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1. BR v EP LCRO 008/2012 (3 September 2014) [pdf, 42 KB]

   ...that objective is the need to ensure that complainants are not discouraged from pursuing complaints 7 from concern that they will face costs awards in the event that their review is unsuccessful. [44] This is not to sanction abuse of the resources of this office, or to underestimate the distress, inconvenience and on occasions expense that practitioners may face when responding to complaints, but rather to emphasise that in this particular case I did not consider that ther...

2. Nicholls v Trustees of WT Nicholls Trust [2014] Māori Appellate Court MB 2 (2014 APPEAL 2) [pdf, 156 KB]

   ...the event. In our view it is now appropriate for this Court to exercise its discretion to award costs. Quantum [11] The starting point for costs is a reasonable contribution to costs actually incurred; that should at least reflect the time and resources the respondents have given to responding to the appeals and their degree of success. 2 60 Waikato Maniapoto MB 134-138 at 137, 138 2014 Māori Appellate Court MB 8 [12]...

3. Charters v Rika - Arataua 4C [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 142 (2018 APPEAL 142) [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...circumstances, and will also need to pass the tests of credibility and cogency. (c) While a balancing of the interests of the applicant and opposing parties is required, the aim is to ensure that parties put their best case at trial and that the public resources of the Court system are not wasted. [10] The evidence produced by Mr Charters was reasonably obtainable and could have been put before the Lower Court given that Mr Charters clearly knew the meeting to elect new trustees wa...

4. BORA Taxation (Annual Rates, GST, Trans-Tasman Imputation and Miscellaneous Provision) Bill [pdf, 49 KB]

   ...proposed new subpart ES is intended to combat aggressive tax arrangements that provide taxpayers with excessive tax advantages. The consequences of such arrangements include a loss of revenue to the government, [4] an inefficient use of IRD's resources and individual investors in these arrangements can be exposed to unexpected interest and penalties on any resulting unpaid tax. By providing greater certainty as to the application of tax laws, the proposed new subpart is expected to...

5. BORA The Attorney-General's Reporting Function under Section 7 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act [pdf, 315 KB]

   ...have been issued relate to provisions that were found to be unjustifiably discriminatory (section 19 BORA). This is not surprising given that macro-economic policies are by their very nature discriminatory (i.e. they concern the allocation of scarce resources). However, we do not expect this trend to continue for the following reasons: • A number of provisions used relationship terminology that was defined in another piece of legislation in an unjustified discriminatory way. Many of th...

6. YCAP - action planning presentation [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...implementation phases. We should: •Involve iwi/ hapū, community groups and interested individuals when coming up with solutions •Try to involve people who are influential in our community, those with good networks and those with access to resources in the community •Try to inspire people to help develop our solutions and put them into practice •Try to involve hard-to-reach communities (minority groups such as immigrant communities, socio-economically disadvantaged groups...

7. MLC - 2012 November - World indigenous housing conference 2012 [pdf, 325 KB]

   ...achievable because of various circumstances. Thus, social housing is a permanent feature of the urban landscape in particular. One of the most impressive speakers at the conference was Janice Abbott, Chief Executive Officer of the Atira Women’s Resource Society of British Columbia. Over a period of 30 years Atira has built up a significant housing portfolio which includes owning or managing 1200 units of social housing and, through a for-profit property management company, managin...

8. MLC - Form 39 - Application for partition [pdf, 170 KB]

   ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4. Is this partition intended to be a hapü partition in terms of the Resource Management Act? YES NO Note: If this is a hapū partition, consent from the local authority does not need to be obtained. The Court will impose a restriction as to any alienation over the partitioned land. If th...

9. LCRO - 2016 annual report [pdf, 389 KB]

   ...cases on hand. The ability of the Office to meet its statutory obligation to deal with the cases that come before it in an expeditious fashion continues to be of concern. Previous annual reports have identified the lack of sufficient judicial resource as the single biggest factor which has contributed to the backlog of cases steadily increasing over a number of years. The Office is staffed by three full-time Review Officers. Any realistic opportunity to make significant inroads...

10. Peri v Tiatoa - Rangaunu 2 (2016) 129 Taitokerau MB 170 (129 TTK 170) [pdf, 170 KB]

    ...the wider administration of the block are determined. 3 Wellington International Airport Limited v Air New Zealand Limited HC Wellington CIV-2007-485-1756, 30 July 2008. 4 Cayne v Global Natural Resources plc [1984] 1 All ER 225. 5 Wellington International Airport Limited v Air New Zealand Limited HC Wellington CIV-2007-485-1756, 30 July 2008. 129 Taitokerau MB 176 [34] If an interim injunction is not granted, further work...