True or False ( only explain the "False" questions)

1* Details of land to be compulsorily purchased need not be advertised as such in the Gazette

2* Only land owned by the Crown can be purchased compulsorily to allow construction of public works

3* The New Zealand Gazette is the official Government newspaper and authoritative journal ofconstitutional record

4* Not everyone can object to the taking of land in the Environment Court

5* Gravel, clayand the like cannot be acquired and taken from land to incorporate into public work

6* The standard of care that must be reached by a professional person in performing his/her occupationdoesn't vary according to his/her experience in performing that particular occupation

7* Generally a duty of care is owed to the world at large.

8* In the case of Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] Donoghue had drunk some ginger beer bought for herby a friend which made her sick because it contained a decomposed snail. The manufacturer of theginger beer was found to owe her no duty of care not to negligently produce a product that mightcause harm to anyone consuming it regardless of whether there was a contractual relationship.

9* The type of harm caused by a manufacturer of food products would today be more likelyto be dealt with by legislation rather than having to rely on the rules of the common law

10* Even though one party's action may have caused harm to another party to whom s/he owed aduty of care, unless s/he acted negligently, s/he is not liable for that harm

11* Once negligent advice has been given it is irrelevant whether the party to whom it has been givenactually relied on it when carrying out the act which caused him/her harmthan someone who had a normal reaction to drifting smoke.

12* Hedley Byrne v Heller [1963] established the principle that if someone gave negligent advice thatcaused economic loss only to a person i.e. without the involvement of physical harm or injury, thens/he could nevertheless be held liable for that purely monetary loss

13* The Torrens system of land ownership developed from a ship registration system

14* In law, anything attached to the land is separate property to that of the land itself

15* The owner of land under the Torrens system is whoever is named as the owner in theLand Registry Office and when sold, title transfers from vendor to buyer when theRegister is altered to show the new owner, not when the purchase price is paid

16* The government guarantees good title to land bought under the Torrens system

17* Buying land under the Torrens system carries greater risk than buying land held under deed

18* In thedeed system of land ownership the deed itself shows ownership of land

19* In the deed system of land ownership the deed shows who owns the land until someone elsecan show they hold better title

20* A builder and homeowner enter into a written agreement to make extensive renovations andstructural changes to the homeowner's house. They agree not to apply to the consenting authority fora building consent because it is unlikely a consent would be given. It is nevertheless still a legally binding contract if a price for the work has been agreed, because parties are free to enter into anagreement for any price they wish to