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1. Proactive release - Electoral Amendment Bill and Referendums Framework Bill [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...also be less intimidating for people who are new to voting. 20. Currently, venues, or parts of venues, like supermarkets or hotels, cannot be designated as voting places if they are licensed premises. This applies even if no alcohol is consumed in the venue or the part of the venue being used as a voting place. Other venues (for example shopping malls) may be used for advance voting but are not used as voting places on election day because all voting places need to ha...

2. Territorial Authorities - EiC - M W Twose - Planning (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 893 KB]

   ...consumptive users off-site. 6.3.3 Inefficient uses of water and wastage of water can occur. Issue 6.3.3 notes both rural and urban water use may contain many inefficiencies, including losses from reticulation services through to inefficiencies by the consumer and in the issues explanation states: It is also of concern that where water resources are in short supply they be used in the most beneficial way for the region. Chapter 6: Water Objectives and Policies Objective 6.4.1 To...

3. National Standards Committee v Orlov [2013] NZLCDT 45 [pdf, 390 KB]

   ...without delay. On this point we add the following observations. We direct them particularly to Mr Orlov. [166] As a legal practitioner, Mr Orlov is subject to his profession’s disciplinary regime. It exists primarily for the benefit of the consumers of legal services. That is, people who include Mr Orlov’s own clients. But it exists also for the benefit of all legal practitioners, not least Mr Orlov himself. [167] We mentioned at the outset of this judgment, and we reiterate,...

4. Discussion paper - Re-evaluation of Human Rights protections [pdf, 534 KB]

   ...immigration control). The provision, enacted 23 years ago, has only recently become problematic as government has increasingly used private contractual forms for the delivery of public programmes and purposes. Citizens are now often referred to as “consumers” of government services and private institutions have sometimes had a role in delivering public programmes on behalf of government. 30. Once the breadth of the term services is appreciated, the lines between public and private as orig...

5. Wilton TRI-2021-100-002 [2023] NZWHT AUCKLAND 01 [pdf, 629 KB]

   ...proceedings, informed the Tribunal that as trustees and claimants, they were fully aware of and supported the claim. All evidence from the claimants has been provided solely by Mr Wilton. This sole source of claimants’ evidence will impact on the consequential costs claim. [5] The home was designed by registered architect, Tony Bennett, of TAB Design Ltd and by Mr Wilton himself, as a structural engineer and director of Wilton Joubert Ltd, the sixth respondent. The design w...

6. [2021] NZEnvC 164 Otago Regional Council [pdf, 4 MB]

   ...is unlikely that the regional 22 ORPS, LF-WAI-P4 – Giving effect to Te Mana o te Wai. 23 Under this policy the health and well-being needs of people, te hauora o te tangata; interacting with water through ingestion (such as drinking water and consuming harvested resources) and immersive activities (such as harvesting resources and bathing) – is the second priority of fresh water management. 24 To illustrate, RPS Objective 3.1 states the values (including intrinsic values) of Otago�...

7. [2021] NZEnvC 164 Otago Regional Council [pdf, 4 MB]

   ...is unlikely that the regional 22 ORPS, LF-WAI-P4 – Giving effect to Te Mana o te Wai. 23 Under this policy the health and well-being needs of people, te hauora o te tangata; interacting with water through ingestion (such as drinking water and consuming harvested resources) and immersive activities (such as harvesting resources and bathing) – is the second priority of fresh water management. 24 To illustrate, RPS Objective 3.1 states the values (including intrinsic values) of Otago�...

8. Federated Farmers of New Zealand Incorporated [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Change 1 (including its submission and further submission on Variation 1). 11. In addition, Federated Farmers seeks: a. That Plan Change 1 is amended in the manner described in Appendix 1, or with words to like effect; and 4 b. Such consequential or related relief as may be necessary to give effect to its concerns described in this notice of appeal, including consequential changes needed to policies or other provisions as a result of rules being amended. 12. Federate...

9. Waitangi Tribunal - Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi as expressed by the Courts and the Waitangi Tribunal [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...partnership (and a fiduciary duty) requires the Crown to protect the properties of its Treaty partner, ensuring that Mäori benefit equitably from new technologies (including spectrum) through ownership and management of the resource, and not merely as consumers.352 The duty to act reasonably, honourably, and in good faith Drawing on the Lands case in 1987, the Tribunal stated in its Orakei Report (1987) that: “The Treaty signifies a partnership between the Crown and Mäori people and the c...

10. Taylor v Corrections [2018] NZHRRT 35 [pdf, 308 KB]

    ...of IPP 6. It is therefore not necessary to consider the alternative defence that the information was properly withheld from Mr Taylor under PA, s 29(1)(a). [3.2] While the watermark did obscure parts of a limited number of documents, there was no consequential interference (as defined in PA, s 66) with Mr Taylor’s privacy. The role of the Privacy Commissioner [4] Subsequent to the filing of these proceedings on 21 May 2015 the Privacy Commissioner by letter dated 19 June 2015 gave...