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1. MacNaughtan v Accident Compensation Corporation (Treatment Injury/Causation) [2023] NZACC 160 [pdf, 327 KB]

   ...psychological causes”. There is an added conclusion at the very end of the report that Isotretinoin caused OCD in the appellant’s case. Under the heading “Opinion and Conclusion” he says this: … Imaging studies looking directly at the human brain provide evidence that Isotretinoin alters brain function, specifically the orbitofrontal cortex, and this alteration is consistent with the alteration in brain function seen with depression, anxiety and mood changes, a brain area...

2. MfE - Supplementary - T A D Ensor - Planning (18 March 2021) - Appendix A [pdf, 366 KB]

   ...the daily recording of the volume of abstraction is required anyway under the Resource Management (Measurement and Reporting of Water Takes) Regulations 2010. 4.11 National environment standards and other regulations [075] The NES for Sources of Human Drinking Water (NESDW) is potentially relevant, however I was not made aware of any adverse effects on registered drinking water supplies. The Resource Management (Measurement and Reporting of Water Takes) Regulations 2010 apply and the s4...

3. [2024] NZEnvC 051 Hamilton City Council v Waikato District Council [pdf, 735 KB]

   ...development of natural and physical resources under s7 of the RMA, to be provided for through a resource consent process. The amendments to provisions are in response to concerns raised by HCC in its appeal. Addresses a matter that relates to human health or the protection of life and property X The proposal does not directly relate to a human health matter or the protection of life or property. Application of relevant national, regional and district rul...

4. [2023] NZEnvC 064 New Zealand Transport Agency v Waikato Regional Council [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...products or materials derived from hazardous waste treatment, hazardous waste stabilisation or hazardous waste disposal practices; d) materials such as medical and veterinary waste, asbestos, or radioactive substances that may present a risk to human health; e) soils or other materials contaminated with hazardous substances or pathogens; and f) Hazardous substances. Machinery 52. All earthmoving machinery, pumps and generators must be operated in a manner that ensures that...

5. [2019] NZEmpC 178 Johnston v The Fletcher Construction Co Ltd [pdf, 340 KB]

   ...service leave. [14] Mr Johnston communicated with Mr King on 3 October 2016, the same day JDE became operational in his work area. They met shortly afterwards to discuss these issues. During the meeting Mr King said he would ask the company’s human resources department to assist in resolving them because he did not have authority to alter the offer. [15] Mr Johnston’s issues were taken up with Anna Morris, who was Fletcher Construction’s senior employee in its human...

6. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 67 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...Management Taskforce, the Social Security Appeal Authority, the National Urban Māori Authority, Te Rūnanga o Kirikiriroa, Waikato DHB Iwi Māori Council and Ngāti Pahauwera Development Trust. She has also served on Trust Waikato, Habitat for Humanity and Philanthropy New Zealand. David Cochrane David Cochrane is a special counsel at national law firm Simpson Grierson, specialising in pub- lic and commercial law. He has more than 35 years’ ex- perience as a lawyer in central...

7. [2015] NZEmpC 198 Ritchies Transport Holdings Limited v Merennage [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...was however resuscitated in the context of the company’s findings of serious misconduct in dealing with the complaint by Ms T. I return to this issue later. [10] Following her meeting with Ms Soper, Ms Keohane spoke to Mr Harvey, Ritchies’ Human Resources and Training Manager. Understandably Mr Harvey and Ms Keohane were concerned about the nature of the complaint. Mr Merennage, who was driving at the time, was contacted and asked to return to the depot. A meeting then too...

8. Katu v Peni - Tiroa E and Te Hape B (2015) 105 Waikato Maniapoto MB 157 (105 WMN 157) [pdf, 405 KB]

   ...implement a remuneration policy following the receipt of that information. [47] Strategic Pay then undertook a further review of the remuneration for the Executive Chairperson on 26 June 2014. [48] The trustees subsequently engaged Everest Group Human Resource Specialists (Everest Group HR) to review the position in terms of the back pay requested by Mr Peni. As a result of that review, the trustees made a full and final settlement for back pay to Mr Peni. That matter is curren...

9. [2018] NZEmpC 106 X v The Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 683 KB]

   ...advising her that Mr X had left hospital and there were concerns for her safety. She was advised to stay inside the building where she worked. Later that day she received a copy of the harassment letter served on Mr X, which she sent on to a senior human resources advisor in the Department. [29] On 4 December 2014, Ms Z made a written complaint in which she alleged being bullied, emotionally blackmailed, harassed, stalked and verbally threatened by Mr X. Her letter was frank....

10. Tribunal Guidelines [pdf, 674 KB]

    ...generally deal with minor or technical matters of implementation and the operation of the Act. However, there are difficult choices on the continuum between significant policy and technical detail. Some matters, such as those that affect fundamental human rights in a significant way, are clearly appropriate only for an Act. However, the decision will not always be clear-cut, and some matters may be appropriate for both primary and secondary legislation. Secondary legislation often invol...