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1. Te Rau o te Tika: Justice System Kaupapa Inquiry (Wai 3060)

   Welcome to the page for the Crown response to Te Rau o te Tika: the Justice System Kaupapa Inquiry. Here you’ll find useful information and updates on the Inquiry. The Ministry of Justice is the lead agency for the Crown’s participation in this Inquiry, bringing together more than 10 government agencies to respond to the issues being examined by the Waitangi Tribunal. On this page: What is Te Rau o te Tika? What will this Inquiry cover? Who is involved? What is happening now?  Respons...

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2. Research on the effectiveness of police practice in reducing residential burglary part 4: case study of Manurewa Local Police Area [pdf, 588 KB]

   ...strategies 33 3.2 National strategies 33 3.3 District strategy 35 3.4 Manurewa Area strategies 36 3.5 Police structures 37 4 Cross-focused initiatives 41 4.1 Introduction 41 4.2 Law Enforcement Team 2002, 2003 41 4.3 Tactical Crime Unit 2004 43 4.4 Emergency Response 43 4.5 Intel 44 4.6 Northern Communications Centre 47 5 Offender-focused initiatives 49 5.1 Introduction 49 5.2 Directed patrols 49 5.3 Bail Checks 50 5.4 Specialised burglary squads 52 5.5 Special Operations 57 5.6 Street Sweeps...

3. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML evidence chief Jon Styles [pdf, 425 KB]

   ...undertaken as part of this project. Noise levels were measured at the southern end of Matiatia Bay in July 2010 as detailed in our Original Report1 and again in October 2013 at the northern end of the Bay as described in our First October 2013 Response2 and our Second 1 Matiatia Marina - Assessment of Potential Noise Effects, Styles Group 6th March 2014 (Section 4) 2 Matiatia Marina – Response to Councils Further Request for Information, Styles Group 16th October 2013. 2...

4. AB v CD LCRO 332/2013 [pdf, 264 KB]

   ...noted that the insured had a continuing contractual obligation to provide the insurer with any and all information that might affect the issue of indemnity. [90] However, Z’s professional duties were governed by his professional and ethical responsibilities to his clients, the insurer and the insured. Those responsibilities included duties to protect the confidentiality of insurer and insured. Those parallel duties had been in existence from the start of the lawyer/client relati...

5. Otago Standards Committee No. 1 v Zhao [2016] NZLCDT 22 [pdf, 115 KB]

   ...period. (The relevant amount was estimated to be somewhere between $100 and $316). But Mr Zhao did not claim to have exercised that discretion at the time. [17] It needs to be said that Mr Zhao’s offer to pay Ms L interest owed was first made in response to the complaint from Ms L. [18] There was no accounting for interest in the Trust Account Statement, even though Mr Zhao was aware that this was a requirement of the Trust Account regulations. Retention of client document...

6. [2020] NZREADT 31 – Turoa v Real Estate Agents Authority (30 July 2020) [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...have been the subject of a complaint for that reason. [33] He further said that while he made quite a number of calls, only a few of them resulted in his making contact with the complainants. He said that when the complainants did answer their response was positive and they took the steps that he advised them to. [34] The first matter we will consider is the question of just how many contacts Mr Turoa made with the complainants. [35] Counsel for the Authority, pointed out that th...

7. LCRO 8/2020 PA v ZN (21 December 2022) [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...Relationship property litigation resulted in the Family Court, in early 2014, ordering unequal division in favour of Mr ZN’s former wife. (d) Mr PA suggested that Mr ZN appeal the decision. Mr PA asked Mr ZN to confirm that he would not hold Mr PA responsible for any negative outcome, as the work was outside Mr PA’s normal field of expertise. (e) Mr PA then withdrew from acting in the appeal without informing Mr ZN. Eventually the appeal was heard, and Mr ZN was unsuccessful....

8. Reid v New Zealand Law Society [2023] NZLCDT 7 (24 March 2023) [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...District Court Judge. His application to be restored to the roll was made less than two years after conviction. As with Ms Reid, there was no question about his technical competence to practise. The question was whether he could be entrusted with the responsibilities of a lawyer as a fit and proper person. One law firm wrote in opposition but many references from judges and practitioners supported his application. Several referees had direct, recent business dealings with him and were...

9. [2013] NZEmpC 202 Hallwright v Forsyth Barr Ltd [pdf, 236 KB]

   ...of others. Also as Judge Neave noted, some degree of public humiliation of you as a result of your conviction for this offence is “inevitably justified and part of the penalty process”. It is also undoubted that there has been a range of responses to the extensive publicity with its emphasis on your employment. I accept that at one end of the continuum there are people who can rightly be described as “nutters” and whose views can be disregarded. However, at the other en...

10. [2016] NZEmpC 54 H v A Ltd [pdf, 250 KB]

    ...statement. She stated that she hoped her wishes would be respected. Mr H and Mr McCabe were not informed of this development at the time. [24] Mr McCabe requested further time to respond to the proposal that Mr H be stood down from flying duties; his response was provided to Ms Paine later in the day. In summary, Mr McCabe stated that A Ltd was prohibited from investigating Ms A’s adverse report because cl 3.9 of the CEA imposed a time limit of 14 days for the provision of su...