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1. [2023] NZEnvC 049 Bay of Islands Maritime Park Incorporated v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 467 KB]

   Topic 14 Marine Protected Areas IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2023] NZEnvC 049 IN THE MATTER OF appeals under clause 14 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN BAYS OF ISLANDS MARITIME PARK INCORPORATED (ENV-2019-AKL-117) ROYAL FOREST & BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED (ENV-2019-AKL-127) Appellants AND NORTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Court: J...

2. IT v KRR [2015] NZIACDT 66 (28 May 2015) [pdf, 99 KB]

   ...simply describes the services as “Work Visa”. These particular instructions concerned a matter that could become intractable, and require extensive work. If Mr R was intending to convey he was willing and in a position to see the matter through to appeals and other requests, the fixed fee may have been a very modest one. If he intended he would simply make a phone call which would possibly resolve the issue, and that that was the end of his engagement, then the price was likely excessi...

3. [2015] NZEmpC 144 NZ Meat Workers & Related Trades Union Inc v AFFCO NZ Ltd [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...for the removal of those proceedings to the Court under s 178 of the Act and that application has, predictably, been opposed by AFFCO in spite of what must be, in my assessment, the virtual inevitability of these matters coming to this Court on appeal. [28] The defendant’s s 50K application to the Authority will also involve the application of s 50KA, which deals with questions of good faith as a disqualifying factor for a remedy of declaration of conclusion of bargaining...

4. Howell v Jaram - Omaio 43 Section 4 (2014) 104 Waiariki MB 73 (104 WAR 73) [pdf, 149 KB]

   ...depicted in the plan produced by Overington Surveyors dated March 2014 and it is to remain at 2022m² in size. [24] The interim order for injunction made at 86 Waiāriki MB 244-246 is cancelled. [25] The trustees are directed, subject to any appeal rights, to respect the area now allocated to Mr Jaram. As the substantive issue has been addressed, application A20130010133 is dismissed. Pronounced in Open Court at 4:30pm in Gisborne on the 10 th day of September 2014....

5. BORA Patents Bill [pdf, 317 KB]

   ...1990. Melanie Webb Manager, Ministerial Advice Office of Legal Counsel Stuart Beresford Acting Manager Human Rights/Bill of Rights Team Footnotes 1 In applying section 5, we have had regard to the guidelines set out by the Court of Appeal in Ministry of Transport (MOT) v Noort [1993] 3 NZLR 260; Moonen v Film and Literature Board of Review [2000] 2 NZLR 9; and Moonen v Film and Literature Board of Review [2002] 2 NZLR 754. 2 RJR MacDonald v Attorney-General of Canada (...

6. Political Lobbying Project: Feedback meeting on voluntary lobbying code of conduct [pdf, 238 KB]

   ...industry groups. 10.5. Any previously held public official roles. 10.6. Engagement of lobbying, public relations or legal firms to help influence public officials. 10.7. Campaigns funded to influence political decisions, including “grassroots” appeals designed to persuade the public to contact public officials and opinion pieces in the media. Provide accurate information to decision makers 11. Decision makers rely on accurate information to make good decisions: 11.1. Ensur...

7. XX v BA LCRO 273/2013, 343/2013, 040/2014 (15 July 2015) [pdf, 60 KB]

   ...has broad powers to conduct her own investigations, including the power to exercise for that purpose all the powers of a standards committee or an investigator, and seek and receive evidence. The statutory power of review is much broader than an appeal, and gives the LCRO discretion as to the approach to be taken on any particular review and the extent of the investigations necessary to conduct that review. Review hearing [12] Mr XX attended a review hearing in [City] on 6 July 2...

8. Guest v New Zealand Law Society [2009] NZLCDT 16 [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...instance, publication is only sought to the law firm involved, so is to that extent is quite limited. [15] Mr Guest has referred the Tribunal the decision of the Privy Council in B and Others v Auckland District Law Soc and Another Privy Council Appeal No.43 of 2002, 19 May 2003. In this decision their Lordships made particular mention of the dim view taken of argument put by the Law Society to support the abandonment of an undertaking given. We pay careful regard to those words,...

9. Auckland Standards Committee v Martin [2010] NZLCDT 17 [pdf, 44 KB]

   ...advised D S that the residence application for Ms K had been approved in principle so as to obtain from her the sum of $20,000 for fees; 10.3 He falsely advised DS that the residence application had subsequently been declined and that he had sent an appeal to the Minister of Immigration to intervene in the case; 10.4 He falsely advised DS that he was awaiting correspondence from the Minister of Immigration. [14] Having heard from the Law Society in respect of this complaint Mr...

10. Shropshire v March LCRO 64 / 2010 (28 October 2010) [pdf, 100 KB]

    ...hope or expectation that the outcome of better communications would have opened up to discussions on matters, including child support. [4] When the former wife attended on the Practitioner in respect of the CSA assessment the opportunity to appeal it was already passed. Neither the Practitioner nor her client knew that the assessment had been made on the basis of insufficient information having been provided by the Applicant to the IRD, and that it was therefore erroneous. The...