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1. Government-Response-to-Te-Aka-Matua-o-te-Ture-Law-Commission-report.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...reform of both relationship property law and succession law. 4. The reports make recommendations that would amount to significant changes to current law and policy. There is overlap between these areas of law and many of the recommendations will require careful consideration and further policy work before legislation can be progressed. 5. After reflecting on the Commission’s findings on succession law, I agree in- principle that reform, including new legislation, is required to achieve sim...

2. [2021] NZEmpC 82 Barry v C I Builders Ltd [pdf, 279 KB]

   ...made clear in the terms Mr Ireland set, under the contracting model CIB was not required to pay holiday pay; sick leave and other entitlements. Mr Barry could not join a union; he could not raise a personal grievance; and there were none of the protections afforded to employees at the end of an employment relationship. [15] Mr Barry gave evidence that he did not really understand the difference between independent contracting and employment. Mr Barry’s evidence as to his lev...

3. [2022] NZEnvC 177 Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency v Auckland Council [pdf, 420 KB]

   ...operator, or their successors as the road controlling authority for SH22. [36] The Decisions Version of PC51 only had a single assessment criterion relating to whether the building accommodating an activity sensitive to noise is designed to achieve protection from adverse health and amenity effects. Analysis of agreement under s 32AA of the RMA [37] Section 32AA of the Act requires a further evaluation of any changes to a proposed plan change since the initial s 32 evaluation repo...

4. Otene – Tauhara Māori Reservation (1977) 58 Taupo MB 168 (58 TPO 168) [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...tor whose use or benefit the reservation was made, the public at large, or of the Court. The matters are i. . ·- *--'• . . --- -~~~r~ _;_. '• .-•. J 2 5: .. ' 1977 4. .. t··r· ·, important and require that care~ul consideration be given ,, to the principles to be applied, not only to resolve the matter in hand, but to assist in the ~uture administration o~ this and other reservations. It is first necessary to make turther comment upon the pro...

5. ENV-2016-CHC-000047 Blueskin Energy Limited v Dunedin City Council - Application - Appendix B3 [pdf, 484 KB]

   ...be likely to see more action happening.” (R4) “A lot of my family here call myself the ‘green sheep’ of the family and most of my family just don’t give a shit about sustainability issues and they are not even aware of them let alone care about them.” (R5) “I’ve had discussions with a lot of people busy trying to save the world you have got a handful of people who are on board and excited and doing their bit and trying hard and it seems to me that there is a huge numb...

6. 2021-10-27 ORC - PC8 - Common Bundle - Volume 1 [pdf, 16 MB]

   ...Regional Plan: Water for Otago (9 October 2020) CB162 3A Appendix A: Minister for the Environment’s direction to refer Plan Change 8 and Plan Change 1 to the Environment Court (8 April 2020) CB232 3B Appendix B: Letter from Environmental Protection Authority commissioning Skelton report (15 September 2020) CB234 3C Appendix C: Minister’s letter in response to Skelton report CB236 3D Appendix D: Professor Skelton – Investigation of Freshwater Management and Allocation...

7. [2022] NZEnvC 101 Otago Regional Council [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...under s142(2)(b) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the RMA’ or ‘the Act’) to give a decision on the provisions and matters raised in submissions. [8] PC8 was notified as part of an omnibus plan change (with PC1) by the Environmental Protection Authority on 6 July 2020. A total of 96 submissions and 12 further submissions were made to these changes. Of these, 82 submitters requested to be heard, with the majority wanting to present a joint case. 3 Boyd, SOE dated 17 De...

8. [2022] NZEnvC 101 Otago Regional Council - Urban Provisions [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...under s142(2)(b) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the RMA’ or ‘the Act’) to give a decision on the provisions and matters raised in submissions. [8] PC8 was notified as part of an omnibus plan change (with PC1) by the Environmental Protection Authority on 6 July 2020. A total of 96 submissions and 12 further submissions were made to these changes. Of these, 82 submitters requested to be heard, with the majority wanting to present a joint case. 3 Boyd, SOE dated 17 De...

9. Justice: our people, our communities [pdf, 6.2 MB]

   ...our stories. Everyone can be very proud of what we’ve achieved, and look forward to our journey ahead. LO O KI N G A FT ER P EO PL E 7 Our stories 7 LOOKING AFTER PEOPLE 8 CCTV room refurbishment supports victims 10 Whānau Protect 12 Strengthening safety services 14 Louie the Labrador 16 Harper 18 Kotahi Tatou, Kia Mataara 20 Journey to recovery 22 It’s not like on TV 24 Victims first 26 Look back to go forward WORKING TOGETHER 28 Court to custody AVL...

10. [2021] NZREADT 7 - Sharma v Brake (12 February 2021) [pdf, 421 KB]

    ...acting in their representative capacity on behalf of principals. [31] However, the broad objectives of the Act that are stated in s 3 could well meet this point. The Act specifically provides: (1) The purpose of this Act is to promote and protect the interests of consumers in respect of transactions that relate to real estate and to promote public confidence in the performance of real estate agency work. [32] The Act seeks to discourage conduct on the part of licensees which mi...