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1. SP v GC Ltd [2024] NZDT 500 (17 June 2024) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...by a defect in the roofing at the property and seeks an order that GC Ltd is liable to pay him $3,029.00. 2. Attendance, 3. The issues to be resolved are: a. Is the claim within the limitation period? b. Was the roof laid with reasonable care and skill? c. If not, what remedy is appropriate? Is the claim within the limitation period? 4. SP bought his house in June 2016 brand new from GC Ltd, who had built the house. In February 2024 SP found a leak in a bedroom in the ho...

2. BORA Te Tau Ihu Claims Settlement Bill [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...conferred on other people. For example, and in addition to the grant of particular assets and rights to claimant iwi, the redress includes provision such as cl 92(1), which reserves a right of access to certain wāhi tapu to “Māori for whom the protected site is of spiritual, cultural, or historical significance.” While the Bill does, in that respect, make distinctions based in ethnicity and/or family status, those distinctions do not engage s 19(1). 8. Discrimination arises only...

3. [2022] NZIACDT 12 - LS v Murthy (27 May 2022) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...submissions to the Tribunal prior to the issue of the liability decision. Following that decision, the complainant sent an email on 28 April 2022 stating that if Ms Murthy had guided him properly, he would now be a resident. This was affecting his career. In a further email on 19 May 2022, the complainant said he wanted a refund of the fees paid as he was struggling financially. He provided evidence of having paid her $4,350. Submissions from Ms Murthy [14] Ms Mortimer-Wang...

4. BORA Taxation (Annual Rates for 2015-16, Research and Development, and Remedial Matters) Bill [pdf, 312 KB]

   ...require additional information from an applicant for a formula assessment for child support, so that the power is no longer explicitly to be used to ascertain listed matters. This potentially raises issues regarding the right not to express information protected under section 14 as it could be interpreted as significantly broadening the Commissioner’s power to require personal information from applicants for child support. 7. We do not consider that the amendment significantly broadens...

5. CAC 20006 v Azimi [2014] NZREADT 97 [pdf, 33 KB]

   ...regard to the particular statutory scheme set out in the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 (Act) in CAC v Walker [2011] NZREADT 4: “[17] Section 3(1) of the Act sets out the purpose of legislation. The principal purpose of the 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.” One of the ways in which the Act states it achieves this purpose is by...

6. BORA Employment Standards Legislation Bill [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...(‘banning order’); and • creating several infringement offences for breaching obligations to keep employment agreements and produce them on request by a Labour Inspector. 4. Substantive amendments are also made to the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 to modernise, improve and expand the parental leave scheme. These measures include extending parental leave entitlements to primary carers other than biological or formal adoptive parents, non-standard workers (such a...

7. [2021] NZIACDT 1 - HQT v Singh (15 January 2021) [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...practising since 2014 and had developed a successful, sustainable and expanding business. He employed New Zealanders and contributed to the wider industry by speaking at cultural events. He had an excellent overall reputation for dedicated client care, a good working relationship with the relevant government bodies and a high success rate. This was the first complaint which had been upheld against him. JURISDICTION [16] The Tribunal’s jurisdiction to impose sanctions is set...

8. [2021] NZIACDT - 12 EM v Yong (3 June 2021) [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...(dated 8 September 2020) in the Tribunal, with supporting documents. It alleges Mr Yong was negligent, a ground of complaint under the Act, or alternatively breached cls 1, 2(a), 2(e) and 3(c) of the Code by: (1) failing to conduct himself with due care in not personally engaging with the client; and 6 (2) failing to conduct himself with due care by maintaining business practices whereby he relied on unlicensed individuals, Mr P and Ms U, to provide immigration advice. J...

9. Youth Justice Indicators Summary Report December 2021 [pdf, 4.4 MB]

   ...2019)…..…………………………………………………………. YJI 1.6. Proportion of children and young people referred for a youth justice Family Group Conference (FGC) who have previously been the subject of a report of concern to Oranga Tamariki relating to their care and protection Children aged 10 to 13……….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Young people aged 14 to 17 (14 to 18...

10. [2021] NZREADT 53 - D v REAA & X (15 October 2021) [pdf, 235 KB]

    ...Complaints Assessment Committee (CAC 2103) issued a decision. It was noted from the Authority’s investigation report that the licensee sent the text out of genuine concern for the vendors. The Committee recorded that he appeared to genuinely care about his clients. It found that the text was not intended to offend. Nonetheless, as the Committee noted, the vendors did not appreciate the message and thought it was unprofessional. [14] The Committee decided that the licensee ha...