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   Key statutes Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (PPPR) Civil Union Act 2004 Family Proceedings Act 1980 Property (Relationships) Act 1976 Marriage Act 1955 Domestic Actions Act 1975 Family Protection Act 1955 Joint Family Homes Act 1964 Key secondary legislation Family Court Rules 2002 Epidemic Preparedness (Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988—Enduring Powers of Attorney) Immediate Modification Order 2020 Protection of Personal and Property Rights (Enduring...

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2. BORA New Plymouth District Council (Waitara Lands) Bill [pdf, 131 KB]

   ...illness, among other characteristics. 8. Clause 4(1)(d) of Schedule 2 in the Bill states that a vacancy occurs on the Board if a member has an order made under ss 10, 11, 12 or 31 of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (‘the PPPR Act’) which reflects adversely on their competence to manage their own affairs in relation to their property or their capacity to make or communicate a decision relating to their personal care or welfare. This limits the right to be free...

3. FR v US LCRO 249 / 2010 (17 November 2011) [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...further action on the complaint and the Applicant seeks a review of that decision. Background [2] This matter arises out of the involvement of the Practitioner with proceedings under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1998 (PPPR Act) with regard to the Applicant‟s aged father. [3] The Applicant is the only child of his father and his father‟s first wife who died some thirty years ago. The father lives in his own home in Auckland, while the Applicant and hi...

4. LCRO 28/2024 EB v FI (30 May 2024) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...Background [4] The applicant was married to Mr DC (Mr DC). It was a second marriage for both. [5] Mr LB says that in 2016, the applicant signed Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPAs) under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (the PPPR Act) in favour of him and his siblings. [6] In December 2021, the applicant signed new EPAs in favour of Mr DC. Mr LB says that the applicant subsequently became concerned about the circumstances of the 2021 EPAs being signed and a...

5. LCRO 204/2017 CA and KB v MN [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...Standards Committee [X] (the Committee) to take no further action in respect of their complaint concerning the conduct of the respondent, Mr MN who was appointed by the Family Court pursuant to the Protection of Personal Property Rights Act 1988 (PPPR) as lawyer for their father, Mr RA. Background [2] The complainants refer to a dispute between them and their brother, GA. The complainants say that Mr UX was appointed by the Court in 2014 when, on their brother’s application, th...

6. BORA New Zealand Superannuation Amendment Bill [pdf, 157 KB]

   ...Rights Act. Clause 5, new section 84(3)(c) – Appointment of Commissioner 8. Clause 5, new section 83(3)(c) states that any person who is the subject of a specific order under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 ( the “PPPR Act”) is not able to be appointed as the Commissioner. Individuals who are subject to a specific order may have a disability potentially giving rise to a distinction on the prohibited ground of disability (section 21(h) Human Rights Act...

7. Practice Note applications under the protection of Personal and Property Rights Act [pdf, 109 KB]

   PRACTICE NOTE: APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL AND PROPERTY RIGHTS ACT 1988 1 APPLICATIONS 1.1 This Practice Note relates to the following applications under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (PPPR Act). (a) Application for personal order. (b) Application for order to administer property. (c) Application for appointment of welfare guardian. (d) Application for property order. 2 PURPOSE OF PRACTICE NOTE 2.1 The purpose of this Practice N...

8. CE v FG LCRO 346/2013 (27 August 2015) [pdf, 55 KB]

   ...2013) at [1]. 4 [15] With regard to each issue it determined: (1) The Committee disagrees however that Mr FG, in arranging for the deeds to be perfected retrospectively in August 2012, in any way “circumvented” the provisions of the PPPR Act in its current form. Rather, the Committee notes that s 108AA(2)(b) of the PPPR Act specifically provides that s 95(1), as it read prior to the PPPR Amendment Act coming into force, continues to apply to all EPAs which were executed by...

9. 2013 archive

   ...assignments lists to Palmerston North and Hutt Courts respectively. Back to top Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988   Who is the legal aid applicant? Whose resources should be used? Who should sign the application? No existing PPPR Act orders or Enduring Power of Attorney (EPOA) Person of full age and mental capacity legal aid applicant Legal aid applicant Legal aid applicant Where there is an existing order under PPPR Act appointing legal aid applicant as 'represent...

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10. LCRO 217/2017 PY v SD [pdf, 395 KB]

    ...and welfare EPA, and the 2017 property EPA, because he had acted for Ms J his independence was compromised. Consequently, he did not qualify to be a witness for the purposes of s 94A(4) of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (PPPR Act). She claimed that without being entitled to do so, Mr SD had nonetheless witnessed LM’s signature on those EPAs and had deleted from the required witness’ certificate in the 2017 property EPA the statement that he was indepen...