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1. 2024 NZPSPLA 021 pdf [pdf, 80 KB]

   ...no longer suitable to hold a COA, and accordingly I cancel her COA, effective immediately. [10] Ms Terekia should return her identification badge to the Authority immediately. Any further application for a COA Ms Terekia makes should include a response to these matters alongside an explanation as to why she did not attend the hearing. [11] A copy of the decision is to be sent to both parties and is to be published on the Licensing Authority’s website without redaction....

2. Authority to Act Form 2023 [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...is someone who can act on your behalf when dealing with a Tribunal, Authority, or Scheme administered by the Tribunals Unit of the Ministry of Justice. You can choose a person or an organisation to be your agent or representative. You are still responsible for anything they do on your behalf, so it is important that you choose your representative carefully. Things you need to consider include: • How long you have known the person • If you trust them to always act in your bes...

3. PSFC-L4C-1-PDF.pdf [pdf, 348 KB]

   ...list of counsel who are available to accept assignments from the Court under the Family Proceedings Act 1980, Care of Children Act 2004, Property (Relationships) Act 1976, Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, and Family Violence Act 2018. The appointment is the responsibility of the Court. The Ministry of Justice, the Family Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society and the Principal Family Court Judge have agreed to the following criteria for appointment. Full name of applicant: Firm / Postal ad...

4. BORA Medicines Amendment Bill [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...flexibility in the prescription and administration of medicines. 5. The Bill also makes a number of updates to Medicines Classification Committee settings, including removing details of Committee processes from the Act in order to make it more responsive to change. Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 14 – Freedom of expression 6. Section 14 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to...

5. How to respond to a Property Application

   ...payable for filing any of these documents. Find out more about affidavits and statutory declarations If you need help to fill in the forms you can call us or visit your local court What happens next? The Court will give the other person a copy of your response and tell them what they need to do. The judge will read the documents and call a short meeting (judicial conference). You and your ex-partner will both need to attend this meeting. If both of you agree, the judge can make an Order by cons...

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   2. Relationship property

6. The Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court (AODT)

   This section includes information about the AODT Court, the participant referral process, how the AODT Legal Services team works together, and explains the role and responsibilities of an AODT lawyer. The primary intention of the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment (AODT) Court is to reduce drug use and associated offending through an interagency approach, supervising the defendant and providing them with treatment programmes and life skills support.  A video on how the AODT Court operates for...

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7. The Hāpaitia legacy

   ...represented through Hōkai Rangi, which seeks to innovate to find new and alternative ways of doing things to achieve better outcomes with Māori and their whānau The Joint Venture on Family Violence and Sexual Violence, which is a whole of Government response made up of 10 Government agencies working on the prevention and elimination of family and sexual violence. Additional initiatives that change the way investment decisions are made, that make changes to policy and practice, that change l...

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   4. Hāpaitia te Oranga Tangata

8. 2022 periodic review of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017

   ...information on the Act. Quick links Terms of Reference Reviewers and special advisor Frequently asked questions Review progress reports Information about the Act Link to the Intelligence and Security Act 2017  The Ministry of Justice has a statutory responsibility to provide the reviewers with administrative, secretarial and other support necessary to conduct the review.

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9. [2025] NZEmpC 107 Menzies v Corrigan [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...1000 at [11]–[28]. of 10 per cent is appropriate in the circumstances. There were communication difficulties more generally between the parties, but I do not consider that the plaintiff or his representative was necessarily entirely responsible for all of those difficulties. [8] I also accept that the defendant’s costs ought to be increased by 15 per cent to take into account GST given that he is not GST registered.6 [9] Applying an uplift of 25 per cent to the sum o...

10. Defend a challenge or a claim

    ...amounts, names of the persons, and other circumstances) to fully, fairly and clearly inform the court and the plaintiff/s of the nature and details of the defence if you refer to a positive defence (if you are raising some further matter beyond your responses to the plaintiff’s claim) include the general nature of the defence, the facts (but not the evidence of those facts) upon which the defence is based and references to any relevant employment agreement or employment contract or legislatio...

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    2. What to expect at the Employment Court