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1. Complaints Assessment Committee 404 v Kumandan, Kumandan v The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 404) [2018] NZREADT 51 [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...guilty of misconduct because of a wilful or reckless contravention of the Act. Breach of R 6.2 and or R 6.4 [32] The question arises whether the rules impose any obligation on a licensee in the course of carrying out his/her duties to protect the position of a bank. Of course, an agent would be under an obligation to refrain from conniving at, assisting in or carrying out activities amounting to mortgage fraud. For example, if an agent knowingly drew up an agreement whi...

2. [2020] NZREADT 21 - Hanford (12 May 2020) [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...1 Jackman v CAC 10100 [2011] NZREAD 31, at [65]. See also Complaints Assessment Committee 414 v Goyal [2017] NZREADT 58, at [28]–[32]. 2 Section 3(1) of the Act. 3 Section 3(2). conduct in the industry, the need for consumer protection and the maintenance of confidence in the industry, and the need for deterrence, both in relation to the licensee concerned, and the industry as a whole. [17] A penalty should be appropriate for the particular nature of the misbehavi...

3. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Kejriwal [2022] NZLCDT 24 (20 July 2022 [pdf, 156 KB]

   ...5. Prospects of rehabilitation [56] We reminded ourselves that the purpose of disciplinary proceedings is not punitive. Rather we focused on the issue of amenability to rehabilitation. [57] The key question is whether the primary purpose of protecting the public can be achieved in any way other than strike-off. That reflects the principle of the least restrictive intervention, to achieve the purposes of the legislation.7 [58] In the Shousha decision, at [56], her Honour quoted f...

4. [2016] NZEmpC 20 Roy v Board of Trustees of Tamaki College [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...Roy’s tendency to take from something that was said or done, a meaning or significance that it could not reasonably bear, but which now suits the theory of his case. Those two characteristics of Mr Roy’s veracity have required a very careful analysis of significant parts of his evidence and as a result of which I have come to the conclusion that many controversial aspects of his evidence are not able to be accepted. [41] Another characteristic affecting Mr Roy’s credi...

5. Kaiarahi-Family-Court-Navigators-Evaluation-Report.pdf [pdf, 6.7 MB]

   ...(61%) of Kaiārahi said whānau often or always already had a Family Court application when they first connected. Interviews with Kaiārahi and records of interactions in the administrative dataset suggest whānau interactions most often related to Care of Children Act 2004 applications, family violence incidents and Oranga Tamariki matters. Types of support for whānau The action most commonly recorded through the Kaiārahi survey was providing information to whānau about the Family...

6. [2024] NZEnvC 105 Capil Grove Limited v Southland Regional Council [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...Permit Under Section 104B of the Resource Management Act 1991, a resource consent is granted by the Southland Regional Council to Capil Grove Limited of 27 Capil Road, RD 2, Invercargill 9872 from Date Consent Granted. Please read this Consent carefully, and ensure that any staff or contractors carrying out activities under this Consent on your behalf are aware of all the conditions of the Consent. Details of Permit Purpose for which permit is granted: To discharge agricultural...

7. [2017] NZEnvC 012 Envirofume v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 7 MB]

   ...human body. Again, there was no precision as to the time of this, but it may be several months, and the damage caused is both long term and irreversible. Clearly, this is a hazardous and dangerous substance that needs to be used with the utmost care. Its use has ceased in Europe and a number of other countries. [35] For these reasons it is treated in international documentation and in New Zealand with highly conservative limits to try to avoid any potential acute or chronic effect...

8. Supplementary advice on proposed Criminal Cases Review Commission model - Redacted [pdf, 319 KB]

   ...the secondary functions of the CCRC 10.4. the residual role for the Royal prerogative of mercy 10.5. the scope and process for the CCRC’s information-gathering powers 10.6. a mechanism for testing claims of confidentiality and privilege 10.7. protections for information gathered by the CCRC 10.8. an explicit statutory power for the CCRC to regulate its own procedure 10.9. allowing the CCRC to take no further action in respect of an application 10.10. an ability to co-opt special...

9. Director of Proceedings v IDEA Services Ltd [2022] NZHRRT 2 [pdf, 690 KB]

   ...General Manager notified the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Social Development of both incidents. 22 DEFENDANT’S INTERNAL POLICIES, AND NATIONAL STANDARDS 95. At the time of the events set out above, the defendant had a “Child Protection and Abuse Policy” (“the Abuse Policy”) in place, which provided a framework for the protection of children and adults, and for the investigation of alleged abuse. The defendant also had the Incident Reporting Policy in plac...

10. [2025] NZEmpC 114 VXO v Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora [pdf, 329 KB]

    ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE NAME AND IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE PLAINTIFF AND ANOTHER PERSON AT [120] AND [130] VXO v HEALTH NEW ZEALAND – TE WHATU ORA (IN RESPECT OF THE FORMER NORTHLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD) [2025] NZEmpC 114 [9 June 2025] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2025] NZEmpC 114 EMPC 114/2023 IN THE MATTER OF challenges to determinations of the Employment