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1. BORA Local Government Law Reform Bill [pdf, 405 KB]

   ...the objectives of these provisions justify the limitation on the presumption of innocence under section 25(c) of the Bill of Rights Act. Jeff Orr Chief Legal Counsel Office of Legal Counsel Margaret Dugdale Policy Manager, Bill of Rights/Human Rights Public Law Group Footnotes 1 R v Grayson & Taylor [1997] 1 NZLR 399. 2 Dr Susan Cassells Toward Sound Management of End-of-Life Vehicles in New Zealand 2004, 100 3 R v Wholesale Travel Group 84 DLR (4th) 161, 188 citing...

2. WD v KG LCRO 185/2015 [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...obligations. (c) Committee failed procedural fairness, and act as counsel on behalf of lawyers. (d) Committee failed procedural fairness and natural justice and perverted the course of natural justice. (e) Committee failed procedural [sic] of the Human Rights Act. And had based the decision on discrimination and racism. [13] He then repeated, and added to his complaints: (a) Lawyer failed to act competently. (b) Lawyer failed to act in a timely manner, in accordance with in...

3. Cabinet paper relating to Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators (Minimum Training) Amendment Regulations and other legislative instruments [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...effect on 8 April 2019. Compliance 26. These legislative instruments comply with each of the following: 26.1 the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 26 2 the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 or the Human Rights Act 1993; 1 Most amendments are already in effect and the remaining amendments will be brought into effect in late 2019. 1e0uwhavt9 2019-05-07 10:54:49RE LE AS ED B...

4. Proactive release – Family Court (Family Violence and Other Matters) Amendment Rules 2019 and other legislative instruments [pdf, 782 KB]

   ...with the 28- day rule. Compliance 19 These legislative instruments comply with each of the following: 19.1 the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 19.2 the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 or the Human Rights Act 1993; 19.3 the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 1993; 19.4 relevant international standards and obligations; and 19.5 the Legislation Guidelines (2018 edition), which are maintained by the Legislation D...

5. Combined Owners and Residents of Apartments in Sheds 19 20 22 23 [pdf, 3.6 MB]

   ...noise levels are relevant for assessing some types of construction noise; however in relation to the effects produced by activities such as pile driVing, the assessment also needs to cO[l$ider the effects of vibration which cannot be heard by the human ear. The effects of low frequency vibration cannot.be assessed in the same way as airborne noise. The effect of vibr~tion on structures has been assessed but it is not clear that the effect of vibration on people has been :;::tdequately...

6. Evidence Brief: Faith-based Interventions [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...Ratana (10%) and Mormonism (7%)). The largest non-Christian religions were Islam (4%), Buddhism (2%) and Hinduism (1%). Certain religious inputs are legally required for prisons in New Zealand. The manifestation of religion and belief is a human right under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, and making reasonable provision for prisoners’ religious or spiritual needs is required under the Corrections Act 2004. Prison chaplaincies, accommodation of religious practice...

7. [2021] NZEnvC 013 East Harbour Environmental Association Incorporated v Hutt City Council [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...inserted (all zones) Chapter 3 Definitions Exotic vegetation means vegetation or trees not occurring naturally in New Zealand Indigenous means vegetation or trees that occur naturally in New Zealand vegetation or arrived in New Zealand without human assistance Tree Means, for the purpose of the rules 4A2. l(xxx), 4B 2. l(g), 4D 2.1 (k) and 4E 2.1 (h), a perennial woody plant species that is at least 3 metres in height or 300mm diameter at breast height. Trimming of means for the p...

8. [2019] NZEmpC 68 Randle v The Warehouse Ltd [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...[9]; Green v Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand [1988] 2 NZLR 490 (CA) at 505 per Casey J. [21] The evidence of The Warehouse was that there was no instruction given that people could not speak with Ms Randle. The former Regional Human Resources Business Partner for The Warehouse, who investigated the complaint against Ms Randle, gave evidence before the Authority and by affidavit in Court. She said that there was one point where she was contacted by employees who we...

9. LCRO 185/2015 WD v KG (6 July 2017) [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...obligations. (c) Committee failed procedural fairness, and act as counsel on behalf of lawyers. (d) Committee failed procedural fairness and natural justice and perverted the course of natural justice. (e) Committee failed procedural [sic] of the Human Rights Act. And had based the decision on discrimination and racism. [13] He then repeated, and added to his complaints: (a) Lawyer failed to act competently. (b) Lawyer failed to act in a timely manner, in accordance with in...

10. LCRO 13/2015 UP v HQ (19 June 2018) [pdf, 174 KB]

    ...evidence that [Law firm] consider that there was a conflict of interest otherwise they would have raised it at some stage during the transaction. In relation to calling Mr and Mrs UP the wrong surname, the Committee accepts that that was simply human error and Mr HQ has apologised. The application for review [15] In the application for review Mr and Mrs UP again referred to their view that Mr HQ had a conflict of interests. They said: We feel Mr HQ failed to represent us, he fa...