09 April 2020 The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa is reviewing the Coronavirus situation on a daily basis and will provide regular updated advice from reputable sources for the law profession. A special website section has been set up and is kept updated.Below is... More about Summary of the latest COVID-19 news for lawyers.
09 April 2020 The report of the Public Inquiry into the Earthquake Commission (EQC) has recommended that claimants should be dealt with respectfully, fairly and professionally and with a sensitivity to the post-disaster pressures they might be facing.“EQC’s operational practices must put the needs of claimants first and at... More about Dame Silvia’s Inquiry report into EQC released.
09 April 2020 The New Zealand Customs Services says companies that have non-essential goods blocking movement of essential goods may apply for permission to move those goods from the port to their CCA for storage.However, Customs says they are not authorised to deliver those non-essential goods to their customers.It... More about Customs advises on moving non-essential goods blocking essential goods.
09 April 2020 The Department of Internal Affairs, the AML/CFT supervisor for lawyers, says it is working with its AML/CFT system partners and preparing to respond to sector concerns regarding their ability to meet some AML/CFT Act obligations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.It says two areas of... More about AML/CFT supervisors working on solutions to COVID-19-related problems.
09 April 2020 Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has amended the Telecommunications Information Privacy Code to enable emergency services to more quickly locate people at risk of harm who have not made a call to 111.The amendment extends the number of agencies who can use the emergency location information system... More about Telecommunications Privacy Code amended to assist with 111 call location.
09 April 2020 The Ministry for the Environment has released the National Monitoring System (NMS) data for the year ending 30 June 2019.The NMS collects detailed information from local authorities on their responsibilities under the Resource Management Act 1991, including functions, tools and processes. It provides transparency to the... More about Data documents local authority resource management handling.
09 April 2020 We asked lawyers around the country how they are getting on during the lockdown: what are they doing to cope with the lack of office working and dealing with technology at home. Here are the first two lawyers.Maree Baker-Galloway, partner, Anderson Lloyd, QueenstownHow are you getting... More about Lawyers in lockdown … Pt 1.
09 April 2020 The Law Council of Australia says it hopes the quashing of Cardinal George Pell’s abuse convictions in the High Court does not deter victims of sexual abuse from coming forward.It also says that rather than highlight issues with the legal system – which some have suggested... More about Law Council Aust hopes victims won’t be put off by Pell judgment.
09 April 2020 Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare has further extended the state of national emergency which was originally declared at 12:21pm on Wednesday, 25 March 2020.The state of national emergency, declared under section 66 of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 was extended pursuant to section 71... More about State of National Emergency extended again.
09 April 2020 A new Land Transport Rule - the COVID-19 Response (No 1) 2020 - has been made, effective from 10 April 2020.The rule states that all driver licences, WoFs, CoFs, and some vehicle certifications, that expired on or after 1 January 2020 will be valid for up... More about New Land Transport Rule extends WOF and other expiry times.
2 November 2017
The Department of Internal Affairs is getting closer to finalising guidance for the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism…
2 November 2017
The Commerce Commission has issued a warning to a solar panel systems retailer over claims made about the financial benefits…
2 November 2017
New Zealand is the easiest country of 190 in which to do business, according to the World Bank's 15th Doing…
2 November 2017
It is incumbent on lawyers and conveyancers to carry out their duties to their clients in a “spirit of co-operation”.This…
2 November 2017
A notice in the New Zealand Gazette states that the Governor-General, acting under delegated authority from Her Majesty The Queen,…
1 November 2017
The Cabinet Office has released a circular Access to information of a previous administration.The circular sets out the principles that…
1 November 2017
The average law firm in a legal services benchmarking study converted around 33%-36% of fee revenue into profit and generated…
1 November 2017
The Department of Corrections has made new rules for items of property that prisoners may be issued with or allowed…
1 November 2017
Government Ministers have announced plans to introduce legislation to change the law relating to foreign purchase of housing, equal pay,…
1 November 2017
Napier City Libraries has launched an expanded online collection of the writings of retired District Court Judge Fred McElrea on…
1 November 2017
The Waitangi Tribunal has released a report on the Ngātiwai Mandate claims. It finds that the Crown breached the principles…
1 November 2017
The Judges of the Supreme Court have adopted new ceremonial robes, an announcement from the Judicial Office for Senior Courts…
31 October 2017
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has found that Trident Systems, which ran a fishing camera monitoring trial for the Ministry…
31 October 2017
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has upheld aspects of a complaint about four broadcasts in 2016 by Radio Virsa, a…
31 October 2017
WorkSafe New Zealand says it has accepted an enforceable undertaking from Zespri International Ltd, following a fatal quad bike incident…
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