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1. Khan v New Zealand Law Society [2014] NZLCDT 18 [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...there should be very clear evidence of risk to justify preventing him from resuming practice in New Zealand where he qualified and obtained his three degrees. [43] The balancing exercise must give due weight to the glowing references and to the responsible international roles to which he has been appointed or elected. [44] We have looked carefully at the findings against Dr Khan. Dr Kahn gave evidence before us which was at variance with some of those findings. Some findings app...

2. National Standards Committee 1 v Peters [2019] NZLCDT 39 [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...received an email from a member of the public concerned about the statements attributed to the Practitioner. 6. On 20 March 2019, the Standards Committee, having commenced an own-motion investigation, wrote to the Practitioner seeking a written response from him and noting the Standards Committee’s concern that the public statements attributed to the Practitioner could possibly affect the accused’s right to a fair trial. A response was sought by 27 March 2019. 7. The Practit...

3. Waitangi Tribunal - Part II Te Urewera [pdf, 6.9 MB]

   ...(1) Who were the Maori parties to the agreement  ?   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 (2) 7 september 1895  : Te Urewera delegation’s proposals and seddon’s response   . . 415 (a) The proposals  :  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 (b) seddon’s response...

4. [2021] NZEnvC 111 Weston Lea Limited v Hamilton City Council [pdf, 23 MB]

   ...adopt an approach for vehicle light based upon permanent and temporary plant screening to achieve certain heights in respect of the areas that could be affected by road light. [65] We have indicated that we endorse this approach as a practical response to the question of light spill. The parties acknowledged that the objective was to achieve 0.1 lux at three metres within the boundary but it was always problematic as to how this might be done in a clear, certain and enforceable matt...

5. Evaluation of programmes for children under the Domestic Violence Act 1995 [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Courts on the impact of the Domestic Violence Act. The evaluations, together and separately provide a wealth of information on the effectiveness of the Act. For the Ministry of Justice, responsible for administering the Act, and the Department for Courts, responsible for its implementation, this evaluation makes a useful contribution to policy development and purchase advice to government. Above all, the evaluation will help us t...

6. 2021-05-24 NPSFM s32 Evaluation [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...45 to 55 of the RMA. The purpose of an NPS is to state the objectives and policies for matters of national significance that are relevant to achieving the purpose of the RMA. It provides direction to local authorities about how to carry out their responsibilities under the RMA when it comes to matters of national significance. Consent authorities must also “have regard to” the relevant provisions of an NPS when considering an application for resource consent.6 The NPS-FM 2020 appli...

7. [2014] NZEmpC 111 Bracewell v Richmond Services Ltd [pdf, 300 KB]

   ...heightened, a CSW could offer and administer medications on an as needed basis. However, clinical care and support was provided externally by the DHB to Richmond by the client’s Case Manager and consultant psychiatrist. They had the primary responsibility for the clinical management of clients. [36] Client A had lived at Richmond’s facility since early 2011. Her referral information indicated a diagnosis of schizoid-affective disorder as well as a mild intellectual disabi...

8. Chittock v ACC [2014] NZACA 4 [pdf, 157 KB]

   ...and sent a memorandum to Mr Davis, to whom Mr Chittock’s file had been referred for the decision of 18 August 2006, in which Mr Lyons outlined the issues he saw arising. As the mediation was scheduled for 10 April 2007, he asked for Mr Davis’ response on or before 23 March 2007.6 [10] Mr Lyons identified the global issue as being whether Mr Chittock was entitled to 24 hour constant personal attention, as submitted by Mr Wakefield in his letter of 17 November 2005. Issues direc...

9. [2017] NZEnvC 149 Matakana Coast Trail Trust v Auckland Council [pdf, 13 MB]

   ...accessways. (Court emphasis added) [83] We are satisfied that the Council and Commissioners were alerted to the connectivity issues, and, although addressed, this does not appear to have been taken any further by them in light of the applicant's response. It is unclear why the staff did not pick up that no offroad cycling connections had been provided for, given the requirements we have outlined for it to be included in the Integrated Transport Plan. Quite simply, there has b...

10. NZCVS-Cycle-5-Distribution-of-crime.xlsx [xlsx, 195 KB]

    ...other hand, when the confidence intervals of two estimates do overlap, the difference between the estimates is described as not statistically significant. This is a more conservative approach than a formal statistical test. Don't know/refusal responses Residual response categories such as "don't know" and "don't wish to answer" are generally excluded from analysis. This is generally the case for analysis of victimisation and rates of reporting victimisations...