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1. LCRO 233/2014 IB v KZ (27 June 2018) [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...scope of review [19] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:2 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for tha...

2. Mau Whenua Incorporated - Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust (2020) 419 Aotea MB 112 (419 AOT 112) [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...this Court has jurisdiction over trusts that hold General land owned by Māori per s 236(1)(c) of the Act.3 3 Moke v Trustees of Ngāti Tarāwhai Trust [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 265 (2019 APPEAL 265). 419 Aotea MB 118 [16] Because the Court has jurisdiction over the Trust per s 236(1)(c), s 237(1) applies. It provides: 237 Jurisdiction of court generally (1) Subject to the express provisions of this Part, in resp...

3. LCRO 143/2017 AC v BT (19 February 2019) [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...scope of review [51] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:5 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for that...

4. LCRO 382/2013 SC v JT (30 June 2017) [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...scope of review [21] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act: 3 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for tha...

5. Tsirakoff v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2023] NZACC 148 [pdf, 331 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2023] NZACC 148 ACR 188/21 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN DIANE TSIRAKOFF Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 13 July 2023 Heard at: Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau Minute: 8 August 2023 Appearances: P Schmidt for the Appellant F Becroft for the Res...

6. LCRO 125/2019 AB v CD and EF (3 June 2021) [pdf, 238 KB]

   ...contact may in the circumstances amount to confidential information that should not be disclosed or used against the client. [68] A discussion of this issue would not be complete without a consideration of the case of Black v Taylor,34 which was an appeal from the judgment of McGechan J in the High Court. In the Court of Appeal part of McGechan J reasons were adopted by Cooke P: Last, the lawyer (and particularly the family solicitor) gets to know personalities. He gets to know s...

7. Lux v Raukawa - Opape No 3A1E (2017) 171 Waiariki MB 8 (171 WAR 8) [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...applicant filed several letters from owners of Ngapuna 1F who now wanted to exclude their land from the reservation. At the hearing, the Court noted that it did not want to delve into the original application, as it was not a matter of looking to appeal the orders but that the Court was being asked to make a recommendation for cancellation on the basis of what was put forward. The Court found that, given the agreement of the reservation trustees to the part cancellation, and that...

8. LCRO 143/2020 TJ v YY (16 December 2021) [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...scope of review [35] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:1 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for tha...

9. Stewart v Stewart - Kaiwaitau 6 and Other Blocks (2020) 236 Waiariki MB 37 (236 WAR 37) [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...pathway and take a more analytical approach if it considers that is necessary.6 A review of trust will, therefore, often require consideration of a trust’s performance and the competence of the trustees.7 [36] In Rameka v Hall, the Court of Appeal referred to the general responsibilities of trustees set out in s 223 of the Act, which include carrying out the terms of the trust, proper 5 Proprietors of Mangakino Townsh...

10. SK and RM v GJ LCRO 36/2015 (14 December 2016) [pdf, 252 KB]

    ...scope of review [42] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:13 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for tha...