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1. [2015] NZEmpC 82 Smith Crane and Construction Ltd v Hall [pdf, 226 KB]

   ...your employment shall commence on the first day you actually work. b) Secondary employment – this is a full-time position. The employee is expected to devote his/her full energies to the position and for this reason together with a need to protect the [company’s] commercial interest the employee is not permitted to engage in any business activity or secondary employment without the companies prior written consent during the term of this employment contract. Further the co...

2. Oslo speech for IUCNAEL Colloquium June 2016 [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...over-exploitation of natural resources and irreversible environmental impacts from human activity; managing the challenges 2 Sustainable management [3] Essentially the approach of the RMA is to provide for a balance between environmental protection, and development and human use of land, air, water and soil. The “environment” is very broadly defined to include all things natural, physical, and people, all of which are to be governed in an integrated fashion. Decision maki...

3. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – summary record 15th-17th reports (continued) [pdf, 63 KB]

   ...Commission. 7. Ms. Benesia SMITH (New Zealand) said that in New Zealand the legal framework for the elimination of racial discrimination was derived from the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993, which continued to provide the protective measures and the sanctions outlined in previous reports. 8. During the period under consideration, the Parliament had adopted the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001, which offered a publicly funded complaints process as well as...

4. Wellington Standards Committee 2 v Morahan [2017] NZLCDT 24 [pdf, 531 KB]

   ...secured against her Tolhurst Road property; (c) On the subdivision of Rosetta Road; (d) The transfer of that property to the trust; (e) The process of her becoming a trustee of the trust. [31] The respondent admitted that he had an obligation to protect Ms B’s interest in respect of those matters. It is clear that she was not given independent advice about any of the relevant issues at the time. [32] The respondent explained that (with the exception of the Rosetta Road pro...

5. MOJ0504-Making-parenting-arrangements-workbook-Samoan.pdf [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...• Tagai i le justice.govt.nz/family-violence • Tagai i le areyouok.org.nz • Telefoni vili fua ‘Are You OK’ i le 0800 456 450 Afai ua e feagai ma tulaga ua e lē saogalemu ai po o lou alo, e mafai na e talosaga i le Family Court mo se Protection Order. Mo nisi faamatalaga: • Tagai i le justice.govt.nz/protection-order-info • Telefoni vili fua a le Ministry of Justice i le 0800 224 733 https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/family-violence/ https://www.justice.govt.nz/famil...

6. Lethbridge v The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 403) & Fenton, Fenton v The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 403) & Lethbridge [2018] NZREADT 58 [pdf, 506 KB]

   ...had in fact been initialled by the vendor, Mr Fenton. While the Committee found that two copies of the Agreement had been initialled by Mr Fenton, it still considered that the practices adopted by Ms Lethbridge had been characterised by a lack of care.1 The Committee expressed the view that the breach that occurred amounted to conduct in breach of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012 (the Rules) “at a very low level”. A fine of $1500 was i...

7. LCRO 133/2017 AD v BE (18 September 2019) [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...raised in Mr BE’s complaint, for a hearing on the papers. The Notice of Hearing identified the following issues: (a) In acting for [EJP], did Mr AD fail to act competently and in a timely manner in accordance with the duty to take reasonable care (r 3)? This is with particular regard to the fact that, upon the third request for an adjournment, the judge ordered that [EJP] be put into liquidation. (b) Was the work outside Mr AD’s normal field of practice? … If so, was [EJP] ma...

8. Firearms-Reform-Programme-Phase-4_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 23 MB]

   ...Reform Programme Phase 4 - approach to consultation Ministerial briefing Ministry of Justice 24 September 2024 Released in part Some information has been withheld in accordance with the following sections of the OIA: • Section 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons. 2 Firearms Reform Programme Phase 4: A systematic rewrite to modernise the Act Ministerial briefing Ministry of Justice 24 September 2024 Released i...

9. [2023] NZEnvC 198 Stilwell v Opotiki District Council [pdf, 8.3 MB]

   ...application was inconsistent with the objectives and policies of the operative Ōpōtiki District Plan; and (d) the application would set a precedent which might undermine the integrity of the District Plan provisions. 3 [3] Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated, Arthur Sandom, Ian Bertram and Logan Bertram have given notice to become parties under section 274 of the Act. Agreement reached [4] Following mediation on 22 March 2023 and several discu...

10. [2020] NZEmpC 149 Bay of Plenty District Health Board v CultureSafe NZ Ltd [pdf, 438 KB]

    ...at the lowest level needs to be that of a specialist decision-making body that is not inhibited by strict procedural requirements ... (Emphasis added) [59] Whilst the Authority is an investigative body, its proceedings enjoy the status and protections of “judicial proceedings”.22 Section 176 states that a Member of the Authority, in the performance of his or her duties under the Act, has and enjoys the same protection as a Justice of the Peace acting in his or her criminal ju...