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1. Saini v Dua [2016] NZIACDT 61 (26 September 2016) [pdf, 167 KB]

   ...breach of duty in a professional setting, by measuring the breach against real world standards where perfection is not attainable. A responsible body of a practitioner’s peers gives weight to the realities of day-to-day professional practice, and human error. Accordingly, a necessary element of the test is to determine whether any lapse is sufficiently serious to warrant upholding the complaint as a 8 professional disciplinary matter. Though the statutory context is qui...

2. Mhatre v Gokhale [2017] NZIACDT 13 (29 August 2017) [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...breached any of the elements of Clause 1 of the Code. She made a mistake and that was as far as it went. [28] To the extent that there is room for criticism of the adviser, it lies not in the original mistake, which was no more than a product of human frailty. The adviser did not respond in the appropriate way when she identified that she had made a mistake. She should have written to Immigration New Zealand, explained the error that she had made when completing the computer form,...

3. [2015] NZEmpC 25 PRI Flight Catering Ltd v Saha [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...of legal rights and obligations. Given such intention, it is sometimes unnecessary, even inappropriate, for parties to be accompanied by lawyers at mediation, especially if legal advice is readily available, for example by telephone. However, human nature being what it is, parties are frequently ‘lawyered up’ (as it is sometimes described colloquially) for mediations and the Court must take account of that reality. Good representation sometimes enables a just settlement to be...

4. Evidence Brief: Three strikes law [pdf, 437 KB]

   ...The effect of imprisonment rates over time. Journal of Qualitative Criminology, 29, 369-397. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10940-012-9182-x Helland, E. & Taborrok, A. (2007). Does Three Strikes deter? A Non-parametric Estimation. Journal of Human Resource, 42, 303- 330. doi: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.XLII.2.309 Kelly, J., & Datta, A. (2009). Does three strikes really deter? A statistical analysis of its impact on crime rate in California. College Teaching Methods & Style...

5. Auckland Standards Committee 5 v Hong [2020] NZLCDT 12 [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...disciplined in the past. He stated that there was not likely to be any concern for the future because his Benevolence on the Conscience Loan Fund had made its last advance. He was not prepared to make any further advances from the fund because human kind could not be trusted when it comes to money.10 9 Paragraphs [20], [30] and [55] of the submissions. 10 Paragraph [91] of the submissions. 12 [31] Mr Hong further sta...

6. The Joint Venture e-Newsletter - December 2020 [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...3 Introducing the new Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence What motivated you to want to take on the role of Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual violence? Before coming into politics, I worked at the Human Rights Commission and, for a time, was the chief panellist on the Owen Glenn inquiry into domestic violence and child abuse. The people I met and stories I heard during that inquiry have stuck with me since then and are certainly an ongoin...

7. [2020] NZEmpC 231 Lye v ISO Ltd [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...particular day. Taking planned time off sees a corresponding reduction in the retainer, but the stevedore remains eligible to be allocated to other shifts in the pay period (and the pay for working them). [26] Dean Carter, ISO’s General Manager of Human Resources, explained the rationale for the company’s method of allocating work. There was no significant disagreement between Mr Carter and Mr Lye about how work is allocated. He explained that ISO’s work volumes are dictate...

8. Leaning Rock Cherries Ltd - EiC - E Weaver (5 February 2021) [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...similar understanding of the maintenance requirement of a fruit tree. We note that there is no relationship between livestock support with water to supporting fruit trees with water. With livestock it is the same as the domestic water supply for humans whereby water is the absolute “lifeblood” and nourishment in some form is able to be supplied. Animals are able to be transported to other sites or nutrients are able to be transported to the animals and subsequently the value...

9. MfE - EiC - K S Kohere - Planning Policy (5 Feb 2021) [PDF, 254 KB]

   ...crops, pasture, and forestry, and generates much of our electricity. 15. Freshwater is a taonga for Māori. Tribal identity is linked to freshwater, with each water body having its own mauri. For Māori, great care must be taken in managing human impacts on freshwater. To honour the mana of water requires practices and policies that first acknowledge the needs of a body of water or waterway. 16. Despite the essential role water plays in our lives freshwater health is declining.3...

10. Water quality in Otago July 2015 to June 2020 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

    ...sourced from effluent and fertiliser. Ammoniacal nitrogen (NH4-N) can indicate the presence of effluent in water. E. coli: Escherichia coli (E. coli) are a bacterium which is used as an indicator of the presence of harmful micro- organisms in water (e.g. human or animal faeces). This can be used to gauge whether water is suitable for stock drinking, swimming, surfing or other recreational activities. Turbidity: Turbidity is a measure of the cloudiness of water, determined by how much light...