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1. LCRO 76/2024 QM v BY (13 December 2024) [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...considers that further action on the complaint is neither necessary nor appropriate. 1 I use the word “competence” to include a lawyer’s obligations to act competently and in a timely manner, to give independent and objective advice and to protect and promote their client’s interests (see rr 3, 5.3 and 6 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008. 2 [4] For reasons which follow later in this decision, I agree with the Committee’s d...

2. [2022] NZEnvC 67 Otago Regional Council - Further Decision on Primary Sector Provisions (Rural) [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...Point ID Further Submitter ID Submitter Name Support/Oppose Decision requested Court decision Policy 7.D.5 80074 80074.01 Douglas Reid Oppose Amend Policy 7.D.5 to include lower limit. Reject Policy 7.D.5 80082 80082.04 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc Support in part Amend the Policy 7.D.5 to apply all 5 biophysical components of ecosystem health identified in Appendix 1A of the NPS Freshwater Management 2020. Accept in part Policy 7.D.5 FS811,...

3. [2022] NZEnvC 067 Otago Regional Council [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...Point ID Further Submitter ID Submitter Name Support/Oppose Decision requested Court decision Policy 7.D.5 80074 80074.01 Douglas Reid Oppose Amend Policy 7.D.5 to include lower limit. Reject Policy 7.D.5 80082 80082.04 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc Support in part Amend the Policy 7.D.5 to apply all 5 biophysical components of ecosystem health identified in Appendix 1A of the NPS Freshwater Management 2020. Accept in part Policy 7.D.5 FS811,...

4. Ref: LCRO 99/2019 SQ v LP (27 October 2020) [pdf, 235 KB]

   ...which allows a Legal Complaints Review Officer (LCRO) to conduct the review on the basis of all information available if the LCRO considers that the review can be adequately determined in the absence of the parties. [48] I record that having carefully read the complaint, the response to the complaint, the Committee’s decision and the submissions filed in support of and in opposition to the application for review, there are no additional issues or questions in my mind that neces...

5. Te Manutukutuku 73 [pdf, 9.5 MB]

   ...remembers it was never about “per- fection” ; instead, as soon as the boats were “comfortable enough”, the family would be off on big sailing adventures. This spurred her commitment to mak- ing a contribution to communities liv- ing well, caring for, and enjoying the land and waterways of Aotearoa. Ani feels moving to the Waitangi Tribunal Unit is coming “full circle” in a career which began with study- ing law, public policy, and te reo Māori under influential teachers su...

6. [2017] EmpC 41 Cronin-Lampe and anor v BOT of Melville High School [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...the actions and failure of the BoT towards Mr and Mrs Cronin- Lampe were breaches of the terms of their employment agreements implied by common law. Such actions are described in the amended statement of claim as failures of the BoT to:  Protect Mr and Mrs Cronin-Lampe from the traumatic incidents.  Ensure appropriate support be provided to Mr and Mrs Cronin- Lampe to address the foreseeable trauma Mr and Mrs Cronin- Lampe suffered in the provision of the services.  Pr...

7. LCRO 72/2022 ND v TC and MB ( [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...statement prepared and forwarded to him on that day. [30] Mr TC says that “at all times in my firm and in particular, Principal, Mr TC and Associate, Mr MB, have acted in accordance with our obligations under the lawyers Conduct and Client Care Rules 2008”. The Standards Committee determination [31] The Standards Committee identified the following issues for consideration:9 (a) Whether Messrs TC and MB acted in a competent and timely manner, as required by [r] 3 of the [La...

8. Directory of Official Information 2019 P-R [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...New Zealand Registered Architects Board .......................................................................85 Racing Board, New Zealand ..............................................................................................86 Radiation Protection Advisory Council ............................................................................89 Radio New Zealand ............................................................................................................91 Real Est...

9. [2024] NZEnvC 075 McCallum Bros Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 12 MB]

   ...Kaitiaki Charitable Trust (MKCT) 2 V N Morrison-Shaw for Te Whānau o Pākiri (Te Whānau) S Wikaira for herself L Sutherland and D V van Mierlo for the Director-General of Conservation (DOC) M Downing and P Anderson for Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated (Forest and Bird) L Muldowney and S Thomas for Environmental Defence Society Incorporated (EDS) K R M Littlejohn and S Hiew for Mangawhai Harbour Restoration Society Incorporated (MHRS) A...

10. Regulatory Impact Assessments

    ...Amendments to the Sentencing Act 2002 - giving effect to RCOI recommendation 27 This Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) provides analysis of proposed amendments to the Sentencing Act 2002 to respond meaningfully to the Royal Commission of Inquiry on abuse in care, to support decision-making on each individual proposal. RIS:  Amendments to the Sentencing Act 2002 - giving effect to RCOI recommendation 27 Annex to Regulatory Impact Statement: Extending automatic name suppression for complaina...

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