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1. 2021-03-09 Tom de Pelsemaeker - Summary of Evidence (dated 8 March 2021) [pdf, 144 KB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI ROHE ENV-2020-CHC-127 UNDER the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) IN THE MATTER 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 AND IN THE MATTER of an application under section 149T of the RMA BE...

2. Crown Minerals (Prohibiting of Mining) Amendment Bill [pdf, 107 KB]

   ...with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the Bill of Rights Act). 2. The Bill amends the Crown Minerals Act 1991 (the principal Act) to prohibit the Minister of Energy and Resources or their delegate granting permits for minerals activities (prospecting, exploration and mining) over conservation lands and waters; requires permits to be surrendered where rare or threatened species are found on the land; and places restrictions on Ministers acceptin...

3. [2020] NZEnvC 160 Lindis Catchment Group Incorporated v Otago Regional Council.pdf [pdf, 61 KB]

   ...COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I MUA I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2020] NZEnvC 160 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of an application under section 87G for a suite of resource consents to replace water permits to take water from the Lindis River that expire in 2021 BETWEEN LINDIS CATCHMENT GROUP INCORPORATED (ENV-2018-CHC-155) Applicant AND OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J R Jackson Environment Com...

4. Adams v Aucamp [2016] NZIACDT 53 (14 September 2016) [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...for the complainant’s parents. [3] This decision imposes sanctions following the Tribunal upholding the complaint. The Registrar and Complainant’s position on sanctions [4] The Registrar took the position that Mr Aucamp should not apply for a licence under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 unless he completed the full qualification for a licence. In relation to a monetary penalty and the refund of fees and compensation, she left that to the Tribunal. She also noted Mr Auc...

5. [2023] NZIACDT 16 - WS v Lawlor (9 May 2023) [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...Lawlor’s conduct by censuring him. Training [46] Since Mr Lawlor has relinquished his licence and is most unlikely to return to the profession, no training will be ordered. Mr Moses is correct in contending that s 19(5) of the Act would permit the Registrar to require Mr Lawson to be supervised should he seek a new licence. Suspension/Prohibition against Reapplying [47] The Registrar sought suspension pending further training, but since the Registrar’s submissions were...

6. Unnikrishnan v Goldsmith [2017] NZIACDT 22 (29 September 2017) [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...account. Her lack of insight and understanding were also factors. [7] The Registrar took the view that: [7.1] if the Tribunal found that Ms Goldsmith’s conduct was wilful defiance of the law, she should be prohibited from reapplying for a licence for a period not exceeding two years; or [7.2] in the event that the Tribunal found that Ms Goldsmith’s conduct was a failure on her part to comprehend elementary professional obligations, she should be required to complete a gradu...

7. Hohepa v Banks - Waima C30A [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 629 (2019 APPEAL 629) [pdf, 442 KB]

   ...rates. Eruini passed on in 1989. Hiwi Hohepa returned to the block in 2009 to spend the rest of his years there. There was one problem. Someone else was already living there. [2] That was because in 2002 the trustees of the Trust granted a licence to occupy the block to Pihema and Hiria Hohepa on the mistaken belief that they owned the block. They warranted to Pihema, Hiria and third-party lenders, that they owned it. Pihema and Hiria built their home on the block, and their d...

8. CAC20005 v Morton-Jones [2015] NZREADT 71 [pdf, 141 KB]

   ...agent as set out in the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2009.” We 3 stated that had the defendant company not already ceased trading and been in liquidation, we would have made an order cancelling its licence. [11] In CAC v N [2012] NZREADT 18, the defendant made transfers of funds totalling $76,650 to her personal bank accounts from the trading and trust accounts of a real estate company of which she was director and 50 per cent sharehol...

9. [2024] NZIACDT 21 KL v Lawlor (sanctions) (19 July 2024) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...the complaint is set out in the earlier decision and will only be briefly summarised here. [5] John Desmond Lawlor, the adviser, was at the relevant time a licensed immigration adviser and director of Lawlor & Associates Ltd, of Thames. His licence expired on 7 January 2023. [6] KL, the complainant, is a citizen of the United States of America. On 12 January 2022, she engaged Mr Lawlor to apply for residence on her behalf under the 2021 Resident Visa Instructions. Mr Lawlor...

10. [2021] NZREADT 48 - Kan (30 August 2021) [pdf, 260 KB]

    ...Stevens on 14 February 2020 that he had decided to relinquish his involvement in real estate. Ms Stevens advised him in response that the complaint procedure would continue regardless of whether he continued as a licensee. Mr Kan’s current licence expired on 31 March 2020 and has not been renewed. The charge and the Tribunal’s substantive decision [9] The charge against Mr Kan was filed on 26 March 2021. It was alleged that his conduct in misappropriating rent money generated...