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1. Family violence information sharing guidance [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...information that they provide. It’s also important to remember the way you record information may cause harm if it’s inaccurate or based on unsubstantiated claims. Once information is on file, it often becomes the accepted version of events. Take care to record things factually and, if you’re not sure if something is correct, check with the person whose information it is. For more on ensuring information is accurate, see Principle 6. Information must not be shared: • if it...

2. Sharing Information Safely [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...information that they provide. It’s also important to remember the way you record information may cause harm if it’s inaccurate or based on unsubstantiated claims. Once information is on file, it often becomes the accepted version of events. Take care to record things factually and, if you’re not sure if something is correct, check with the person whose information it is. For more on ensuring information is accurate, see Principle 6. Information must not be shared: • if it...

3. Marshall v IDEA Services Ltd (HDC Act) [2020] NZHRRT 9 [pdf, 434 KB]

   ...cerebral palsy,4 which affects his left side in particular. Eamon has limited use of his limbs, and his functional ability is around the age of an infant.5 He is fully dependent for continence, bathing, and dressing, as well as all other day-to-day care needs. He is non-verbal and has poor eyesight. Eamon receives a number of different medications and, of note, suffers from seizures and receives medication to minimise his risk of experiencing seizures. … [2] Because of Eamon’s h...

4. A modern and victim focussed Act [pdf, 393 KB]

   ...safety arrangements; • modernising the Domestic Violence Act so that is accessible and easy to navigate; • amending and adding to the Bill’s principles to target coercive and controlling behaviour, and patterns of behaviour; • specifying carer relationships in the definition of family relationship to signal that recipients of care are particularly vulnerable to family violence; and • specifying dowry abuse in the definition of family violence to raise awareness of the issue...

5. HR v OW and CT LCRO 79/2014 (18 May 2015) [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...lawyers’ unprofessional behaviour in refusing to pay him, referring to their failures to make any concessions or good-faith attempts even to resolve the undisputed portion of the account in a timely manner. Mr HR’s complaint is fulsome, and carefully worded. [18] He refers to his instructions from the lawyers requesting his expert opinion, and says that the lawyers imposed no constraint on the time he should spend in preparing his report. He says he provided his expert opini...

6. [2024] NZEnvC 141 Van Den Brink Group v Waikato District Council [pdf, 401 KB]

   ...be reduced to 3m;6 and (b) In relation to Council’s submission regarding water body building setbacks, the s42A report author supported the amendment, noting that it would align the PDP rules with the esplanade requirements and provide for the protection of natural character.7 Appeal [5] The Appellant subsequently filed this appeal seeking, amongst other amendments, that COMZ-S7 in the COMZ chapter of the PDP decisions version be amended so that building setbacks from riverbanks (ex...

7. BORA Health and Safety Reform Bill [pdf, 291 KB]

   ...be secure against unreasonable search or seizure 6. Section 21 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right of everyone to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure, whether of the person, property, correspondence or otherwise. Section 21 protects against activities constituting a “search or seizure” that are “unreasonable” in the circumstances. A request for information or documents constitutes a search for the purposes of s 21. 1 7. The Court of Appeal stated that the...

8. [2021] NZEmpC 13 Edwards v Recreational Services Ltd [pdf, 206 KB]

   ...unsuccessfully claimed that he had been unjustifiably dismissed, and underpaid, by his former employer Recreational Services Ltd.1 Mr Edwards’ claims extended to pursuing Recreational Services for allegedly failing to provide him with personal protection equipment for the work he undertook and to reimburse him for expenses he had incurred in acquiring some.2 1 Edwards v Recreational Services Ltd [2020] NZERA 301 (Member Loftus)....

9. BORA Statutes Amendment Bill [pdf, 391 KB]

   ...of Social Development • Children, Young Persons and their Families Act 1989 • New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 • Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Act 1990 Department of Labour • Volunteers Employment Protection Act 1973 State Services Commission • State Sector Act 1988 Treasury • Public Audit Act 2001 • Reserve Bank of New Zealand 1989 Ministry of Education • Education Act 1989 Ministry of Health • Health and Di...

10. NI v Q Ltd [2024] NZDT 407 (4 April 2024) [pdf, 200 KB]

    ...Q Ltd is only liable for intentional damage. 19. I find that there is no evidence the damage to the sofa or to the mattress was intentional. NI accepted that he did not think Q Ltd were trying to damage his property, but that not taking proper care amounted to intentional damage. He said that Q Ltd did not have a mattress cover for his mattress and that this amounted to intentional damage. He said that there were wood splinters in the mattress, which suggested it had been put or dragged...