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1. Wallace v CAC 20006 & Ors [2014] NZREADT 24 [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...property was sold for $3,650,000 but, to effect settlement, the complainants needed to return the wardrobes to the property. The Committee’s Findings [4] The Committee found: [a] Regarding the wardrobes, that the licensees should have taken more care and confirmed the exclusion or otherwise of the wardrobes, particularly, given they had been put on notice about the uncertain status of the wardrobes at an early stage. The licensees had not attached enough importance to the wardrob...

2. BD v CE on behalf of GI & HJ LCRO 214/2012 (28 November 2014) [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...determinations be published, and that BD be identified as the practitioner who was subject of the complaints. [8] It is clear from the Committee’s decision that the significant factor in its decision to support publication was the perceived protection that publication would provide to the public and the consumers of legal services:1 The Committee had cognisance of the fact that the practitioner had not previously been found to have breached professional standards and of the likel...

3. Johnston & Vining Realty Group Ltd v CAC 20002 & Reid [2013] NZREADT 82 [pdf, 37 KB]

   ...finding of unsatisfactory conduct against the applicant. (ii) the applicant was not found to have acted in bad faith; rather acted very responsibly towards the vendor in this case (refer paragraph [38] of the Tribunal’s decision). Accordingly, protection of the public interest will not be jeopardised by non-publication of the applicant’s name. (iii) the Tribunal imposed an order for costs rather than the more punitive order of a fine against the applicant and Mr Johnston; and (i...

4. Application consent to employ re Hancock [2012] NZLCDT 3 [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...that person by that practitioner or incorporated firm. 3 (4) The matters that the Disciplinary Tribunal must consider in relation to the proposed employment of the person to whom the application relates are as follows: (a) the need to protect both the public and the standing of the profession: (b) the seriousness of the proved offending of that person: (c) any matter relevant to the honesty of that person: (d) the work on which that person will be employed and the ext...

5. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee 1 van Noort [2024] NZLCDT 33 (17 October 2024) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...was about [1] Mr van Noort is a now-retired lawyer who held himself out to be an expert in Trusts and means-tested subsidy applications. In February 2020, he was asked to assist the K family in seeking a subsidy for their father’s residential care. The father, TK, had settled a Trust in 2010, but there was very scant record keeping between then and when his children1 sought Mr van Noort’s help. [2] There had been somewhat complicated dealings with TK’s property, including...

6. BORA Major Events Management Bill [pdf, 330 KB]

   ...we considered potential issues of inconsistency with the right to freedom of expression (s 14), the right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure (s 21), the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty (s 25(c)) and the right to protection against double jeopardy (s 26(2)). What the Bill does 3. Under the Bill appropriate events may be declared to be major events for the purposes of the Act. Representations that suggest persons, brands, goods, or services have an as...

7. Te Ao Mārama — Enhancing Justice for All

   ...It will benefit everyone who attends the District Court and timely justice is a central feature. Te Ao Mārama literally means the world of light and signals a more enlightened approach to justice in the District Court. It is focused on Family Court care and protection, care of children and family violence cases, the Youth Court and the adult criminal jurisdiction. This is based on decades of evidence, reports and judicial advice that suggest changes and improvements in these areas will ha...

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8. 10.5 Appendix E: Media and Reporting Protocol in the Youth Court

   ...justice proceedings. If leave to publish is granted, the permission will usually be unconditional. On some occasions the leave to publish may be subject to specified conditions. It is only in rare cases that leave to publish will be refused, such as to protect witnesses who may be later giving evidence in trials in the District/High Court or to ensure that a fair trial is not prejudiced. Leave of the Court is also required to publish or report from a Youth Court decision published on the Distri...

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9. 2019 Youth Court Protocol [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...If leave to publish is granted, the permission will usually be unconditional. On some occasions the leave to publish may be subject to specified conditions. 7. It is only in rare cases that leave to publish will be refused, such as in order to protect witnesses who may be later giving evidence in trials in the District/High Court or to ensure that a fair trial is not prejudiced. 8. Leave of the Court is also required to publish or report from a Youth Court decision published on th...

10. 2017 Youth Court Media Protocol [pdf, 166 KB]

    ...If leave to publish is granted, the permission will usually be unconditional. On some occasions the leave to publish may be subject to specified conditions. 7. It is only in rare cases that leave to publish will be refused, such as in order to protect witnesses who may be later giving evidence in trials in the District/High Court or to ensure that a fair trial is not prejudiced. 8. It is recognised that it would be inappropriate and contrary to the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1...