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Added: 01/10/2012
The Public-Private Partnership structure has become increasingly common overseas. In this powerpoint summary, Jon examines possible funding mixes and discuss the potential benefits and risks of PPPs in general.
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Added: 01/10/2012
The Weathertight Homes Resolution Service Financial Assistance Package, commonly referred to as the FAP was passed into law last year. Its stated intention is to assist homeowners with the repair of leaky homes without having to resort to expensive and time consuming legal action. But who is it really assisting ? In this paper Philip examines costings and requirements to fix leaky homes and reasons as to why he believes the FAP is currently not working and what can be done to remediate the outstanding issues.
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Added: 01/10/2012
This session provides information on the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission, and investigates whether and how the Commission's work might be relevant to future changes to the Building Act. The Commission's recommendations, on their own, are not legally binding, and would need legislative or other changes before becoming legally effective. The paper discusses the Commission's terms of reference, the interim report published in October 2011, and the hearings held by the Royal Commission to date and those still to come.
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Added: 01/10/2012
2012 has been an important year so far for the building and construction industry in terms of reforming relevant legislation and introducing efforts to improve the way the industry works. Anne, will examine what have been the current trends in building and construction and what might lie in the foreseeable future in this paper.
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Added: 01/10/2012
Karen provides an in-depth look at various cases with regards to Directors' duties and the reasons behind each individual ruling. An important paper for those wanting to understand the effect current regulations and bodies have on New Zealand finance companies.
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Added: 01/10/2012
This paper explores the original intent of Parliament and the development of the Auckland Council Act, and considers the role the spatial plan will play in decisions made under the RMA. It also examines the possibility of amendments to the Auckland Council Act to require the Council to "give effect" to its contents and the moves afoot to promote the removal of appeal rights on the Unitary Plan once released. Finally, it considers what infrastructure providers need to do next in terms of their approach to, and involvement in, the Unitary Plan process.
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Added: 01/10/2012
In an environment of increasing user demand and fiscal constraints, infrastructure is evaluated not only on its ability to perform efficiently but also to support broader public policy goals. The conceptualisation, design, delivery, and operation of infrastructure can benefit from integrated management that recognises multi-sectoral interdependencies. This presentation examines five cases that support this claim.
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Added: 16/09/2012
As more and more business leaders start to understand what a customer experience strategy is all about and more importantly the benefits it will deliver to their business, its now time to focus on how you actually go about developing and implementing a successful customer experience strategy.
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Added: 12/07/2012
This keynote address by Judge Harland discusses her view of the Environmental Law in the context of recent court decisions. Topics covered include: Her view of the role of the Court in environmental matters, values that the court adheres by and how recent decisions have been influenced by legistation and rules.
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Added: 11/07/2012
History of Irrigation in Canterbury Irrigation and the associated environmental effects have had a long history in Canterbury. Irrigation trials began in mid Canterbury as early as 1880, but large scale irrigation did not start until well into the 1930’s. The 1910 Public Works Act, gave the government power to construct irrigation schemes.
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