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1. 2021-07-07 Transcript (up until 3.25pm of day 42) [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...he was blind in 50% of both eyes and he was unable to read those documents, and that’s unfortunate, but we did inform the Otago Regional Council, and it had very little patience or consideration of the disability. Under time pressure, that permit or that consent was renewed, but in the 15 process of that renewal of that consent, now referred to as 94655, it resulted in a change in the locations that we were allowed to take water from, and hence a change in the water sources, an...

2. Appendices (Abortion Supervisory Committee) [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...(1) The Supervisory Committee may from time to time, in accordance with this Act, issue in respect of any institution— (a) A full licence; or (b) A limited licence. (2) A full licence shall authorise the holder to permit the performance of abortions in the institution to which the licence relates regardless of the length of time for which the pregnancy has been continuing. (3) A limited licence shall authorise the holder to permit the performanc...

3. 2021-05-31 Minute - PC7 - Plan Change 7 Final Directions [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...the filing of submissions, and Joint Witness Statements (‘JWS’). Final weeks [2] To be heard is the following: (a) the evidence of Southern Lakes Holdings Ltd; (b) submissions in reply to Dr Royden Somerville QC on the topic of deemed permits and rights of priority; (c) if Otago Regional Council (‘ORC’) has challenged a party’s scope of 2 submission or relief, submissions in support of scope. Note, submissions in reply may be addressed separately or as part of...

4. 2021-08-09 Attachment A to joint memo dated 9 August 2021 - Courts RDA Rule [pdf, 155 KB]

   ...supplies for consents expiring prior to 31 December 2035 Despite any other rule or rules in this Plan where the take and use of water is for a community water supply listed in Schedule X: a) any activity that is currently authorised under a Deemed Permit; or b) the take and use of surface water (including groundwater considered as surface water under policy 6.4.1A (a), (b) and (c) of this Plan) that is currently authorised by an existing water permit where that water permit expires...

5. 2021-04-28 Minute - PC7 - general directions [pdf, 167 KB]

   ...Council has sought leave to cross-examine lay witnesses.4 While the Regional Council had not anticipated asking farmers questions, they seek leave to do so as it will assist the court to better understand: (a) the exercise of existing deemed permits and water permits; (b) whether the information required to meet the entry condition to the controlled activity rule, Rule 10A3.1.1, is readily obtainable from farmers as is intended; and (c) investment decisions that have or are pro...

6. OWRUG - S H McKeague - Summary of Evidence 18 May 2021 [pdf, 156 KB]

   1 Susie McKeague, OWRUG, Introductory statement for Plan Change 7 hearing 18 May 2021, Hutton Theatre, Dunedin 1. Irrigators across Central Otago have been doing extensive back ground work preparing for deemed permit and water permit replacement for many years now. 2. The water permit applications are now all lodged with the ORC. The proposals in the applications utilise ORC science and information where ever possible, with the gaps filled by additional science work con...

7. COES - P Murray - SoE - 21 April 2021.pdf [pdf, 54 KB]

   In the Environment Court of New Zealand Christchurch Registry I Te Koti Taiao o Aotearoa Otautahi Rohe Under In the matter of And In the matter of Between ENV-2020-CHC-127 the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) of the Water Permits Plan Change - Plan Change 7, being part of a proposal of national significance directed by the Minister for the Environment to be referred to the Environment Court under section 142(2)(b) of the RMA of an application under section 149T of t...

8. 2021-05-31 Minute - PC7 - Plan Change 7 Final Directions [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...the filing of submissions, and Joint Witness Statements (‘JWS’). Final weeks [2] To be heard is the following: (a) the evidence of Southern Lakes Holdings Ltd; (b) submissions in reply to Dr Royden Somerville QC on the topic of deemed permits and rights of priority; (c) if Otago Regional Council (‘ORC’) has challenged a party’s scope of 2 submission or relief, submissions in support of scope. Note, submissions in reply may be addressed separately or as part of...

9. FINAL-2023-international-surrogacy-protocol.pdf

   ...successfully. The protocol expired upon the expiry of the Epidemic Notice issued under the Epidemic Preparedness Act 2006. The Law Commission has recommended the process continue in their report urging reform in this area. The Adoption Act 1955 permits adoption applications to be considered by the Court when the applicants and the child/children are not physically in New Zealand. Amendments to the Family Court Rules now permit electronic filing of applications and the use of remote h...

10. Guideline for Remote Viewing of Hearings - February 2022 [pdf, 116 KB]

    GUIDELINE FOR REMOTE VIEWING OF HEARINGS Introduction 1. This Guideline applies to any hearing of the Employment Court (the Court) in respect of which the Court has made a direction that remote viewing of the hearing is permitted. 2. Most Court hearings involve an in-person hearing, where the Judge or Judges, representatives or self-represented litigants and other participants are present in the courtroom. In some proceedings there may be a virtual hearing, where one o...