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1. [2024] NZEnvC 155 Save the Maitai Inc v Nelson City Council [pdf, 888 KB]

   ...management approach to their implementation. The first consent application for earthworks anywhere on the PPC28 site has particular importance in those terms. [129] We note that the planning witnesses, in their JWS, record their opinion that permitted activity earthworks (under REr.61, OSr.49 and RUr.27), in combination with other relevant permitted activity standards (for example those addressed in Mr Lile’s June 2022 evidence at [175]) sufficiently manage erosion and sedimenta...

2. Geary v Accident Compensation Corporation [2013] NZHRRT 34 [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...(Principle 6) and to request correction of the information. Second, the principle that an agency which holds personal information cannot disclose that information unless the agency believes, on reasonable grounds, that disclosure of the information is permitted by one or more of the nine grounds enumerated in Principle 11. [2] In relation to Principle 6 it is common ground that when on 13 May 2005 Mr Geary requested access to personal information held by the Accident Compensation Corpo...

3. [2020] NZEnvC 013 Edens v Thames Coromandel District Council [pdf, 23 MB]

   ...factors leads to less certain results, especially where the factors are themselves inherently complex. The activity classification framework of the RMA, 17 as typically implemented in plans, reflects this by reliance on rules and standards for permitted and controlled activities and relatively greater reliance on objectives and policies in assessing applications for consent 13 14 15 16 17 Pathways to Prosperity, Marie Brown, Environmental Defence Society and the New Zealand...

4. Director of Proceedings v Nelson [2013] NZHRRT 38 [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...that of the patient. In the view of Dr Malpas, this suggested that Mrs Nelson put the decision and interests of Mrs Maine at the forefront of 26 her decision-making. Dr Malpas said it was also appropriate to note that a competent patient is permitted to make decisions about his or her health care, even if those decisions are not in the patient’s best medical interests and where such decisions may be disputed by health practitioners. While it could be argued that Mrs Nelson did...

5. AMLCFT Statutory Review Consultation Document [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   - Review of the AML/CFT Act Consultation Document Ministry of Justice October 2021 Important notice The opinions contained in this document are those of the Ministry of Justice and do not reflect official government policy. Readers are advised to seek specific legal advice from a qualified professional person before undertaking any action in reliance on the contents of this publication. The contents of this discussion document must not be con

6. Directory of Official Information M-O [pdf, 511 KB]

   ...recommendations of advisory committees as to whether or not the Minister should consent to the distribution of a new medicine • To hear appeals under section 88 of the Medicines Act. This covers appeals against refusals by the Ministry of Health to issue licences to manufacture, pack or sell medicines; appeals against refusal by the Director-General of Health of an application for approval to carry out a clinical trial of a medicine; and appeals against a decision by the Director-Gener...

7. Victims Code report PDF [pdf, 424 KB]

   ...4 Ministry of Justice (2013), Current State Report, unpublished. “I see the Victims Code being like the Road Code. The Road Code puts the Land Transport Act into plain English so you can get your driver’s licence. The Victims Code puts the Victims’ Rights Act into plain English too. Those that deal with victims should read the Victims Code so you can understand the principles of treatment and victims’ rights. If you want to find out the whys

8. Directory of Official Information M-O [pdf, 511 KB]

   ...recommendations of advisory committees as to whether or not the Minister should consent to the distribution of a new medicine • To hear appeals under section 88 of the Medicines Act. This covers appeals against refusals by the Ministry of Health to issue licences to manufacture, pack or sell medicines; appeals against refusal by the Director-General of Health of an application for approval to carry out a clinical trial of a medicine; and appeals against a decision by the Director-Gener...

9. Brunton v Accident Compensation Corporation (Treatment Injury) [2023] NZACC 187 [pdf, 382 KB]

   ...in New Zealand hospitals. We have been unable to provide her with samples of fentanyl and midazolam to independently test as a prescription can only be issued for the purposes of therapeutic treatment and as per the misuse of drugs legislation a licenced authority is necessary for the subject of research and analysis of medication. From a medical perspective, I am not aware of any parasites that could be causing throat symptoms. Her symptoms could relate to globus (a feeling of a sensa...

10. OIA-94638.pdf [pdf, 7 MB]

    ...areas of human activity which can give rise to a firmly held belief that they create a danger to others . .. environmental protection, genetic engineering, animal vivisection, abortion ... Such beliefs, no matter how honestly held, cannot become a licence to commit offences. 63. The Court held that judicial or administrative decisions should be challenged using available legal processes ( eg, appeal or judicial review), and concluded: we cannot presently conceive of a situation in whic...