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1. Notes from Crown Maori Relations hui Waikato 28 April 2018 [pdf, 439 KB]

   ...participants. Hon Kevin Davis, Minister for Crown/Māori Relations Deborah Mahuta-Coyle, Senior Ministerial Advisor to Hon Davis Te Rau Kupenga, Crown Facilitator Official from: • the Crown/Māori Relations Roopu, Te Tāhū o te Ture / Ministry of Justice; • Te Puni Kōkiri. These notes provide a broad overview of the key points raised by participants and do not represent minutes of the hui. The headings used in this note correlate with the information contained in the...

2. Proactive-Release-Coroners-Amendment-Bill-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...Coroners Amendment Bill: Policy decisions Proposal 1 This paper seeks Cabinet’s agreement to policy decisions for the proposed Coroners Amendment Bill (the Bill). Relation to government priorities 2 The Bill will facilitate better access to justice for families and whānau interacting with the coronial system, by reducing the time it takes for grieving families and whānau to receive coronial findings, and therefore reducing the distress caused by delays. Executive Summary 3 Th...

3. BORA-Advice-Education-and-Training-Amendment-Bill.pdf [pdf, 259 KB]

   ...to the responsible Minister the nature and extent (including monetary value, if quantifiable) of all interests that 1 RJR MacDonald v Attorney-General of Canada (1995) 127 DLR (4th) 1. the person has at that time, or is likely to have, in matters relating to the statutory entity. 11. These provisions are necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the education sector and the charter schools. Accordingly, we consider that any limits on freedom of expression in the...

4. Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Public Works (Critical Infrastructure) Amendment Bill [pdf, 315 KB]

   ...rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act. In reaching that conclusion, we have considered the consistency of the Bill with section 19 (freedom from discrimination) and section 27(1) (right to the observance of the principles of natural justice). Our analysis is set out below. The Bill 4. The Bill provides an accelerated process for the acquiring or taking of land under the Public Works Act 1981 for the delivery of critical infrastructure projects. The accelerated pro...

5. Supplementary Regulatory Impact Statement: Extending the duration limit of Police safety orders [pdf, 667 KB]

   Extending the duration limit of Police safety orders | 1 Summary: Extending the Duration Limit of Police Safety Orders Advising agencies Ministry of Justice Decision sought Agreement to the duration limit of Police safety orders for inclusion in the family violence reforms currently before Parliament. Proposing Ministers Minister of Justice Summary: Problem and Proposed Approach Problem Definition What problem or opportunity does this proposal seek to address? Wh...

6. Collective impact toolbox [pdf, 2 MB]

   RE OF FE ND IN G DOWN 25% VI OL EN T C RIME DOWN 20% YO UT H CRIME DOWN 25% CR IME DOWN 20% COLLECTIVE IMPACT TOOLBOX JUSTICE SECTOR COLLABORATION NZ POLICE • MINISTRY OF JUSTICE • DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE • CROWN LAW OFFICE Produced by Sector Group, Ministry of Justice A message from the Leadership Board Across the sector we have ambitious targets to reduce violent crime, youth crime and reoffending, all contributing to a 20% overall drop...

7. [2006] NZEmpC AC 62/06 Clark v NCR (NZ) Corp [pdf, 75 KB]

   ...named as defendant to take striking-out proceedings if it is considered by them that there is no arguable cause of action. … It is well settled that the High Court has an inherent jurisdiction to set aside a consent order if the interests of justice require it but good ground must be established to warrant that course (Huddersfield Banking Co Ltd v Henry Lister & Son Ltd [1985] 2 Ch 273; Waitemata CC v MacKenzie [1988] 2 NZLR 242; and Phillips v Phillips (1993) 10 FRNZ 110). And...

8. Regulatory impact statement: Review of family violence legislation [pdf, 300 KB]

   1 Review of family violence legislation: Regulatory impact statement Agency Disclosure Statement 1. This Regulatory impact statement (RIS) has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice. It provides an analysis of options for strengthening legislation to better respond to family violence in New Zealand. Key constraints are set out below. 2. Focus on regulatory change: The scope of the review is strengthening family violence legislation. Overall, this restricted the consideration...

9. [2013] NZEmpC 30 Looker v AG Walter & Sons Ltd [pdf, 119 KB]

   TONY LOOKER V AG WALTER AND SONS LTD NZEmpC AK [2013] NZEmpC 30 [12 March 2013] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2013] NZEmpC 30 ARC 47/12 IN THE MATTER OF an application for an extension of time to file a challenge BETWEEN TONY LOOKER Applicant AND AG WALTER AND SONS LTD Respondent Hearing: On the papers (Heard at Auckland) Counsel: Marcus Paewai, advocate for the applicant Richard Upton, counsel for the respondent Judgment: 12 Marc...

10. Hunstanton v Cambourne and Chester LCRO 167 / 2009 (10 February 2010) [pdf, 71 KB]

    ...appropriate or necessary. The decision of the Committee adopted an opinion of Mr YY (as a costs assessor) which had been provided to the parties. Ms Hunstanton sought a review of that decision. [2] The application for review raised a number of matters which were not specifically dealt with by the decision of the Committee including a failure to obtain consent of the beneficiaries to the deduction of fees, a failure to provide time records, a discrepancy between the time-costed am...