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1. Pillay v New Zealand Transport Agency [2021] NZHRRT 13 [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...4 IMMUNITY UNDER THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT [17] The OIA enables access to official information by the public, through a prescribed process and framework. If official information is provided in good faith, then the agency that provides it is protected from legal proceedings arising from the provision of official information. Section 48 sets out the specific protections for those who provide information under the OIA: 48 Protection against certain actions (1) Where any officia...

2. Wilton TRI-2021-100-002 [2023] NZWHT AUCKLAND 01 [pdf, 629 KB]

   IN THE WEATHERTIGHT HOMES TRIBUNAL TRI-2021-100-002 [2023] NZWHT AUCKLAND 01 BETWEEN HELEN BERNADETTE O’SULLIVAN, FIONA CHERIE WHITE & ANDREW RODGER WILTON as trustees of the WILTON FAMILY TRUST Claimants AND DEANE FLUIT BUILDER LTD First Respondent AND TAB DESIGN LTD (Removed) Second Respondent AND TILING SOLUTIONS WANAKA LTD Third Respondent AND QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT COUNCIL Fourth Respondent AND HEMPEL (WATTYL) NEW ZEALAND LTD formally called VALSPAR PA

3. Gay and Lesbian Clergy Anti-Discrimination Society v Bishop of Auckland [2013] NZHRRT 36 [pdf, 163 KB]

   ...God our Creator, whose intention is that husband and wife should be united in heart, body and mind. In their union they fulfil their love for each other. Marriage is given to provide the stability necessary for family life, so that children may be cared for lovingly and grow to full maturity. Marriage is a way of life to be upheld and honoured. No one should enter into it lightly. It involves a serious and life-long commitment to each other’s good in a union of strength, sympathy an...

4. [2025] NZLCDT 18 National Standards Committee 2 v ZKA (24 March 2025) [pdf, 295 KB]

   ...subsequent report by Dame Margaret Beazley, the firm was well aware of its obligations to its staff. The firm commenced an immediate investigation following the second of the parties and reports of Mr ZKA’s conduct. The firm demonstrated a caring and supportive attitude towards the summer clerks in particular. [32] [Redacted]. It would seem as an inevitable consequence of his conduct, despite his having been a valuable member of the firm and respected for his legal skills....

5. BOAC v Auckland Council [2011] NZWHT Auckland 50-57 [pdf, 357 KB]

   Page | 1 IN THE WEATHERTIGHT HOMES TRIBUNAL TRI 2010-100-32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41 [2011] NZWHT AUCKLAND 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 and 57 BETWEEN BOAC Claimants AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL First Respondent AND HUGHES & TUKE CONSTRUCTION LTD Second Respondent AND DAVID CHARLES TUKE Third Respondent AND DAVID B MCGLASHAN Fourth Respondent AND RRL GROUP LIMITED Fifth Respondent AND BARRY RUSSELL BROWN (Undischarged Bankrupt) Si

6. Te-Manutukutuku-Issue-79.pdf [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...the day to pursue its preferred policy of corporatising State­owned forestry assets. Under the agreement, the Government could sell the cutting rights to Crown forest land under new forestry licences. In exchange, Māori received an additional protection for their well­founded claims relating to Crown forest land : they could seek an interim recommendation from the Tribunal that the land be returned to Māori ownership, and that recom­ mendation would become binding on the Crown...

7. LCRO 224/2018 (31 October 2019) [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...[98] In giving consideration as to whether it is appropriate to order a penalty, I refer to the guidance provided by the High Court which has stated that the “predominant purposes [of orders] are to advance the public interest (which include “protection of the public”), to maintain professional standards, to impose sanctions on a practitioner for breach of his/her duties, and to provide scope for rehabilitation in appropriate cases”.23 [99] I have concluded that in these part...

8. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Burcher [2019] NZLCDT 12 [pdf, 307 KB]

   ...to comment that such approach was consistent with the legislative purposes of the Act to protect consumers of legal services: “I also take into account the fact that the Lawyer’s (sic) and Conveyancers Act 2006 is at least in part a consumer protection measure. It would defeat that purpose if the legislation were interpreted to exclude from its scope functions which a lawyer routinely undertakes alongside the provision of legal services but these were not considered to be regulated...

9. Wellington Standards Committee 2 v Harper [2020] NZLCDT 29 (11 September 2020) [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...8 Deliu v The National Standards Committee and the Auckland Standards Committee No. 1 of The New Zealand Law Society [2017] NZHC 2318 (25 September 2017). 15 How to Achieve the Purposes of Penalty in This Case [44] Protection of the public – it is conceded by the prosecutor in this matter that “all indicators suggest repetition is unlikely”. We have already stated that we do not consider that Ms Harper, whom many colleagues and clients have endorsed

10. [2019] NZREADT 54 - Houliston v CAC 1901, Lohmann & Webb (10 December 2019) [pdf, 237 KB]

    ...Summit, Mr Nalder, and so he advised Mr Webb that he would be dealing directly thereafter with the Authority. [12] The complaint which Mr Houliston made to the Authority was that: [a] Mr Lohmann breached s 136 of the Act; [b] Mr Webb failed to protect Mr Houliston throughout the sales process and failed to disclose Mr Lohmann's “conflict of interest”; [c] the licensees had misled Mr Houliston about whether or not there was a competing party who was intending to make an...