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1. [2019] NZEnvC 009 Double R Developments Ltd v Western Bay of Plenty District Council [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...that could be challenged in an appeal against an abatement notice. [3] The respondent seeks costs against the appellant in the sum of $11,835, being 50 per cent of its actual costs for legal fees and disbursements. Invoices are attached to the application showing charges totalling $25,287.50 exclusive of GST, but this amount has been discounted by $1,617.50 for work done prior to the lodging of the appeal in this proceeding. The claim also does not include any of the costs of office...

2. [2023] NZREADT 29 CAC 1901 v KC (11 October 2023) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...Tribunal: D J Plunkett (Chair) C A Sandelin (Deputy Chairperson) G J Denley (Member) Appearances: Counsel for the Committee: E Mok, A Stuart Counsel for the Defendant: J Waymouth DECISION ON COSTS Application by Defendant for Costs Dated 11 October 2023 2 INTRODUCTION [1] On 3 July 2023, the Tribunal dismissed charges of misconduct against the defendant, KC, a licensed real estate salesperson under the Real Estate Agent...

3. Keepa - Te Touwai B16A (2019) 207 Taitokerau MB 109 (207 TTK 109) [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TAITOKERAU DISTRICT A20150002252 UNDER Section 18(1)(a), Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Te Touwai B16A BETWEEN MAKI KEEPA, TE AROHA KEEPA, WHARE KEEPA and HINEWHATA KEEPA Applicant A20120007107 A20120007108 UNDER Sections 18(1)(a) and 328, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Touwai B16A AND BETWEEN ISABELLA URLICH Applicant Hearing: 22 October 2...

4. [2006] NZEmpC AC 39/06 Epic Packaging Ltd v NZ Amalgamated Engineering Printing & Manufacturing Union [pdf, 123 KB]

   ...and, where it is used in the expression “collective bargaining”, it means the process referred to in ss40 to 50 under the subheading “Bargaining”. [20] Section 41 defines when such “bargaining” may be initiated. If there is no applicable collective agreement between the parties, either an employer or a union may initiate bargaining with the other at any time. If there is an applicable collective agreement in force, bargaining may not be initiated until the start of a...

5. 2013 to 2016 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...able to get justice, and for offenders to face the consequences of their actions. We want people to be able to get out of the system, and to get on with their lives. That notion, and our goal of speeding up our services to people, are equally applicable to the Treaty negotiation process. We want more iwi involved in the formal settlement process, faster progress in achieving settlements and more people facing a more positive future. Our focus, however, will be on the way we admi...

6. [2021] NZREADT 40 – Beath (29 July 2021) [pdf, 389 KB]

   ...have concluded that it is not appropriate to do so. The totality of the fines imposed adequately addresses the licensees’ conduct. Mr Beath’s appeal against the Committee’s second penalty decision is therefore dismissed. Mr Beath’s application for costs The Committee’s decision [114] In its first penalty decision issued on 10 April 2018, the Committee ordered the licensees to contribute $5,865 (in equal shares) towards Mr Beath’s legal costs in relation to the inv...

7. [2017] NZEnvC 067 PowerCo Limited v Thames-Coromandel District Council [pdf, 481 KB]

   ...grounds, including: (a) that Mr Vernon had not complied with the Court's directions; (b) that Mr Vernon's allegations went beyond the scope of the matters on which he made submissions as discussed in an earlier decision dismissing his application for waiver of time to lodge an amended notice of appeal; 1 (c) that Mr Vernon's allegations included a number of misleading and inaccurate statements; and (d) that these issues should be determined by a hearing or some othe...

8. Pook v Matchitt - Matangareka 3B Block [2020] Māori Appellate Court MB 126 (2020 APPEAL 126) [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...pou@tupono.co.nz mailto:curtis.bidois@eastbrewster.co.nz 2020 Māori Appellate Court 127 Introduction [1] Edward Matchitt brought proceedings against the former trustees of the Matangareka 3B Ahu Whenua Trust, including the second appellants, claiming inter alia, that they had failed to manage conflicts of interest with the result that they had profited from their office. [2] Hearings took place before Judge Savage on 18 November 2016,1 Judge Reeves on 24 November 2016,2...

9. Common Bundle Volume 5 [pdf, 14 MB]

   ...Introduction The Otago Regional Council has prepared Proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago. Proposed Plan Change 7 (Water Permits) is intended to provide an interim regulatory framework for the assessment of applications to renew: deemed permits expiring in 2021 any other water permits expiring prior to 31 December 2025, the date by which the new Regional Land and Water Plan (LWRP) is expected to be operative. The Plan Change also establishes...

10. M v I [2018] NZIACDT 17 (18 June 2018) [pdf, 213 KB]

    ...immigration adviser must ensure that (a) when they and the client decide to proceed, they provide the client with a written agreement. The Complainant engaged the Adviser for assistance in submitting an Expression of Interest to INZ and subsequently an application for residence under the Skilled Migrant Category. The Complainant paid the Adviser a total of $2,500 for his services in three instalments in November 2016, June 2017 and July 2017. 3 On 6 July 2017 the Co...