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New law makes social worker registration mandatory
22 February 2019
Parliament has given a third reading to the Social Workers Registration Legislation Bill.Much of the new law will come into…
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Improper disclosure leads to ostracism, death
21 February 2019
The Human Rights Review Tribunal recently found that the Parole Board breached the Privacy Act when it disclosed an offender’s…
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Report on public interest defence did not breach standards
21 February 2019
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has not upheld a complaint about a broadcast of TV programme Te Kāea, which reported,…
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Tax Working Group final report released - capital gains tax recommended
21 February 2019
The Tax Working Group is recommending the Government tax more income from capital gains in its final report.This follows concerns…
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Freedom camper snapped ‘toileting’ on beach rocks may have had privacy rights breached
21 February 2019
A law professor says it’s possible that a freedom camper recently photographed defecating amongst the rocks of a pristine beach…
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Irish Law Society flooded with practice applications as Brexit looms
21 February 2019
Staff at the Law Society of Ireland dealing with applications to practice in the still-European Union country have been rather…
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Access to criminal record by Corrections employee a privacy breach
21 February 2019
Access to a man's criminal record by a Department of Corrections employee at a Corrections office with which he had…
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Staffing problems at Kohuora prison, says Ombudsman
21 February 2019
The practice of locking prisoners into their cells at Auckland South Corrections Facility (Kohuora) for extended amounts of time as…
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Strong M&A activity will continue, says Russell McVeagh
21 February 2019
Russell McVeagh's M&A trends for 2019 publication says 2018 was a strong year for M&A and it sees that continuing…
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South Island pastoral lease consultation begins
21 February 2019
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has opened consultation on proposed changes to the Crown's management of pastoral land in the…
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SSC stresses importance of political neutrality
20 February 2019
State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes has written to the chief executives of government departments to remind them about the importance…
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Discussion document to target multinational tax payment
20 February 2019
Cabinet has agreed to issue a discussion document by May about how to update New Zealand's tax framework to ensure…
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Commission plans next step against ticket seller following High Court decision
20 February 2019
The Commerce Commission has failed in the High Court in its initial application for an interim injunction against online ticket…
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ACC responds to dispute resolution process review
19 February 2019
ACC has released updated information on its response to the independent review by Miriam Dean QC of accident compensation dispute…
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Omnibus financial market bill introduced
19 February 2019
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi has introduced the Financial Markets (Derivatives Margin and Benchmarking) Reform Amendment Bill to…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018