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1. Carley (INZ) v B [2015] NZIACDT 96 (17 November 2015) [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...Adviser: Mr S Laurent, solicitor, Laurent Law, Auckland. Date Issued: 17 November 2015 2 DECISION Preliminary [1] This complaint involves fraudulent documentation supporting student visa applications. The events arose in an offshore country. Ms B is a licensed immigration adviser; her practice was located both there and in a secondary office. [2] Immigration New Zealand received three separate applications for student visas with forged documentation purporting to...

2. [2023] NZEnvC 034 McCallum Bros Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...time for the Director-General of Conservation to join the proceeding ENV- 2022-AKL-121 as a s 274 party is granted. B: Costs are reserved. REASONS Introduction This appeal relates to an declined application for sand mining in the Pakiri offshore area. There are associated appeals relating to the inshore and midshore areas. The Director-General of Conservation has filed a late s 274 notice and sought a waiver of time under s 281 RMA. The interested party period ended on 20...

3. OIA-107110_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...location of data in Aotearoa New Zealand. a) Does the management of jurisdictional risk require access to the Te Au Reka information to be determined under New Zealand laws only? b) In addition to data located off-shore, will the existence of an offshore parent (or offshore company that otherwise has control of a vendor) also be treated as a jurisdictional risk for the purpose of the proposals? Based on a legal opinion we have received from Dr James Every- Palmer KC, the apparent focus on l...

4. [2022] NZEnvC 203 Hadley v Waterfall Park Developments Limited [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...party to proceedings before it to pay to any other party the costs and expenses incurred by the other party that the court considers reasonable. This confers a broad discretion.6 However, the High Court in Environmental Protection Authority v BW Offshore Singapore Pte Ltd (‘BW Offshore’) highlighted the importance of not being inconsistent, when exercising the discretion, with well-established principles.7 In particular, as part of a wider civil justice system, the court shou...

5. BORA - Maritime Transport (Offshore Installations) Amendment Bill [pdf, 80 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 15 May 2019 Hon David Parker, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Maritime Transport (Offshore Installations) Amendment Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Maritime Transport (Offshore Installations) Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’). This advice has been prepared in relation to th...

6. [2022] NZEnvC 028 Bridesdale Farm Developments Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...party to proceedings before it to pay to any other party the costs and expenses incurred by the other party that the court considers reasonable. This has been described as a broad discretion.4 However, in Environmental Protection Authority v BW Offshore Singapore Pte Ltd (‘BW Offshore’), the High Court reiterated the importance of not being inconsistent, when exercising the discretion, with well-established principles.5 In particular, as part of a wider civil justice system,...

7. [2022] NZEnvC 232 Taranaki Energy Watch Incorporated v Taranaki Regional Council [pdf, 547 KB]

   ...authorised disposal. Activity Rule Coastal management area Classification Standards/terms/conditions Matters of cControl/discretionnotification (32) (61) Policy reference Drilling of an eExploration or appraisal well drilling by an offshore installation or drilling ship, or directional drilling by a land based drilling rig, and placement of a well structure in, on, under or over the foreshore or seabed and any associated: (a) repair, alteration, extension and ab...

8. [2021] NZEnvC 195 Canyon Vineyard Limited v Central Otago District Council [pdf, 913 KB]

   ...costs are awarded at all. This would normally be the position in relation to plan appeals under Schedule 1 or in cases where some aspect of the public interest counts against an award of costs being made. Environmental Protection Authority v BW Offshore Singapore Pte Ltd12 [16] After Bendigo's application was lodged with the court, the court became aware of a High Court decision of Environmental Protection Attthoriry v BW Offi'hore Singapore Pte Ltd ('Btf7 Offshore)...

9. [2024] NZEnvC 072 McCallum Bros Limited v Manuhiri Kaitiaki Charitable Trust [pdf, 7.2 MB]

   ...refusal and advancing evidence, particularly as to mana whenua effects.1 [5] The application for consent was not commenced by McCallum Bros but by Kaipara Limited. The consent sought to enable Kaipara Limited to “renew” an existing consent for offshore sand extraction. The consent expired in 2023. It also 1 We use “mana whenua effects” in the substantive appeal decision, as opposed to the commonly used “cultural effects”. 3 sought to extend the area of extraction to...

10. Keep our money clean: Case study factsheet [pdf, 5.8 MB]

    ...law changes to protect New Zealand and everything we love about it. Together, we can keep our money clean. NOT FOR MONEY LAUNDERERS. KEEP OUR MONEY CLEAN kia mā ā tātau moni WHAT IS MONEY LAUNDERING? EXAMPLE 2: USING TWO LAWYERS AND AN OFFSHORE COMPANY EXAMPLE 1: INVESTMENT OF PROCEEDS IN REAL ESTATE WHAT CAN I DO? To put it simply, money laundering is a crime. It’s the process criminals use to ‘clean’ the money they make from crimes such as fraud, dealing in...