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1. Supplementary Government Response to Law Commissions report [pdf, 479 KB]

   ...makes better use of information, including the Better Public Services programme. This introduces challenges for agencies to meet public and government expectations for enhanced service delivery, while at the same time meeting public expectations for protection of personal information The Government’s proposals for inclusion in a new Privacy Act will ensure the Commissioner has adequate tools to address privacy risks. These proposals are good for business and the public sector. They...

2. DIJ v New Zealand Police [2024] NZHRRT 22 [pdf, 372 KB]

   ...criminal investigation. Police accept that no reason for withholding information was provided at this time. [16] A further tranche of witness statements was released to the plaintiff on 4 October 2016. Police advised names had been redacted to protect the identity of the witnesses but that none of the witnesses had been consulted on the release of their witness statements. As we come to later in this decision, Police have taken a quite different approach to the accused’s witnes...

3. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 DM expert Robert Greenway [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...headland north of Matiatia Bay, and the esplanade reserve on the south side of Matiatia Bay (in blue). 31. I have marked with a red cross on the insert map in Attachment 3 a parcel of land in Matiatia Bay owned by the Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of NZ (Atawhai-Whenua Reserve). This abuts the esplanade reserve, providing public access to the Society’s restoration project. The Atawhai-Whenua Reserve has three tracks running the length of it and adjoining the Hooks B...

4. Review of the Delivery of Restorative Justice in Family Violence Cases by Providers funded by the Ministry of Justice [pdf, 602 KB]

   ...and the Police (n=9) referred family violence cases to restorative justice providers. • Most restorative justice providers (86%) required victim consent before a case went to a conference or panel. • Providers thought that particular care needed to be taken with the screening of referrals, pre- conference preparation, and conference facilitation in order for a restorative justice meeting to happen safely in family violence cases. • Providers said they worked appropriate...

5. [2018] NZEnvC 178 The Friends of Sherwood Trust & Ngati Paoa Trust Board v The Chief Executive of the Auckland Council [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...this 1080 drop are possums and rats, with the expectation that there will be secondary poisoning of stoats that may feed on poisoned carcasses. All three are considered 'pest' species. The application of 1080 is said to be necessary to protect biodiversity in Kohukohunui, which is home to a range of threatened bird and plant species. The Friends of Sherwood filed an application for interim and final enforcement orders seeking to prevent the planned drop, and on 6 September 2...

6. Independent Electoral Review Final Report Accessible word doc [docx, 9.5 MB]

   ...at international case studies and experience, and considered previous reports and recommendations, including from the Electoral Commission, parliament’s Justice Select Committee, and the 1986 Royal Commission on the Electoral System. We have taken careful account of all these sources when developing our own views. In June 2023, we released an interim report with our draft recommendations. After considering feedback on that report, we have made several changes to our draft recommendations. We...

7. Property sales and settlements guidance for lawyers during COVID-19

   ...may still be possible to complete a sale during Alert Level 4 where there is no movement of people, for example a rental property with tenants staying. At COVID-19 Alert Level 4: people can only move house under extreme circumstances, for example for care while sick or to seek refuge in a women’s refuge accommodation moving companies cannot operate real estate agency work can only be conducted by phone, video or email open homes and auctions cannot take place in person, but can happen virtua...

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8. [2020] NZREADT 08 - Bond (25 February 2020) [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...practices, and conduct themselves in a manner that reflects well on the Institute, its members, and the real estate profession. 13.13 A member must be fair and just to all parties in negotiations and in the preparation of all forms and agreements, and protect the public against unethical practices in connection with real estate transactions. [16] Ms Bond’s conduct was also regulated by the Fair Trading 1986 which was, as Mr Hodge put it, “one of the key regulatory touchstone...

9. [2021] NZACC 108 – Wood v ACC (19 July 2021 [pdf, 162 KB]

   ...to an error of law where there is no evidence to support the decision, the evidence is inconsistent with, and contradictory of the decision, or the true and only reasonable conclusion on the evidence contradicts the decision;10 [g] Finally, care must be taken to ensure that issues of fact are not dressed up as questions of law.11 Proposed Questions of Law [a] Did the Judge err in finding ACC complied with the legislative section 107 of the Accident Compensation Act allowing ACC...

10. Procter - Horowhenua 11 (2012) 293 Aotea MB 165 (293 AOT 165) [pdf, 160 KB]

    ...Complaint is also made as to the use of postal ballots. As was underscored in my previous judgment, I see no reason to exclude the views of beneficiaries who cannot attend a general meeting in person. Their reasons for non-attendance may include care-giving, employment, health or transportation challenges, and even so, I do not accept that their opinions cannot be taken into account when considering issues like the appointment of trustees. The Māori population remains a constantly...