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1. Evaluation of Family Mediation pilot [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...Children Act, the Family Court and its processes for mediators who had no background in these matters. Administration With the very slow rate of referrals at the beginning of the pilot, two courts were reluctant to make use of the administrative support resource which accompanied the pilot. However, eventually administrative support was in place in all courts, although the way courts used the administrative hours varied. In some courts the hours were used by a person already working in the...

2. [2018] NZEmpC 8 Nisha v LSG Sky Chefs NZ Ltd [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...[5] As the Court of Appeal stated with regard to one of the three applications for leave to appeal various aspects of the proceeding, “the history of the litigation [in the Employment Court] raises real concerns about abuse of its processes and resources”.2 What was the case about? [6] It is first necessary to analyse the essentials of the case. [7] By the conclusion of the hearing, there were six pleaded causes of action, that is:

3. Regulatory Impact Statement: Including 17 year-olds, and convictable traffic offences not punishable by imprisonment, in the youth justice system [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...when appropriate. In order to fully understand the extent of the problem, a full case-by-case review of all relevant cases, likely to take a number of years, would be needed. Undertaking a case-by-case analysis is not feasible due to the time and resource implications associated with it. 11. This secondary analysis assumes the inclusion of 17 year-olds in the youth justice system, based on our recommendation in the initial analysis. This assumption has influenced our recommendation,...

4. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC evidence chief John Cawley final [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   31547615:629148 BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 ("RMA") AND IN THE MATTER of a Notice of Motion under section 87G of the Act requesting the granting of resource consents to Waiheke Marinas Limited to establish a marina at Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island, in the Hauraki Gulf (ENV-2013-AKL-000174) STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF JOHN KEITH CHARLES CAWLEY (ACOUSTICS) ON BEHALF OF AUCKLAND COUNCIL...

5. [2015] NZEmpC 230 FIRST Union Inc v Jacks Hardware and Timber Ltd [pdf, 365 KB]

   ...October 2013 there were discussions between the Union’s local organiser, Shirley Walthew, and the union members at Jacks about the process of initiating bargaining for a collective agreement. Before that could occur, however, Jacks’s human resources manager and administrator raised concerns with the Union about union membership conversations taking place between staff in the store during working hours. Their concern was that these were impacting negatively on the business. Ms...

6. E7 Graeme McIndoe - Urban Design - EIC - Applicant [pdf, 2 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ENV-2018-AKL-000078 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) AND IN THE MATTER of the direct referral of applications for resource consent for the necessary infrastructure and related activities associated with holding the America's Cup in Auckland BETWEEN PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND Applicant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regulatory Authority EVIDENCE OF GRAEME ROBERT MCINDOE ON BEHAL...

7. TSA-Amendment-Act-Combined_FINAL_Redacted.pdf [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...Imprisonment alone is insufficient to prevent all teITorist acts. Designation may also be needed to prevent acts to plan, support, or incite teITorist attacks by others . If a designation was to expire or be revoked, an imprisoned person could use their resources to suppo1t teITorism, invest in other fonns of teITorist financing, make their resources available for teITorist pmposes, and receive suppo1t, including financial support, from others. 7 When a person is designated and imprisone...

8. Interpreter Services Quality Framework [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...not cover interpreting services provided by other justice sector agencies, it is important to note that public servants in New Zealand “must work to make government services accessible and effective..5” How this document fits with other resources This quality framework replaces earlier guidance for interpreters (Interpreter Guidelines). The Ministry’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Interpreter Services in Courts and Tribunals (Standard Terms) require interpreters and L...

9. Electoral-Voting-Age-Legislation_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 6.6 MB]

   ...Minute LEG-23-MIN- 0125 Cabinet Office 27 July 2023 https://legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2023/0279/latest/LMS879033.html?src=qs https://legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2023/0279/latest/LMS879033.html?src=qs https://www.dia.govt.nz/Resource-material-Regulatory-Impact-Statements-Index#five https://bills.parliament.nz/v/4/e6533a89-c81e-4545-2b52-08db9c682c73 https://legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2023/0279/latest/LMS879033.html?src=qs https://legislation.govt.nz/bill/gover...

10. OIA-109795.pdf [pdf, 2.3 MB]

    ...silence and obliges the accused to provide information to the prosecution which may be used against him. Finally, the regime has been criticised as inconsistent with the adversarial system of criminal justice where the Crown has the advantage of resources and should not seek to gain further investigative and prosecutorial advantage from the accused himself.3 Officials believe that these criticisms are valid and do not recommend extending the duty of disclosure on the accused b...