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1. PA v Standards Committee LCRO 267/2014 (30 June 2015) [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...decisions to refer matters to the Tribunal. The Court noted that: 4 The protection to the practitioner once afforded by the threshold test [in the Law Practitioners Act] is thus now met by other means. The oversight of the LCRO should also assist in protecting the resources of the Tribunal and prevented it from being overwhelmed by petty or trivial cases. [38] Several decisions from this Office have emphasised the need for this Office to proceed with caution when considering wh...

2. LCRO 131/2024 RD v PS (28 January 2025) [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...decision. [57] Pursuant to s 206(4) of the Act, a Review Officer may direct such publication of his or her decision as the Review Officer considers necessary or desirable in the public interest. “Public interest” engages issues such as consumer protection, public confidence in legal services and the interests and privacy of individuals. [58] Having had regard to the issues raised by this review, I have concluded that it is desirable in the public interest that this decision be publi...

3. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 DM expert Dennis Scott [pdf, 364 KB]

   ...within this contextual landscape and remains as the most significant settlement and active recreational/tourist resource in the Hauraki Gulf. 8 37. Importantly, as the ‘gateway’ to Waiheke Island, in my view, Matiatia needs to be protected as the most critical entry landscape ‘brand’ in the inner Gulf Island playground. THE WESTERN ENTRANCE HEADLAND AND MATIATIA 38. My evidence now focusses on Matiatia Bay and the important contextual landscape in which it i...

4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - list of issues 6th report [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...situation, including new measures and developments relating to the implementation of the Covenant 1. Please provide detailed information on any significant developments in the legal and institutional framework within which human rights are promoted and protected at the national level that have taken place since the previous periodic report, including any relevant case law. Please also provide information on measures adopted to disseminate the Covenant among judges, lawyers and prosecuto...

5. [2020] NZIACDT 33 - RV v Aiolupotea (27 July 2020) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...immigration advice, and to enhance the reputation of New Zealand as a migration destination, by providing for the regulation of persons who give immigration advice. [26] The focus of professional disciplinary proceedings is not punishment, but the protection of the public:3 …It is well established that professional disciplinary proceedings are civil and not criminal in nature. That is because the purpose of statutory disciplinary proceedings for various occupations is not to punish...

6. IAA v Maerean [2013] NZIACDT 6 (07 February 2013) [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...However, if he was in the Philippines at the time, he would sign them with the client. [29] The Registrar particularised the grounds of the complaint against Ms Maerean. In summary these were: [29.1] Breaches of the Code of Conduct’s requirements of care, respect, diligence and professionalism. [29.2] Providing misleading information to Immigration New Zealand, thereby breaching the Act, the Immigration Act 2009 and Immigration New Zealand’s operating requirements (by representin...

7. Auckland Standards Committee 3 v Ellis [2018] NZLCDT 4 [pdf, 398 KB]

   ...agreement granted by Doxcon. The MF Trust and Truby King Limited have sold those assets pursuant to a power of sale, and the ultimate purchaser of those assets is Bigyard Holdings Limited…” 10. Contrary to Rule 5.4 of the Conduct and Client Care Rules, Brian Ellis acted for Doxcon when there was a conflict or a risk of a conflict between his personal interests and the interests of Doxcon: (a) In the circumstances described in Particulars 2 and 3 above he acted for Doxcon, purp...

8. Complaints Assessment Comittee 404 v Hawkins [2017] NZREADT 16 [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...[b] Mr Hawkins did not explain, or explain adequately, to Ms Fletcher his role in the transactions after he “stepped in” as vendor. [c] Mr Hawkins obtained a financial benefit from the sale of lots to Ms Fletcher and Ms Mardon, in that he protected his own purchase, and his own investment in the subdivision. [d] Mr Hawkins did not advise Ms Fletcher, either orally or in writing, that by selling lots 3 and 4 to her he would obtain a financial benefit. [e] Mr Hawkins did not ad...

9. Tesar v REAA CAC 20004 & Ors [2014] NZREADT 18 [pdf, 54 KB]

   ...generally criticises the Committee’s reasoning for finding unsatisfactory conduct on her part. [20] The appellant presented her views confidently and assertively. She emphasised that she had inserted the original clause 18 in the contract to protect the complainant purchasers but (as we have explained above) the vendors would not accept that version and replaced it. [21] Under cross-examination, the appellant licensee insisted that she had not relied on anything which the vendors...

10. Applicant C v Registrar of Real Estate Agents Authority 2017] NZREADT 10 [pdf, 178 KB]

    ...that she had been convicted of a crime involving dishonesty. She also disclosed that the company was being liquidated. [8] The applicant was then asked to provide details as to her offending and the charges she faced, the likely penalties, and protections put in place by her employer to ensure that she was supervised and supported. The applicant responded to that request. [9] On [ ], the Registrar advised the applicant that she intended to decline her application to renew he...