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1. Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners Amendment Bill [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...expressed by the majority of the Supreme Court of Canada in Sail# 1) Canada (Chief Eleclowl Ofcei), but are not persuaded that its approach need be followed. Context is important. The Saln)e majority relied on the fact the right to vote was subject to protection from unjustifiable parliamentary limitation.' Any limitation on die right therefore required a special standard of justification, beyond that required for some other Charter rights and freedoms.10 No such special protection...

2. Final-Technical-Assessment-F-Hydrology-and-Flooding-updated-23-Dec-2022_Part2.pdf [pdf, 20 MB]

   ...to produce large changes in peak water level because of the applied changes in topography (i.e., earthworks) and can therefore be ignored. These are not discussed unless there are consequential effects such as high velocities requiring scour protection, or effects extend outside of the proposed designations. 121. Changes in velocity are assessed on a site-by-site basis, including by comparison with baseline velocity in upstream and downstream reaches. 122. Changes in maximum wa...

3. [2020] NZIACDT 43 - KX v Ji (5 October 2020) [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...continue applying and if she left, it would not be easy to come back. [34] They exchanged messages through May 2019. On 14 May, the complainant asked Mr Ji to let her know if he had time to help her. While it did not matter to him and he did not care, she had her youth, contribution, time, hope and family’s expectation. She had waited for two years. Mr Ji eventually responded, telling her on 15 May that he was writing a framework for her support letters. The complainant presu...

4. Penalty CAC 10020 v McDonald [2014] NZREADT 29 [pdf, 141 KB]

   ...personal levels; and [f] that looking at those of our other decisions which concern the falsifying of documents, parity would require an order of less than cancellation. [16] Mr Webb also submitted that the purpose of disciplinary sanctions is protective rather than punitive and that, for this reason, the Courts have adopted the least restrictive outcome principle to ensure that the least punitive order is made which is consistent with protection of the public. Mr Webb noted that in D...

5. [2022] NZEnvC 037 Bagnall v Tasman District Council [pdf, 20 MB]

   ...Decision No. [2022] NZEnvC 37 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an appeal under section 120 of the Act BETWEEN JAMES and PHILLIPA BAGNALL (ENV-2021-CHC-83) Appellants AND TASMAN DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent AND INTEGRITY CARE GROUP LIMITED Applicant Environment Judge J J M Hassan – sitting alone under s279 of the Act In Chambers at Christchurch Date of Consent Order: 21 March 2022 _______________________________________________________________...

6. Rec-Recap-2024-Q3-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   Recommendations Recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 July and 30 September 2024 Office of the Chief Coroner | 2024 (3) i Coroners’ recommendations and comments Coroners perform essential functions within our society. They inquire into a range of unexpected deaths to establish the identity of the person who has died and the cause and circumstances of their death. While inquiring into a death

7. [2017] NZEnvC 150 Blueskin Energy Ltd v Dunedin City Council [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...and Sycamore, are of the view that there are provisions in the 2GP and in the proposed RPS which may frustrate the 35 Section 31 provides more particularised direction to territorial authorities that it is the effects of the use, development, or protection of land and associated natural and physical resources. 36 Southland Fish & Game New Zealand v Southland District Council & Ors at [23]. 3? Environmental Defence Society Incorporated v New Zealand King Salmon Company Limited [2...

8. [2019] NZEnvC 133 Darby Planning Limited Partnership v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 25 MB]

   ...of the last six words of 3.1A.2, ie " ... and no hierarchy exists between them". ORC also recommends the addition of a provision to the effect that so-termed "enabling" sos are to be achieved "while also achieving" protective SOs;48 (e) QLDC supported the substance of the preliminary observations in the Conferencing Minute.49 It agreed that SOs and SPs are to be applied "in tandem" with other chapter objectives and policies, but "on a bas...

9. Review of the Delivery of Restorative Justice in Family Violence Cases by Providers funded by the Ministry of Justice [pdf, 602 KB]

   ...and the Police (n=9) referred family violence cases to restorative justice providers. • Most restorative justice providers (86%) required victim consent before a case went to a conference or panel. • Providers thought that particular care needed to be taken with the screening of referrals, pre- conference preparation, and conference facilitation in order for a restorative justice meeting to happen safely in family violence cases. • Providers said they worked appropriate...

10. Song v CAC 20008 & Clement [2014] NZREADT 54 [pdf, 55 KB]

    ...Monday afternoon who told him there should not be a problem in getting a new title, which was simply an updating of the old title. Their lawyer then told him and his wife that they could cancel the contract in terms of clauses inserted for their protection by the Licensee. Because the appellant and his wife liked the house, were first home buyers, very much needed the accommodation, and had spent money on a builders report, they decided to continue and defer settlement until the title w...