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1. Family Court Rewrite Submission - NZ FC Court Psych Group [pdf, 304 KB]

   ...helpful in determining the matter, for a psychological assessment of the parties as it relates to their parenting. We note that (generally) psychological/psychiatric assessments are not appropriate screens for assessing parenting or children’s care arrangements because professionals who undertake them are not experts in assessing the individual within this particular context. Again we note that there are evidence based and effective models for assessments and interventions in comple...

2. [2021] NZEnvC 037 Ngai Tamahaua Hapu Committee v Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga [pdf, 782 KB]

   ...been set out in any of the notices of appeal. [21] In conclusion, the Hapu Committee submitted the Court should weigh the purpose and principles of the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act in considering their application, in particular the protection and preservation of historical and cultural heritage and the principle ofleast possible alteration or loss. Respondent's Submissions [22] Counsel for HNZPT made brief written submissions. She noted that the scope of the m...

3. Review Subcommittees v PG 22/2016 (30 November 2016) [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...account rendered by XM and their obligation arose through the terms of the lease. This ‘indirect’ obligation to pay nonetheless renders the lessee ‘chargeable’ with the bill of costs. To decide otherwise would be to deny the consumer protection focus of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act. [18] The authority of the subcommittees to make the complaint through their chairmen derives from the statute rather than from the terms of the lease. [19] Another important issue that w...

4. National Standards Committee v Jefferies [2016] NZLCDT 29 [pdf, 40 KB]

   ...interest (which include “protection of the public”), to maintain professional standards, to impose sanctions on a practitioner for breach of his/her duties, and to provide scope for rehabilitation in appropriate cases. Tribunals are required to carefully consider alternatives to striking off a practitioner. If the purposes of imposing disciplinary sanctions can be achieved short of striking off then it is the lesser alternative that – in this decision a full bench of the High Co...

5. MOJ0501 Childrens Guide to Separation booklet [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...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...

6. Auckland Standards Committee v Ram [2011] NZLCDT 32 [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...payable by the New Zealand Law Society, were also to be reimbursed to the Law Society by Mr Ram. [15] The Tribunal censured Mr Ram, noting that the applicable restrictions on commencing practise on his own account were designed to ensure public protection and to preserve public confidence in the legal profession, key elements of the statutory purposes of the disciplinary regime under LCA. The Tribunal noted that Mr Ram had undertaken various mandates for persons he considered, incorrect...

7. National Standards Committee 1 v Peters [2025] NZLCDT 20 (9 April 2025) [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...in the future. [32] Mr Peters is clear that he is now at a different stage of his life and that he has learned a great deal from his recent experiences. He assures the Tribunal that he will not reoffend in the future. 7 [33] We carefully considered the Daniels5 principle of “least restrictive intervention”. We also considered the words of her Honour Winkelmann J in Hart where she said:6 …the manner in which the practitioner has responded to the charges may als...

8. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Name Suppressed [2018] NZLCDT 9 [pdf, 157 KB]

   ...There must also be a duty to act in a professional, candid and straightforward way in dealing with the Society and its representatives …”5 [21] His Honour Cooper J went on to say: “[109] The duties to which I have referred do not exist to protect the sensibilities of those involved in administering the Act’s disciplinary provisions. While courtesy is a normal aspect of professional behaviour expected of a practitioner, it is not an end in itself. The purpose of the disciplina...

9. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Burcher [2018] NZLCDT 42 [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...Burcher’s actions in breaching r 11.1 and misleading Mr Eades were deliberate, as found by the Tribunal. (d) That the practitioner’s breaches were not one isolated act but involved a series of breaches over a period of time, which displayed a lack of care and regard for his professional obligations. (e) That the practitioner had overlooked the potential conflict between his own personal interests and those of his client Mr M, although the Standards Committee accepts that he of...

10. Wellington Standards Committee v Lester [2015] NZLCDT 23 [pdf, 93 KB]

    ...them of the charges which she has admitted. Her present senior partner expresses confidence in her abilities and by inference confidence in her integrity and the belief that the public can have trust in her such that there is no requirement to protect the profession. [19] The applicant has responsibly acknowledged the mitigating factors that have been advanced on behalf of the respondent. Its primary submission is that the number of charges (the most serious of which is misconduct...