Following the Supreme Court's judgment in Synlait Milk Limited (Synlait) v New Zealand Industrial Park Limited (NZIPL) [2020] NZSC 157, the courts are likely to be more willing to use their powers under s 317 of the Property Law Act 2007 to modify or extinguish historical covenants.
The substantive provisions of the Privacy Act 2020 come into force on 1 December 2020. This is the first comprehensive reform since the Privacy Act 1993 was enacted and makes New Zealand’s privacy law more consistent with comparable jurisdictions.
When times are filled with uncertainty, planning becomes both more critical and more difficult. We should spare a thought for those who are charged with guiding local authorities through the current planning round from their home offices.
While it is tempting to dial down the energy a little in this time of enforced lock-down, it may be that exactly the opposite is needed.
The Prime Minister has given instructions and we have obeyed. The country is in lock-down with a raft of personal restrictions and new measures in place, but where does the power to do this come from?
Many, if not all, local authorities have hastily put in place measures to authorise Council business to be undertaken by an emergency committee or the Chief Executive during the Covid-19 lock-down. However, there are some matters that cannot be delegated, as set out in clause 32(1) Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002. These include important decisions coming up in the next couple of months such as the need to adopt an Annual Plan and make a rate before 30 June 2020.
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