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1. KC & TC v B Ltd [2024] NZDT 278 (16th April 2024) [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...all travel documentation as does B Ltd’s conditions of travel. 4. TC and KC consider the terms of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, the CGA, apply to the booking service supplied by B Ltd and that the service was not supplied with reasonable care and skill. B Ltd responds that the CGA does not apply to air travel services by virtue of the Montreal Convention which is adopted into New Zealand law through the Civil Aviation Act. 5. The issues to be decided then are whether the CGA...

2. A new adoption system for Aotearoa New Zealand - Summary Document [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...doesn’t cover Past adoption practice This discussion document doesn’t have options that directly address the harms of past adoption practice. Past adoption practice is being considered by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-Based Institutions (‘the Royal Commission’). Whāngai This document doesn’t have any options relating to whāngai. Instead, the Government will be separately engaging with Māori on whether there s...

3. Practice note: Children's supervised contact [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...3 INTRODUCTION 3.1 The objects of this Practice Note are to: (a) establish a national set of procedures and arrangements between the Family Court and supervised contact providers; (b) ensure that the need of any child using such a service for protection and safety is met; and (c) ensure that the child’s welfare and best interests are promoted. 3.2 The Court has jurisdiction under the Care of Children Act 2004, the Domestic Violence Act 1995, and the Children, Young Persons, and...

4. Better-outcomes-for-Victims-approvals-for-introducing-family-violence-legislation.pdf [pdf, 380 KB]

   ...towards a more victim-focused legislative framework – while also making significant and quick gains for victims and their families. 11. The Bill will apply to family proceedings. This includes core family matters such as proceedings related to the care and guardianship of children, family violence and relationship property. However, it does not include matters under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 where children are in need of care and protection. These proceedings are different in natu...

5. BORA-Advice-Pae-Ora-Healthy-Futures-3-Day-Postnatal-Stay-Amendment-Bill-PUBLISHED.pdf [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...freedom of expression, and s 19, freedom from discrimination. Our analysis is set out below. The Bill 3. The Bill amends the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 (the principal Act). It increases the amount of publicly funded inpatient postnatal care1 for mothers and newborns from 48 to 72 hours following birth and creates a requirement for lead maternity providers to inform women of this entitlement. Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 14 - Freedom of expressi...

6. Legal aid funding - Details of proposals [pdf, 55 KB]

   ...amendment to make a contribution the default requirement would encourage earlier resolution of cases and reduce the number of trivial matters pursued through the court. This requirement would exclude cases of serious abuse or violence and care-and-protection cases. 3. Review the criteria for the appointment of a lawyer for the child. The legislative presumption is that the court appoints a lawyer for the child unless it ‘is satisfied the appointment would serve no useful...

7. 2017 Population report [pdf, 14 MB]

   ...interact with social services, as well as their social outcomes, are different across each segment. Considering that some people are grouped into segments according to specific social service interaction (e.g. ‘high risk under-17s’ have had a care and protection intervention) there remain stark differences in service interaction across segments. Each time someone interacts with the social system, we have an opportunity to identify and/ or connect with them, to offer access to suppo...

8. 19 June 2020 Updated FC Caseflow Management Practice Note [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...comprehensive Family Court Caseflow Management Practice Note was published in 1998. This revised Practice Note is designed to update that document in light of a number of legislative and practice changes that have taken place since that time. The Care of Children Act 2004 brought about some fundamental changes to the practice of family law, including a change in relation to many expressions. “Custody and access” disappeared and were replaced with “parenting orders” which in tur...

9. Response-to-Committee-against-Torture-Recommendations_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 682 KB]

   ...of health services in prisons, Māori in the criminal justice system, youth justice, and redress for Lake Alice survivors of torture.3 The Prime Minister’s speech on the presentation of the final report of the Royal Commission into Abuse in State Care and Faith-based Institutions to Parliament was appended to the report. The speech included a public statement acknowledging that some children and young people were tortured at the Lake Alice Unit and noted that decisions on redress would be...

10. MAC-01-07-31 Te Whanau o Rangihaerepo of Te Upokorehe and Ngati Tamahaua [pdf, 1.5 MB]

    ...o Te Wheke / Nga Pou Mana • Treaty of Waitangi o Provisions ▪ Kawanatanga / Governance ▪ Tino Rangatiratanga / Māori control and self determination ▪ Oritetanga / Equity o Principles ▪ Partnership / Participation / Active Protection ▪ Marine and Coastal Area – Customary Rights • He Korowai Oranga / Whānau Ora • Rangatiratanga / Māori aspirations and contributions • Whānau, hapū, iwi, community development • Tohungatanga o Te Puna a Rona2 / M...