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1. OIA-94525.pdf [pdf, 8.2 MB]

   ...Programme 2021-2023 Briefing from the Ministry of Justice to the Minister of Justice 14 December 2020 [Out of scope – pages 1-8] Notes to Appendix 1 [Out of scope – paras 1-9] 10. Projects that have simply been paused or deferred until resources become available have not been included on the work programme for the time being. They have been moved to our ‘holding pen’ list of potential projects which we will discuss with you further as and when resources allow. These projects i...

2. 10. JWS 10 - Deemed Permits & Associated Rights of Priorities 2 & 5 July 2021 [pdf, 373 KB]

   ...IN THE MATTER of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under section 142(2)(b) of the Act) of the Resource Management Act 1991(the Act) BETWEEN OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant ENV-2020-CHC-127 Scribe Rachel Currie Date 2nd and 5th July 2021 Venue 2nd July : Otago Regional Council – Manuherekia Room 5th July: Email communic...

3. Gray v Ministry for Children (Strike-Out Application) [2018] NZHRRT 13 [pdf, 227 KB]

   ...aggrieved can, subsequent to the making of a complaint to the Commissioner, decide to withdraw or discontinue the complaint. The logic is readily apparent. An individual should not be compelled to pursue a complaint and the Commissioner’s finite resources should not be wastefully applied to the investigation of a complaint where the complainant does not wish to proceed. [16] This reading of the text is supported by the purpose of the relevant Part 8 provisions. The Part 8 provision...

4. E39 Rob Van de Munckhof - Risk and NES Soil - EIC - Council [pdf, 727 KB]

   31654827:637695 BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) AND IN THE MATTER of a direct referral application under section 87G of the RMA for resource consents for the necessary infrastructure and related activities associated with holding the America’s Cup in Auckland BETWEEN PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND LIMITED (ENV-2018-AKL-000078) Applicant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regula...

5. [2011] NZEmpC 9 Naturex Limited v Rogers [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...to Trotter v Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd 3 as authority for the proposition that “costs of mediation could not be claimed because they were not costs of the actual proceedings and because parties owed it to each other to put some resources towards a genuine endeavour by way of mediation to settle a dispute.” (emphasis added) [8] Mr Drake submitted that the present case could “be distinguished from Real Cool Ltd v Gunfield 4 where the Court held that it is appropri...

6. [2019] NZEnvC 148 Guthrie v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 2 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2019] NZEnvC 148 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act E GUTHRIE & OTHERS (ENV-2019-CHC-15) Appellants QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent of appeals pursuant to clause 14 of Schedule 1 of the Act M & EA HANAN (ENV-2019-CHC-16) BANCO TRUSTEES LIMITED & OTHERS (ENV-2019-C...

7. LCRO - 2014 annual report [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...inroads into clearing the backlog. My predecessor has[ in a number of her annual reports[ signalled concerns regarding the increasing delay in completing reviews and has identified as the main contributing factor the lack of sufficient judicial resource. The current judicial resource is insufficient to deal with the backlog of cases that has accumulated. It would be opportune for consideration to be given to modifying the current process by which appointments can be made to the of...

8. Regulatory Impact Statement Privacy Act 1993 Information Sharing Amendments [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...ethics or professional standards may be developed with a focus on confidentiality and may provide disincentives for public service providers to share information. There also may be information technology barriers. Further, some agencies may lack the resources to respond to requests for information from other agencies. There is also the concern that sharing information with other agencies may undermine trusting relationships with clients or discourage clients from providing complete and...

9. [2022] NZEnvC 163 11 Cheshire Street Body Corporate v Auckland Council [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   11 Cheshire Street Body Corporate v Auckland Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2022] NZEnvC 163 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under section 120 the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN 11 CHESHIRE STREET BODY CORPORATE (ENV-2021-AKL-63) Appellant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge MJL Dickey, sitting alone pursuant to s 279(1) of the Act Date of Order: 26 August 20...

10. [2019] NZEmpC 195 The Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections v JCE [pdf, 377 KB]

    ...ten unlocked prisoners on his own. Part of the Authority’s consideration of the duties owed to the defendant was an analysis of staffing requirements in the wing by reference to three departmental documents; a Workplace Development Project, a Resource Allocation Model for Corrections Officers issued on 29 June 2012 and a document labelled Workplace Development Staff Resourcing Model User Guide from August 2002 (collectively described as User Guides). [5] The Authority concluded...