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1. Proactive release – Government response to the Justice Committee report Inquiry into the 2017 General Election and 2016 Local Elections [pdf, 832 KB]

   ...be considered as part of the comprehensive review. Recommendations relating to agencies’ funding for their activities in reducing or raising awareness of foreign interference risks will be taken into account when determining agency resources. The proposed comprehensive review of electoral law will consider electoral advertising on social media and whether there is a need for greater transparency. Broader work on the regulation of social media platforms could be considered...

2. [2021] NZEnvC 188 Hamilton City Council v Global Metal Solutions Limited [pdf, 253 KB]

   Hamilton City Council v Global Metals Solution Ltd IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2021] NZEnvC 188 IN THE MATTER OF of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of an application for enforcement orders pursuant to s 316 of the Act BETWEEN HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL (ENV-2019-AKL-000319) Applicant AND GLOBAL METAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED First Respondent AND CRAIG VERNON TUHORO Second Respondent Court: Jud...

3. [2021] NZEnvC 195 Canyon Vineyard Limited v Central Otago District Council [pdf, 913 KB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI OTAUTAHI IN THE MA TIER AND BETWEEN AND AND Decision No. [2021] NZEnvC 195 of the Resource Management Act 1991 an appeal under s120 of the Act THE CANYON VINEYARD LIMITED (ENV-2019-CHC-13 7) Appellant CENTRAL OTAGO DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent BENDIGO STATION LIMITED Applicant Court: Environment Judge PA Steven Environment Commissioner M C G Mabin Hearing: Date of Decision: Date of...

4. Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...there is a specific direction in the trust order. When setting up the trust or managing any developments, the trustees may require regular meetings. If there is little or no business to attend to, meeting unnecessarily may be a drain on the trust’s resources. GIVING NOTICE When the need arises, any trustee can call a meeting. For practical reasons, it is advisable to provide trustees two to three weeks’ notice of meetings to allow them to make business and travel arrangements. The...

5. [2021] NZEnvC 144 - Coneburn Preserve Holdings Limited and Others v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 658 KB]

   CONEBURN PRESERVE HOLDINGS LTD & OTHERS v QLDC – TOPIC 22 – SECOND INTERIM DECISION IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2021] NZEnvC 144 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an appeal under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Act BETWEEN CONEBURN PRESERVE HOLDINGS LIMITED & OTHERS (ENV-2018-CHC-137) Appellants AND QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environmen...

6. LCRO 114/2021 DY v WJ (20 August 2021) [pdf, 152 KB]

   ...said to apply to people from any vulnerable or marginalised group interacting with lawyers and the court system. [64] My observation is that lawyer training (that is, from law school through to professionals bodies) in 2021, devotes considerable resources to raise awareness about and provide training in dealing with communities whose life experiences make them vulnerable to prejudice, being overlooked and becoming marginalised as a result. Section 205 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers...

7. Black v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal) [2022] NZACC 202 [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...construed or interpreted and applied to the facts is a question of law …; [25] Even if the qualifying criteria are made out, the Court has an extensive discretion in the grant or refusal of leave so as to ensure proper use of scarce judicial resources. Leave is not to be granted as a matter of course. One factor in the grant of leave is the wider importance of any contended point of law … . The Court’s judgment of 19 May 2022 [20] Judge McGuire noted that while the issue on...

8. 25b.-Appendix-B-to-the-Evidence-of-Mr-Lister-Tara-Ika-PC4.PDF [PDF, 197 KB]

   BEFORE THE HOROWHENUA DISTRICT COUNCIL INDEPENDENT HEARING PANEL IN THE MATTER OF the Resource Management Act 1991 AND IN THE MATTER OF the hearing on the Horowhenua Proposed District Plan Change 4 – Tara-Ika Growth Area STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF GAVIN CRAIG LISTER ON BEHALF OF WAKA KOTAHI NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY Integrated Design Dated: 2 November 2021 BF\61994961\1 Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................................

9. [2024] NZEnvC 078 Barnhill Corporate Trustee Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 688 KB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI OTAUTAHI IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2024] NZEnvC 78 of the Resource Management Act 1991 appeals under clause 14 of the First Schedule to the Act BARNHILL CORPORA TE TRUSTEE LIMITED and all other appellants concerning Topics 25 and 30 of Stage 2 of the proposed Queenstown Lakes District Plan (ENV-2019-CHC-086) Appellant QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court:...

10. KC v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2024] NZACC 37 (23 February 2024) [pdf, 216 KB]

    ...properly construed or interpreted and applied to the facts is a question of law …. [25] Even if the qualifying criteria are made out, the Court has an extensive discretion in the grant or refusal of leave so as to ensure proper use of scarce judicial resources. Leave is not to be granted as a matter of course. One factor in the grant of leave is the wider importance of any contended point of law …. [20] In Gilmore,4 Dunningham J stated: [55] I accept that, for the purposes of l...