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1. BORA Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Bill [pdf, 370 KB]

   ...Bill of Rights Act. The release of this advice should not be taken to indicate that the Attorney-General agrees with all aspects of it, nor does its release constitute a general waiver of legal professional privilege in respect of this or any other matter. Whilst care has been taken to ensure that this document is an accurate reproduction of the advice provided to the Attorney-General, neither the Ministry of Justice nor the Crown Law Office accepts any liability for any errors or omission...

2. BORA Education Amendment Bill (No 2) [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...Bill of Rights Act. The release of this advice should not be taken to indicate that the Attorney-General agrees with all aspects of it, nor does its release constitute a general waiver of legal professional privilege in respect of this or any other matter. Whilst care has been taken to ensure that this document is an accurate reproduction of the advice provided to the Attorney-General, neither the Ministry of Justice nor the Crown Law Office accepts any liability for any errors or omission...

3. Maniototo IC Ltd, Maniototo Eastside IC Ltd - G Herlihy (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 94 KB]

   PP-1035600-2-174-V1 BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY ENV:2020-CHC-127 In the Matter of the Resource Management Act 1991 And a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Between OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant And Maniototo Irrigation Company Limited and Maniototo Eastside Irrigation Company Limited Section 274 Parties BRIEF OF EVIDENCE OF EVIDENCE OF GAVAN HERLIHY IN S...

4. BORA Oaths Modernisation Bill [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...of Rights Act. The release of this advice should not be taken to indicate that the Attorney-General agrees with all aspects of it, nor does its release constitute a general waiver of legal professional privilege in respect of this or any other matter. Whilst care has been taken to ensure that this document is an accurate reproduction of the advice provided to the Attorney-General, neither the Ministry of Justice nor the Crown Law Office accepts any liability for any errors or omissions....

5. McLeod - Part Harataunga 2B2 (2001) 103 Hauraki MB 159 (103 H 159) [pdf, 596 KB]

   ...the authority In re Paengaroa Nortl, B No 10A Block 8 Waiariki Appellate MB 150A he submits that the power to award costs is discretionary and that such discretion must be exercised Judicially and not arbitrarily but in accordance with reason and justice. He then submits that it is just and reasonable to award costs to the Respondent on a solicitor/client !:lasis and points to the following matters in support: 1. The proceedings were commenced by the Applicants and sought to cancel...

6. XX v UW LCRO 185/14 (12 June 2015) [pdf, 29 KB]

   ...am not aware of any statutory or regulatory bar on Mr UW forming an opinion on the reasonableness of the lawyers’ fees. The fact that Mr XX disagrees with his opinion and believes the fees are unsupportable, does not constitute a disciplinary matter in the circumstances Mr XX describes. [16] Having carefully considered all of the material that is available in the course of this review, I have been unable to identify any good reason to depart from the Committee’s decision that...

7. CAC 521 v Wright [2019] NZREADT 33 - Ruling (5 August 2019) [pdf, 158 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2019] NZREADT 33 READT 061/18 IN THE MATTER OF Charges under s 91 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BROUGHT BY COMPLAINTS ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE (CAC 521) AGAINST CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT Defendant On the papers Tribunal: Hon P J Andrews (Chairperson) Mr G Denley (Member) Mr N O’Connor (Member) Submissions filed by: Mr R W Belcher, on behalf of the Committee...

8. Te Manutukutuku Issue 11 [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...conference Members of the Waitangi Tribunal and judges of the Maori Land Court gathered in Wellington at the end of June for the second Waitangi Tribunal conference. During the two-day meeting, participants were briefed on financial and administrative matters. They discussed hear­ ing procedures, and explored ways of speeding up the inquiry process, while at the same time maintaining the quality of the Tribunal's work. /J . Buddy Mikaere p . ~ CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR THE WAITANG...

9. BORA Employment Relations Amendment Bill [pdf, 279 KB]

   ...Bill of Rights Act. The release of this advice should not be taken to indicate that the Attorney-General agrees with all aspects of it, nor does its release constitute a general waiver of legal professional privilege in respect of this or any other matter. Whilst care has been taken to ensure that this document is an accurate reproduction of the advice provided to the Attorney-General, neither the Ministry of Justice nor the Crown Law Office accepts any liability for any errors or omission...

10. Taxation (Budget 2021 and Remedial Measures) Amendment Bill [pdf, 918 KB]

    ...section 19 is not infringed. To the extent that section 19 might be engaged, any infringement is justified by the objective of ensuring that related claimant groups are I Clause 13 defines Ngati Maru, clause 14 defines historical claims. Level 3 Justice Centre 19 Aitken Street PO Box 2858 DX SP20208 Wellington 6140 New Zealand 6227194_2 Ph: +64 4 472 1719 Fax: +64 4 473 3482 www.crownlaw.govt. nz 2 not prejudiced by the settlement in situations where the negotiation of cultur...