Search Results

1. JK v OC LCRO 254/2013 (10 February 2015) [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...after receiving copies of initial correspondence, advised that he did not wish to be provided with copies of further correspondence received from Mr JK. The task of receiving and responding to information drip fed in this fashion is taxing on the resources of the Office. [48] Nor is it fair to Mr OC that the Office tasked with completing independent inquiry into the Standards Committee process should receive a proliferation of correspondence forwarded to third parties which is ext...

2. EV v IG LCRO 111/2013 (8 September 2015) [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...the parties’ recollection of the conversations. [92] In my view, it is unlikely that the Disciplinary Tribunal would be able to progress the matter further, and reference to its jurisdiction may do no more than impose unnecessary burden on its resources. [93] It was my sense that Mr EV advanced his application from a genuine conviction that Mr IG’s conduct required a disciplinary response. However, after giving careful consideration to all the material before me, I see no groun...

3. Te Whiu v King - Panguru C9, C10 and C11(2016) 128 Taitokerau MB 100 (128 TTK 100) [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...associate with these lands. They also agreed that Patrick, Waru, and Tuha are all members of those hapū. [80] Pursuant to s 301 of the Act, a partition between owners who are members of the same hapū, is not subject to the provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991. However, in any such case, I must impose a restriction that the land shall not be sold otherwise than in accordance with s 304 of the Act. That restriction is appropriate and was accepted by Patrick as a nec...

4. Evidence Brief: Adolescent Sex Offender Treatment [pdf, 357 KB]

   ...caregivers and other family members, peer group and school involvement). Therefore, it is important to recognise that these treatment types are not mutually exclusive, they are often delivered in combination dependent on the philosophy of and resources available to treatment providers. DOES ADOLESCENT SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT REDUCE CRIME? International evidence Around 17% of recorded sexual offences in the US and 15% in New Zealand are perpetrated by offenders under 18 ye...

5. LCRO 150/2017 UG v WN [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...for his father, purchased the property at [address] (the property) from ABC Developments Limited (the vendor).1 [3] Interests noted or registered against the certificate of title to the property included consent notices pursuant to s 221 of the Resource Management Act 1991, 1 Pursuant to an agreement for sale and purchase dated 16 October 2014. (the purchase agreement). 2 easements in gross (water reticulation, convey telecomm...

6. [2017] NZEmpC 99 The NZ King Salmon Co Ltd v Slotemaker [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...positions [15] By late November Mr Slotemaker knew he faced dismissal because his position was to cease to exist and he had not been appointed to a replacement position created by the restructuring. On 2 December 2015 King Salmon’s Human Resources Adviser, Fiona Thomas, sent Mr Slotemaker three draft employment agreements so he could consider alternative positions within the company. Two were for Team Leaders and one was for the Aquaculture Technician vacancy Mr Slotemaker ap...

7. Parininihi Ki Waitotara Incorporation- Section 53 Block IX, Opunake Survey District (2005) 159 Aotea MB 146 (159 AOT 146) [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...sale proceeds are in fact needed to enable the incorporation to purchase new land. This is even more apparent when the Court considers the significant income streams now flowing into PI(W and the size of its investment portfolio. PI(W has mnple resources to enable it to implement the Land Management Plan without the need to pern1anently alienate ancestrallm1ds that originally belonged to particular Taranaki hapu; (d) those hapu had already suffered debilitating land loss through con...

8. Taueki - Horowhenua XIB41 North A3A and 3B1 (2007) 193 Aotea MB 232 (193 AOT 232) [pdf, 4.1 MB]

   ...community and tangata whenua in relation to the effects of farming on the environment, taonga and waahi tapu. Despite this infol1nation local and regional authorities continue to fail to properly plan and provide for the use and development of resources to ensure that any filliher degradation can be avoided, remedied or mitigated. The failure to provide properly for these matters has resulted in serious negative cultural effects to tangata whenua, effects that threaten their relatio...

9. BORA Border Security Bill [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...met by a provision which provides that the existence of review proceedings by a person against whom a decline decision has been made, cannot be a reason for granting a visa or permit to enter New Zealand. Moreover, any fears about waste of legal resources by fruitless litigation could be met by a ban on making legal aid available to persons seeking to exercise the right to judicial review. Finally, the current s 10(3) Immigration Act was added to that Act without having been vetted for B...

10. Privacy Bill - additional policy decisions [pdf, 304 KB]

    ...de-sensitised to notifications and less concerned to take protective action. This undermines one of the purposes of the notification regime. 20. High volumes of notifications risk reducing the Privacy Commissioner’s effectiveness by diverting resources from the egregious or systemic breaches. A further concern for business submitters is that the threshold is considerably out of step with comparator jurisdictions, which, they suggest, could damage New Zealand’s international reput...