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1. Lawson v Intended Defendant (No. 2) (Extension of time to commence proceedings) [2023] NZHRRT 33 [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...DECISION: 13 October 2023 DECISION OF DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON REJECTING APPLICATION TO EXTEND TIME TO COMMENCE PROCEEDINGS1 [1] Miss Lawson alleges that the Intended Defendant failed to respond to her requests for access to her personal information. Her claim in the Tribunal was, however, filed outside the six-month time period prescribed by the Privacy Act 2020 (PA). [2] That six-month time period runs from the date the Privacy Commissioner gives notice to the parties un...

2. Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Response Form [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...and notices from the Tribunal by email? * (tick one) Yes, my email address for service is: No, please send to the postal address for service below: Postal address for service* Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Response Form Case Title CEIT Case Number Important information 1. Use this form if you are a named respondent in a claim to the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal, or you have been added as a third party respondent a...

3. NP v KT [2021] NZDT 1706 (12 October 2021) [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...written quote setting out the work to be done. A quote is an offer to do specified work for a set price. When a quote is accepted the person offering the quote and the person accepting it have entered into a contract. A legally binding contract is formed where both parties intend to contract on agreed terms, such as work set out in a quote. For a contract to be enforceable the terms of the contract need to be certain and clear. 6. It is not disputed that KT carried out work in addition...

4. CH & WZ v W Ltd [2024] NZDT 258 (22 March 2024) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...$5,000 compensation for time spent disputing this claim. They allege there were privacy breaches and poor service, causing extensive delays in approving covered damage repairs. 26. Mr T disputed that W Ltd would be liable to pay any compensation or form of reparation for the stress and time of the applicants in dealing with the dispute. This is also not a provision under the policy. 27. Whilst I appreciate the applicants have faced delays and frustration during the dispute, I do not fi...

5. H Ltd v HF & OF [2022] NZDT 217 (16 November 2022) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...Ltd entered into a contract with HF. H Ltd now brings a claim against HF and OF (the respondents) for $17,391.39 and the respondent counterclaim for $20,000.00. 2. On 3 October 2018 H Ltd and HF entered into a written agreement entitled “Short Form Agreement for Project manager Engagement” (1st agreement). The agreement contained an hourly rate. The scope of the work included providing a price estimate for a reclad of the respondent’s home. 3. A second “Short Form Agreement...

6. Hill v Pavlovich Coachlines Ltd [2021] NZHRRT 43 [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...recovering from and managing his adjustment disorder. [6] On 8 May 2017 Mr Hill walked from his home to Pavlovich’s Carr Road depot to apply for a role as a bus driver. He undertook and passed a test drive. Mr Hill then completed an application form and had an interview with Louise Henare, recruitment consultant for Pavlovich. Ms Henare and Mr Hill went through Mr Hill’s application form in the interview, discussing various parts of it. This included a discussion about Mr Hill...

7. Te Manutukutuku Issue 14 [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...contentious land claims headed towards its final resolution with the passing of the Orakei Act 1991 late last year. The Act is very different from the 1978 legislation it replaces, reflecting the new environment for the settlement of Maori claims. The former legislation referred cautiously to an 'agreement' reached between the Crown and Maori, with regard to 'the public interest ... tlle interests of the hapu and the special relationship of the hapu with the land'....

8. Ratnam v Accident Compensation Corporation (Deemed cover) [2025] NZACC 53 (27 March 2025) [pdf, 260 KB]

   ...proceedings were held. On 19 November 2024, the Reviewer dismissed the review, on the basis that the Corporation had sufficient basis to be not satisfied that Ms Ratnam had a continued right to ongoing entitlements, and that there was no clear request for cover right-sided trochanteric bursitis/gluteal tendinopathy and so Ms Ratnam was not entitled to deemed cover. [31] On 17 December 2024, a Notice of Appeal was lodged. Deemed cover Relevant law [32] Section 48 of the Act prov...

9. [2022] NZACC 127 – ONeill v ACC (4 July 2022) [pdf, 308 KB]

   ...case, the correspondence reveals that ACC has made no decisions which attract review rights under s 134 of the Act. ACC’s correspondence with Mr O’Neill advisory in nature. [32] I accept the respondent’s submission that at no time has ACC formed a view on, or made a decision about, the merits of any claim Mr O’Neill may have made. [33] ACC’s 23 August 2019 letter advise Mr O’Neill that ACC had previously advised him what he needed to do to lodge a claim and that the...

10. Waitangi Tribunal - remaining historical claims update [pdf, 2.8 MB]

    ...standing panel process, a district inquiry in the North-eastern Bay of Plenty remains an option that the Tribunal will consider if it has the support of most claimant groups in the district. 7. I note the Tribunal has recently received three formal requests to convene a North- Eastern Bay of Plenty district inquiry. The first request, filed on behalf of the Wai 1092, 1421, 1758 and 1787 claimants, was received on 3 May 2016. The second request, filed on behalf of Wai 87, was received on 6...