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1. Wellington Standards Committee 2 v O'Connor [2023] NZLCDT 21 (17 May 2023) [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...that case also, the practitioner referred to the hardship to clients as justifying a stay of the suspension.5 His Honour Lang J acknowledged that there may be prejudice to existing clients and some disruption to court hearings. [29] His Honour carefully analysed the rationale underlying section 244(3):6 The Act is protective in nature, in that two of its primary purposes are to maintain public confidence in the provision of legal services and to protect consumers of legal services....

2. OIA-94638.pdf [pdf, 7 MB]

   ...O FF IC IA L IN FO RM AT IO N AC T 19 82 3 circumstances, which the defence is designed to recognise, do not alter depending on the identity of the child killed. It also means that children in the home, the most vulnerable, have less protection because of the substantially lower maximum penalty for infanticide (3 years). 11.3. It is available only when the child killed is less than 10 years old. If a mother kills her three children aged 1, 9, and 12 years, suffering a disord...

3. LCRO 59/2021 RY v QX (21 December 2022) [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...which allows a Legal Complaints Review Officer (LCRO) to conduct the review on the basis of all information available if the LCRO considers that the review can be adequately determined in the absence of the parties. [53] I record that having carefully read the complaint, the response to the complaint, the Committee’s decision and the submissions filed in support of and in opposition to the application for review, there are no additional issues or questions in my mind that nece...

4. LCRO 7/2024 SO v EJ and QJ (30 July 2025) [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...addressed in that initial meeting, identified in Wills and Succession (NZ), include:45 • Identifying of assets and liabilities (and forms of ownership e.g. joint tenants, tenants in common, etc). • Whether special arrangements need to be made to protect assets (e.g. custody of valuables, insurance of property, etc). • Is money needed to pay: – Funeral expenses, debts and administration expenses. – Cash legacies. – Beneficiary maintenance and/or income. 44 At par...

5. BORA New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Amendment Bill [pdf, 190 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....

6. BORA Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill [pdf, 203 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....

7. BORA Taxation (Transformation: First Phase Simplification and Other Measures) Bill [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...government services by providing that Inland Revenue employees are deemed to have not broken the law if they inadvertently disclose tax-secret information to a co-located employee of another government agency who has signed a secrecy certificate e. Protect minors incorrectly enrolled in KiwiSaver by providing processes for them to exit the KiwiSaver scheme and have their contributions returned to them. 3. We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and freedo...

8. BORA Southland District Council (Stewart Island/Rakiura Visitor Levy) Empowering Bill [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...scheduled for Wednesday, 2 June 2010. 2. The Bill proposes a levy on visitors to Stewart Island/Rakiura to meet the infrastructure costs attributable to visitors. 3. We have considered whether the Bill infringes the right to freedom of movement protected in s 18(1) of the Bill of Rights Act. In our opinion the charge of a levy to visit Stewart Island/Rakiura does not raise a prima facie issue of inconsistency with s 18(1). 4. The Bill empowers the Southland District Council to pass...

9. BORA Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Bill [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...understand that the Bill will be considered by the Cabinet Legislation Committee at its meeting on Thursday, 9 June 2005. 2. The Bill repeals and replaces the Geographical Indications Act 1994 (the “Act”), which was passed to provide the requisite protection under the Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (the TRIPS Agreement) for geographical indications for wines and spirits. However, this Act was never brought into force because it was premised on the establis...

10. BORA Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Bill [pdf, 187 KB]

    ...Members’ Day is scheduled for 22 February 2006. 2. According to its explanatory note, the purpose of the Bill is to "recognise the national, regional and local importance of the Waitakere Ranges, foothills and coastal areas and to promote long-term protection and enhancement of this area and its important heritage features for present and future generations while enabling the area to be lived and worked in". 3. The Bill is designed to remedy perceived deficiencies in the cur...