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1. Regulatory Impact Statement Managing the cost of legal assistance in the justice sector [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...collecting fees from their legal aid clients (although they already collect payments from private clients). $50 reflects the charge set in 1991. 2.3 Attachment orders Impose payment orders on income- related debts. In order to protect privacy, attachment orders would only be used when the loan is in default. Could be implemented following the passage of the Courts and Criminal Matters Bill. This allows existing obligations to be enforced, rather than adding new on...

2. Thompson & Ors v CAC 20006 & Adams [2013] NZREADT 65 [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...Mr Elton responded by email to the complainant, Mr Adams, (copied to Mr House) later that day advising Mr Adams that he was unable to provide him with a copy of the agency agreement as this would breach Barfoot & Thompson's client's privacy and that his complaint was being dealt with by the customer relations manager, Mr Max House. Mr Adams was asked to direct any further concerns to Mr House. [24] Mr Adams responded by email to Mr Elton (and Mr Thompson and copied to Mr...

3. BORA Electoral Finance Bill [pdf, 444 KB]

   ...requirements as a means of promoting transparency and public trust in the electoral process. Here, the provision for anonymous donations to a limited, but significant, level appears to strike an acceptable balance between the interest of donors in privacy and the public interest in transparency. 52. Third party directors are limited to $500,000. However, this can be seen to reflect the less central role of third parties. There is also the potential for donors to support more than one thi...

4. LCRO 124/2017 RG v XP (4 December 2018) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...Committee’s decision should not be published in a manner that identifies Mrs RG. It is said Mr XP breached the Committee’s confidentiality order by identifying Mrs RG as the subject of an adverse conduct finding in open Court. Mrs RG prefers privacy. [38] In addition to the materials that were before the Committee, Mrs RG filed affidavits from Ms AV and her client as well as an affidavit sworn by Mr XP on [date] August 2016 in support of his injunction application. [39] The...

5. Smith - Waiomu 3B2B2B3B2(2015) 105 Waikato Maniapoto MB 12 (105 WMN 5) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...frontage to either the Dehar area or the Beynon area. [23] At the site visit it became clear that the issues remaining to be resolved were the following: a) Noise pollution concerns from increased traffic as development proceeds on B2; b) Privacy concerns; c) Reducing speed of drivers as they enter the access way; d) Maintenance of the access way; e) Improving storm water drainage issues from water run-off from the existing developments on B2; 105 Waikato Maniapoto MB 18...

6. LCRO 117/2022 VN v SC (16 May 2024) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...direct such publication of his or her decision as the Review Officer considers necessary or desirable in the public interest. “Public interest” engages issues such as consumer protection, public confidence in legal services and the interests and privacy of individuals. [104] Having had regard to the issues raised by this review, I have concluded that it is desirable in the public interest that this decision be published in a form that does not identify the parties or others involved...

7. LCRO 130/2022 FN v EO (31 October 2023) [pdf, 261 KB]

   ...and only found out that Mr FN had left the firm when she made contact in March. [25] Ms EO also complained about Mr TX who had declined to reduce the fees charged by Mr FN. [26] Ms EO says that from the information received in response to a Privacy Act request, she could only ascertain that the work completed was the preparation and service of the statutory demand. [27] She sought a “fair and reasonable adjustment of the fee”. Mr FN’ response [28] Mr TX responded...

8. E90 Graeme McIndoe - Urban Design - RE – Applicant [pdf, 967 KB]

   ...to this concern regarding prescription, the Final Agreed Version of the Design Requirements now provides a threefold increase from the agreed 6 August Requirements allowing 2627 15 up to 30% of the fence to be solid11. This allows for privacy where required and maintains public views into the yard. 5.18 Furthermore, balanced against this is the potential for the public to view into the yards, with Mr Groeschner in evidence at 2.7 and 2.9 writing of facilitating as much...

9. [2024] NZREADT 01 - CAC 2106 v Pang (8 January 2024) [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...Pang’s submissions are to be filed and served by 20 February 2024. [55] Pursuant to s 113 of the Act, the Tribunal draws the parties’ attention to s 116 setting out the right of appeal to the High Court. PUBLICATION [56] Having regard to the privacy of the vendor and her daughter as well as the interests of the public in the transparency of the Tribunal, it is appropriate to order 15 publication of this decision without identifying the vendor or the vendor’s daughter,...

10. OIA-98262.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

    ...further table (Table 2), which lists information that is not publicly available. Copies of the documents listed in Table 2 are enclosed. Some information has been withheld under the following sections of the Act: • section 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons; • section 9(2)(f)(iv) to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials; • section 9(2)(g)(i) to maintai...