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1. What happens next

   Once we get your claim we give a copy of it to the offender. Any information that would identify your address will be removed from the offender’s copy of the claim unless the tribunal believes that information is necessary to ensure the offender is fully and fairly informed about the claim. The offender is allowed to send a written reply to the tribunal in response to your claim. Once the 6 month deadline for receiving claims has passed, your claim is sent to a judge to make a decision about w...

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2. AAF and AAG v ZZU [2010] NZDT 45 (26 February 2010) [pdf, 71 KB]

   ...Date of Order: 26 February 2010 Referee: Referee I Davidson ORDER OF THE DISPUTES TRIBUNAL The Tribunal hereby orders that the Applicant’s claim is struck out for lack of jurisdiction. Facts [1] The Applicants sought damages of $10,000 against the Respondent for negligently providing health care services. The claim included a portion of damages for emotional harm “anxiety and stress” caused to AAF and AAG and family. The claim also incl...

3. Civil enforcement fees

   These fees must be paid when you file an application. How to pay enforcement fees If you file an application at the district court you can pay in person by cash, eftpos, or with a debit/credit card. If you send in your application, please provide proof of payment such as a receipt. If the judgment order has more than one debtor, the creditor must file an application form and pay fees for each debtor individually. Creditors and Debtors applying for civil enforcement must pay the fees at the t...

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4. DPL v AIL [2020] CEIT-2020-0028 [pdf, 89 KB]

   1 IN THE CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKES INSURANCE TRIBUNAL CEIT-0028-2020 IN THE MATTER OF CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKES INSURANCE TRIBUNAL ACT 2019 BETWEEN DPL Applicant AND AIL Respondent ___________________________________________________________________________ MINUTE OF E J FLASZYNSKI DATED: 21 October 2020 ___________________________________________________________________________ [1] The first case man...

5. ABW and ABX v ZYG [2013] NZDT 123 (17 September 2013) [pdf, 37 KB]

   IN THE DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2013] NZDT 123 BETWEEN ABW and ABX APPLICANTS AND ZYG RESPONDENT Date of Order: 17 September 2013 Referee: Referee Hannan ORDER OF THE DISPUTES TRIBUNAL The Tribunal hereby orders that the claim be dismissed. Facts [1] The parties entered into an agreement in December 2009 that the Applicants would reside at the Respondent’s home as boarders. The...

6. Find a debtor’s address

   ...government agencies for no charge. If an agency finds an address for the debtor, the agency will give this to the court. The court will then send you a letter to let you know the outcome. Ministry of Justice You can either: write on your enforcement application form that you want us to check our records or send a confidential address request form Ministry of Social Development Email your confidential address request form to oia_requests@msd.govt.nz Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employm...

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7. DW and AW v EQC and State Insurance [2019] CEIT-2019-0001 [pdf, 142 KB]

   ...determined on the basis of the overall interests of justice after considering the competing interests of the parties. Respondents unable to file a detailed response due to a lack of clarity in the application should file a pro forma response and orally request further particulars of the claim at the case management conference.” [5] The present request from State Insurance took the form of a letter supported by an affidavit provided by the claims technician to whom DW and AW’s cl...

8. BP v N Ltd [2024] NZDT 724 (26 August 2024) [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...is dismissed. Reasons Introduction 1. BP attempted to purchase a number plate from N Ltd. However, the plate did not meet N Ltd or the New Zealand Transport Agency (‘NZTA’) acceptability criteria. On 2 July 2024, BP sought a refund. N Ltd requested specific details from BP which he did not provide in the form requested and subsequently the refund was not made. BP sought a refund of $1249.00 for the money paid for the plate, and compensation of $586.65 made up of $59.00 for the T...

9. Justice [2011] NZWHT Auckland 48 [pdf, 89 KB]

   ...MARGARET JUSTICE – 1/51 East Street, Papakura ELIGIBILITY DECISION OF THE CHAIR OF THE WEATHERTIGHT HOMES TRIBUNAL The Claim [1] Robert and Margaret Justice are the owners of a leaky home. On 22 March 2011 they filed an application for an assessor’s report with the Department of Building and Housing. They used the wrong form however and the correct forms were not filed until 24 March 2011. The chief executive concluded that the claim was not an elig...

10. FD, GN, LN, UT, NE, & NP v BQ Ltd [2022] NZDT 165 (18 October 2022) [pdf, 162 KB]

    Page 1 of 2 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2022] NZDT 165 APPLICANT FD APPLICANT GN APPLICANTS LN and UT APPLICANTS NE and NP RESPONDENT BQ Ltd The Tribunal orders: BQ Ltd is to pay $1,170.00 to the applicants by 8 November 2022. Reasons Was the service provided with reasonable care and skill? 1. The six applicants booked a guided walking trip wit...