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1. 2021-10-15 PC8 - Hearing Notice [pdf, 260 KB]

   ...(Queenstown), PO Box 201, DX ZP95010, Queenstown Interested Party S274 Phil Murray Resource Management Ltd Phil Murray Resource Management Ltd Interested Party S274 Pine Terrace Ltd Nicole Dowling Interested Party S274 Pomahaka Water Care Group Pomahaka Water Care Group Interested Party S274 Puketoi Farming Company Ltd Puketoi Farming Company Ltd Interested Party S274 Queenstown Lakes District Council Brandon Watts, Meredith Connell, PO Box 90750, Auckland...

2. 2022-03-02 Hearing Notice - PC8 (Urban Provisions) - Commencing Monday 21 March 2022 [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...(Queenstown), PO Box 201, DX ZP95010, Queenstown Interested Party S274 Phil Murray Resource Management Ltd Phil Murray Resource Management Ltd Interested Party S274 Pine Terrace Ltd Nicole Dowling Interested Party S274 Pomahaka Water Care Group Pomahaka Water Care Group Interested Party S274 Puketoi Farming Company Ltd Puketoi Farming Company Ltd Interested Party S274 Queenstown Lakes District Council Brandon Watts, Meredith Connell, PO Box 90750, Au...

3. Liufau v Letalu [2014] NZIACDT 92 (18 September 2014) [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...was in New Zealand unlawfully and sought Mr Letalu’s assistance to apply for a visa. The complainant paid fees and, after a long delay, the Adviser lodged an application. [2.2] Mr Letalu did not have a written agreement and his conduct lacked due care and diligence. [3] The Tribunal upheld the complaint and found Mr Letalu failed to meet minimum professional standards in that he failed to commence the professional relationship in accordance with clause 1.5 of the Code of Conduct (201...

4. 2022-03-01 PC8 (Urban) Hearing Notice - further updated [pdf, 263 KB]

   ...(Queenstown), PO Box 201, DX ZP95010, Queenstown Interested Party S274 Phil Murray Resource Management Ltd Phil Murray Resource Management Ltd Interested Party S274 Pine Terrace Ltd Nicole Dowling Interested Party S274 Pomahaka Water Care Group Pomahaka Water Care Group Interested Party S274 Puketoi Farming Company Ltd Puketoi Farming Company Ltd Interested Party S274 Queenstown Lakes District Council Brandon Watts, Meredith Connell, PO Box 90750, Auckland...

5. BORA Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Bill [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...recommendation, or decision. 6. Judicial review is an essential mechanism for maintaining the rule of law. The right to apply for judicial review should therefore be limited only in the rarest of situations where there is compelling reason and after careful consideration. 7. In our view, the justifications for the limit imposed on the right to judicial review by cl 8(3) are finely balanced against the importance of s 27(2). We consider, however, that the time-limit on applying for judic...

6. [2020] NZREADT 36 - Complaints Assessment Committee 1904 v Bright (24 August 2020) [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...under s 73(a) of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 (“the Act”), with an alternative charge of misconduct under s 73(c)(iii) of the Act (for a wilful or reckless contravention of r 6.3 of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012. The hearing is scheduled for 28/29 September 2020. [2] The charges against Mr Bright follow a complaint being made that he behaved inappropriately towards a prospective purchaser (“the complainant”) during her vie...

7. Nelson Standards Committee v Dallison [2011] NZLCDT 40 [pdf, 66 KB]

   ...was pleaded in an alternative form, other than particular 3. Those admitted and forming the basis for penalty are as follows: (a) In contravention of Chapter 3.4 and/or Chapter 3.5 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (“the Rules”), he provided to the D’s a document headed ”Standard Terms of Engagement and Information for Clients of Peter R Dallison Rules of Conduct and Client Care” that does not satisfy the requirements of Chapte...

8. BORA Disability (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) Bill [pdf, 227 KB]

   ...or fiduciary offices based their status under mental health legislation. The amendments either do away with an automatic disqualification for a mental disorder or replace it with a test based on the exercise of certain powers by a Court under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 ('the PPPRA'). 8. Recently, in respect of the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Bill (the 'ARAF Bill'), we considered a provision under which a member of the funding board...

9. N v I [2018] NZIACDT 19 (18 June 2018) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...Disciplinary Tribunal (HPDT) in Re Tolland [2010] NZHPDT 325 (9 September 2010). The HPDT observed at [39]: Negligence, in the professional disciplinary context, does not require the prosecution to prove that there has been a breach of a duty of care and damage arising out of this as would be required in a civil claim. Rather, it requires an analysis as to whether the conduct complained of amount to a breach of duty in a professional setting by the practitioner. The test is whether o...

10. [2023] NZREADT 34 - IX v REAA (CAC2102) (8 December 2023) [pdf, 98 KB]

    ...12 Moseley v Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 1907) [2021] NZREADT 19 at [59]. 13 Mr O (also known as X) v Complaints Assessment Committee 10028 [2011] NZREADT 2 at [32]–[33]. 6 dishonesty. It could not be said that the public need protecting from the licensee to the extent that her wellbeing would likely be seriously jeopardised. [24] On the basis of the new evidence, which was not presented to the Committee, we find the Committee’s order to publish its decisions sta...