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1. Family violence & the pro-arrest policy: a literature review [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...which is based on three core principles: victim safety; offender accountability; and consistent practices across agencies and groups. The two main concerns this review focuses on are, first, findings from several studies from the United States that claimed the pro-arrest response may actually increase violence among various subgroups in society such as unemployed and minority ethnic communities (Berk et al. 1992; Sherman 1992a, 1992b; Sherman et al. 1992c; Sherman et al. 1992d). The second ar...

2. Alternative Dispute Resolution: general civil cases [pdf, 675 KB]

   ...the Ministry of Justice by K. Saville-Smith and R. Fraser Centre for Research Evaluation and Social Assessment June 2004 DISCLAIMER This research was commissioned by the former Department for Courts. The report has been prepared by the authors and the views expressed in it are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Ministry of Justice.

3. Alternative Dispute Resolution: General Civil Cases [pdf, 675 KB]

   ...the Ministry of Justice by K. Saville-Smith and R. Fraser Centre for Research Evaluation and Social Assessment June 2004 DISCLAIMER This research was commissioned by the former Department for Courts. The report has been prepared by the authors and the views expressed in it are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Ministry of Justice.

4. [2021] NZACC 182 – Sutherland v ACC (16 November 2021) [pdf, 363 KB]

   ...centre operator Receptionist (general). Background [2] On 13 March 2015, the appellant suffered an ankle injury while she was walking on loose metal. She rolled her ankle, causing her to fall to the ground. On 15 March 2015, an ACC injury claim form was filed for a left ankle sprain. [3] At the time, the appellant worked as an executive chef at Revas Restaurant in Whangarei, where she had worked for some eight years prior to her injury and had been employed by the same em...

5. NZLS 19 Mar 2013 Giving Evidence [pdf, 281 KB]

   · PAGE 1 · All sorts of court cases can require people to give evidence as a witness to help establish the truth of the claims being made. We are most familiar with the criminal law situation where someone charged with an offence pleads not guilty and a trial is held to try to prove the charge. Witnesses, usually including any complainants involved, provide information about what happened or about some other aspect of the case – either for the prosecution or for the defence. How...

6. Philip Clarke (filed 6 June 2017) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...more than 22 years. We are in the process of moving to a property in Warrington. At both localities, the proposed wind turbine would be a large, incongruous excrescence in a previously agreeable outlook. 8. I opposed the Appellant’s original application for a resource consent but am not opposed to appropriate use of “alternative” energy. My wife and I purchased and installed a photovoltaic array at our Waitati home. We run a hybrid vehicle and are converting another vehicle to...

7. Nicholls v Nicholls - Koromatua 3A [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 604 (2018 APPEAL 604) [pdf, 303 KB]

   ...and had no right to receive the rental income.21 However, he then found:22 [48] In terms of the claim for income received after the trust was constituted, I make orders pursuant to ss 215 and 220 of the Act that George Nicholls is to account to applicants for the amount of $391,824.00. [43] Thus, although he recognised the proper principles that applied following the constitution of the trust, the Judge nevertheless granted an order requiring the appellant to account to the trustee...

8. [2010] NZEMPC 136 Postal Workers Union v NZ Post Ltd [pdf, 50 KB]

   ...immediately prior to when the calculation is made. Post contended that because overtime for posties could not be foretold or anticipated, overtime could not be regarded as a component of their relevant daily pay and therefore the s 9(3) formula had no application. [5] In its determination, the Auckland ERA accepted the submission made on behalf of Post that overtime payments were not sufficiently certain or predictable to be included in the calculation of relevant daily p...

9. [2022] NZACC 30 – Estate of Su v ACC (3 March 2022) [pdf, 380 KB]

   ...a clinic appointment booked for the 28/03/19 to discuss the finding/diagnosis – he and his family were unaware of the diagnosis at the time of admission. Mr Su rapidly deteriorated during the night after his admission. His family were informed of the cancer diagnosis during the night and told he was dying. A family meeting was held on the morning of 28/03/19 with the respiratory consultant Dr Andy Davies, palliative care specialist nurse, the family and a Cantonese interpret...

10. Decision-of-Coroner-B-Windley-as-to-Scope-of-Issues-for-Inquiry-28-4-22-signed.pdf [pdf, 1 MB]

    ...responsibility for the Inquiry.............................................................. 11 Receipt of further submissions .......................................................................................... 11 Legal framework and principles applicable to determining scope ........................................ 12 Statutory framework .......................................................................................................... 13 Discretion to determine scope of...