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1. [2021] NZEnvC 188 Hamilton City Council v Global Metal Solutions Limited [pdf, 253 KB]

   Hamilton City Council v Global Metals Solution Ltd IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2021] NZEnvC 188 IN THE MATTER OF of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of an application for enforcement orders pursuant to s 316 of the Act BETWEEN HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL (ENV-2019-AKL-000319) Applicant AND GLOBAL METAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED First Respondent AND CRAIG VERNON TUHORO Second Respondent Court: Jud...

2. [2020] NZEnvC 117 Swap Stockfoods Limited v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 644 KB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I MUA I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA Kl TAMAKI MAKAURAU IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision [2020] NZEnvC 117 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) of an appeal under Clause 14 of the First Schedule to the Act SWAP STOCKFOODS LIMITED (ENV-2019-AKL-000065) Appellant BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge MJL Dickey sitting alone under s 279 of the Act Submissions: Mr J Brabant for Glen...

3. Proactive release – Government response to the Justice Committee report Inquiry into the 2017 General Election and 2016 Local Elections [pdf, 832 KB]

   ...be considered as part of the comprehensive review. Recommendations relating to agencies’ funding for their activities in reducing or raising awareness of foreign interference risks will be taken into account when determining agency resources. The proposed comprehensive review of electoral law will consider electoral advertising on social media and whether there is a need for greater transparency. Broader work on the regulation of social media platforms could be considered...

4. QB v OL [2021] NZDT 1563 (7 December 2021) [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...contribute to sealing or survey costs? 7. The Agreement for Sale and Purchase does not contain any clause requiring the purchasers to contribute to sealing or survey costs. The responsibility for these costs sat with QB, who had obligations under the Resource Consent for the subdivision to attend to both matters. The CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 5 Agreement did not charge any of these costs to the purchasers. QB was to provide the infrastructure in the subdivision and undert...

5. Wai 2180 Taihape inquiry newsletter 1 June 2015 [pdf, 621 KB]

   ...conference to discuss Tribunal Statement of Issues and the hearing program. • April 2016: Final Tribunal Statement of Issues released. • May 2016: Hearings begin. These dates are indicative only, and are subject to change depending upon the resourcing of the Tribunal and the preferences of inquiry parties. Issue No. 1 (June 2015) Page 3 The research program MATUKU PA ON THE MOAWHANGO RIVER, c.1845 In each district inquiry, the Waitangi Tribunal commission...

6. 20230621-Regulatory-Systems-Primary-Industries-Amendment-Bill.pdf [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...seizure.8 Most notably, clause 99 provides for the removal of the requirement for an inspector to be accompanied by a constable when executing search warrants under the Biosecurity Act. We understand that this change is intended to ease administrative and resourcing burden for the New Zealand Police and the Ministry for Primary Industries. The removal of this safeguard necessitates a consideration of whether this search power remains reasonable. 22. Ordinarily, a provision found to limit...

7. 20231124-AG-BIM_Redacted_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 479 KB]

   ...Orders noted the then Attorney-General’s intention to consider whether there is a role for additional guidance in this area. We will advise you on these matters in due course. Any increase in post-introduction assessment of Bills would have resource implications that would need to be worked through. Declarations of inconsistency A declaration of inconsistency is a formal statement by a court or tribunal that an Act is inconsistent with a plaintiff’s fundamental human rights pro...

8. Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to Appeal to the High Court) [2023] NZACC 020 [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...construed or interpreted and applied to the facts is a question of law … . [25] Even if the qualifying criteria are made out, the Court has an extensive discretion in the grant or refusal of leave so as to ensure proper use of scarce judicial resources. Leave is not to be granted as a matter of course. One factor in the grant of leave is the wider importance of any contended point of law … . [35] Section 32(1) of the Act provides that: Treatment injury means personal injury t...

9. Justice Matters - Issue 11 - June 2018 [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...Ministry has produced a new video to ensure child witnesses feel safe and supported throughout the court process. Penny Hoy-Mack, Manager Victims and Prevention Services team in Commissioning and Improvement, says ‘Being a Witness’ will be a great resource for court victim advisers. ‘The video is very engaging, personable and appropriate for children,’ she says. ‘The narrator is friendly and tells children what they might like to bring with them, who the different people in c...

10. Proactive release - Statutes Amendment Bill [pdf, 1.3 MB]

    ...(Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika) Claims Settlement Act 2009; 5.30 Prisoners’ and Victims’ Claims Act 2005; 5.31 Privacy Act 2020; 5.32 Public Finance Act 1989; 5.33 Railways Act 2005; 5.34 Residential Tenancies Act 1986; 5.35 Resource Management Act 1991; 5.36 Retirement Villages Act 2003; 5.37 Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Act 2015; 5.38 Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012; 5.39 Senior Courts Act 2016; 5.40 Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Clai...