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1. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - 5th report [pdf, 386 KB]

   ...where it was previously restricted to married couples • Care of Children Act 2004, which repealed and replaced the Guardianship Act 1968 with an updated Act to promote children’s welfare • Armed Forces Law Reform Bill 2007 (enacted as four separate Acts), which improved the compliance of the military justice system with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Covenant 9. Other significant developments are: • New Zealand Action Plan for Human Rights, (attached as Anne...

2. Family Court Rewrite Submission - Court Staff Member (2) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...stay, however needs to be free or costs substantially reduced, the cost appears to be a barrier to on notice applications. 6. What are the Panel's proposals that relate to the 2014 family justice reforms? 2014 Panel's proposals Parenting Through Separation Programme (PTS) becoming compulsory for people who want to apply to the Family Court Parties are expected to attend PTS if they intend to engage with FDR or make an application to the Court. Ag...

3. Form-3-Deportation-Appeal-by-Resident.pdf [pdf, 445 KB]

   ...of birth / / (day/month/year) What country were you born in? What countries are you a citizen or resident of? What is your current relationship status? (You may tick more than one box)  Never Married  Married  Engaged  Separated  Widowed  Civil Union  Partnership / De facto  Divorced  Other (specify) ____________ Step 2. Your contact details What is your current residential address? (this cannot be a PO Box) Address: Teleph...

4. Family Court applications June 2019 [xlsx, 225 KB]

   ...applications' workbook published on the Ministry website (www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/research-data/justice-statistics/data-tables/#family) which only includes section 3 adoption applications. Child support The child support scheme (if two parents separate, one may have to pay child support to the other, as financial support for the costs of raising the children) is governed by the Child Support Act 1991 and is managed by Inland Revenue. The applications in this case type i...

5. LCRO 137/2018 A1 v B2 (26 November 2018) [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...Introduction [1] Ms A1 has applied for a review of a decision by the [City] Standards Committee [Z] (the Committee) to take no further action in respect of her complaint concerning conduct on the part of Ms B2. Background [2] Ms A1 and Mr JB are K’s parents. They separated and both formed subsequent relationships. Although the Family Court allowed Mr JB unsupervised overnight contact, Ms A1 continued to care for K and Mr JB felt himself excluded. Mr JB challenged Ms A1 thro...

6. Cooper v Hurunui - Estate of Derek Heemi Hurunui (2018) 394 Aotea MB 14 (394 AOT 14) [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...late father’s lands. In addition, Ngahina Hurunui contends that she should be the kaitiaki trustee for her siblings who are minors. Further, Ms Hurunui asserts that her mother is not entitled to a life interest or income because firstly, her parents were not married, and secondly, her mother has entered into relationships in the nature of marriage including falling pregnant. 394 Aotea MB 15 Issues [4] The issues for determination is are: (a) whether Eliza Cooper is en...

7. Director of Proceedings v Bay of Plenty District Health Board [2022] NZHRRT 5 [pdf, 326 KB]

   ...C. 6 19. Mr A’s Discharge Summary recorded the MDT’s plan for Mr A following discharge, which included a review in outpatient clinic by Dr D on 22 September 2016, psychiatric nursing follow-up in one week, referral to counselling through the CMHS team, and discharge to his parents’ home and GP care. 20. Mr A’s family told the HDC that they were not told about the MDT’s plan for Mr A to see Dr D on 22 September 2016 following Mr A’s discharge. BOPDHB CMHS...

8. LCRO 80/2024 DC v SA (24 February 2025) [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...applied for a review of a decision by the [Area] Standards Committee to take no further action in respect of her complaint concerning the conduct of the respondent, Ms SA. Background [2] Ms DC separated from her husband in June 2022. [3] After separation, the parties needed to resolve two main issues: agreeing on care arrangements for the three children, and determining the division of their relationship property assets. [4] Ms DC instructed the law firm [Law Firm A] in July 2022....

9. LCRO 48/2014 M LJ and the trustees of the M LJ Family Trust v PY (5 June 2019) [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...The Trusts displayed outward manifestations of partnership, including by arranging for Trusts Partnership accounts to be prepared, and presumably by filing tax returns based on the Trusts Partnership accounts. [4] In May 2010, Mr and Mrs LJ separated. Mr LJ moved out. Mrs LJ and the children did not. Company and farming operations continued. [5] Mrs LJ and her husband discussed their situation. At some point Mr LJ proposed buying Mrs LJ’s Trust’s share in one of the farms...

10. Practice Note: Family Court specialist report writers [pdf, 908 KB]

    ...PROVISIONS 5.1 Section 133 of the Care of Children Act 2004 provides for the Court to appoint a person to prepare a cultural, medical, psychiatric, or psychological report on a child who is the subject of any of the following applications: guardianship, parenting order (other than an application for an interim order), and return of a child abducted to New Zealand. 5.2 Section 178 of the CYPF Act provides for the Court to appoint a person to prepare a medical, psychiatric or psychologica...