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1. FFNZ - EiC - F Doolan-Noble - Rural Health (25 Jan 2021) [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...drought in the Otago region. The economic and mental health impacts of drought are well researched,6 what is less clear are the social implications for farmers, their families, farm workers and the wider rural community.5 1 Centre for Studies on Human Stress. Recipe for Stress: Retrieved on 18th Jan 2021 from https://humanstress.ca/stress/understand-your-stress/sources-of-stress 2 Bin, H. (2010). "Occupational stress among the New Zealand farmers. A review." Labour, Empl...

2. Landcorp Farming Limited v Waikato Regional Council [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...significant consent processes. The definition needs to clearly exclude pastoral farming activities. 13.2 Relief sought: Amend to exclude any possibility of pastoral faming crop activities. Define “for commercial purposes” to capture supply for human use, and clearly excluding pastoral pasture and fodder crop growing as part of any commercial operation. 14. Property: 14.1 The definition and its use in the rules is insufficiently clear to accommodate catchment farming practic...

3. [2021] NZEnvC 074 Greenarces Waiheke Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...September 2020. Follo'\ving that visit there appear to have been various reports and correspondence passing between the Council and Greenacres. [22] The abatement notice states that: The composition of wastewater ... poses numerous hazards for humans, animals, and the environment. Harmful effects of wastewater and run off from saturated disposal fields, dysfunctional holding ponds, or inadequate treatment systems can disrupt ecosystems. When a large quantity of biological substa...

4. Proactive release – Orders in Council: Electoral (Expenditure Limit) Order 2021 [pdf, 840 KB]

   ...adjustment to that expenditure limit made the following year must be based on the unrounded figure. 4us110oq65 2021-05-27 08:00:01 Proa cti ve ly Rele as ed  the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993  the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 1993, and  the Legislation Guidelines. Regulations Review Committee 10. There are no grounds on which the Regulations Review Committee should draw the O...

5. BORA Criminal Cases Review Commission Bill [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...Section 19 – freedom from discrimination 23. We have considered whether cl 40 of the CCRC Bill may engage s 19 of the Bill of Rights Act, which affirms the right of everyone to be free from discrimination on the grounds set out in s 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. One of the prohibited grounds of discrimination is race. Clause 40 of the CCRC Bill provides that the Minister, in appointing or recommending appointments, must take into account “the desirability of the Commission bein...

6. Electoral-Expenditure-Limit-Order-2022.pdf [pdf, 859 KB]

   ...IS TE R OF JU ST IC E I N C O N F I D E N C E Compliance 9 The Order complies with the following: 9.1 the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 9.2 the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993; 9.3 the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 2020; 9.4 relevant international standards and obligations; and 9.5 the Legislation Guidelines. Regulations Review Committee 10 There are no grounds on whic...

7. [2021] NZEmpC 160 Wilson v Manukau Institute of Technology [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...Hollings” OR (“Joanne Verry” OR “Kirsten Sargent”). [23] Those directions resolved the reg 52 application. Admissibility issue [24] The second issue relates to certain paragraphs to be given in evidence by Carolyn Pene, Human Resources Business Partnering Manager for MIT, employed by it since late 2018. [25] In four paragraphs of her brief of evidence, she intends to give evidence about Mr Wilson’s circumstances at the time of his employment in 2011; sh...

8. Chief-Electoral-Officer-Position-Profile-22.10.21 [docx, 35 KB]

   ...ensuring legal and legislative obligations are met; · proactively managing risks, opportunities for innovation and information to best effect; · monitoring developments in other jurisdictions in relation to electoral matters; · implementing modern human resource policies and practices including Health and Safety; · providing leadership to a wide range of contractors, managers and staff including the up to 25,000 temporary staff who work for the Commission during a general election or an ele...

9. CEO Position Profile [docx, 35 KB]

   ...ensuring legal and legislative obligations are met; · proactively managing risks, opportunities for innovation and information to best effect; · monitoring developments in other jurisdictions in relation to electoral matters; · implementing modern human resource policies and practices including Health and Safety; · providing leadership to a wide range of contractors, managers and staff including the up to 25,000 temporary staff who work for the Commission during a general election or an ele...

10. [2022] NZEnvC 238 Blueskin Bay Holdings Limited v Dunedin City Council [pdf, 568 KB]

    ...and 5. requirements for owners of the wastewater treatment system to comply with maintenance and operational requirements set by the manufacturer or designer. Note 17.Y.ZZ.3A Other requirements outside of the District Plan a. The discharge of human sewage through on-site wastewater treatment systems is managed by rules in the Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Resource consent may be required from the Otago Regional Council for new systems. 17.Y.ZZ.4 Special information requirements...