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1. [2019] NZEnvC 103 Beadle v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 4.6 MB]

   ...accordance with Council's road lighting policies and standards, including the Southern Light lighting strategy. Any road lighting installed on private roads/rights of way/access lots shall be privately maintained and all operating costs shall be the responsibility of the lots serviced by such access roads. Any lights installed on private roads/rights of way/access lots shall be isolated from the Council's lighting network circuits. The detailed bridge design for the bridge cross...

2. [2021] NZEnvC 001 Minister of Conservation v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   ...preserve, restore, enhance and sustainably use fresh water for the benefit of present and future generations; (iii) Manakitanga: the process by which Tangata Whenua show respect, generosity and care for freshwater and for others. (iv) Governance: the responsibility of those with authority for making decisions to design a way that prioritises the health and wellbeing of fresh water. (v) Stewardship: the obligation of all New Zealanders to manage freshwater in a way that ensures it...

3. [2021] NZEmpC 84 A Labour Inspector of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment v Jeet Holdings Ltd [pdf, 555 KB]

   ...Relations Act 2000, ss 142M(1)(a), 142M(1)(b) and 142N(1). [13] The week before the hearing Mr Singh sent to the Registrar of the Court personal information about his health in what seemed like a precursor to a request for an adjournment. In response to that information he was sent a minute informing him that, if his intention was to apply for an adjournment, an application would have to be made supported by evidence from a qualified medical practitioner. Mr Singh replied...

4. [2023] NZEmpC 162 Birthing Centre Ltd v Matsas [pdf, 445 KB]

   ...may have lobbied on behalf of BCL’s staff, the real consultation was, by this point, taking place between MERAS, the employees and MDHB. BCL was no longer a decision maker and effectively abrogated its duty to consult with its staff by passing responsibility to MERAS.50 [48] This failure confirmed the earlier conclusion that dismissals were, with one possible exception, unjustified. That exception was Ms Spilman and arose from the fact that she resigned while the process was inc...

5. NZ Law Commission review of the law of Trusts [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...NZLC R130 This report is also available on the Internet at the Law Commission’s website: www.lawcom.govt.nz i i Law Commiss ion Report mailto:com@lawcom.govt.nz http://www.lawcom.govt.nz http://www.lawcom.govt.nz The Hon Judith Collins Minister Responsible for the Law Commission Parliament Buildings WELLINGTONWELLINGTON 29 August 2013 Dear Minister REVIEW OF THE LAW OF TRUSTS: A TRUSTS ACT FOR NEW ZEALAND (NZLC R130) I am pleased to submit to you the above Report under section 16 of...

6. The use of imprisonment in New Zealand [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...release decisions of parole and district prisons boards proceed with no explicit constraints in terms of prison capacity;  legislation in respect of sanctions for offending often lengthens sentences of imprisonment, or actual time served, in response to legitimate public concerns and fears. These decisions usually relate to the most serious of offences, which are also those which contribute most to increases in the prison population. Specifically, this paper looks at: the l...

7. NZCVS Core Report Cycle 3 (2020) [pdf, 3.7 MB]

   ...2 July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was again paused in Auckland from 12 August to 2 September 2020 during a further COVID-19 outbreak. As a result, interviewing continued later into the year than planned and achieved a lower number of responses than in previous cycles (7,425 instead of 8,000). Nonetheless, a high response rate was still achieved (80% similar to the response rate in Cycle 2). When interviewers returned to the field, precautions were made to ensure the safet...

8. The nature & extent of the sex industry in New Zealand: an estimation [pdf, 247 KB]

   ...with several surveys. They were asked to forward a survey (Appendix 1) to each police area within their district and to nominate a contact person and forward this name to the Ministry of Justice researcher. In a few cases the person with a portfolio responsible for prostitution was located at a district level and so answered on behalf of the whole district. In most cases, however, respondents answered the survey at an area level. In some cases, more than one respondent answered the survey f...

9. [2008] NZEmpC WC 17/08 Witcombe v Clerk of the House of Representatives [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...member with an open mind and there is nothing (at least yet) to suggest, if only at those early stages, that the defendant did otherwise. [38] I conclude that Mr Beattie’s report, initially in the form of a draft or drafts, was not prepared in response to litigation, actual or reasonably anticipated. The dominant purpose of the report was not to assist the Clerk’s position in litigation but, rather, to record an investigation into allegations of misconduct. [39] It follows that...

10. Copyright Licensing Limited v Universities of NZ [2013] NZCOP 18 [pdf, 213 KB]

    ...affidavit, Mr Wills stated that the new form of licence agreement submitted to him on 23 October 2012 was in fact a completely new licence, with far more restrictive terms than the extant licence. [15] Mr Wills did not receive any substantive response from CLL to his reply letter dated 25 October before the scheduled 5 November meeting. [16] Representatives of the parties duly met on 5 November 2012. Mr Wills and Ms Browning were both present at the meeting. Mr Wills’ eviden...