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1. Appendix-4-Additional-submissions.pdf [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...support of security officers acting lawfully ● Focus on observation and reporting rather than direct intervention Public - Maintain current citizen's arrest powers - Emphasise de-escalation and reporting over direct intervention - Provide legal protections for good-faith interventions to prevent serious crimes 3 Tools for Intervention What tools should security guards and others be allowed to use when confronting violent offenders? Could non-lethal restraints, such as tasers or ba...

2. Family Legal Advice Service Operational Policy v1.7 July 2017 [pdf, 460 KB]

   Family Legal Advice Service Operational Policy for providing early legal advice for disputes under the Care of Children Act 2004 Family Legal Advice Service Operational Policy v1.7 July 2017 Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in rela...

3. Darby Trust v Auckland Council & Ors [2013] NZWHT Auckland 1 [pdf, 283 KB]

   ...................................... 13 Other minor defects .............................................................................. 14 (b) Was Mr Allen a developer and/or head contractor and/or project manager and did he breach any duties of care he owed to the claimants in any of those roles? ......................................................................................... 15 (c) Was Mr Allen liable to the Council in deceit? ........................................ 25...

4. Balatbat v Sparks [2016] NZIACDT 27 [pdf, 254 KB]

   ...work visa application. [8] The Registrar identified grounds for complaint. They are: [8.1] Negligence – The allegation under this head had a primary ground and an alternative. The primary ground was that Mr Sparks negligently failed to take care to ensure he took personal responsibility for his client relationship, and unlicensed persons advised his client. Alternatively, he breached a range of provisions in the Licensed Immigration Advisers Code of Conduct 2010 (the 2010 Code)...

5. LCRO 182/2014 DL v SJ, GS and PQ [pdf, 292 KB]

   ...and not advice. Further comment by Mr and Mrs SJ [30] Mrs SJ commented on Mr DL’s response, in an undated email to the Complaints Service. She said that: (a) she and her husband has approached Mr DL after a friend had mentioned the Family Protection Act 1955 to them; (b) Mr DL “quite quickly” referred to that legislation and explained its operation, saying he would write to them about it; (c) their expectation was advice on how to redress the unfairness; (d) Mr DL’s 1...

6. Advice on consistency of Bills with the Bill of Rights Act

   ...Non-Government Bill  2024 Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Amendment Bill Section 19 Government Bill 2024 Road Charges (Light Electric RUC Vehicles) Amendment Bill No Issues Government Bill 2024 Corrections (Victim Protection) Amendment Bill Section 14 Member's Bill 2024 Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Bill Section 19  Government Bill  2024  Misuse of Drugs (Pseudoephedrine) Amendment Bill No Issues&...

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7. Auckland Standards Committee v Comeskey [2010] NZLCDT 19 [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...and Conveyancers Act 2006 (“the Act”) being conduct that occurred between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009 when Mr Comeskey was providing regulated services and was conduct that consisted of a wilful or reckless contravention of the Client Care Rules in relation to his instruction to act as assigned counsel for Ms F. (b) Auckland Standards Committee 1 of the New Zealand Law Society charged Mr Comeskey with misconduct pursuant to ss 241(a) and - 3 - 7(1)(a)(i) of the...

8. Legal aid practice standards for all legal aid providers [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...Standards 11 Responsibilities to Clients and the Prosecution 11 Hearings 12 Appeals to Court of Appeal or Supreme Court 12 Family Practice Standards 15 Statement of Principles 15 Responsibilities to Clients 15 Without Notice Applications 16 Care of Children Act 2004 17 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 17 Domestic Violence Act 1995 18 Property (Relationships) Act 1976 18 File Maintenance 19 Māori Land Court/Māori Appellate Court Practice Standards...

9. LA - practice standards for legal aid providers [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...Standards 11 Responsibilities to Clients and the Prosecution 11 Hearings 12 Appeals to Court of Appeal or Supreme Court 12 Family Practice Standards 15 Statement of Principles 15 Responsibilities to Clients 15 Without Notice Applications 16 Care of Children Act 2004 17 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 17 Domestic Violence Act 1995 18 Property (Relationships) Act 1976 18 File Maintenance 19 Māori Land Court/Māori Appellate Court Practice Standards...

10. LCRO 28/2017 HK v TX (31 May 2019) [pdf, 205 KB]

    ...Legal Complaints Review Officer (LCRO) may elect to conduct a review on the papers if he or she considers on the basis of all the information available, that the review can be adequately determined in the absence of the parties. [25] After having carefully traversed the material on the file, I concluded that it would be appropriate to allow Mr TX an opportunity to respond to concerns I had identified in the course of a consideration of the written material before me. Those concerns...