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1. BORA Maungaharuru-Tangitū Hapū Claims Settlement Bill [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...articles 14 and 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which are comparable to sections 20 and 27 (2) of the Bill of Rights Act. [4] Exclusion of Remedy of Compensation - clauses 30(3) and 34(3) 10. Clause 30(3) excludes any form of monetary compensation as a remedy for any failure of the Crown to comply with Te Kawenata (a partnership agreement between MTI and the Crown applying to a specified area). Clause 34(3) is a similar provision excluding any form of...

2. Taylor v Department of Corrections (Strike-Out Application) [2020] NZHRRT 42 [pdf, 137 KB]

   ...DATE OF DECISION: 20 October 2020 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL STRIKING OUT CLAIM1 [1] In 2014, while in prison, Arthur Taylor sent a letter to Brian Hunter. The letter was withheld by the Department of Corrections (Corrections). Mr Taylor requested that the letter be returned to him, however this request was refused by Corrections. Mr Taylor complained to the Privacy Commissioner. The Privacy Commissioner concluded there was a breach of information privacy principle (IPP) 6 a...

3. [2014] NZEmpC 148 Ngawharau v Porirua Whanau Centre [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...Knowsley, counsel for the defendant Judgment: 14 August 2014 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT OF JUDGE A D FORD [1] The plaintiff, Mr Ngawharau, was initially represented in this proceeding by a lay-person, Mr C Moses. The statement of claim Mr Moses filed was defective. In the course of a telephone directions conference on 8 July 2014, Mr Moses informed the Court that Mr Ngawharau was in the process of engaging legal counsel to represent him. On the same day, I issued...

4. NT v ND & Ors [2023] NZDT 751 (19 December 2023) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...Ltd has agreed to leave the offer made to NT during the hearing on the table as a gesture of goodwill, I order that R Ltd is liable to pay her $5,000.00. Referee: L Trevelyan Date: 19 December 2023 Page 7 of 7 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a reh...

5. Waitangi Tribunal - Mangatū Remedies Report [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   ...the autonomy of the applicants can only come from the Crown . We therefore consider that TAMA’s energies would be better spent in completing negotiations with the Crown as soon as possible . Moreover, TAMA has in fact been offered redress in the form of an option to obtain the whole of the Mangatū CFL lands including CFL land lying outside the Tūranga district and over which the Tribunal has no jurisdiction . In these circumstances we have decided to adjourn TAMA’s application pendi...

6. ZH v C Ltd [2024] NZDT 17 (10 February 2024) [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...repayment of the $2,400.00 is owed to her because she did not cause the damage. She claims the damage was done after delivering the car to where she was instructed to leave it by C Ltd. 4. ZH claims C Ltd deducted money from her account without informing her that they were going to do so due to damage they found when picking up the car. 5. The issue for the Tribunal to determine is whether there is a breach of the terms and conditions of agreement, Whether ZH did damage to the re...

7. [2007] NZEmpC AC 19/07 Cuttriss v Carter Holt Harvey Ltd [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...be maintained on existing terms and conditions. Southern Cross Benefits will continue as currently provided. [I observe this Plan is not the same as KSP433.] … 16. COMPANY POLICIES The Company has policies, guidelines and procedures that form part of your terms of employment and you must comply with them at all times. The policies, guidelines and procedures are readily available on the Carter Holt Harvey Human Resources Intranet site and you should familiarise yourself with t...

8. EMPC Form 2C - Notice accompanying statement of claim served outside NZ [doc, 28 KB]

   Form 2C Notice accompanying statement of claim served outside New Zealand Schedule 3, clause 5A, Employment Relations Act 2000 1 The plaintiff named in the attached statement of claim has commenced proceedings against you by filing a statement of claim in the Employment Court. 2 Even though you are outside New Zealand, the Court may hear and determine these proceedings. It may do so if the proceedings come within its jurisdiction. The grounds on which the plaintiff says that the proceeding...

9. Kīngi v Eru - Whakapoungakau 24 (2014) 111 Waiariki MB 20 (111 WAR 20) [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...to the Registrar, Mr Dowthwaite raises a claim that beneficial owners may have been used to either participate in the last meeting or induced to vote in a particular way by a payment referred to in his letter as an amount of $30. Mr Dowthwaite requests that an urgent investigation be conducted into these allegations. He also refers to the potential if inadvertent involvement of court staff. He says that Mr Kīngi is concerned that the election outcome may have been comprised by this...

10. LL v DD Ltd [2017] NZDT 1453 (12 October 2017) [pdf, 209 KB]

    ...quality if a stool that she used daily resting on the carpet caused a hole to wear in the carpet. Further she disputed that her dog, which is a Maltese puppy, did or could have caused the other bald patches in the carpet. LL claimed that she had been informed that “bonding delamination” was probably the cause of the patches, therefore the carpet was defective. 6. However I am unable to find that there has been a breach of the guarantee of acceptable quality in this case for reaso...