Search Results

1. 2013 Decisions of public interest

   ...transfer his employment to the defendant pursuant to subpart 1 of Part 6A and secondly the determination of the terms and conditions of the plaintiff's employment if he was so entitled. The Court held that it was clear that Part 6A was intended to provide protection for limited categories of employees providing a particular type of service, but was not persuaded that the plaintiff fell within that category. The Court thus held that the plaintiff was not an employee who was entitled to elect to...

   Located in:

   1. Employment Court >
   2. Judgments >
   3. Decisions of public interest

2. 2025-06-19-WR-Justice-Assoc-Justice-Courts.pdf [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...Attorney-General. However, victims of torture can now seek redress under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. Removing the reservation would improve our compliance with the Convention and align with recommendations from the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care. Initial advice was to be provided to the Minister of Justice by mid-2025 and this commitment is recorded on the Human Rights Monitor website. We intend to update the Human Rights Monitor to say that advice is...

3. [2023] NZEnvC 124 PowerCo Ltd v Manawatu District Council [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA Decision [2023] NZEnvC 124 IN THE MA TIER of appeals under cl 14 of Schedule 1 of the Resource :tvfanagement Act 1991 BETWEEN AND PO\'{IERCO LIMITED (ENV-2017 -\'v'LG-000060) TRANSPOWER NE\V ZEALAND LIMITED (ENV-2017-WLG-000064) (ENV-2021-\'v'LG-000025) Appellants MANA\VATO DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Judge L J Semple sitting alone under s 279

4. [2015] NZEmpC 54 Goel v Director-General for Primary Industries [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...Authority’s or the Court’s decision about the absence of justification may give him grounds to seek to stay in New Zealand, albeit with other employment. That will ultimately be a matter for the Minister of Immigration and/or the Immigration and Protection Tribunal. [50] Next, although Mr Goel may be opposed adamantly, and on principle, to providing expert evidence of his state of psychiatric health, he should not be deprived of the opportunity to argue, as he wishes, that his...

5. LCRO 131/2022 GN, YL and EK v FQ (30 June 2023) [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...Alternatively, she suggested that matter may be suitable for an applicant only hearing. [46] After considering the submissions, I concluded that the review was suitable for determination on the papers and the parties were advised accordingly. [47] Having carefully read the complaint, the response to the complaint, the Committee’s decision and the submissions filed in support of and in opposition to the application for review, there are no additional issues or questions in my mind that...

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

   ...to such a degree as is evident from the material before the Court. [59] The hostility and rancour between the principal parties continues to distract the trustees from their obligations to the beneficiaries. In one sense, when the evidence is carefully considered, the present situation could unflatteringly be characterised as an extreme case of bad neighbours. The ongoing conflict between the applicant and his first cousin Scott Wirihana Tawake over quite mundane matters – acc...

7. Issues with access to justice in the Environment Court of New Zealand [pdf, 477 KB]

   ...having entered a state of considerable flux. In this paper, we do not comment on government policy and the formulating of substantive laws, as it is not our place as judges to do so. It can, however, fall within our responsibilities as judges to make careful public observa- tions about matters of court process and access to justice. This is what we set out to do in this paper, in the context of historic, current, and possible future legislative scenarios. Challenges facing environment courts...

8. IPT 2021-22 Annual Report [pdf, 526 KB]

   Immigration and Protection Tribunal Annual Report 2021/2022 Judge Martin Treadwell Chair December 2022 2 Introduction The Immigration and Protection Tribunal was established under section 217 of the Immigration Act 2009 (the Act). Section 224A of the Act requires the Chair of the Tribunal to provide an annual report to the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Immig...

9. IPT-Annual-Report 2022 -2023 [pdf, 416 KB]

   Immigration and Protection Tribunal Annual Report 2022/2023 Judge Martin Treadwell Chair December 2023 2 Introduction The Immigration and Protection Tribunal was established under section 217 of the Immigration Act 2009 (the Act). Section 224A of the Act requires the Chair of the Tribunal to provide an annual report to the Minister of Justice, the Minister of...

10. PR v HG 69/2016 LCRO [pdf, 269 KB]

    ...reference to the deceit cause of action and the evidence to support it. [100] Reference is also made to the private investigator and his enquiries aimed at verifying the financial position of Mr HG and related entities. Counsel contends that the protections provided by rule 8.8 do not apply in the circumstances of Mr HG’s complaint. [101] Counsel also addressed the “numerous additional assertions and allegations”50 made by Mr HG in the course of his dealings with Ms PR, and...