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1. Koso v Chief Executive Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment [2014] NZHRRT 39 [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...about to be deported or arrested and requires the information to resist this happening. Or a lawyer might take on a new client only a week or two before an appeal hearing and require information for the case. [28.3] In the Commissioner’s view a plea for urgency on the grounds that the client is an overstayer and that the lawyer needs to “advise [the] client about their status” (the ground given in the present case) is not a clear enough reason to find an agency in breach. If t...

2. LCRO 188/2018 KB v WQ and LT (22 January 2021) [pdf, 264 KB]

   ...[2015] NZCA XX; and (d) BM v Q Law Ltd [2015] NZCA XXX. [103] In BM v Q Law Ltd [2014] NZHC XXX, the High Court considered an action against QLL and its directors brought by investors under the Fair Trading Act 1986. [104] In that action, it was pleaded that QLL held funds received as stakeholders, and were prevented from releasing funds without the joint instructions of the investors and developers. [105] The issue which is at the heart of Mr KB’s complaint was squarely before...

3. Youth Court - Playing to win: youth offenders out of court (and sometimes in) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...started informally to implement restorative justice processes at sentencing. This was later formalised in statute. And now there is a mandatory requirement that restorative justice be, at the very least, explored to all levels of offending after a guilty plea. Our schools, workplaces, and even some small cities, are drawing on the expertise and experience of restorative theory to underpin their processes. Restorative justice is spreading wide, and fast. Youth justice systems continue to...

4. LCRO 239/2017 AB v CD (3 July 2019) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...telephone call. He invited her to discuss the vendors’ offer “in the morning”, 7 October 16 Hall v R [2015] NZCA 403, (2015) 28 CRNZ 630 at [65]. Fundamental decisions are those "relating to plea, electing whether to give evidence and to advance a defect based on the accused person’s version of events". 17 R v Pointon [1985] 1 NZLR 109 (CA) at 112. 18 Hall v R, above n 16 at [77]. 13 2015. Until then, he asked h...

5. Taueki - Horowhenua X1B41 North A3A and 3B1 (2008) 16 Aotea Appellate MB 30 (16 WGAP 30) [pdf, 10 MB]

   ...To pass a Special Resolution to sell an area ofland containing 17.8011 hectares of bare land situatedat Lindsay Road Levin. Legal description: Horowhenua XIB41 North A3A and 3Bl BLK XIII Mt Robinson Survey District. Title reference: WN 18C/141 I (please print name) of Being a member ofHANITA INCORPORATION 16 Whanganui Appellate Court MS 33 Hereby appoint Or failing hirnlher . As my proxy to vote for me on my behalf at the Special Meeting for the Proprietors of Hanita Incorporation...

6. Justice Matters - issue 15 - July 2019 [pdf, 3.5 MB]

   ...support newly graduated police induction 2 2 4 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 CONTENTS Justice Matters is a quarterly newsletter produced by the Ministry of Justice’s Communications team. If you have any feedback on this publication, please let us know. commservices@justice.govt.nz | justice.govt.nz https://twitter.com/@justicenzgovt https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-zealand-ministry-of-justice mailto:commservices%40justice.govt.nz?subject= https://www.justice.govt.n...

7. [2017] NZEmpC 56 Nel v ASB Bank Ltd [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...the dispute, it is necessary to outline the relevant factual circumstances of the present proceedings. Before the Court is a challenge and cross-challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority (the Authority). 1 The pleadings which each party have filed provide the context for the disclosure issues; the following facts are derived from those pleadings. [3] Mr Nel was employed by ASB Bank Limited (ASB) in 1997, remaining in the Bank’s employment for...

8. Official Information Act request Family and Sexual Violence [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   ...documents regarding family and sexual violence. Specifically, you requested: Copies of all advice or any other document the department holds relating to family and sexual violence since 27 November 2023 to date. In response to your request, please refer to Table 1 which outlines the documents in scope. Note that some information has been marked out of scope and some information withheld under the following sections of the Act:  9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural person...

9. RIA Terrorism Suppression Act part 2 [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...strengthen counter-terrorism measures in New Zealand. “Terrorist act” definition The “terrorist act” definition remains untested by the courts, with the only case that has been successfully prosecuted (R v Tarrant2) resulting in a guilty plea. However, agencies, including New Zealand Police, have identified that there are aspects of the definition that may impede their ability to utilise the TSA as intended. Given the “terrorist act” definition is the cornerstone of the T...

10. Interpreter Services Quality Framework [pdf, 1 MB]

    ...interpreter services in court or tribunal proceedings • if the participant is self-represented, determine the level of interpreting assistance required • in a criminal proceeding, ensure the defendant understands the process before entering plea and before embarking on trial • introduce the interpreter to the court or tribunal, brief the interpreter and explain their role as an officer of the court • ensure courtroom communication is conducted in plain English (where ap...