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1. 2022-12-07-Decision-on-Application-to-Remove-Counsel-Assisting.pdf [pdf, 390 KB]

   ...Government agencies, albeit both were decided under the former 1994 Regulations. [59] In Greymouth Petroleum v Solicitor-General25 the then-Crown Solicitor for New Plymouth sought dispensation, under Reg 8, to act for a longstanding client in a Resource Management Act prosecution. Greymouth Petroleum had elected trial by jury and sought to engage the Crown Solicitor to act on its’ behalf. The Deputy Solicitor-General (on behalf of the Solicitor-General) declined a dispensation...

2. Phase-2-of-the-Firearms-Reform-Programme-Tranche-1_FINAL_Redacted.pdf [pdf, 13 MB]

   ...to comply with range standing orders approved by a governing body. This would be a lighter- touch regulatory approach and would be similar to the position with pistol clubs before the recent legislative changes. 124. This would require significant resource to negotiate agreements with the 10 to 12 national shooting associations, and individually with the range operators who are not affiliated to a club or association. The burden could be exacerbated if the agreement with the national sho...

3. [2024] NZSSAA 12 (5 September 2024) [pdf, 405 KB]

   ...properly; and it is appropriate to take the payment of the arrears when received into account when determining current benefit entitlements. The outcome is consistent with the purpose in s 3(c) which provides that where appropriate, alternative resources available to them must be exhausted before resorting to the social security system. XXXX’s backdated weekly compensation was not available when past supplementary assistance was received, but is available for current benefit...

4. LCRO 35/2024 UX v RT (19 September 2024) [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...she sounded very upset and is determined to go unconditional today no matter what. Believes I am being [overly] legal, lost lease in [Street] because of my nitpicking. School hours are unacceptable. Can’t believe [the Firm] doesn’t have the resources to know what is going on in the body corporate. Told her that she should obtain a new lawyer as she has clearly lost faith in [the Firm]. 24 I am to speak to the secretary of the body corporate manager before going back and de...

5. Technical report of Parenting Hearings programme pilot [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...Technical Report Process issues – scheduling (15 minutes) I’m now going to ask some specific questions about the PHP process, what you think works well and what could be improved. One of the big issues is how courts have managed the scheduling of resources for the PHP pilot. How has this worked for you? Have there been any problems? Have they been resolved? How have they been resolved? Are there differences for Track A and Track B cases? Check: clarify issues at different sta...

6. David Bain interim report of Hon Robert Fisher QC on compensation claim [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...an ad hoc agency is set up to inquire into official conduct, the terms of reference will be closely defined, procedural safeguards will be set in place for those involved, the decision-maker will be chosen for expertise in the area, and appropriate resources will be provided. 1 86. That may be contrasted with inquiries into applications for ex gratia compensation. Ifa Referee goes beyond the causes of the wrongful imprisonment currently in question. the potential scope of the inquiry bec...

7. Waitangi Tribunal theme C - Customary land tenure [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...especially the creation of an emigration fund – the economic argument: The re-sale of the first purchases . . . will provide the funds necessary for future acquisitions; and, beyond the original investment of a comparatively small sum of money, no other resource will be necessary for this purpose. I thus assume that the price to be paid to the natives by the local government will bear an exceedingly small proportion of the price for which the same lands will be re-sold by the Government to t...

8. Alternative Dispute Resolution: general civil cases [pdf, 675 KB]

   ...consensus around the desirability of the court providing more information, particularly in the form of pamphlets, about options for people trying to resolve disputes. Particularly in their dealings with lay litigants, court staff suggested that having resources regarding ADR options and practitioners (including their specialities) would be advantageous. 47 Alternative Dispute Resolution: General Civil Cases _______________________________________________________ 48 49...

9. Tuhinga Whakatau Tikanga 2023 [pdf, 356 KB]

   ...ana i ngā wā ohotata: i. e te Kaiwhakawā Matua mō te whakahaerenga o ngā kōti o Aotearoa; tērā rānei ii. e te Kaiwhakawā Matua o te Kōti Taiao mō te whakahaere o te Kōti Taiao. (e) Ina kōrerotia ana te Ture, e hāngai ana ki te Resource Management Act 1991, hāunga i kīia kētia. (f) He kōrero mō ngā Waeture, he kōrero mō ngā Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003, hāunga e kōrerotia kētia ana. (g) He kōrero mō ngā Tikan...

10. Child witnesses in the New Zealand criminal courts [pdf, 795 KB]

    ...therapists. While such a short course cannot equip judges to correct all poor questioning, it aims to sensitise them to the problems, introduce key concepts and some simple techniques (e.g., ways of intervening), and to raise awareness of additional resources such as CAs. While it still has to work within existing statutory pre-trial timeframes, the Court tackles pre-trial delay using a robust case management model which makes better use of existing hearings: • The agenda of the...