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1. [2009] NZEmpC WC 9/09 Dickson v Unilever NZ Ltd [pdf, 31 KB]

   ...employee of Unilever and a union delegate there. When she was given notice of the termination of her employment he had discussions with Unilever’s management about a monetary payment for Ms Dickson. An offer of a tax free payment was made by the human resources manager, Ms Tane, but was rejected. In any event Ms Tane later advised that such a payment would have reduced Ms Dickson’s entitlement to accident compensation and would not have been of any benefit to her. [10] Fol...

2. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML evidence chief Pita Rikys [pdf, 60 KB]

   ...North-eastern Bay Area (site of the Marina) is waahi tapu. Indeed some make this claim for the whole of Matiatia Bay. This claim is not supported by Ngati Paoa as Mana Whenua. It appears to be based on allegedly extensive discovery of koiwi (human bones) in the foreshore fringe, allegations that there are significant 'burials' in the seabed itself arising from battles with Ngapuhi in this location, and evidence that some warriors were slain in the foreshore area and left...

3. ENVC Matiatia expert witness ecology conditions 2014 [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...review provisions, that provides for (as applicable) baseline monitoring prior to commencement of works, during construction and thereafter for the marina site of the following: (i) Measurement and analysis of bacteriological and viral indicators of human sewage in the water for comparison with Ministry for the Environment (MfE) guidelines for contact recreation including summer (peak period) monthly microbiological indicators (baseline and operational); Response Coastal Ecology an...

4. BORA Crimes Amendment Bill No.5 [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...of the definition is family relationships. Accordingly, the section represents a prima facie infringement of the prohibition on discrimination based on "family status" (as defined in s 21(1)(l)(iv) and s 2(1)("relative") of the Human Rights Act 1993). There is disadvantage involved, in that engaging in consensual sexual activity with person X leaves another person (person Y) open to criminal prosecution if they are a close relative of X, whereas another person (person...

5. BORA Arms Amendment Bill (No 3) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...to the Minister of Justice. A copy is also attached for referral to the Minister of Police, if you agree. Roger Palairet Acting Chief Legal Counsel Office of Legal Counsel Boris van Beusekom Senior Legal Adviser Bill of Rights/Human Rights Team CC Minister of Justice Minister of Police In addition to the general disclaimer for all documents on this website, please note the following: This advice was prepared to assist the Attorney-General to determi...

6. [2017] NZEmpC 163 Briscoe v Oceania Dairy Ltd [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...as a Health and Safety Advisor by Oceania. She started work in March 2014 and on 1 February 2016 agreed to vary her individual employment agreement. The result was an alteration to her reporting lines within the company, so she reported to the Human Resources Manager who, at all relevant times, was Karen Treloar. [5] Several allegations were made to support the claim that Ms Briscoe had been unjustifiably disadvantaged in her employment. Those allegations were, generally, that sh...

7. [2017] NZEmpC 100 Lyttelton Port Company Ltd v Arthurs [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...of the applicant’s workplace, which may be compromised by the return of the respondent. The Defendant considers that such an assertion would raise an issue of the employer engaging in a discriminatory practice in contravention of section 22 Human Rights Act 1993 and section 104 Employment Relations Act 2000. (Original emphasis) [3] The plaintiff applied to strike out that paragraph because the discrimination claim was abandoned during the investigation meeting and was not pa...

8. Wawatai - Estate of Akutini Wawatai (2001) 150 Gisborne MB 38 (150 GIS 38) [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...NZFLR 769; and Oorfv 00rf(1982) 1 NZLR 494 or (1982) 1 NZFLR 331 (CA) . While exploring different indicia the Family Court has also stressed that each case must be considered on its own facts and with "a realistic application of common sense and human experience." (See Wright v Wright (1997) 15 FRNZ 474) In Ruka v OSW (1996) 14 FRNZ 633 or (1996) NZFLR 921, Sir Ivor Richardson P and Blanchard J identified as "key positive features" of a legal marriage "cohabitati...

9. Proactive release - Interest on Money Claims Regulations 2019 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...effect on 12 April 2019 in compliance with the 28- day rule. Compliance 9. The Regulations comply with the: 9.1. the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 9.2. the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993; 9.3. the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 1993; 9.4. relevant international standards and obligations; 9.5. Legislation Advisory Committee Guidelines 10. There are no statutory prerequisites re...

10. How to Simplify Guide - Behavioural Science Aotearoa [pdf, 328 KB]

    ...(2009). Salience and taxation: Theory and evidence. American economic review, 99(4), 1145-77. 4 Shrestha, S., Lenz, K., Chaparro, B., & Owens, J. (2007, October). “F” Pattern Scanning of Text and Images in Web Pages. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 51, No. 18, pp. 1200-1204). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications. 5 Thalmann, M., Souza, A. S., & Oberauer, K. (2019). How does chunking help working memory?. Journal of Experi...