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1. MBL v Shadforth [2016] NZIACDT 26 (18 May 2016) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...that some licensed immigration advisers are dishonest, and not held to account by the Immigration Advisers Authority. It gives Mr MBL’s practice As an example of dishonesty, and suggests persons engaging licensed immigration advisers should take care so they do not engage dishonest advisers, which is a real risk. Clause 1 of the 2014 Code required Ms Shadforth to be professional; denigrating her profession and its regulation publicly in this manner falls far short of the standards...

2. Li & Gao v Real Estate Agent Authority (CAC 408) & Riley [2017] NZREADT 33 [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...whether it appeared likely that the property might be subject to hidden or underlying risks. By being in that position, Ms Riley was in breach of her obligations under rr 5.1 and 10.7 of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012 (“the Rules”). [c] Ms Riley’s breaches of rr 5.1 and 10.7 were compounded by her failure to advise or warn the appellants that she had not inspected the south wall. By that failure, she was in breach of her obligat...

3. BORA KiwiSaver Bill [pdf, 414 KB]

   ...seizure. There are two limits to the section 21 right. First, section 21 is applicable only in respect of those activities that constitute a "search or seizure". Second, where certain actions do constitute a search or seizure, section 21 protects only against those searches or seizures that are "unreasonable" in the circumstances. 26. Clauses 166, 167, and 169 of the Bill[3] constitute powers of search and seizure for the purposes of section 21 of the Bill of Rights A...

4. CC v BB LCRO 151/2012 (11 December 2015) [pdf, 155 KB]

   ...and the deposit was received that it came to light that there was in fact no code of compliance for the first building and that this had not been verified before I signed an unconditional contract. BB had failed to carry out my instructions and to protect my interests. I was astonished to find out that BB had not in fact obtained copies of the code of compliances from Council and forwarded them on to the purchaser’s lawyer before advising me to go ahead with signing an unconditional...

5. Canterbury District Law Society Complaints Committee 2 v Iosefa [2009] NZLCDT 5 [pdf, 65 KB]

   ...Inland Revenue. Towards the end of 1999 Inland Revenue threatened him with bankruptcy proceedings which would have, of course, meant that his practising certificate would have been suspended. He was clearly deeply concerned not only about his own career but also about the welfare of those staff members employed by him and his wife and children, for whom he was principal provider. [8] The practitioner who was of very high standing within the Samoan community felt unable to seek hel...

6. Briefing for incoming Minister 2017 - Vote Treaty Negotiations [pdf, 929 KB]

   ...under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 (the Act), decides which Minister has primary responsibility for administering the Act. This briefing is drafted on the basis that this delegation will continue. The Act was enacted to protect the interests of all New Zealanders in the common marine and coastal area. The Act recognises the mana tuku iho exercised in this area by iwi, hapū and whānau as tangata whenua and provides for the legal expression of customary interes...

7. [2016] NZSSAA 084 (29 August 2016) [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...children. They had not reconciled. The appellant said, on the one hand she permitted him to stay because she wanted her children to have a relationship with their father. On the other hand, she said she was not happy about him staying as she was scared of him. She went so far as to suggest that she often asked her husband to leave, in fact almost as often as every week, but he always had an excuse for not leaving and she eventually gave up asking. [10] The financial arrangemen...

8. [2022] NZACC 97 – Gimenez v ACC (19 May 2022) [pdf, 246 KB]

   ...requires clinical examination. Without actually examining the patient, I cannot be more specific. [20] An ACC employee had a conversation with Mr Gimenez on 18 May 2018. The note of that conversation is as follows: Snowboarding was with wrist protection. It was hard on ice and he felt travelling about 100 km/h before falling putting his hands out. He has to stop. At first he can’t move his right hand. Pain was immediate and thought he broke something. After a while, the...

9. Reducing residential burglary: what can police do? [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...example from the public, Police, manufacturers and the insurance industry. • Technological advances offer the possibility of developing ‘smart goods’, incorporating anti-theft features such as unique markers, security coding, and password or PIN protection for electronic goods that make the items usable only by owners. Property-focused interventions 14 Good practice in location-focused interventions Location-focused interventions are aimed at increasing the guardianship of vu...

10. NZCVS Cycle 4 2020-21 Topical report - Controlling behaviours and help-seeking [pdf, 1.2 MB]

    ...4 (2020/21) of the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey. Wellington: Ministry of Justice. This document is available at https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/research- data/nzcvs/resources-and-results/ Disclaimer 1. While all care and diligence has been taken in processing, analysing, and extracting data and information for this publication, the Ministry of Justice gives no warranty that it is error free and will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the u...