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1. SG v [City] SC LCRO 250/2013 (6 March 2015) [pdf, 52 KB]

   ...identify the dormant balances and for him to ensure that they were dealt with or reported on”. 14 [19] The purposes of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act include the maintenance of public confidence in the provision of legal services and the protection of consumers of legal services. 15 [20] Mr JR has noted the comment by Mr MT that his report was only made available to the Standards Committee because of the issues relating to the FTRA. Mr MT has noted that he would not othe...

2. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 TGKL lay attach 1 literature-review [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...Information Datasets for High Volume Production Chemicals database (SIDS, by UNEP), the European Chemical Substances Information System (ESIS, European Commission), and the High Production Volume Chemical Information System (HPVIS, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). The most recent OECD HPV Chemicals List, compiled in 2004, contains information on 4843 substances and is based on submissions of nine national inventories and the inventory of the European Union. The next list was sch...

3. Gangs-Legislation-Amendment-Bill.pdf [pdf, 692 KB]

   ...be required to immediately leave the public area and not associate with one another in person for seven days; 26.7 dispersal notices will not apply to immediate family members and those engaging in legal activities like work, education, or healthcare; 26.8 a mechanism will be included to provide for specific exceptions for other lawful activities such as to enable attendance at a funeral or tangi; 26.9 a general exemption to the requirements of the notice apply when a subject of the...

4. BORA Dumping and Countervailing Duties Amendment Bill [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...Act. The release of this advice should not be taken to indicate that the Attorney-General agrees with all aspects of it, nor does its release constitute a general waiver of legal professional privilege in respect of this or any other matter. Whilst care has been taken to ensure that this document is an accurate reproduction of the advice provided to the Attorney-General, neither the Ministry of Justice nor the Crown Law Office accepts any liability for any errors or omissions....

5. BORA Joint Family Homes Repeal Bill [pdf, 79 KB]

   ...awaiting its first reading. It is a Member’s Bill in the name of Simon O’Connor MP. It is our understanding that the next Members’ Day is 15 February 2012. 2. The Bill seeks to repeal the Joint Family Homes Act 1964 and s 16(2) of the Family Protection Act 1955. 3. We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act. This advice has been prepared by the Public Law Group and the Office of Legal Counsel....

6. [2017] NZEmpC 143 Sawyer v Victoria University [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...of within 14 days of 1 November 2017” and that would impede her seeking relief in her challenge to the determination. In the same passage she said that the determination is impracticable because she was about to leave Wellington for Dunedin to care for her daughter who is to have surgery. I have inferred from this latter statement that she considers her personal circumstances justify urgency being granted. [14] When I discussed this application with Dr Sawyer’s counsel, Mr Smit...

7. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Tregenza [2016] NZLCDT 31 [pdf, 132 KB]

   ...(b) She self-reported and promptly acknowledged her error and apologised for it. (c) She addressed the Tribunal and has shown genuine remorse. (d) She is of good character and is unlikely to offend again. (e) There is no element that requires protection of the public as was acknowledged by counsel for the applicant. (f) She is a valuable member of the profession as is evidenced by the references provided by her peers who were made fully aware of the charges and the particulars....

8. Burnett v Real Estate Agent Authority (CAC 404) & Soo [2017] NZREADT 2 [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...of fine or whether a fine was appropriate in all the circumstances. But that is not the basis on which we must approach this appeal. The Tribunal must consider it in the much narrower way laid down by the Court of Appeal in May and May. Having carefully listened to Mr Burnett’s submissions, read his written submissions and the evidence we do not find that the Complaints Assessment Committee made an error of principle, considered irrelevant matters, failed to consider relevant mat...

9. Fish & Game - EiC - J W Hayes - Ecological Flow (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...29 “Safeguard”, “protect” and “maintain”, without qualification, by definition, assume a binary or threshold relationship between an ecological response and the physical environment. For example, safeguarding literally means “protecting” or “keeping safe from harm”; it implies an element of “precaution”. And from an ecological perspective it could be argued that “life-supporting capacity” refers to the capacity of a water body to support life in all i...

10. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 DM expert Robert Greenway [pdf, 2.7 MB]

    ...headland north of Matiatia Bay, and the esplanade reserve on the south side of Matiatia Bay (in blue). 31. I have marked with a red cross on the insert map in Attachment 3 a parcel of land in Matiatia Bay owned by the Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of NZ (Atawhai-Whenua Reserve). This abuts the esplanade reserve, providing public access to the Society’s restoration project. The Atawhai-Whenua Reserve has three tracks running the length of it and adjoining the Hooks B...