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1. Te Manutukutuku 77 [pdf, 7.6 MB]

   ...in similar ways. Their scope includes both historical and contemporary claims, while providing opportunity for claimants to seek priority for an early hearing of pressing current issues. In inquiries under way, these have included primary healthcare services for Māori, the process for recognising customary rights to the foreshore and seabed, and Māori homelessness. Completing these two inquiry pro- grammes will enable the Tribunal to hear and report on the majority of claims and...

2. PC8 ANNEXURE B attendances at mediations on Primary Sector provisions 23 July 2021 [pdf, 131 KB]

   ...Mt Aspiring Station Ltd New Zealand Pork Industry Board Ngāi Tahu Ki Murihiku North Otago Irrigation Company Limited NZ Deer Farmers Assoc. Otago Fish and Game Council and the Central South Island Fish and Game Council Pomahaka Water Care Group Springwater AG Limited William Thompson Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu Dairy Holdings North Otago Irrigation Mt Aspiring Wai Wanaka No No No Yes – agree to abide by position reach...

3. Directory of Official Information M-O [pdf, 564 KB]

   ...responsible for search and rescue operations under section 14C of the Civil Aviation Act 1990. Functions and responsibilities Maritime NZ is the national maritime regulatory, compliance and response agency for the safety, security and environmental protection of New Zealand’s marine environment. Maritime NZ aims to achieve the outcomes of Safe people and operations; Secure ports and ships; and Clean seas and waterways. Maritime NZ’s legislative framework Maritime NZ has dire...

4. Director of Proceedings v Brooks (Application for Final Non-Publication Orders) [2019] NZHRRT 33 [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...Brooks was an obstetrician and gynaecologist employed by the Taranaki District Health Board (Taranaki DHB). He also practised privately. These proceedings arise out of a complaint by the aggrieved person (Ms Cerise Lawn) and her husband about the care provided by Dr Brooks as her Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) during the labour and birth of her baby Ariana Lawn on 24 January 2012. [3] Liability having been admitted and damages agreed, Dr Brooks has applied for a permanent order prohibiting p...

5. LCRO 116/2015 QO v Standards Committee (14 June 2018) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...QO has applied for a review of a decision by the [Area] Standards Committee (the Committee). [2] The Committee found that Ms QO had failed to administer her practice in a manner that ensured she adhered to the duty she owed to her clients to protect information that was confidential to them. The Committee determined there had been unsatisfactory conduct on Ms QO’s part pursuant to the statutory definitions in s 12(a) and (c) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act)....

6. Adoption-reform-Summary-of-engagement-2022.pdf [pdf, 499 KB]

   ...of the adoption law reform process, which is guided by six objectives agreed by Cabinet in February 2021 (see Appendix 1). Adoption placements are part of the terms of reference for the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions. 10 raised in relation to options covering access to information and support (for example, counselling), providing two birth certificates for adopted people, and processes for...

7. [2022] NZIACDT 6 IL v Khetarpal (19 April 2022) [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...of the Code were found by the Tribunal: (1) Failing to advise the complainant that her salary did not meet the threshold to support the relevant visa and failing to file the son’s application in the correct visa category, thereby lacking due care, in breach of cl 1. (2) Failing to inform the complainant about an order of the District Court (permitting her to practice), in breach of cl 3(a). (3) Failing to provide the complainant with a written agreement, in breach of cl 18(a)....

8. [2021] NZIACDT 24 - HT v Shaikh – Sanctions (7 October 2021) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...submits that Mr Shaikh will already have to contend with the Tribunal’s decisions being published. His name on a readily searchable database is likely to adversely affect his practice. While it is acknowledged this is an aspect of consumer protection, rather than punitive in nature, it is a very significant sanction in its own right. JURISDICTION [19] The Tribunal’s jurisdiction to impose sanctions is set out in the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 (the Act). Having...

9. Responding to Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Bill [pdf, 268 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 29 October 2024 Hon Judith Collins KC, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Responding to Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Responding to Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Bill (the Bill) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the Bill of Rights Act). 2. We have not yet received a final version of the Bill....

10. Proactive Release: Response to the third Universal Periodic Review recommendations [pdf, 1.5 MB]

    ...Mandela Rules. A Māori Corrections strategy is being developed with Māori. A Corrections women’s strategy and transgender policies are being implemented. Work on a Corrections staff strategy on inclusion and diversity is in progress. 26. Health care for prisoners must be reasonably equivalent to services for the public. New Zealand will continue to invest in improving mental health services in prisons, including new facilities. 27. New Zealand will consider whether the curre...