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1. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – summary record 18th-20th reports (continued) [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...criticisms voiced by the Committee, public opinion in New Zealand and the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples. Under the new Act, Maori could bring before the High Court their customary (marine) title applications and could secure protection or recognition of their customary rights through an agreement with the Crown. Currently, 12 requests had been submitted to the Crown and another 12 were pending before the High Court. 7. The bill amending the Human Rights Act...

2. BORA Consumer Law Reform Bill [pdf, 341 KB]

   ...21 (freedom from unreasonable search and seizure) and s 25(c) (right to be presumed innocent) of that Act. PURPOSE 3. The Bill seeks to revise and update consumer law so that it is principles-based, enables consumers to transact with confidence, protects reputable suppliers and consumers from inappropriate market conduct, is easily accessible to those who are affected by it, and achieves harmonisation with the Australian Consumer Law. 4. To this end, the Bill is an omnibus bill that a...

3. Regulatory Impact Statement: Legal Aid Eligibility [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...Where an applicant has five or more dependents $6,689 is added to the income threshold for each additional child. 4 For example, the applicant may have a disability, illness or injury which makes additional demands on their financial resources, or a protection order applicant may be unable to access resources controlled by their partner. 4 7. Cabinet acknowledged that over time this would reduce the real value of the eligibility thresholds, as they would remain static while wages...

4. Waitangi Tribunal - Part 2 The alienation of Māori land in Rohe Potae [pdf, 5.9 MB]

   ...representative of interests purchased, but in practical tenns the land was often not properly surveyed or partitioned and titles were confused. The Crown may have been reasonably confident that the Native Land Court would ensure its interests were protected when it came to partitions, but meanwhile the proce~s of preparing and offering the land for European settlement remained on hold. Maori continued to occupy many technically alienated areas, uncertain of what the Crown had bought t...

5. To-Report-or-Not-to-Report_Report.pdf [pdf, 838 KB]

   ...confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act 1975. Only people authorised by the Statistics Act 1975 are allowed to see data about a particular person, household, business or organisation and the results in these tables have been confidentialised to protect these groups from identification. Careful consideration has been given to the privacy, security and confidentiality issues associated with using administrative and survey data in the IDI. Further detail can be found in the pr...

6. 2023-07-28-WCO-Final-Report-Recommendation.pdf [pdf, 5 MB]

   ...and those outstanding values are at significant risk from human-induced pollution (particularly increasing levels of NO3-N); and an effective and robust WCO is needed to preserve the Springs’ natural state as far as possible and sustain and protect the outstanding values of the Springs and Wharepapa Arthur Marble Aquifer. The WCO needs to also extend to the contributing groundwaters and surface waters as are identified in the recommended WCO in Annexure 1. Statutory framew...

7. [2023] NZEnvC 157 Ngati Tama ki te Waipounamu Trust [pdf, 5 MB]

   ...and those outstanding values are at significant risk from human-induced pollution (particularly increasing levels of NO3-N); and an effective and robust WCO is needed to preserve the Springs’ natural state as far as possible and sustain and protect the outstanding values of the Springs and Wharepapa Arthur Marble Aquifer. The WCO needs to also extend to the contributing groundwaters and surface waters as are identified in the recommended WCO in Annexure 1. Statutory framew...

8. Tucker & Ors as Trustees of the Ngahere Trust v Tucker [pdf, 256 KB]

   CLAIM NO: 00540 UNDER The Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2002 IN THE MATTER OF an adjudication BETWEEN GRAEME TUCKER and GLENYS TUCKER and STEPHEN SUDBURY as trustees of the Ngahere Trust Claimants AND ALLAN TUCKER First respondent (Intituling continued next page) Hearing: 13, 14 & 15 December 2004 Appearances: John Ross, counsel for the Claimants David Grindle, counsel for the First Respondent Roger Bowden, counsel for th

9. CAC 20006 v Spencer [2013] NZREADT 55 [pdf, 47 KB]

   ...considered the defendant's unsatisfactory conduct was "rather at the lower end of the scale". Relevant Law [4] It is settled law that decisions of disciplinary tribunals should emphasise the maintenance of high standards and the protection of the public through specific and general deterrence. However, while this may result in orders having a punitive effect, this is not their purpose; refer Z v CAC [2009] 1 NZLR 1; CAC v Walker [2011] NZREADT 4. [5] The unsatisfactor...

10. BORA Psychoactive Substances Bill [pdf, 334 KB]

    ...rather restricted. And the regulation-making powers must be exercised consistently with the free expression right (and will be ultra vires if they unjustifiably limit it). The limits are rationally connected to an important objective, which is the protection of public health in the context of products which may pose some (albeit low) risk of harm. In our view, the proposals reflect a reasonable and proportionate response to a complex social problem.[43] Yours sincerely Crown Law...