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Third reading for triangular employment legislation
27 June 2019
Parliament has given a third reading to the Employment Relations (Triangular Employment) Amendment Bill.The private member's bill was introduced by…
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Australian law body says age of criminal responsibility is too low at 10
26 June 2019
The Law Council of Australia is calling for all Australian jurisdictions to lift the minimum age of criminal responsibility to…
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Incorporated Societies legislation to be updated
26 June 2019
Legislation to update the Incorporated Societies Act 1908 is expected to be introduced to Parliament later this year, the Ministry…
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Family violence legislation changes in effect on 1 July
26 June 2019
The second phase of changes to family violence legislation takes effect on 1 July 2019. These are contained in the…
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Australian lawyers leap to defence of judicial spouses
26 June 2019
The Law Council of Australia says an article in Brisbane's Courier Mail newspaper which attacks the spouse travel allowance of…
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Journalism academics say name suppression doesn't work
25 June 2019
An experienced lawyer can get a name suppression order that may not otherwise be made, two former court reporters who…
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Dairy tech firm to pay $825,000 in price-fixing case
25 June 2019
GEA Milfos International Ltd (Milfos) has been ordered to pay a penalty of $825,000 in the Auckland High Court after…
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Govt recognises new convention on workplace violence and harassment
25 June 2019
New Zealand has signed up to a new international convention to combat violence and harassment in the workplace.The Violence and…
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One in 10 workers feel harassed or bullied at work
25 June 2019
About 300,000 employed people, or 11% of workers, said they had experienced discrimination, harassment, or bullying in the past 12…
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New Evidence Briefs added to justice intervention outcome research
25 June 2019
The Ministry of Justice has added four new Evidence Briefs to its collection of Evidence Briefs on the outcomes of…
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Building law reform consultation closes
25 June 2019
MBIE's two-month consultation period for the proposed building law reforms has closed. It says it received 470 submissions from people…
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Commission gets class action and litigation funding go-ahead
24 June 2019
The Law Commission says the Minister responsible for the Law Commission, Andrew Little, has confirmed that it should progress the…
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Saunders Robinson Brown wins Gender Diverse Organisation of Year Award
24 June 2019
Canterbury law firm Saunders Robinson Brown has been named the Gender Diverse Organisation of the Year at the 2019 Women…
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CentrePort sentenced after fatality
24 June 2019
CentrePort Ltd has been fined $506,048 following an incident at the company’s container assessment and repair facility in which a…
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John Tamihere’s speed limit claim in ad ruled misleading
24 June 2019
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint that a radio advertisement by Auckland mayoral candidate John Tamihere was…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018