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Body Corporate Business Update
We welcome back VickiVicki Toan is back from maternity leave and will be in the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for the next few months.More apartments for AucklandThe Auckland Unitary Plan Independent Hearings Panel released its recommendations on the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan last m...
New Health & Safety Legislation
You are likely to be aware that new Health and Safety legislation came into force on 4 April 2016.The scope of this legislation is wider than its predecessor, not only because directors and officers have a personal duty to ensure that an organisation complies with its health and safety obligations,...
“What’s yours is mine What’s mine is mine!”: Keeping your separate property separate
It is well known that the family home is classified as relationship property under the property (relationships) act 1976 (“the act”). Where the position becomes murky is with regard to additional properties owned by one partner such as an investment property.If an investment property was purch...
How well do you know your lease?
The majority of lease arrangements are entered into using a Deed of Lease produced by the Auckland District Law Society. Whether you are a business owner and tenant, or a landlord, it is important that you understand your rights and obligations. So, how well do you know your lease?Tenants’ mainten...
Forthcoming Changes To Employment Relations Act – 2016
Employers, particularly small and medium enterprises, need to consider the potential implications to their businesses of proposed changes and to ensure that they comply with the new minimum standards and obligations if and when they are introduced.1. Zero Hour Contracts –Availability ProvisionThis...
The New taxation
The new Taxation (Residential Land Withholding Tax, GST on Online Services, and Student Loans) Bill, which has been referred to a Select Committee for consideration, is expected to be enacted during the middle of this year. The Bill provides for a number of changes to the student loan scheme and col...
Building Report Clauses – They are not all the same
The agreement contains a standard building report clause, which is clause 9.3, and a provision on the front page of the agreement for a purchaser to elect whether they do or not wish to use the building report clause in the agreement, and thereby get a building report on the property they are buying...
New Environmental Reporting Act- Passed
“The new Environmental Reporting Act will back up our clean, green brand with authoritative and independent information on the state of our environment. It will tell us where we match up, where we don’t and give regular updates so that we can track long-term changes,” Dr Smith says.“It is a...
Proposed New Resource Management Act Standard- Streamlines Telecommunication
Changes to modernise and streamline the National Environmental Standard (NES) for telecommunications facilities will speed up improvements and reduce costs for consumers, Communications Minister Amy Adams and Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith announced at the Resource Management Law Association con...
Residential Property Withholding Tax
This is not a new tax, rather it is a new instrument to collect tax. The rationale is that as it can be more difficult to collect tax from people speculating on property in New Zealand if the seller lives overseas.Glaister Ennor has been following the evolution of these proposals and has contributed...