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1. Proactive-release-Changes-to-the-Proceeds-of-Crime-Fund-settings-Cabinet-Paper_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 775 KB]

   ...paper would make the safety of the New Zealand public and victims of violent crime central considerations in allocation decisions for the Fund. s6(a), s6(b)(i) SILATAV Line SILATAV Line I N C O N F I D E N C E 8 I N C O N F I D E N C E Human Rights 45 The proposals in this paper are consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993. Use of external Resources 46 No external resources were used for this paper, or are needed to implemen...

2. OIA-121215.pdf [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...potential implications of the recommendations sitting within the Justice portfolio. 12. The recommendations include proposed amendments to, or review of, the Crimes Act 1961, the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004, the Evidence Act 2006, the Human Rights Act 1993, the Legal Services Act 2011, the Limitat on Act 1950, the Limitation Act 2010, the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, the Sentencing Act 2002, and the Victims’ Rights Act 2002. Your direction is sought on the...

3. Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform [pdf, 857 KB]

   ...Commission’s 2001 report, Adoption and its Alternatives. Private individuals and groups have taken legal action to press for the urgency of adoption law reform. In 2016, advocacy group Adoption Action Inc successfully brought a case to the Human Rights Review Tribunal. 5 Māori individuals and groups have also brought two cases to the Waitangi Tribunal alleging that the Adoption Act constitutes unjustifiable discrimination against Māori. 6 These cases have not been heard, as...

4. Common Bundle Volume 3 [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...Management 2014 (as amended in 2017) (c) the state on 7 September 2017 commencement date means the date on which this National Policy Statement comes into force compulsory value means the 4 values described in Appendix 1A, being: ecosystem health, human contact, mahinga kai, and threatened species degraded, in relation to an FMU or part of an FMU, means that as a result of something other than a naturally occurring process: (a) a site or sites in the FMU or part of the FMU to whic...

5. E91 Kurt Grant - Construction Methodology - RE – Applicant [pdf, 9.5 MB]

   ...platforms, paving and underground services. The general approach to managing contaminated land is to leave the material in place wherever possible, reuse existing materials, reduce long-term infiltration into the underlying material, and prevent direct human contact. This can usually be achieved by having a hardstand sealed area as is proposed for most of the landside works. The construction methodology for the works will likely be as follows:  Clear site and remove existing paving,...

6. 2013 to 2016 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...and sanctions deter potential offenders, minimise re-offending and hold offenders to account. • Provide leadership across the justice sector to ensure agencies work together as seamlessly as possible. • Work with Crown entities, such as the Human Rights Commission, that help maintain people’s rights and that provide checks and balances on the exercise of public power, such as the Independent Police Conduct Authority. • Monitor and report to Ministers on the performance o...

7. Regulatory Impact Statement Tribunal Enhancements [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...another body or  they  are  solely  issuing                                                               4 This is similar to the provisions for the Customs Appeal Authority, Human Rights Review Tribunal and Immigration Protection  Tribunal in terms of the power to dismiss an appeal if it is satisfied the appeal is frivolous or vexatious.  This generic proposal will be adapted t...

8. National Standards Committee 1 v Gardner-Hopkins [2021] NZLCDT 21 (22 June 2021) [pdf, 360 KB]

   ...“glitz and glamor”. He says this was due to the fact that it was “… a large firm, with big entertainment budgets, corporate dinners and functions, and client and firm parties”. [22] He went on to describe a culture where partners or human resources managers routinely put credit cards down on the bar “with no limits on drinks for clerks and staff”. He describes his first 24-hour shift as a summer clerk as not being regarded as particularly exceptional, but rather “...

9. BORA Foreshore and Seabed Bill [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...of that minority." 26. This section has not been the subject of much meaningful discussion in New Zealand case law, and my view on its proper interpretation, scope, and application has been influenced by the decisions of the United Nations Human Rights Committee ("UNHRC") under article 27 ICCPR on which section 20 BORA is based.[6] 27. In my view, the removal or failure to protect land rights may engage section 20 where those rights are necessary for the conduct by m...

10. 16-May-2020-Regional-Plan-Waste-for-Otago-with-PC1-proposed-amendments.pdf [pdf, 2.5 MB]

    ...Waste matter may break down quickly in the environment or it may persist for long periods, leading to an accumulation of products and by-products as it breaks down. Wastes may also have a cumulative effect on the environment in general and on human, plant, and animal health in particular. This Plan seeks to implement a waste strategy dealing with all stages in the life cycle of waste. To the extent that it is practicable, this Plan considers cross-media effects on air, water and...