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1. 2022 periodic review of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017: Terms of Reference

   ...the course of the review, as agreed by the Prime Minister and notified in writing in the New Zealand Gazette. 3. When determining how to conduct the review, the reviewers will take into account: 3.1. the principles agreed by Cabinet to guide the RCOI response;3.2. that the review should be underpinned by te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles;3.3. that the review should enhance trust and confidence in the intelligence and security agencies;3.4. the need for the law to provide clear and underst...

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2. Hawkes Bay Standards Committee v Beacham [2012] NZLCDT 31 [pdf, 65 KB]

   ...practitioner denied that the conviction reflected on her fitness to practise but did accept the alternate limb of the charge that her conviction had tended to bring the legal profession into disrepute. In respect of the second set of charges no formal response was ever received. Thus it was necessary to place before the Tribunal the evidence of the seven police witnesses relied on in relation to the second set of charges. This undoubtedly increased the costs for the Standards Com...

3. JCC-Position-Description-2025 [pdf, 418 KB]

   ...Commissioner and the Crown (including the Ministry). Without limiting the foregoing, the Ministry of Justice shall not be liable to pay wages, salary, sickness pay or holiday allowances to, or in respect of the Commissioner, who shall be solely responsible for personal taxation liabilities and any ACC levies payable in regard to the role. Immunity No proceedings, civil or criminal, may be taken against the Commissioner in the exercise of the duties prescribed by the Act unless bad...

4. UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

   ...Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure providing for a complaints mechanism. Link:  Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure. The Ministry of Social Development is responsible for administering the CRC and its Protocols. Find out more Read the latest reports relating to New Zealand, produced under the reporting procedure provided for by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Optional Protocol....

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6. New Chief District Court Judge appointed

   ...Waitakere and Ōtautahi in Christchurch as well as Te Poho-o-Rāwiri in Gisborne. His vision is widely regarded for helping to embed the Rangatahi Courts in the New Zealand criminal justice system, encouraging a wider appreciation for the value of culturally responsive justice. He has been the tangata whenua representative on the Chief Judge’s Advisory Group and has chaired the Kaupapa Māori Advisory Group. In these roles he has been a driving force in encouraging the District Court to embra...

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7. [2025] NZSSA 10 (17 March 2025) [pdf, 70 KB]

   ...out of the requisite 60 working days deadline. She says that the delay was caused by a combination of personal circumstances, system confusion, and ongoing professional commitments and pressures which created significant barriers to a timely response. XXXX has explained that: (a) She was confused by the communication with the Ministry following the Benefits Review Committee decision and initially believed nothing further was required on her part. (b) At the time it was also d...

8. Auckland Standards Committee v Johnston [2012] NZLCDT 36 [pdf, 42 KB]

   ...public at large. [6] There is no real dispute as to there being a prima facie case. In summary judgment proceedings seeking return of this money a settlement was arrived in which the practitioner entered into an acknowledgement of debt and took responsibility for repayment of the amount. He admitted that he had taken the funds and used them for his own purpose. 3 [7] In addition to that, as indicated, the practitioner does not oppose this order and indicated in the tel...

9. Ngati Pahauwera Affidavits 1 of 4 [pdf, 20 MB]

   ...places along the Ngati Pahauwera coast as a result of my upbringing and work. 3. My dad was Ariel Aranui and my mother is Maraea Aranui. My father filed the Mohaka River claim. He was part of the Ngati Pahauwera Incorporated Society who were responsible for the original research for the Mohaka River claim . 4. My family went to the beach a lot to fish , get hangi stones and wood and get shellfish along the coast past Waikari. Sometimes we camped there and other times we just wen...

10. Regulatory Impact Statement: Second phase of reforms to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism regime [pdf, 1.6 MB]

    ...Zealand-based foreign trusts, which may have been used for tax evasion or other illicit purposes. As mentioned above, lawyers and accountants play a key role in facilitating the establishment of trusts for both domestic and foreign customers. 30. As a response, Cabinet announced the Government Inquiry into Foreign Trust Disclosure Rules, which was conducted by tax expert John Shewan and was published in June 2016. The following recommendations from the Inquiry relate to AML/CFT: 30.1....