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1. OIA-99080.pdf [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...Pleas: A Defendant Decision Making Experiment. Justice Quarterly, 1-25. Lehner, P.E., Adelman, L., Cheikes, B.A. and Brown, M.J. (2008). Confirmation Bias in Complex Analyses. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics - Part A: Systems and Humans, [online] 38(3), pp.584–592. Available at: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4490040 [Accessed 28 Jan. 2020]. Lidén, M. (2018). Confirmation Bias in Criminal Cases. [online] DIVA. Available at: http://www...

2. 18.-Evidence-of-Dr-Alex-James-Freshwater-Ecology.PDF [PDF, 633 KB]

   ...conditions lack any incident-based monitoring requirements. By “incident” I presume Mr Brown is referring to unforeseen circumstances such as uncontrolled discharge of sediment laden water (i.e., sudden failure of a sediment treatment device or human error) or discharge of other contaminants to a waterway (e.g., fuel spill, concrete spill). I support such a condition, but note condition RCM3 already addresses the management of incidents. (e) RFE4(c) – Mr Brown states thi...

3. [2017] NZEmpC 70 Edminstin v Sanford Limited [pdf, 515 KB]

   ...Sanford. That is, if nothing else, antithetical to the significant energy and financial resources committed to the case by both parties and the potentially broader implications of the judgment I inferred from the evidence of Sanford’s (former) human resources manager. [6] Because what constitutes “marks” is in part at least in issue in this case, I will describe them for the purposes of this introduction generally and uncontroversially as follows. Marks are a navigat...

4. [2019] NZEnvC 101 Stone v Hastings District Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...the environment of allowing the activity; (b) any relevant provisions of a plan; and (c) any other relevant matters. 8 Statutory instruments National and Environmental Standards for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health 2011 [32] This document affects subdivisions being undertaken on sites which have or had contained hazardous activities or industries. We were advised that a search of the records for both the Hastings District Council and Hawke...

5. [2011] NZEmpC 140 Gwilt v Briggs Stratton NZ Ltd [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...that he had actually been employed in Australia in January 2008. That information was initially sketchy but, in the course of the hearing before me, became much more detailed. This came about largely through the evidence of Michael Jones, the Human Resources Manager for Sandvik Mining and Construction Australia Pty Ltd (Sandvik) and the documents he produced. [36] In October 2007, Mr Gwilt applied for the position of Warranty Claims and Invoicing Administrator with Sandvik at it...

6. [2017] NZEnvC 182 The Rise Ltd v Kaipara District Council [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...subsurface archaeological evidence (shell, midden, hangi, storage pits, etc.) should be unearthed during construction, work should cease in the immediate vicinity of the remains and the Heritage New Zealand should be contacted. 3) In the event of koiwi (human remains) being uncovered, work should cease immediately and the tangata whenua of Te Uri 0 Hau shall be contacted so that appropriate arrangements can be made. 4) The consent holder shall be required to pay to Kaipara District Co...

7. NT v Parker [2019] NZIACDT 62 (4 September 2019) [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...skilled employment of 12 months or more) was valid or at least reasonably arguable. [132] The first point to note is that Mr Parker is not saying that the claim for 60 points was a mere ‘keystroke’ mistake on an electronic form. Inadvertent human error of that nature would not necessarily breach a professional obligation. Instead, what Mr Parker is saying is that the relevant immigration criteria (at SM 7.5) could conceivably be interpreted to permit the aggregation of all sim...

8. LCRO 196/2020 AB v CD (31 March 2021) [pdf, 309 KB]

   ...contends that any mistakes in recording have been amply offset by time not being recorded. [207] I do not diminish the importance of accurate record keeping, but it is inevitable, that in any administrative system which relies on a degree of “human input”, errors can occur. 29 [208] Whilst Ms AB was understandably concerned when she identified mistakes in Mr CD’s records, when considered in their totality and measured against an assessment of the total fee charged by ref...

9. Appendix-13-Combined-Section-92-NOR-and-Resource-Consents.pdf [pdf, 771 KB]

   ...appropriate to first require the PSI to be revised and updated following a complete site inspection, and then require DSIs for all identified pieces of land where the PSI cannot conclude that it is ‘highly unlikely that there will be a risk to human health if the change of use is made’ (Regulation 8(4) and/or that the soil disturbance component cannot meet permitted activity thresholds (Regulation 8(3))? 182. The PSI states that the risk screening system is based on the Ministry f...

10. [2022] NZEmpC 10 Shaw v Bay of Plenty District Health Board [pdf, 376 KB]

    ...in place for and needs to be addressed urgently. [63] Mr Mitchell argued that this email was evidence that Ms Shaw was deprived of an opportunity to train and was a prompt to the DHB to take action. [64] The email was copied to the DHB’s Human Resources Manager, Nick Cockcroft. In response he instructed Ms Shaw not to copy emails to him when they should be sent to her manager. He informed her that if she had a complaint it should either be discussed with her manager, or she...