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1. BORA Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill [pdf, 297 KB]

   Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill 25 July 2014 Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General Legal Advice Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill (PCO 17833/13.0) (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the ri...

2. 6352184 BORA vet Briefing to Attorney General Conversion Practice Prohibition Legislation Bill [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...Justice Centre 19 Aitken Street PO Box 2858 DX SP20208 Wellington 6140 New Zealand Ph: +64 4 472 1719 Fax: +64 4 473 3482 www.crownlaw.govt.nz 6352184_BORA VET_ BRIEFING TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL - CONVERSION PRACTICE PROHIBITION LEGISLATION BILL 29 June 2021 Attorney-General BORA Vet: Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill (PCO 23471/8.0) Our Ref: ATT395/326 1. We have assessed this Bill for its consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Right...

3. Electoral-Maori-Electoral-Option-Legislation-Bill-Supplementary-Order-Paper-proactive-release-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 567 KB]

   Hon Kiri Allan Minister of Justice Proactive release: Electoral (Maori Electoral Option) Legislation Bill - Supplementary Order Paper Date of issue: 09 January 2023 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. 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 an...

4. Proactive release – Government response to the Law Commission Report: “The Second Review of the Evidence Act 2006” [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...Legislation Bill (the Sexual Violence Bill). 3. This paper also notes my intention to develop an Evidence Amendment Bill to make further amendments to the Act, for introduction in the second half of 2020, and to undertake a review of the Evidence Regulations 2007. Executive Summary 4. The facts on which court and many tribunal proceedings are determined are proved by evidence: oral and written statements and physical exhibits. The rules relating to the admissibility and manner of gi...

5. Government-response-to-the-Law-Commissions-report-Class-Actions-and-Litigation-Funding.pdf [pdf, 357 KB]

   ...rules for the employment jurisdiction and states that further work is required on the policy and implementation considerations of these recommendations; 8.5. indicates that the Government will need time to work through the policy, operational and legislative implications of the Law Commission’s recommendations; and 8.6. indicates the Government’s intention to advance this work as quickly as resource permits. Background 9 The Law Commission recently completed a review of the law...

6. Cook v Manawatu Community Law Centre (Withdrawal of Solicitor) [2019] NZHRRT 28 [pdf, 137 KB]

   ...of service records that Ms Abraham acknowledged her identity and accepted service of the documents. [5] In my view these steps are sufficient compliance with r 5.41 and it is appropriate for Ms Smith to be granted the order sought. http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2016/0225/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM6951450#DLM6951450 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2016/0225/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM6951453#DLM6951453 3 ORDER [6] An order is made declaring that Ms Alex...

7. Government-Response-to-Te-Aka-Matua-o-te-Ture-Law-Commission-report.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...International (CC BY 4.0) 3 Government Response to the Law Commission report: Review of Succession Law Cabinet minute Secretary of the Cabinet 2 June 2022 • Released in full In Confidence Office of the Minister of Justice Chair, Cabinet Legislation Committee Government Response to Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission report, Review of Succession Law: Rights to a person’s property on death Proposal 1. This paper seeks approval of the Government response to the report of...

8. New Zealand Law Society v ZJ LCRO 200 / 2010 (4 April 2011) [pdf, 95 KB]

   LCRO 200/2010 CONCERNING An application for review pursuant to Section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of the Auckland Standards Committee 2 BETWEEN THE NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY of Wellington Applicant AND MR ZJ of Auckland Respondent The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. DECISION [1] The Standards Committee issued a decision in August...

9. Law Firm A v Standards Committee LCRO 319/2012 (31 May 2016) [pdf, 72 KB]

   LCRO 319/2012 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of the Standards Committee BETWEEN [LAW FIRM A]1 Applicant AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE Respondent The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] The applicants have applied for a review of the determination by a Standards Committee...

10. Regulatory Impact Statement: Using personal information for identity verification purposes in law enforcement [pdf, 644 KB]

    Regulatory Impact Statement – Facilitating better information sharing for identity verification purposes in law enforcement | 1 Regulatory Impact Statement Facilitating better information sharing: Using personal information for identity verification purposes in law enforcement Agency Disclosure Statement This Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice. It provides an analysis of options to facilitate better information sharing for the purpose of ide...