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1. Electoral-Matters-Bill_Communications-Tranche-44.pdf [pdf, 24 MB]

   ...decision to ban all sentenced prisoners from vo ng as noted in paragraph 18.1 is likely to dispropor onately impact the disabled popula on. We acknowledge the decision to retain vo ng rights for people who are subject to a compulsory treatment or care order and detained in a hospital or secure facility. This decision aids in retaining the right to vote for disabled people. However, there is also an issue of mentally impaired persons with suspected and diagnosed intellectual disability, a...

2. Directory of Official Information P-R [pdf, 997 KB]

   ...Parliament. Functions and responsibilities NZ Post has been a critical part of New Zealand’s landscape for over 180 years. Our 6,500 people connect customers, consumers and businesses across New Zealand and around the world ‘delivering what people care about’. We process and deliver items – parcels, packages and letters. We also provide logistics services for businesses, including many who are engaged in eCommerce here and internationally. NZ Post’s strong delivery and lo...

3. ENV-2016-AKL-000187 England Spring Street Residents v Auckland Council [pdf, 12 MB]

   ...are matters of discretion. xi. If one or more of the core development standards are not met, then the normal tests for notification apply. xii. A range of other (some non-residential) activities are provided for, such as visitor accommodation, care centres (including child care centres), supported residential care, boarding houses, dairies, restaurants, community facilities and healthcare facilities. Some are permitted activities where they are small-scale, and some will require a co...

4. Health & Disability Commissioner Act 1994

   ...quantum – discretion to grant remedy – Human Rights Act 1993, s 92M – Privacy Act 1993, s 88 – Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994, s 57 Marshall v IDEA Services Ltd (HDC Act) [2020] NZHRRT 9 Disability Services Provider – client in care of community home – care falling short of expected standard – failure to provide services with reasonable care and skill – failure to provide services that minimised potential harm and optimised quality of life – failure to provide l...

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5. Family Court Rewrite Submission - Portia Law [pdf, 443 KB]

   ...access to legal advice such as rights and responsibilities and the s5 principles relating to children’s welfare and best interests. This also acts as a ‘triaging point’ from which further services can be accessed e.g. a recommendation to obtain a protection order. The gap in service provision arises from the restrictions under s7A of the Care of Children Act and the requirement in the Legal Services Act 2011 (“LSA”) for there to be jurisdiction to act under s7A before legal ai...

6. TH v BC [2024] NZDT 141 (16 April 2024) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...the collision? (g) If so, was there damage caused to TH’s car? (h) If so, what is the remedy? What is the legal framework? 3. The relevant law is the law of negligence. Negligence concerns the duties that one person owes another to take care. The standard of care required is that of a reasonable prudent driver. Drivers must take care not to drive in a manner that causes damage to another vehicle. 4. When one person breaches their duty of care on the road, causing damage to anot...

7. H Ltd v HF & OF [2022] NZDT 217 (16 November 2022) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...claims for the invoice including interest provided for in the second agreement and costs relating to the preparation and hearing time in the Disputes Tribunal. 5. The respondents claim that H Ltd failed to provide their services with reasonable care and skill and that they should be awarded damages for the difference in the initial estimate provided by H Ltd and the ultimate estimate that H Ltd agreed upon in the Court hearing. Further, the respondents claim for stress and anxiety as a...

8. BORA Major Events Management Bill [pdf, 330 KB]

   ...we considered potential issues of inconsistency with the right to freedom of expression (s 14), the right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure (s 21), the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty (s 25(c)) and the right to protection against double jeopardy (s 26(2)). What the Bill does 3. Under the Bill appropriate events may be declared to be major events for the purposes of the Act. Representations that suggest persons, brands, goods, or services have an as...

9. [2019] NZEnvC 195 Clevedon North Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...later. [13] Other aspects of this matter were not clear to us until the hearing started, and those include the fact that through lots 22, 14 and 15 on the Plan marked B there is an area of contiguous green land. On this there are trees that are protected and the area forms something of a central open space at the southern end of the subdivision. This area is privately owned and apparently the Council was not interested in acquiring that 5 area. For current purposes this area wil...

10. BORA Evidence Bill [pdf, 406 KB]

    ...The bill's purpose is expressed to be: to help secure the just determination of proceedings by - (a) providing for facts to be established by the application of logical rules; and (b) promoting fairness to parties and witnesses; and (c) protecting rights of confidentiality and other important public interests; and (d) avoiding unjustifiable expense and delay 3. The bill codifies many existing rules of evidence and procedure (common law or statutory), but also modifies some rul...