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1. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee v Woulfe [2017] NZLCDT 5 [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...affairs to legal practitioners are entitled to know that a professional disciplinary body will not treat lightly serious breaches of expected standards by a member of the profession.” [26] It was urged upon us by both opposing counsel that the protection of the public was not a significant factor in this case because Mr Woulfe is no longer practising. As to that Daniels had this to say:2 “It will not always follow that a practitioner by disposing of his practice and undertaking...

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   ...and people where name suppression was granted. View or download the name suppression data tables Family Court Family Court applications The number of substantive Family Court applications filed by case type. This includes more detailed information on Care of Children Act (excluding Hague) cases, such as parenting order applications filed without notice, and family violence cases. View or download the family court applications data tables Protection Order applications Information includes total...

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3. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Kwon [2025] NZLCDT 45 (11 November 2025) [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...should he wish. [27] We also consider that our public protective function requires us to make an order under s 242(1)(g) that the practitioner not practise on his own account. Given Mr Kwon’s lack of insight, we have reached the view that only careful oversight of his day-to-day work will be sufficiently protective of future clients. [28] While we consider that a period of 12 months suspension is a proportionate period, we are prepared to overlap this with his previous period...

4. 2021-07-07 ORC - Closing Submissions [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...Court’s decision in EDS v King Salmon remains the leading authority for interpreting superior planning documents:7 [129] When dealing with a plan change application, the decision-maker must first identify those policies that are relevant, paying careful attention to the way in which they are expressed. Those expressed in more directive terms will carry greater weight than those expressed in less directive terms. Moreover, it may be that a policy is stated in such directive terms...

5. Yasin & Anor v Hammadieh Sanctions decision [2015] NZIACDT 4 (04 January 2015) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...standards of conduct are maintained in the occupation concerned.” [8] When imposing sanctions those statutory purposes require consideration of at least four factors which may materially bear upon maintaining appropriate standards of conduct: [8.1] Protecting the public: section 3 of the Act states “The purpose of this Act is to promote and protect the interests of consumers receiving immigration advice ...” [8.2] Demanding minimum standards of conduct: Dentice v Valuers Registrat...

6. Graves v CAC 2003 & Langdon [2012] NZREADT 41 [pdf, 32 KB]

   ...listing agreement which imposed unfair conditions on sellers to such an extent that the listing agreement is in breach of s.131 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 (about right to cancel after 90 days) and r.9.12 of the Professional Conduct and Client Care Rules 2009 (an agency agreement is not to contain conditions which are not reasonably necessary to protect the interest of the agent). [6] The complainant included with his complaint a copy of an agreement dated 6 December 2010, enter...

7. Auckland Standards Committee v Castles [2014] NZLCDT 8 [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...previous disciplinary history “may demonstrate that the practitioner lacks insight into the causes and effects of such behaviour, suggesting an inability to correct it. This may indicate that striking off is the only effective means of ensuring protection of the public in the future.” [18] The Tribunal of five members unanimously reached the view that no penalty short of strike off could properly reflect the seriousness of this practitioner’s misconduct and ensure future prot...

8. CAC 20004 v Gardiner [2014] NZREADT 65 [pdf, 36 KB]

   ...executed and he would not therefore have needed to tell him to get rid of any stolen property had he stolen it. He said that he had been annoyed by Miss Dufty’s boys’ behaviour for many years. He said his concern was as a stepfather to try and protect his stepson from the potential discovery of cannabis, not to prevent the Police from finding any stolen property. 3 [7] Mr McCoubrey and Mr Waymouth both agree that the test as to whether or not the sending of the text amounts...

9. REAA CAC 10054 v Hume [2014] NZREADT 10 [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...that he reacts to issues belligerently and unprofessionally, and obsessively insists on what he regards as his rights.” [17] It is well established that decisions of disciplinary Tribunals should emphasise the maintenance of high standards and the protection of the public through specific and general deterrence. While this may result in orders having a punitive effect, this is not their purpose; Z v CAC [2009] 1 NZLR 2; CAC v Walker [2011] NZREADT 4. [18] We accept that, given the...

10. BORA Border Processing (Arrivals and Departures) Levy Bill [pdf, 302 KB]

    ...unreasonable search and seizure 15. Section 21 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure. The right applies only in respect of those activities which constitute a “search or seizure”. Further, s 21 protects only against those searches or seizures that are “unreasonable” in the circumstances. 16. The Bill expands the existing compliance audit regime in ss 141A-141D of the Biosecurity Act to apply to the new levy introduced b...