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1. BR v EP LCRO 008/2012 (3 September 2014) [pdf, 42 KB]

   ...particular concern to BR, is that EP did not, when completing his review, consult with BR. [12] In response, EP submits that: (i) BR has no standing to lodge a complaint against him. MS, not BR, was his client. (ii) He owed no duty of care to BR. (iii) He is unaware of any principle of law by which BR could legitimately assert he was owed a duty of care, nor could he sustain complaint that he had breached any professional ethic duty or standard of care owed to BR by refe...

2. 2015 archive

   ...Criminal Legal Aid Fixed Fees H–I  Form 27 Criminal Legal Aid Fixed Fees J Form 33 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Domestic Violence Form 42 Victims Orders against Violent Offenders Form 44 Employment Relations Authority- Fixed Fees Form 46 Public Protection Orders Final Re-approval policy 30 April 2015 - The finalised Re-approval policy for Legal Aid Providers is now published on the Ministry of Justice website following consultation with the legal professional bodies. A formal submission f...

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3. [2023] NZIACDT 15 - TC v MacLeod (1 May 2023) [pdf, 136 KB]

   ...complainant and his family. It incorporated a business plan (BP). Immigration New Zealand (Immigration NZ) declined the residence visa on 29 September 2016 as it was not satisfied the business was trading profitably. An appeal to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal was declined on 13 July 2017. [8] On 17 January 2019, a second entrepreneur residence application was filed on behalf of the complainant and his family. Immigration NZ sent a letter to Mr MacLeod on 30 September...

4. LCRO 189/2015 ZA v YB [pdf, 262 KB]

   ...consideration as to whether it is appropriate to order a penalty, I refer to the guidance provided by the Disciplinary Tribunal which has stated that the”:26 predominant purposes [of orders] are to advance the public 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

5. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - 3rd report [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...Relations Amendment Act 1989 because it gave rise to difficulties identified in New Zealand’s most recent report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (see CERD/C/184/Add.5, para. 14). The Human Rights Act 1993 contains a more carefully drafted provision attempting to avoid these difficulties. In particular, the new section 61 provides that it is not essential that words be used in a "public place", if the user knew or ought to have known that the words were r...

6. BORA Environmental Protection Authority (Protection of the Environment) Amendment Bill [pdf, 188 KB]

   Environmental Protection Authority (Protection of the Environment) Amendment Bill 25 March 2015 Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Environmental Protection Authority (Protection of the Environment) Amendment Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Environmental Protection Authority (Protection of the Environment) Amendment Bill ('the Bill') is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in...

7. Auckland Standards Committee 4 v O'Boyle [2025] NZLCDT 12 (10 March 2025) [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...decision should give adequate reasons for determinations. The decision we deliver to the parties intends to do so. However, for the copy available to the public, we have chosen to redact many portions, whether sentences or paragraphs. We do so to protect the privacy of Ms O’Boyle and members of her family in respect of evidence, and our comments and findings, that go beyond what should be shared publicly. In some of the resultant gaps, we offer an indicative note; in others it i...

8. SAR-Prisoner-voting-and-the-voting-rights-of-detained-people.pdf [pdf, 776 KB]

   ...from voting, regardless of being held in a prison or a hospital/secure facility; • those who have not been sentenced and convicted can vote, and voting rights are 9vcxud9cj0 2025-06-18 08:28:45 3 retained/regained for special patients/care recipients.1 Non-regulatory options were not considered as voter eligibility rules are set out in the Act. What consultation has been undertaken? We were not able to consult prior to Cabinet decisions being made, due to the timeframe...

9. OIA-109706-v2.pdf [pdf, 6.4 MB]

   ...including both in FDR and the in-court system through a lawyer for the child, specialist reports, and the judicial meeting. The purpose of this report is to identify best practices for children’s participation in decision making relating to their care, provide advice on where current practice differs from best practice, and propose improvements that could be made to child participation practices within the context of Care of Children Act (COCA) and FDR proceedings. Out of scope o...

10. VH Ltd v KI [2024] NZDT 386 (24 June 2024) [pdf, 97 KB]

    ...the risk for what happened in this situation and that KI is not liable for the sum he paid to the hacker. Factors I have considered in reaching this decision included the following: a) As a business dealing with the public, VH Ltd has a duty of care to be aware of BEC fraud and to take precautions against it and to warn its customers. This duty arises out of s28 of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (CGA), which states that where services are supplied to a consumer there is a guarantee...