28 May 2020 With New Zealand moving to COVID-19 Level 2 on 13 May, and a further easing of restrictions on gatherings due to come into force from midday Friday 29 May, the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa is adapting how it operates.The Society’s... More about Law Society Adapts to COVID-Level 2.
28 May 2020 The Department of Corrections has provided more guidance on its operations under COVID-19 Level 2.In a letter to the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa, the Department’s Chief Executive, Jeremy Lightfoot, says where possible it encourages lawyers to consider other options for... More about Corrections’ guidance to lawyers on contacting clients.
28 May 2020 The International Bar Association (IBA) has condemned China’s proposed National Security Law for Hong Kong.One report says the law would make criminal any act of:secession - breaking away from the countrysubversion - undermining the power or authority of the central governmentterrorism - using violence or intimidation... More about Hong Kong security law condemned by IBA.
28 May 2020 Legal Aid policy and process changes made in response to COVID-19 continue to apply, however some exceptions have been made.During Alert Levels 3 and 4, the Legal Aid complaints and audit programmes were placed on hold. Both programmes have now been restarted under Level 2.The Public... More about Legal Aid complaints and audit programmes resume under Level 2.
28 May 2020 The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has ruled that a local council did not need to publicly release the minutes of a meeting on a high-profile housing development.A journalist made a request for information about a meeting held between Tauranga City Council and Bella Vista Homes Ltd... More about Council right to reject request for record of ‘without prejudice’ meeting.
28 May 2020 Privacy Commissioner John Edwards is warning the hospitality and retail sectors against using contact tracing apps or web-based solutions that ask for too much personal information, including whether a customer has had Covid-19.Mr Edwards says his office has published a stocktake of contact tracing apps that... More about Commissioner warns against over-collection of customer information.
28 May 2020 The government has introduced the Overseas Investment (Urgent Measures) Amendment Bill to be passed under urgency, and the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill (No.3), to follow the usual legislative process. These changes work in tandem with the business support policies introduced by the government to address the... More about Changes to the Overseas Investment Act.
28 May 2020 Parliament has passed the Smoke-free Environments (Prohibiting Smoking in Motor Vehicles Carrying Children) Amendment Bill.The bill amends the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 to prohibit smoking in motor vehicles carrying anyone under 18 years of age.“We know that second-hand smoke can accumulate in vehicles, even with the... More about Bill to prevent smoking in cars with children passes.
27 May 2020 Three individuals of two companies breaching obligations under the AML/CFT Act has led to a High Court judgement preventing them from holding roles as reporting entities or compliance officers, DIA has announced.DIA had filed a civil proceeding in the Auckland High Court seeking injunctions against three... More about DIA prevents individuals from holding reporting and compliance roles .
27 May 2020 The Earthquake Commission has apologised “unreservedly” to customers whose claims information was unintentionally shared with one of its customers and their lawyer.Chief Executive Officer Sid Miller says what is most disappointing about the incident is that EQC has multi-layered security measures to protect the information about... More about EQC apologises for unintended release of claims information.
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