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1. Regulatory Impact Statement: Using personal information for identity verification purposes in law enforcement [pdf, 644 KB]

   ...Ministry of Justice 2 | Regulatory Impact Statement – Facilitating better information sharing for identity verification purposes in law enforcement Status quo and problem definition The Privacy Act provides tools to share information, while protecting individual privacy 1. The Privacy Act 1993 determines how agencies collect, use, disclose, store and give access to personal information. The Act provides a number of tools that enable sharing of personal information. Informati...

2. UW v EP LCRO 146/2011 (31 March 2015) [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...it held from the complainant was to facilitate the service of documents. [13] At hearing Mr UW expanded on his written submissions. He emphasised that he had felt let down by his lawyers. His expectation was that his lawyers would focus on protecting his interests, and not accept instructions to act for a third party whose interests were, he maintained, potentially at odds with his own. [14] In response, Mr EP submitted that: (a) His firm was not conflicted in accepting instru...

3. LCRO 142/2016 TR v YV (28 November 2018) [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...perceived he had not provided his client with competent advice. The correspondence from Ms TR was unequivocally expressed as a complaint by Ms TR rather than a report pursuant to r 2.9 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules). [3] The [Area] Standards Committee (the Committee), at times, considered itself to be somewhat restricted in pursuing Ms TR’s complaints because Mr YV’s client had not herself lodged a complaint about...

4. Franklin v CAC 20005 & Bailey [2013] NZREADT 77 [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...the thorough and clear way in which he has presented his views, not only to us but also to the Committee. Broadly, his evidence confirms the facts as we have set them out above, but provided much more detail not needing to be covered here. He was carefully cross-examined by counsel. [14] It seems that the prospective purchaser who was the appellant’s client (i.e. Mr Bateson) incurred $546 for legal advice to assist him bid at the auction and spent much time arranging finance up to...

5. Lee v CAC 10048 & Cho [2012] NZREADT 65 [pdf, 62 KB]

   ...value of the property and she accordingly had an unrealistically high opinion and expectation of the value of her property. The Complaints Assessment Committee found that no written appraisal under rule 9.5 of the Professional Conduct and Client Care Rules was provided and that in failing to do so Mr Cho had engaged in unsatisfactory conduct. In a penalty decision dated 4 November 2011 the Complaints Assessment Committee declined to make an order against Mr Cho other than the finding of...

6. ZQI v DI [2013] NZIACDT 70 (24 October 2013) [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...On 6 March 2012 the adviser submitted a change of business plan application (COP) for the Long Term Business Visa (LTBV) which the complainant currently held. 4. The complainant’s original business plan dealt mainly with the exporting of healthcare products from New Zealand. The COP proposed to change this to an import/export business. 5. On 26 March 2012 the COP was withdrawn by the adviser. 6. On 28 March 2012 the adviser emailed the complainant to confirm that Immigration New Ze...

7. Greyling v Gimranov [2016] NZIACDT 22 (2 May 2016) [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...allegations were that potentially: [7.1] He breached clauses 1 and 3(c) of the Licensed Immigration Advisers Code of Conduct 2014 (the 2014 Code). Clause 1 required him to be honest, professional, diligent, respectful and conduct himself with due care and in a timely manner. Clause 3(c) required him to act in accordance with New Zealand immigration legislation. The breach potentially occurred as: [7.1.1] Section 6 of the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 (the Act) prohibits anyon...

8. Reducing serious crime results action plan 2017 [pdf, 147 KB]

   ...addiction) to identify intervention points, barriers to delivering on the current system and opportunities to improve the responses to these offenders. • Investment in AOD treatment and support; better mental health for offenders – AOD Aftercare workers; community residential Treatment and Intensive Outpatient programmes; Offender Digital Health Services – more therapeutic environments, focused on supporting people at risk to make them well enough to leave the unit, stay saf...

9. BORA Sale and Supply of Liquor and Liquor Enforcement Bill [pdf, 312 KB]

   ...to disadvantage, that disadvantage is discriminatory. It is accepted that a distinction based on a proscribed ground that is rationally connected and proportionate to a sufficiently important objective does not amount to discrimination.[4] 9. Protection against alcohol-related harm is an important objective. Further, the use of the age of 18 reflects both empirical indications of vulnerability and, given the premise of parental responsibility, the existence of parental or guardianship...

10. Auckland Standards Committee v Valu Pome'e [2014] NZLCDT 87 [pdf, 107 KB]

    ...The conduct in relation to this charge was the failure to respond to inquiries and requests for information from the female complainant in a prompt and timely manner. This is a clear breach of Rules 3.2 and 7.2 of the Rules of Conduct and Client Care.3 (Failure No. 4) [16] These rules read as follows: 3.2 A lawyer must respond to inquiries from a client in a timely manner. And 7.2 A lawyer must promptly answer requests for information or other inquiries from a client. Charges 8...