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1. Family Court Rewrite Submission - Paul von Dadelszen QSO [pdf, 268 KB]

   ...addition, the FDR service should be answerable to the Ministry of Justice and the Family Court; such would be appropriate if it is truly to be a part of that strengthened Family Justice Service. 2 Focus on children 6. Q1: Section 61 of the Care of Children Act 2004 (COCA) should be re- enacted. In my experience, it encapsulated those matters which are relevant to the safety of the child, particularly as it includes s.61(i). 7. Q2: There should be automatic (computerised)...

2. Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand: Summary document - Easy Read [docx, 11 MB]

   ...it hard to know when an adoption should happen. [image: ]Some of the reasons adoption may happen are: · [image: A picture containing text, book Description automatically generated]so a child can be part of a family / whānau who will always take care of them · to make sure a child whose birth parents cannot care for them still has a safe home. [image: ] Some more of the reasons adoption may happen are: · so people who cannot give birth can have a child · [image: A group of people w...

3. Directory of Official Information M-O [pdf, 564 KB]

   ...responsibilities In accordance with the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, MidCentral District Health Board has three key functions, being: • planning and funding health and disability services • delivering health and disability care services through Crown owned hospital and associated services • governing and managing the District Health Board. MidCentral DHB is categorised as a Crown Agent under section 7 of the Crown Entities Act 2004. The functions of th...

4. Fourth-Universal-Periodic-Review-documents_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 805 KB]

   ...Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Refugee and protection (asylum) claims made in New Zealand are determined in accordance with the relevant instruments. Asylum seekers have publicly-funded access to legal representation, interpreters, and health care and, if granted a temporary visa, can undertake work or study. Claimants who are not granted a visa are provided with a weekly allowance. Young asylum seekers can attend primary and secondary education as domestic students. During consu...

5. Family-Fixed-Fees-Schedules-July-2020-Updated-18-December-2023.pdf [pdf, 473 KB]

   ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2 ADOPTION – GRANTING NOTES ................................................................................................................................................ 3 CARE OF CHILDREN/GUARDIANSHIP ..............................................................................................................................

6. Who is vulnerable or hard-to-reach in the provision of maternity, Well Child and early parenting support services? [pdf, 467 KB]

   ...parents have few educational qualifications, who live in sole parent and/or low income families, who were small at birth or have suffered a birth or childhood injury, who have suffered neglect or maltreatment and who have been taken into statutory care for a period. 1.4 Māori children are over-represented in all these categories, and consequently are at far greater risk of adverse outcomes in adulthood than non-Māori children. New Zealand also has relatively high proportions of ch...

7. [2021] NZEnvC 180 Northern Land Property Limited v Thames-Coromandel District Council [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...matters of national importance which are particularly relevant in this case: (a) the preservation of the natural character of the coastal environment (including the coastal marine area), wetlands, and lakes and rivers and their margins, and the protection of them from inappropriate subdivision, use, and development: (b) the protection of outstanding natural features and landscapes from inappropriate subdivision, use, and development: (c) the protection of areas of significant in...

8. [2017] NZEmpC 143 Sawyer v Victoria University [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...of that challenge include the following: (a) that the Employment Court is seized of matters in proceedings 144/2017 and 7/2017 and the Authority determination pre-judged those proceedings; (b) the requirements imposed on the Authority by the Protected Disclosures Act 2000; 9 EMPC 7/2017. (c) the requirements on the Vice-Chancellor and on the Authority of obligations under the United Nations Convention Against Corruption...

9. [2018] NZEnvC 033 Burkhart Fisheries Limited v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...proceeding now because the appeal is still at an early stage, the evidence has not been exchanged and there has been no mediation. MEC reply, received 12 March 201 8. 3 Position of the other parties [6] The CounciF and the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated ('RFB') (a s 274 party)' do not oppose the application for waiver. [7] The appellant opposes the application on the grounds: 4 (a) the s 274 notice has been filed over five...

10. Derringer Trust v Upton [pdf, 19 KB]

    ...respondents as part of a mediation settlement on 30 April 2008. [2] Those respondents seek to recover a proportion of the amount of the settlement from the seventh and eighth respondents (Caddick). They allege that Caddick owed them a duty of care. The duty was to ensure that the cladding and plastering work would be carried out in a manner and with materials that complied with the plans and specifications, the building consent, the building code and generally accepted building s...