RONGOROA FOREST AND FARM TRUST Third Applicants NZ FOREST PRODUCTS LTD First Respondent CARTER HOLT HARVEY LTD Second Respondent HANCOCK NATURAL RESOURCES GROUP INC Third Respondent TAUMATA PLANTATIONS LIMITED Fourth Respondent Appearances: S R Clark - Applicants P F Majurey and M R Crotty - First, Third and Fourth Respondents B R Latirnour, A L Ringwood and T Goatley - Secon...

4. [2020] NZSAAA 2 (13 March 2020) [pdf, 279 KB]

   ...a tribute to L’s dedication to the appellant’s needs – often, I have no doubt, at real cost to her own interests. In particular, in an email sent to StudyLink in May 2019 she detailed the following costs that she had to meet out of her own resources – either on her own initiative or as a result of arrangements 3 negotiated and agreed to with the appellant’s birth parents and approved by the Family Court: • 0‒2 years ‒ $900 per week for a specialist nanny expe...

5. Justice Matters - issue 17 - December 2019 [pdf, 5 MB]

   ...only served the Ministry, but also the wider Southland community.” █ Criminal Court Services Manager Maree Hayes with the Ministry’s Chief Operating Officer Carl Crafar. The full list of award winners can be found at: https://ssc.govt.nz/resources/public-service-day- honours-2019/ The Duchess of Cornwall with sector representatives. Credit: Arthur Edwards 10 Justice Matters | Ministry of Justice 11 The Whenua Māori programme aims to support Māori to realise the full p...

6. [2021] NZEnvC 183 Clutha District Council v Vreugdenhil Family Trust Partnership [pdf, 358 KB]

   ...the Tribunal (Court) is satisfied that adequate access to the lands in the vicinity of the road is left or provided for. This special requirement for maintenance of adequate access, was removed by the amendment made to the Tenth Schedule by the Resource Management Act 1991. However, we are of the view that the issue of access is still a consideration for us. (v) The central issue is the need for the road for public use. The then Planning Tribunal, in re Matamata County Council...

7. [2021] NZEnvC 171 Public and Population Health Unit of the Northland District Health Board v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 546 KB]

   ...v Northland Regional Council (Topic 8 – Agrichemicals) IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2021] NZEnvC 171 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under Clause 14 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) AND Topic 8 (Agrichemicals) of the Proposed Northland Regional Plan BETWEEN PUBLIC AND POPULATION HEALTH UNIT OF THE NORTHLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD (ENV-2019-AKL-126) HORTICULTURE NEW ZEALAND...

8. Summary of Submissions notification rules Privacy Act 2020 [pdf, 312 KB]

   ...10 submitter suggested the OPC could be given the power to make exemptions to the notification requirement for organisations on a case-by-case basis. • Reasonable steps being required for compliance – thus ensuring disproportionate resources are not used to comply when it is unreasonable. This is the standard already applicable to notification for indirect collection under IPP 3 and the Australian Privacy Act 1988.2 Such a test could consider the practicality of sendin...

9. [2022] NZEmpC 33 Capital and Coast District Health Board v Public Service Association, Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi [pdf, 311 KB]

   ...that a penalty of $1,000 would be paid by the plaintiffs to each employee, were this deadline not to be met. (iv) An agreement that the effective date of that pay equity settlement would be 1 January 2022. (v) An obligation to appropriately resource the pay equity claim to ensure completion in a timely manner. (vi) Agreement that the workforce has sufficiently experienced workers available to meet service requirements. (vii) Agreement to establish a workforce group to work tog...

10. Hoban v Attorney-General [2022] NZHRRT 16 [pdf, 161 KB]

    ...protection. In recent times those contests have included the right to adequate housing, freedom from poverty, indigenous rights, violence, children’s rights and mental health. In addition to difficult policy choices there are also challenges relating to resourcing, the assessment of the prospect of agreement to legislation in (say) a coalition government environment, resolving competing demands on the legislative programme and assessing the political reality of the measure eventually...