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1. Cabinet paper - Summary of policies Cabinet minutes - Exposure draft Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill [pdf, 6 MB]

   IN-CONFIDENCE 1 In Confidence Office of the Minister of Justice Chair, Cabinet Business Committee 2020 Cannabis referendum: Exposure draft Bill and Summary of policies for public release Proposal 1. The decision on whether or not to legalise and regulate cannabis for personal use is an important one that has implications for New Zealand as a society, and for our communities. The Government is committed to a well-informed cannabis referendum, to ensure a definitive r...

2. 2020 Cannabis Referendum Public Release 27 April 2021 [pdf, 5.9 MB]

   IN-CONFIDENCE 1 In Confidence Office of the Minister of Justice Chair, Cabinet Business Committee 2020 Cannabis referendum: Exposure draft Bill and Summary of policies for public release Proposal 1. The decision on whether or not to legalise and regulate cannabis for personal use is an important one that has implications for New Zealand as a society, and for our communities. The Government is committed to a well-informed cannabis referendum, to ensure a definitive r...

3. Proactive-release-of-political-donations-consultation-materials-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 12 MB]

   Proa cti ve R ele as e Ministry of Justice Proactive release of material related to submissions on proposed changes to political donation rules Date of issue: 20 January 2023 Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released. Where that is the case, the relevant section of the OIA has been noted and no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it....

4. LCRO 233/2014 IB v KZ (27 June 2018) [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...was inaccurate, but nevertheless arranged for Mrs RP to amend the post. That amendment removed reference to the allegation of dishonest conduct. [7] In telephone discussions with KZ’s lawyer, Mr IB advised that it was his intention, when the matter got to trial, to “destroy” Ms X. [8] In the course of correspondence between counsel concerning the circumstances of the Facebook post, Mr IB noted: It is legitimate for the RPs to endeavour to discredit [Ms X] and KZ. Similarly...

5. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Fendall [2018] NZLCDT 26 [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...that she had spent the morning cleaning and reading. The observations of the investigator (which are not disputed) are that Ms Fendall was attending the Waitakere District Court between 10.00 am and 10.40 am and that she then attended a Youth Justice Residence from 11.18 am to 1.13 pm. “At that point she was observed at New World at 1:36 pm, outside a medical centre at 2:51 pm, then outside Postshop getting mail at 3:39 pm before going to the Mad Butcher at 4:00 pm.” [28] It...

6. BORA Insolvency Law Reform Bill [pdf, 382 KB]

   ...during this process is not to be used for any other criminal proceedings, unless the proceedings relate to charges of perjury, or the offence of making false or misleading statements or failure to answer questions (clause 434). In addition, the subject-matter of the examination is confined to matters relating to the bankrupt's property, conduct, and dealings (clauses 163 and 175 and 180 refer). 19. We, therefore, conclude that the limitation these clauses place on the right to free...

7. Hartley v Balemi [pdf, 401 KB]

   CLAIM NO: 1276 UNDER The Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2002 IN THE MATTER of an adjudication BETWEEN DAVID JASON HARTLEY and FLEUR DIANE HARTLEY Claimants AND No first respondent, Jack Balemi having been struck out AND BRENT BALEMI Second Respondent AND MANUKAU CITY COUNCIL Third Respondent AND No fourth respondent, Brent Warren Lee having been struck out AND No fifth respondents, Grace Kit Ha Mak and Wong & Bong Trustee Co Ltd h...

8. [2013] NZEmpC 157 Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Inc v Terranova Homes and Care Ltd [pdf, 343 KB]

   SERVICE AND FOOD WORKERS UNION NGA RINGA TOTA INC v TERRANOVA HOMES AND CARE LIMITED NZEmpC AUCKLAND 2013 NZEmpC 157 [22 August 2013] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2013] NZEmpC 157 ARC 63/12 IN THE MATTER OF an application under the Equal Pay Act BETWEEN SERVICE AND FOOD WORKERS UNION NGA RINGA TOTA INC Plaintiff AND TERRANOVA HOMES AND CARE LIMITED Defendant WRC 30/12 IN THE MATTER OF of proceedings removed from th...

9. Taueki v Procter - Horowhenua 11 (Lake) (2021) 437 Aotea MB 86 (437 AOT 86) [pdf, 389 KB]

   ...AOTEA In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District A20180004434 A20180004854 A20180006936 WĀHANGA Under Sections 43, 19(1)(a), (b), (c), 238, 239 and 240, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 MŌ TE TAKE In the matter of Horowhenua 11 (Lake) Block I WAENGA I A Between PHILLIP TAUEKI AND CHARLES RUDD Ngā Kaitono Applicants ME And JONATHAN PROCTER, MATHEW SWORD, MAROKOPA MATAKATEA, ROBERT WARRINGTON, KELLY TAHIWI, KERI T...

10. NZLS Predictions in an Uncertain World [pdf, 957 KB]

    ...RMA (Part 10 of this paper); and  To set the scene for a paper from Dr Andy Reisinger and Dr Judy Lawrence on the effects of anthropogenic climate change and the implications for decision-making under conditions of uncertainty. [2] Recently Justice Glazebrook in a paper called Miscarriage by Expert5 enjoined judges and counsel to improve their knowledge of probabilities and statistics. That call is particularly applicable to practitioners under the Resource Management Act 1991 (�...