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1. [2018] NZEnvC 158 Brown v Whangarei District Council [pdf, 3.5 MB]

   ...Rural (Urban Expansion) Environment ("RUEE"). [6] The Rural Area chapter describes the RCE, RVRE and RUEE: "The Rural Countryside Environment provides primarily for; the productive use and development of rural land and resources; the protection of ecological and landscape values; and the significant number of people who live in this Environment due to the existing subdivision and development pattern. Commercial and industrial land use and development is only provided for...

2. Complaints Assessment Committee 410 v Dai [2017] NZREADT 18 [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...carrying out real estate agency work other than for on or behalf of an agent. [b] Second charge: Ms Dai wilfully or recklessly breached ss 126, 127 and 133 of the Act, and r 11.2 of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012 (“the Rules”). [c] Third charge: Ms Dai wilfully or recklessly breached r 6.2 of the Rules. [d] Alternative to the third charge: Ms Dai’s conduct constituted seriously incompetent or seriously negligent real estat...

3. MOJ0501_Childrens-Guide-A5_DEC22_WEB.pdf [pdf, 748 KB]

   ...You’ll probably want to keep seeing both your parents. And your grandparents and cousins, aunts and uncles too. Let your parents know. Tell them how Will I still see everyone? If you don’t feel safe with one of your parents, you can be protected from them. It’s your right to be safe all the time, no matter who’s looking after you. If you’re worried about your safety, tell an adult you trust. You can also call the phone numbers listed at the back of this booklet. you...

4. [2023] NZEmpC 211 ELG v KLE [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...the information alleged to have been wrongfully downloaded and removed, only a brief overview of the facts will be provided at this stage. [4] ELG is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of products for the use in acute and chronic respiratory care, surgery and the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea. [5] KLE is by profession a software developer and motor control electronics expert. He was employed by ELG from 26 September 2011 until 15 November 2023. That employment was,...

5. Auckland Standards Committee v Lee [2015] NZLCDT 33 [pdf, 36 KB]

   ...the alternative limb of the charge to be proved. This is a contravention of Rule 13.2 which states: “A lawyer must not act in a way that undermines the processes of the court or the dignity of the judiciary.” [31] This provision exists to protect the integrity of the justice system as a whole. It is the protection of the dignity of the judicial office itself, rather than the individual judicial officer which is essential. [32] It is not for lawyers to second-guess Court orde...

6. RN v Accident Compensation Corporation (Cover and Entitlements) [2025] NZACC 140 (1 September 2025) [pdf, 378 KB]

   ...them. “Jurisdiction” and “power” are two distinct concepts… In Mafart v Television New Zealand…the majority judgment of this Court referred to the ancillary powers of the courts as: “ … the authority of the judiciary to uphold, to protect, and to fulfil the judicial function of administering justice according to law in a regular orderly and effective manner.” … The courts' inherent powers include all, but only, such powers as are necessary to enable a co...

7. Key Informant Interviews Review of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 [pdf, 326 KB]

   ...important to ensure that sex workers were less vulnerable to exploitation from others (in particular from clients and brothel operators): You had no rights as it was officially illegal. You were open to Police raids, extortion. There was no protection against clients raping you. You couldn't refuse if you had your period – or you needed to bring a medical certificate to prove it. There was no protection against poor working conditions, no child care, no rights as a worker....

8. CJARS - claim form [pdf, 322 KB]

   ...A witness or you assisted in the administration of justice. For example: • You reported a crime or gave information to the police in a criminal case that is punishable by imprisonment; and • you suffered material loss or damage to property and you are not in a Witness Protection Programme; or • you are in a close relationship with a witness and you experienced costs or suffered losses as a result of assisting or caring for the witness. Impo...

9. BORA Railways Bill [pdf, 34 KB]

   ...unreasonable search and seizure. There are two limbs to the right. First, section 21 is applicable only in respect of those activities that constitute a search or a seizure . Second, where certain actions do constitute a search or seizure, [1] section 21 protects only against those searches or seizures that are unreasonable in the circumstances. 8. In assessing the substantive "reasonableness" of any power of search and seizure, the Ministry is of the view that section 5 of the...

10. BORA Diplomatic Privileges And Immunities Amendment Bill [pdf, 19 KB]

    ...detention; immunity from legal process; inviolability of papers and documents; communication privileges; and exemption from taxation on the salaries, emoluments and allowances paid to them by the Court). It ensures that each group retains the core protections necessary to ensure that they can perform their functions independently. 10. The corollary is that some privileges (especially, customs privileges) can be regarded as less fundamental and their absence for New Zealand nationals and...