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1. Minute of the Court dated 31 August 2018 [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...Court's mediators and facilitators of expert conferences. [3] This being a hearing at first instance, the Court needs to have regard to matters set out in s 104 RMA, subject to Part 2 (as now guided by the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in R J Davidson Family Trust v Marlborough District Council [2018] NZCA 316). That does not mean however that it needs to hear from lots of witnesses in person. The Court has been busily engaged in reading all materials lodged with it, a...

2. BORA Statutes Amendment Bill (No. 2) [pdf, 299 KB]

   ...assessments) stipulate that the person must be consulted about who will undertake the assessment, they must be given notice that an assessment is required and be informed of their right to refuse the assessment. Section 64 also provides a right of appeal to the District Court against decisions of the Council. JUSTICE ITEMS 13. The Crown Law Office has considered the proposed amendments to the following pieces of legislation, and advises that there are no inconsistencies with the Bill...

3. Gengalo - Tuapou B8 (2004) 85 Ōpōtiki MB 110 (85 OPO 110 [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...held that section 18(1 )(a)/93 gives this Court the power to make a determination as to entitlement or ownership and to follow that by making an order under the appropriate section of the Act so as to give effect to that determination. (See Re: An Appeal by Ngahuia Tawhai [1998] NZAR 459, 471) What the Maori Land Court should do with such applications is to review and consider the particular circumstances of the case to determine such claims. (See for Minute Book: 85 OPO 112 exa...

4. [2018] NZEmpC 73 Ovation New Zealand Ltd v New Zealand Meat Workers and Related Trades Union Inc [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...determination as to whether an employer and employee can agree that payment for rest breaks under s 69ZD of the Act is incorporated within piece work rates and, if so, what the parties have agreed on a proper interpretation of the contract. The Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in Lean Meats Oamaru Ltd v New Zealand Meat Workers and Related Trades Union Inc did not address the first of these issues, and the precursor Employment Court judgment touched on it (but did not decide the...

5. Miller v Simon - Ruatanga 1E1C1 (Te Muunu Haimona Trust) (2018) 394 Aotea MB 10 (394 AOT 10) [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...394 Aotea MB 12 [10] Clause 9 of the trust order requires that trustees retire following the expiry of a three-year term of office but are eligible for re-election.2 [11] The leading authority on the appointment of trustees is the Court of Appeal judgment Clarke v Karaitiana.3 I adopt the reasoning of that decision. Discussion [12] On balance, I accept the evidence of those owners who confirm that an election occurred. While there may have been some confusion over the proce...

6. Chapman v Western Bay of Plenty District Council [pdf, 76 KB]

   SUMMARY Case: Chapman v Western Bay of Plenty District Council File No: TRI 2008-101-000100/ DBH 05327 Court: WHT Adjudicator: R Pitchforth Date of Decision: 11 November 2009 Background The claimant pursued his claim for his poorly built monolithically clad house, against: First respondent: Western Bay of Plenty District Council Second respondent: Flora Creative Ltd formerly Landmark Homes Ltd as builders Fifth respondent: Mr Clarke – director of Landmark Sixth

7. Kidd v Grumball [pdf, 76 KB]

   ...TRI-2007-101-22 the Chair of the Weathertight Homes Tribunal said: 6. It is well established in New Zealand law that parties cannot re-litigate questions that have already been judicially determined. Authority for this can be found in the Court of Appeal decision of Shiels v Blakeley [1986] 2 NZLR 262 (at 266) where the Court stated: ―Where a final decision has been pronounced by a New Zealand judicial tribunal of competent jurisdiction over the parties to, and the subject-...

8. AB v Secretary for Justice [2019] NZRA 001 (2 September 2019) [pdf, 88 KB]

   ...sentencing on one occasion. She had appearances for pre-trial matters of bail, case review, and sentence indication which are matters that can be taken into account in terms of the Provider Manual. She has appeared as Junior Counsel in the Court of Appeal having drafted the submissions in that matter. [15] When I take those matters into consideration along with her conduct of the PAL 3 matter for which she was granted limited approval, I am satisfied that AB has met the requirem...

9. Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill [pdf, 149 KB]

   ...fine for an infringement offence must not be more than twice the amount of the infringement fee for the offence (the infringement fee must not be more than $1,000).3 No terms of imprisonment can be imposed; and e. The leaseholder has a right of appeal and review rights as set out in the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 and the Summary Proceedings Regulations 1958. 12. For these reasons, we consider any limits within the Bill on the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty affir...

10. Medicines Amendment Bill [pdf, 208 KB]

    ...Parliament’s decision to override extant judicial review proceedings by retrospective validation was a violation of its rights to challenge the Kaipara District Council’s decision (about rates) by way of judicial review. The majority of the Court of Appeal held that it cannot be properly argued that validating legislation results in a deprivation of rights in a section 27(2) sense.2 18. Further, the majority agreed with the Attorney-General’s submission that: 1 Andrew Butler an...