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

   ...Court of Appeal elaborated the principles of the Treaty as required by section nine of the State Owned Enterprises Act 1986 (the SOE Act). As President Cooke explained in that case: The differences between the texts and the shades of meaning do not matter for the purposes of this case. What matters is the spirit. This approach accords with the oral nature of Mäori tradition and culture. It is necessary also because the relatively sophisticated society for whose needs the State-Owned Enter...

2. IPT Annual Report 2015 [pdf, 850 KB]

   ...Refugee Status Appeals Authority under the former Act): (iii) made by the Minister under section 212(2) on whether a person has failed to meet his or her conditions of suspension of liability for deportation: (c) to deal with certain transitional matters arising from the repeal of the Immigration Act 1987, in accordance with Part 12 of this Act. The Tribunal may conduct its proceedings in an inquisitorial manner, an adversarial manner, or in a mixed inquisitorial and adversar...

3. BORA Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) [pdf, 209 KB]

   Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) 13 October 2011 ATTORNEY-GENERAL LEGAL ADVICE CONSISTENCY WITH THE NEW ZEALAND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990: STATUTES AMENDMENT BILL (NO 3) 1. In accordance with current arrangements, we have considered the non-Justice items in the Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) (PCO 15279/2.1) (‘the Bill’) for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’). The Crown Law Office has considered the Justice items in the Bill....

4. [2021] NZEmpC 111 AJH v Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME AND IDENTIFYING DETAILS IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS JUDGMENT IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI [2021] NZEmpC 111 EMPC 202/2021 IN THE MATTER OF an application for non-publication order BETWEEN AJH Applicant AND FONTERRA CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LIMITED Respondent Hearing: On the papers Appearances: Applicant in person M McFadden...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 084 Aratiatia Livestock Limited v Southland Regional Council [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...concluded that the sealing of the report does not create an impediment to the application for recall.4 [8] The Regional Council relies on the third category for recall in Horowhenua County v Nash (No 2), that “for some other very special reason justice requires that the judgment be recalled”.5 [9] The Regional Council is not seeking to relitigate Rule 78, but seeks resolution of the confusion and considers that a partial recall is in the best interests of justice in the circum...

6. [2023] NZEnvC 272 Barnhill Corporate Trustee Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...24.4.7A, 24.5.1.4 and 24.5.1.5 and parts of rules 24.5.1.6 and 27.5.18C. B: Part B sets out provisional findings on SO 3.2.5.8, a new policy 24.2.1.1X and associated mapping and policies 24.2.1.1, 24.2.1.1A, 24.2.1.1B and 24.2.1.1XX, and assessment matters 24.7.5, 24.7.7, 24.7.8, 24.7.8B, 24.7.9 and 27.9.3.3 reserving capacity for supplementary submissions. C: Determinations are reserved on other matters, including 24.1 Zone Purpose and potential further mapping of landscape capac...

7. Regulatory Impact Statement harmful digital communications [pdf, 56 KB]

     Regulatory Impact Statement Harmful Digital Communications Agency disclosure statement This Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) was prepared by the Ministry of Justice. It provides an analysis of options to address harmful digital communications by:  Changes to existing legislation to ensure it responds appropriately to this behaviour and covers technological advances.  New civil enforcement regime to deal with harmful digital communications. In August 2012 the Law C...

8. Electoral-Amendment-Bill-Supplementary-Order-Paper-Final.pdf [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...paper 25 August 2022 4. Electoral Amendment Bill – Supplementary Order Paper Cabinet Minute LEG-22-MIN-0148 Cabinet Office 1 September 2022 Release in full Proa cti ve R ele as e In Confidence Office of the Minister of Justice Chair, Cabinet Legislation Committee Electoral Amendment Bill – Supplementary Order Paper Proposal 1 This paper seeks approval for two amendments to the Electoral Amendment Bill (the Bill) to be made through a Supplementary Order...

9. [2018] NZEnvC 031 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 103 KB]

   ~EFORETHEEN~RONMENTCOURT IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND AND Decision No. [2018] NZEnvC 31 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of opposition to waiver application to file late section 274 notice ROYAL FOREST AND BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED (ENV-2015-AKL-129) Appellant BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY Applicant Court: Environment Judge JA Smith Hearing: On the papers, in chambers at Auckland Date o...

10. BORA Lawyers and Conveyancers Bill [pdf, 25 KB]

    ...particular case; and 4. The effectiveness of the intrusion in protecting the interests put forward to justify those limits." This passage emphasises that the assessment under s 5 BORA must be a nuanced and context-specific one. 7. Ministry of Justice officials have indicated that the Government considers that a move to legalising the ability of lawyers and conveyancers to participate in MDPs would be inappropriate and contrary to the public interest at this time. Officials have...