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1. IPT Practice Note 2/2024 Refugee and Protection [pdf, 383 KB]

   ...Status of Refugees; – “Refugee Status Unit” includes the Unit’s former name “Refugee Status Branch”; – “remote hearing” means an appeal hearing is held using audio-visual (AV) technology at which the member participates from a separate location to that of the appellant and any counsel and/or interpreter; – “resident” means a residence class visa holder; and – “respondent” means the Minister, the Ministry, Immigration New Zealand, an immigration o...

2. OIA-113748.pdf [pdf, 7 MB]

   ...today. As Minister for Courts I’m responsible for the services needed to operate New Zealand’s courts and tribunals, and to support independent judicial decision-making. It’s a been a busy period since becoming Minister for Courts and I will go through some of the highlights with you. I’ve been getting out and about – visiting courts around the country from the far north to the deep south, including Kaitaia and Kaikohe, Dunedin, Invercargill, Hutt Valley, Gore, Papakura, Wait...

3. Identifying & responding to bias in the criminal justice system: a review of international & New Zealand research [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...t o n o n -M ā o ri Māori Non-Māori Statistics NZ Police (count offences) Courts (count offenders) 1 The terms „ethnic majority‟ and „majority-ethnic group/population‟ are used throughout this report. These terms are preferred to the term „white‟, which is regularly found in the international literature. This is because the term „white‟ does not refer to a specific ethnic group and ignores the fact that non-whit...

4. [2019] NZEnvC 188 Elly S-Y Pan v Auckland Council [pdf, 3.2 MB]

   ...following note after that provision: Note 1: 1. The alignment of the future collector road (new) as shown on Precinct Plan 2 is indicative and may vary by up to 20m. The exact alignment of the future collector road (new) will : • Be determined through detailed design in conjunction with subdivision and /or land use consent applications: • Provide for the length of the road to connect across property boundaries i.e. the road will be constructed up to the boundary of the adj...

5. Gangs-Legislation-Amendment-Bill.pdf [pdf, 692 KB]

   ...membership an aggravating factor at sentencing. 8 This paper delivers on all of the commitments we made in our 100-Day Plan for gangs, except those relating to firearms prohibition orders. That work is being led by the Minister of Police, who will bring a separate paper on this proposal. Prohibiting gang insignia in public 9 Gang insignia includes signs, symbols, or representation commonly displayed to denote membership of, affiliation with, or support for a gang. Gang insignia are...

6. [2018] NZEnvC 090 Cabra Rural Developments Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 31 MB]

   ...recognises that there should be improvements to the transferable rights subdivision system (the TRSS) to make this simpler to be utilised by both subdividers and donors. It makes recommendations for the type of changes that might be introduced through a plan change process. We conclude that such extensive changes are not justified in the current appeals, as: (a) they would not have been signalled to the public sufficiently in submissions; (b) the implications of such changes in te...

7. Kendal v Sherbourne LCRO 69 / 2009 (19 August 2009) [pdf, 57 KB]

   ...for review [1] This review raises the issue of the basis upon which it is appropriate for a lawyer to act for more than one party in a family conveyancing transaction. In this case the lawyer acted for a family trust selling land to an elderly parent as well as acting as a trustee for the trust. In such a situation the lawyer must exercise extreme caution that all of the duties owed to the respective parties are met. [2] An application was made by Mr John Kendal (John) for a review...

8. 2021-03-19 Fish & Game 1 Proposed National Environmental Standard on Ecological Flows and Water Level as at 19 March 2021 [pdf, 495 KB]

   ...Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). Objectives of the proposed NES The proposed national environmental standard is intended to complement and enhance the existing Resource Management Act process for establishing environmental flows and water levels through regional plans. The proposal has been developed in response to a key challenge in water management identified by regional councils and others. To contribute to the policy outcome of ‘provide for increasing demands on water and en...

9. Marshall v IDEA Services Ltd (HDC Act) [2020] NZHRRT 9 [pdf, 434 KB]

   ...non-verbal and has poor eyesight. Eamon receives a number of different medications and, of note, suffers from seizures and receives medication to minimise his risk of experiencing seizures. … [2] Because of Eamon’s high and complex needs his parents (Glenn Walter Marshall and Franziska Jane Marshall) have been unwilling and unable to care for him. In January 2004, at the age of 18 months, Eamon was by agreement under the then Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1989, pl...

10. [2019] NZEmpC 49 Mathews v Bay of Plenty District Health Board [pdf, 449 KB]

    ...(the Authority).1 It was originally to have been heard together with a second similar claim, New Zealand Nurses Organisation v Waikato District Health Board.2 In the event, procedural difficulties meant that the two proceedings had to be heard separately, with the NZNO case being heard first in late 2018. Because of the importance of the issues, a full Court heard both cases. Chronology Dr Mathews’ initial employment arrangements [5] In April 1987, Dr Mathews commenced work...