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1. Borst v ACC [2014] NZACA 8 [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...employment and to maintain a stable and loving relationship and attempted suicide… Mr Borst is currently undergoing a course of therapeutic counselling with me and he is making all attempts to get his life in order so that he can as much as is humanely possible embark on gainful employment and form a stable loving family environment. His progress over the past month to six weeks has been most encouraging. I think that this would be an excellent time for the ACC to give their suppo...

2. Bristol v Ngāti Rangi Trust - Rangiwaea-Tāpiri [2017] Chief Judge's MB 269 (2017 CJ 269) [pdf, 435 KB]

   ...too recent to have been the eponymous ancestor of the Ngāti Uenuku hapū who were then living in large numbers at Manganuioteao. In fact, he referred to himself in the court hearings as Ngāti Tamahaki. Others suggested the name Uenuku was not a human tupuna, but instead referred to a metaphorical ancestor, namely, the rainbow existing as a korowai in the spiritual realm. They suggested that the upper Whanganui hapū and whānau living in its embrace made up the Uenuku people. Th...

3. MCINNES John Roderick (CSU 2010 WHG 000188) [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...is for the rural sector and communities associated with farming to stand up and take the leadership or ownership of the health and safety issues including quad bikes without the threat of enforcement of the regulators and prosecution. [121] Human nature has shown that proactive leadership will always win the test of longevity in terms of success as opposed to coercion or compulsion. Self initiation has more long-term value in the end. Roll Over Protection Devices [122] The...

4. CP v EH LCRO 19 / 2011 (12 November 2013) [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...arrangement that [Mrs EH] signed. [99] Rule 3.1 of the Conduct and Client Care Rules provides: 48 A lawyer must at all times treat a client with respect and courtesy and must not act in a discriminatory manner in contravention of section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. [100] In a similar vein, Rule 10 provides, “[a] lawyer must promote and maintain proper standards of professionalism in the lawyer’s dealings”. 49 [101] It is accepted that Mr CP was concerned about...

5. Gangs-Legislation-Amendment-Bill-Escalating-Penalties_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Police attend other matters, such as in the execution of search warrants, Police apply the family harm guidelines as a matter of course. 33 Māori victims of crime may benefit from any reductions in gang offending that result from this proposal. Human Rights 34 The Attorney-General found the display ban, although finely balanced, to be an unjustified limit of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA). Specifically, the Attorney-General concluded the display ban was a dispropor...

6. Recommendations recap - issue 6 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...opportunity for further intervention and support, including exploration of her risk of suicide. The social worker who applied the test has since undergone further training, and test scores are now calculated automatically, which eliminates the risk of human error. Though her caregivers in Auckland were provided with her care plan, they were not informed of the timeframe of her alleged sexual abuse and they did not know that she had had an evidential interview on the subject or that sh...

7. [2019] NZEnvC 173 Summerset Villages (St Johns) Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 9 MB]

   ...sampling and testing) and decide in conjunction with a council compliance officer on the best option for managing the material. 49. Excavated material shall only be used on site if it meets with the requirements in the NESCS for the protection of human health for high density residential landuse. 50. Any material excavated during the earthworks which is not re-used on site, shall be disposed of at an appropriate facility, licensed to accept the levels of contamination identified. 51....

8. Proactive release – Criminal Activity Intervention Legislation Bill [pdf, 15 MB]

   ...analysis, and the revised approach was analysed in the paper itself [CAB-22- MIN-0146]. Compliance 61 The Criminal Activity Intervention Legislation Bill complies with each of the following: 61.1 the rights and freedoms contained in the BORA and the Human Rights Act 1993; 61.2 the disclosure statement requirements. A disclosure statement has been prepared and is attached to this paper; 61.3 relevant international standards and obligations; 61.4 the Legislation Guidelines (2021...

9. [2022] NZEnvC 253 Tararua District Council v Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...putrescible matter), degradable or leachable components, hazardous substances products or materials derived from hazardous waste treatment, hazardous waste stabilisation or hazardous waste disposal practices, materials that may present a risk to human health, or liquid waste. EW16. The Consent Holder must ensure that sediment losses to surface water arising from the exercise of these resource consents are minimised for the duration of the works and for the term of this consent. In...

10. 2023-10-17-WK-Opening-legal-submissions.pdf [pdf, 604 KB]

    ...now 23 and includes 129 Manakau Heights Drive and 96B Arapaepae Road. BF\64389932\1 Page 29 114. Mr Smith went further and also looked at residual effects (subjective disruption assessment) and international guidance on noise impacts on human health.138 115. Siiri Wilkening (the District Councils' noise and vibration expert), in her s198D Report stated: "Operational traffic noise has been assessed through a multi pronged approach, with the main focus being NZS68...