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1. Dekker v Standing [2013] NZIACDT 50 (12 August 2013) [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...3 Grounds on which the Registrar referred the complaint [10] The Registrar referred the complaint pursuant to section 45(2) of the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 (“the Act”), and identified the grounds for referral as: [10.1] Whether the adviser engaged in dishonest or misleading behaviour under section 44(2)(d) of the Act; and [10.2] Whether the adviser breached clauses 1, 2 and 3 of the Licensed Immigration Advisers Code of Conduct 2010 (“the Code”), whic...

2. WHT Annual Report 2021 [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...management of claims. The COVID-19 lockdowns had no material effect on the Tribunal. JURISDICTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION Establishment and Function of the Tribunal The Tribunal is based in Auckland. It was established in 2007 by section 101 of the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006 (the Act). It is part of Government’s response to the ‘leaky homes crisis’ enabling claims by the owners of dwellinghouses (stand-alone homes, townhouses and apartments)...

3. ZA v YB LCRO 164/2013 (31 August 2016) [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...typing and preparation of bundles for the High Court. We consider your request for immediate uplift was unwarranted and misleading. We also consider your harassing phone calls unreasonable, disrespectful and discourteous, and in breach of rule 10.1 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008. A complaint will be laid with the ADLS. 5 To the extent you harass the writer’s Administrator about it, your discourtesy was in breach of the or...

4. [2019] NZEmpC 57 Cornish Truck & Van Ltd v Gildenhuys [pdf, 235 KB]

   ...$2,308.05 (inclusive of GST) in relation to his costs application. 1 Cornish Truck & Van Ltd v Gildenhuys [2019] NZEmpC 6. 2 Gildenhuys v Cornish Truck & Van Ltd [2018] NZERA Auckland 101. [2] He also sought $4,500 for costs in the Authority, together with disbursements of $71.56, covering the filing fee (inclusive of GST). I understand the costs anyway have been paid to him by Cornish Truck. He also is entitl...

5. Ruapuha Uekaha Hapu Trust - Hauturu East 8 (2013) 67 Waikato Maniapoto MB 100 (67 WMN 100)- (PDF, 74KB) [pdf, 74 KB]

   ...Copies to: Mr J Koning, Koning Webster, Lawyers, P O Box 11120, Papamoa 3151, john@kwlaw.co.nz Mr K Catran, Cooney Lees Morgan, P O Box 143, Tauranga 3140, kcatran@clmlaw.co.nz 67 Waikato Maniapto MB 101 Introduction [1] An application to appeal my preliminary decision of 14 August 2013 at 61 Waikato Maniapoto MB 7 was filed by counsel for the Ruapuha Uekaha Hapu Trust (“RUHT”), Mr Koning. Counsel for Messrs Tane and Martin, Mr C

6. Fa'asavala v Letalu [2014] NZIACDT 91 (17 September 2014) [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...conduct are maintained in the occupation concerned. [10] When imposing sanctions those statutory purposes require consideration of at least four factors which may materially bear upon maintaining appropriate standards of conduct: 3 [10.1] Protecting the public: Section 3 of the Act states “The purpose of this Act is to promote and protect the interests of consumers receiving immigration advice ...” [10.2] Demanding minimum standards of conduct: Dentice v Valuers Registr...

7. AN v Secretary of Justice 30 January 2013 NZRA 000026 [pdf, 84 KB]

   ...The Secretary’s response was given on 11 December 2012. He refers to reg 10 of the Legal Services (Quality Assurance) Regulations 2011 (Regulations) which prescribes the conditions the Secretary may impose including a mentoring condition (r 10(1)(b) – “the condition that the 6 provider be mentored in a manner specified by the Secretary”). He notes that the relationship between the Applicant and the LSA was strained at times. The mentoring condition was considered app...

8. Media release and annual provisional suicide figures for 2010/11 [pdf, 457 KB]

   ...Mäori Pacific Other Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate 2007/2008 21 5.93 87 15.39 24 9.05 408 13.26 2008/2009 10 2.82 95 16.81 26 9.81 400 13 2009/2010 22 6.21 105 18.58 31 11.69 383 12.45 2010/2011 19 5.36 101 17.87 22 8.3 416 13.52 Note: The per 100,000 population rate shown has been calculated following Statistics New Zealand annual population for the 2006 census year. Table 4 shows provisional suicide deaths by ethnicity between July 2007 a...

9. [2015] NZSSAA 039, 29 May [pdf, 44 KB]

   ...work with the Roman Catholic Church in XXXX should be regarded as missionary work, in the sense that his work supported the mission of the Roman Catholic Church in XXXX. [16] “Missionary work” is defined in Section 10(4) of the Act. Section 10(1) also provides that to be “engaged in missionary work”, the person must be a member of a religious body or their work must be carried out on behalf of a religious body. [17] The Oxford English Dictionary (online ed) defines “mis...

10. DU & TU v OE [2024] NZDT 75 (30 January 2024) [pdf, 247 KB]

    ...limited jurisdiction to hear: claims founded on contract or quasi-contract; or claims in tort in respect of the destruction or loss of any property, any damage or injury to any property and the recovery of any property (Disputes Tribunals Act 1988, s 10(1)) (a tort is a legal wrong not dependent on the existence of a contract, e.g. negligence, but the person seeking compensation must be the owner of the property in question). 9. TU accepts that neither she nor her husband own the bear...