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1. LCRO 75/2017, 210/2017 and 212/2017 SW v HB (31 October 2018) [pdf, 425 KB]

   ...HB provided a copy of the lengthy letter Mr GK had written to Ms SW setting out the Board’s position in relation to the reg 42 notice in which the Board sought to rely on the determination made by the ERA that emails from Ms HB to Ms KN were protected from disclosure by privilege. [42] Ms HB says Mr YL contacted individual members of the Board to find out if they were willing to give evidence that might undermine the Board’s position. Ms HB objected to that as direct communic...

2. [2018] NZSSAA 16 (26 March 2018) [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...Wellington, on 12 March 2018 Appearances The Appellant in person Mr R Signal for the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development DECISION Preliminary [1] This case concerns the situation where a grandparent is the day-to-day caregiver for her grandchildren. The appellant’s concern is that she needs a greater level of financial assistance to provide the care that the children require. Her concerns have been further heightened by the differing level of as...

3. PSFC-CSP-2-PDF.pdf [pdf, 315 KB]

   PSFC CSP2 Lawyer for Subject Person Application and Statutory Declaration In each Court there will be a list of counsel who are available to accept assignments from the Court under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988. The appointment is the responsibility of the Court. The Ministry of Justice, the Family Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society and the Principal Family Court Judge have agreed to the following criteria for appointment. Full name of applicant: Fir...

4. Ratahi v CAC301 & Legge [2015] NZREADT 62 [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...conduct as found by the Committee. [36] The Authority submits that a meaningful monetary penalty was required in this case in order to achieve the purposes of disciplinary proceedings, being the maintenance of proper professional standards and the protection of the public through specific and general deterrence. [37] Counsel for the Authority submits that the requirements to provide a proper appraisal and only charge commission where an agency agreement has been signed are basic and...

5. [2024] NZEnvC 103 Turoa v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 698 KB]

   ...principles, and the parties have collectively agreed to implement the consent consistent with those principles. The principles are as follows: (a) Mana whakahaere: the power, authority, and obligations of tangata whenua to make decisions that maintain, protect, and sustain the health and well-being of, and their relationship with, freshwater (b) Kaitiakitanga: the obligation of tangata whenua to preserve, restore, enhance, and sustainably use freshwater for the benefit of present and...

6. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - list of issues 4th report [pdf, 16 KB]

   ...2000 as compared to the Employment Contracts Act 1991 in securing full enjoyment of the right to freedom of association? 16. What are the limits on the right to strike? Please provide information on the frequency of strikes in the country. Protection of family and children (arts. 23 and 24) 17. Please describe the outcome of the evaluations undertaken by the Ministry of Justice on the Domestic Violence Act 1995 to determine whether the Act’s objectives are being met (para. 19...

7. LCRO 80/2024 DC v SA (24 February 2025) [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...SA had not had significant involvement with the file in the immediate period prior to Ms DC’s departure. [79] The time records indicate that Ms SA had spent time working on Ms DC’s file in August 2022, and that the work undertaken related to protection and parenting orders matters. The firms notated invoice for work undertaken for Ms DC in July and August 2022, similarly records that work undertaken by Ms SA involved work on protection and parenting matters. [80] There is no indi...

8. [2022] NZEmpC 101 UXK v Talent Propeller Ltd [pdf, 357 KB]

   ...intended position, Mr Upton pressed the previously made request for the witness summons which, he said, had been drafted by Talent. Ms Fechney strongly opposed the request, submitting that UXK’s health information was confidential and should be protected; and that questioning would be inappropriate. [25] On 13 May 2022, the Authority issued a minute dealing with this request in light of the parties’ submissions. [26] It recorded that Talent wished to question the two medica...

9. What the scheme can help with

   ...injustice. What you can’t claim for You can’t claim for: psychological injury, nervous shock or trauma any loss that is covered by your insurance any injury that would be covered by ACC. You also can’t claim fees for appearing as a witness. Witness protection programme If you are in, or have been in the police witness protection programme, the scheme will only cover losses incurred before you went on the programme.

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   3. Criminal Justice Assistance Reimbursement Scheme

10. Adoption Amendment Bill Document Pack_FINAL [pdf, 1.7 MB]

    ...the Adoption Act are met). Children and young people 1 Section 17 applies to overseas adoptions if the adoption was legally valid in the country that it was made, gives the adoptive parent’s greater responsibility for the child’s day-to-day care than the birth parents, and is made in a specific country or gives the adoptive parents the same or greater inheritance rights than the birth parents. S6(a) S6(c) COLLINS Cross-Out COLLINS Cross-Out 2 RESTRICTED / CABINET R...