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1. [2021] NZIACDT 7 - IMH v Marica (22 March 2021) [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...immigration advice, and to enhance the reputation of New Zealand as a migration destination, by providing for the regulation of persons who give immigration advice. [39] The focus of professional disciplinary proceedings is not punishment, but the protection of the public:4 …It is well established that professional disciplinary proceedings are civil and not criminal in nature. That is because the purpose of statutory disciplinary proceedings for various occupations is not to punish...

2. [2024] NZIACDT 08 - MT v Murthy (21 February 2024) [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...professional standards. The magnitude and reach of such disregard or inattention is aggravated and broadened by her past instances of misconduct. [11] The Tribunal’s attention is drawn to s 3 of the Act, setting out the purpose of the Act, namely protecting the interests of consumers. This is a key purpose of sanctions. [12] It is submitted that the wrongdoing could be described as being towards the higher end of the moderate level. Ms Murthy’s conduct is disquieting. She ha...

3. Factsheet: Child protection policies for counsellors [pdf, 35 KB]

   ...also ensure that children’s agencies work together to improve the well-being of vulnerable children. The legislation introduced the requirement for: • A vulnerable children’s plan • Safety checking and the workforce restriction • Child protection policies The new measures are being phased in over several years and in some cases, these initiatives bring in new requirements for various agencies, organisations and roles. The Ministry of Justice has specific implementation...

4. OIA-109856.pdf [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...(GETS) website. o • Family violence programmes eligibility criteria: o Non-violence programmes are for respondents to protection orders and for defendants to charges of family violence offending. o Safety programmes are for individuals who are protected by a protection order, or have applied for an urgent protection order, but the order has not yet been granted. o Strengthening safety services is a more focused, individual assessment for adult victims of family violence offences in the...

5. CR v TN LCRO 54/2014 (23 November 2016) [pdf, 75 KB]

   ...review of the determination by [Area] Standards Committee that Mr CR’s conduct constituted unsatisfactory conduct pursuant to s 12(c) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 by reason of breaches of rules 2.3, 10 and 13.2 of the Conduct and Client Care Rules.1 [2] The Committee censured Mr CR, ordered him to pay $2,000 to Mr TN by way of compensation for emotional stress, imposed a fine of $2,000 and ordered him to pay $1,000 to New Zealand Law Society by way of costs. [3] Mr CR...

6. LCRO 114/2022 WB v XD (22 July 2022) [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...matters detailed at [14] above, are set out in LCRO 183/2021. Mr WB’s second complaint and the Standards Committee decision. [16] Mr WB appeared in the [City] District Court on [Date] 2020. [17] At the conclusion of the hearing, the Court issued a Protection Order in favour of Mr WB’s wife and daughter. A copy of the order was served on Mr WB on [Date] 2020. [18] Mr WB’s second complaint focuses on concerns that Mr XD failed to adequately inform and advise him as to the con...

7. Family Court Rewrite - Summary of submissions - PDF version [pdf, 824 KB]

   ...invest in triaging and spending greater effort on navigation ... need to better match up a person’s legal needs with the appropriate service or services available. Lawyer How many others are unable to protect their children's welfare and best interests because they can't afford fees and/or navigate the bureaucracy and processes of the system? Parent The Panel heard from some people that barriers to acc...

8. Family Court Rewrite - Summary of submissions - Word version [docx, 3.1 MB]

   ...Need to invest in triaging and spending greater effort on navigation ... need to better match up a person’s legal needs with the appropriate service or services available. Lawyer How many others are unable to protect their children's welfare and best interests because they can't afford fees and/or navigate the bureaucracy and processes of the system? Parent The Panel heard from some people that barriers to accessing l...

9. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee v Eichelbaum [2014] NZLCDT 68 [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...However, we accept Mr Waalkens QC’s submission that the only parties to whom the information has been disclosed are those to whom the duty was owed (and therefore already possessed the information) and the Courts. An affidavit filed in Court can be protected, and indeed was in this case, by suppression orders. Thus there is no wider publication, such as existed in the series of cases put to us by Ms Davenport QC. [77] In these circumstances, we are uncomfortable about the concep...

10. [2020] NZREADT 29 – Molloy v Real Estate Agents Authority (9 July 2020) [pdf, 208 KB]

    ...have a duty to protect the interests of a potentially vulnerable purchaser, or an unbridled obligation to advance their own clients’ interests. She submitted that the starting point for determining licensees’ obligations must be the consumer-protection purposes of the Act, and in the present case, the Committee was correct to find that the appellants were required to use extra caution when dealing with potentially vulnerable prospective purchasers....