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1. Information Sharing Agreement between the Ministry of Justice and the Crown Law Office [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...prepared for transfer; 15.2. Information will be securely transferred to CLO; 15.3. The information supplied to CLO will be processed and linked to other information relating to defendants; 15.4. CLO will store the information in a secure system that protects the information against unauthorised use, modification, access and disclosure. 6 Safeguards to protect privacy 16. The Parties will: 16.1. Create a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which details roles and responsibi...

2. Notes from Crown Maori Relations hui Invercargill 12 May 2018 [pdf, 441 KB]

   ...continue this debate as it has massive consequences for Māori.” One speaker noted that the Treaty of Waitangi should be entrenched within New Zealand’s constitution. • Improving Health outcomes – A few speakers indicated that the hospital care and treatment in the region was ‘horrendous’. A few also suggested that the government needs to address mental health issues as they intersect with other issues like homelessness, suicide, criminal action and the well-being of t...

3. Gartrell v New Zealand Law Society [2012] NZLCDT 25 [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...have regard to the factors set out in s 41 of the Act which itself imports s 55 factors and includes any other matters thought appropriate. [4] Those factors must be considered in the light of the purposes of the Act which is concerned with the protection of consumers of legal services and the maintenance of public confidence in the provision of legal services. [5] The history of this matter will explain the cautious approach taken by the Society and I am going to use the chronolo...

4. Technical report of Parenting Hearings programme pilot [pdf, 1 MB]

   The Parenting Hearings Programme Pilot: Evaluation Technical Report The Parenting Hearings Programme Pilot: Evaluation Technical Report Trish Knaggs and Anne Harland Research, Evaluation and Modelling Unit September 2009 2 The Parenting Hearings Programme Pilot: Evaluation Report - Technical Report Published September 2009 Ministry of

5. LCRO 9/2024 & 12/2024 QB v WF and SY & WF and SY v QB (27 June 2024) [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...clients together as the respondents, to respondent Ms SY as “Ms X” and to respondent Mr WF as “Mr Y”. I will also refer to the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 as “the Act”, to the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 as “the Rules” and to the New Zealand Law Society as the NZLS. Background [4] The respondents worked for the same employer and in the same area of work. From mid-2015, the employer advised staff of a restructuring p...

6. BORA Lawyers and Conveyancers Amendment Bill [pdf, 322 KB]

   ...proposal raises a possible inconsistency with s 17 of the Bill of Rights Act. However, the position is complicated by the uncertain scope of that right in comparable jurisdictions, which do not necessarily recognise the extension of the right to protect associations of a commercial character. However, in our view the proposal is in any event justifiable under s 5 of the Bill of Rights Act as reflecting a rational and legitimate policy choice by the legislature to re-emphasise the import...

7. [2023] NZIACDT 29 - DT v Li (11 December 2023) [pdf, 111 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. [22] The focus of professional disciplinary proceedings is not punishment, but the protection of the public:3 3 Z v Dental Complaints Assessment Committee [2008] NZSC 55, [2009] 1 NZLR 1 at [97], [128] and [151]. 6 …It is well established that professional disciplinary proceedings are civil and not criminal in...

8. [2025] NZIACDT 22 – ZZ v Wen (25 March 2025) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...steps to reduce her exposure to future liability. She contacts independently with her clients and does not hand them over to unlicensed people. She has shifted her practice from work visas to primarily focus on education visas. Ms Wen gives more care to proper processes in her work. She has learned a quick and painful lesson. [16] As for the sanctions proposed by the Registrar: 1. A censure is not opposed. 2. In respect of training, Ms Wen states that the time and effort inv...

9. BO v DE LCRO 297 / 2012 (13 September 2013) [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...are to promote and protect the interests of their client and there is no general professional duty towards another party who is not a client. Nor does an opposing lawyer owe the other party, who is also represented by their own lawyer, a duty of care. [5] The Standards Committee decided to take no further action on the complaint pursuant to s 138(2) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act). Section 137 of the Act allows a Standards Committee to take no further action...

10. LCRO 193/2019 CF v YL (19 February 2021) [pdf, 134 KB]

    ...ongoing bullying he had suffered in the workplace. [7] On completing a review of B’s circumstances, Ms YL provided an opinion to B. She concluded that the threshold for establishing workplace bullying had not been met. [8] Mr CF, clearly a caring and attentive father, had endeavoured to assist B in assembling and advancing B’s employment case. The complaint and the Standards Committee decision [9] Mr CF lodged a complaint with the NZLS on 20 May 2019. The substance of his c...