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1. Interviewing clients [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...are literacy, comprehension or mental health difficulties there is no known address, or there is not sufficient time. Further advice 1. Taking notes allows you to control the pace of the conversation, helps you recall the discussion and protects you should there be any complaint from your client. 2. Use an interview template that prompts admissions, denials, evidential leads (including potential witnesses), alibi evidence, health, especially mental health issues, chara...

2. [2023] NZEmpC 85 Joyce v Ultimate Siteworks Ltd [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...contemplates that an order for security for costs may, in effect, prevent a plaintiff from pursuing their claim. Nevertheless, access to the courts for a genuine plaintiff is not lightly to be denied. Therefore, such an order should only be made after careful consideration. However, a defendant is entitled to be protected against being drawn into unjustified litigation brought by an impecunious plaintiff, particularly where it is overcomplicated and unnecessarily protracted.5 [...

3. UL v Q Ltd [2023] NZDT 383 (29 August 2023) [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...reinstalled the software. He said that was why it was sold for less than a brand new one. As a consequence, it would not have the same lifespan as a brand new laptop, which ordinarily would be between 3 to 7 years, depending on how it was used and cared for. The laptop was therefore sold with only a one year manufacturer warranty. 5. UL provided an article from Consumer NZ concerning the reasonable life expectancy of household goods. It found that “while we expect a laptop or d...

4. Disclaimer & terms of use

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5. Apply for a welfare guardian

   ...free to apply for a Welfare Guardian Order. Apply to have a welfare guardian appointed People who can apply for a Welfare Guardian Order for themselves or someone else are: a person who is totally unable to make or communicate decisions about their own care a relative or attorney of the person who the Order is for a social worker employed under the Children, Young Persons, and their Families Act 1989 a medical practitioner or doctor a representative of any non-profit group that provides servic...

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6. Supplementary Regulatory Impact Statement: Extending the duration limit of Police safety orders [pdf, 667 KB]

   ...address the behaviour of the person subject to the PSO (the bound person) by removing them from the scene for up to five days • people at risk (victims) with time and space to seek support and consider any long-term safety arrangements (e.g. protection orders). The time it takes for victims to put in place safety arrangements following a family violence incident can exceed the duration limit of PSOs. The lack of safety arrangements following a PSO expiring puts victims at greater...

7. [2016] NZEnvC 051 Craddock Farms Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...farming of poultry on site that does not comply with Rule 4.5.116, Rule 4.5.117 or Rule 4.5.119 is a discretionary activity. Auckland Council Regional Plan: Sediment Control • Rule 5.4.2.1 provides for earthworks outside of a Sediment Control Protection Area, on an area between 1 and 5 hectares where the land has a slope ofless than 15 degrees as a controlled activity. Auckland Council District Plan: Franklin Section 4 • Rule 23A.1.3.5 provides for Intensive Farming as a...

8. Family Legal Advice Service Operational Policy v1.8 June 2018 [pdf, 1 MB]

   Family Legal Advice Service Operational Policy for providing early legal advice for disputes under the Care of Children Act 2004 Family Legal Advice Service Operational Policy v1.8 July 2018 Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in rela...

9. Revill v Registrar of REAA [2011] NZREADT 41 [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...drug offences when well over the age of 40. 5 We agree with Mr Hodge that it cannot be said that these were offences committed as an immature youth. Oral Evidence to this Tribunal [23] The applicant gave evidence before us and was carefully cross-examined by Mr Hodge as were a number of witnesses called in support of the applicant. All that evidence can be summarised in the following manner. [24] From about three years ago, the applicant has been in a relationship...

10. Mr G v REAA Registrar [2013] NZREADT 15 [pdf, 66 KB]

    ...the judgment of the Court is made in the interests of the community, having regard for the profession. This principle is equally applicable to licensing decisions under the Act. The purpose of the consumer-focussed Act is to: “promote and protect the interests of consumers in respect of transactions that relate to real estate and to promote public confidence in the performance of real estate agency work.” (refer s.3 of the Act). For consumers, real estate transactions are o...