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1. Cabinet Paper Reforming the Privacy Act 1993 [pdf, 360 KB]

   ...the government response to the Law Commission’s work. 48. In addition, I propose that the new Act should include a provision stating that the Commissioner will not publish the identities of agencies which notify breaches, unless the agencies consent or unless public notification is required in the public interest. This addresses an obvious disincentive to comply. I expect the Commissioner will also issue guidance on how notification should work. 49. I am aware that both the...

2. 20231124-Courts-BIM_Redacted_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   Vote Courts 2023 Briefing for the Incoming Minister 24 November 2023 Te Kiwanatanga o Aotearoa New Zealand Government 1 2 Contents Introduction ................................................................................................. 5 Your role and responsibilities ...................................................................... 6 Your areas of responsibility relate to the functioning of the courts and related services ......................................

3. Marywil Investments Ltd v North Shore Ctiy Council [pdf, 65 KB]

   ...Messrs Patrick and Arnold Kanon. BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL FACTS [4] Apex were the previous owners of land at 260 Lake Road. In 1993, it engaged Butt Design Limited to prepare drawings and specifications for the property. A building consent was issued based on those drawings on 28 February 1994. The house was constructed between February 1994 and February 1995. The North Shore City Council carried out inspections during the construction work with the final CCC bein...

4. IPT 2020-21 Annual Report [pdf, 520 KB]

   ...nature of the determinations made by the Tribunal in the period to which the report relates. This is the 10th full annual report of the Tribunal and covers the 12 months from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. This report contains no financial statements because the Chair does not determine the Tribunal’s budget. 3 Highlights of the 2020/2021 Court Year 1. In the past seven years, the number of disposable appeals on hand has reduced by over 70%. In the pa...

5. Baker v Ngāti Tūwharetoa Hapū Forum - Te Matai No 1 and Te Matai No 2 [2015] Chief Judge's MB 900 (2015 CJ 900) [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...Section 30H(2) of TTWMA prevents the Court from making an order that binds the Crown in relation to applications concerning Treaty settlement negotiations unless the Crown agrees to be bound. [23] The Crown acknowledged that even without its consent, the Māori Land Court still has jurisdiction to make such an order. However, it was submitted with reference to the Māori Appellate Court decision of Pue v Ngā Hapū o Ngā Ruahine Iwi Incorporated, that to do so would be “an impr...

6. LCRO 184/2018 DP v VK (17 December 2019) [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...[18] Section 206(2) of the Act provides each LCRO with a statutory discretion. If it appears to the LCRO who conducts the review that the review can be adequately determined on the papers, the LCRO can proceed without a hearing and without the consent of the parties to that process. [19] In the course of the review process further information was requested from Ms VK pursuant to s 207 of the Act. Ms VK was invited to produce a copy of the partnership agreement that constituted [Co...

7. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - government reply to issues 5th report [pdf, 458 KB]

   ...Taskforce. A discussion document ‘Improvements to Sexual Violence Legislation’ was released in August 2008. The discussion paper sought views on three proposed changes to the Crimes Act 1961 and the Evidence Act 2006: whether the law of consent should include a definition of consent; whether the court should be required to take into account any steps the defendant took to discover whether the complainant was consenting when a defence of reasonable belief in consent is raise...

8. Matuku Ngati Maru Wharanui Pukehou Trust (2009) 245 Aotea MB 15 (245 AOT 15) [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...elected are Ngätimaru Claims Progression Trust members. It was necessary to ―hijack‖ the Pukehou TOKM waka because no notice was being taken of NCPT requests to re-examine the process being followed. With the Maori Land Courts Judge’s consent some NCPT members were able to climb aboard the Pukehou waka, throw Pukehou Trustees out, and take command of the waka. There is more sense of relief rather one of victory in achieving this result. It was necessary for NCPT to use th...

9. B v ACC [2012] NZACA 5 [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...instructed in 2007. After failed attempts to have the appellant’s ERC reinstated, he wrote to the Registry on 18 June 2007, and made an application to reinstate Appeal no. ACA 281/88, on the ground that it had been withdrawn without the appellant’s consent, and asked for the application to be referred directly back to the Authority for a decision. A memorandum was filed with the application setting out the litigation history, which was also served on the Corporation. [24] On 4 Sep...

10. Family Legal Advice Service operational policy version 1.4 [pdf, 479 KB]

    ...removed on the copy retained by the provider. Evidence of eligibility Clients may provide the following information as evidence that their income does not exceed the maximum income level. • letter from their employer or payslip; • bank statements for the past 3 months; • letter from NZ Work and Income; • a copy of their most recent tax return; • proof of a grant of civil or family legal aid in the previous 12 months; • a separate statutory declaration stating that th...