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1. Kauikia-Stevens v Trustees of the Rangitatau 1D5A1 Block (2014) 318 Aotea MB 217 (318 AOT 217) [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...chattel. There is no ability to succeed to any such order, it not being an interest in land and the order is treated as being personal to the holder and lapsing on death. 14 (2007) 7 Whangarei Appeal MB 19 (7 APWH 19) 318 Aotea MB 230 Anyone who wishes to sustain a further claim for the house needs to apply for another order. [53] More recently in Stock v Morris – Wainui 2D2B Judge Ambler acknowledges that there is competing...

2. Andrews v Commissioner of Police [2013] NZHRRT 6 [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...Commission at [6]: 6 Defendants have made recent use of the Official Information Act 1982 to obtain information from the police or other prosecuting agency which might bear upon an alleged offence. The practice has developed since the Court of Appeal held in Commissioner of Police v Ombudsman [1988] 1 NZLR 385 that the right under the Act to “official” or “personal” information could be used for purposes of a pending trial. However, the Act is unable to meet all the needs of d...

3. McQuade v Young & Ors as Trustees for the Maureen Young Family Trust [pdf, 136 KB]

   ...essentially supervisory and I think that the responsibility should be treated as being significantly less than that of the principal author of the damage. 8.10 In the case of Mount Albert Borough Council v Johnson [1979] 2 NZLR 234 the Court of Appeal considered a similar situation, where the owner of a defective building succeeded against the builder and the local authority.The Court apportioned responsibility between these two defendants as 80% to the Builder and 20% to the C...

4. LCRO 127/2017 EZ v UO [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...scope of review [25] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:9 … 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. LCRO 182/2014 DL v SJ, GS and PQ [pdf, 292 KB]

   ...Scope of Review [38] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:15 … 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...

6. Beniston v Subritzky - Estate of Huhana Subritzky [2016] Chief Judge's MB 178 (2016 CJ 178) [pdf, 366 KB]

   ...in law because of any mistake or omission on the part of the Court or the 13 Muraahi v Phillips – Rangitoto Tuhua 55B1B and 55B1A2 (Manu Ariki Marae) [2013] Māori Appellate Court MB 528 (2013 APPEAL 528). 2016 Chief Judge’s MB 198 Registrar or in the presentation of the facts of the case to the Court or the Registrar, cancel or amend the order or certificate of confirmation or make such other order or issue such certifi...

7. LCRO 50/2020 M and N PQ v WR (23 April 2021) [pdf, 276 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:4 … 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...

8. LCRO 228/2016 SP v QH (27 June 2019) [pdf, 324 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: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. LCRO 181/2019 SL v GB (29 January 2021) [pdf, 281 KB]

   ...scope of review [46] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:12 … 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 th...

10. LCRO 210/2018 RF v TG (27 August 2020) [pdf, 231 KB]

    ...scope of review [28] 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 that...