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1. 2011 to 2014 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 537 KB]

   ...aid. This Statement of Intent describes how the Ministry will support the Government’s justice sector reforms. It also sets out how it will continue to support the constitutionally independent role of the judiciary and the court system and through this, the rule of law. The Ministry will also support the Government to reach its aspirational goal of completing just and durable historical Treaty of Waitangi settlements by 2014. The Government’s goals for the sector are ambitio...

2. Ram-Raid-Offending-and-Related-Measures-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 7.4 MB]

   ...Track’ model for serious and persistent offending; 7.3 strengthening Family Court responses; 5sbrpomija 2023-07-03 13:27:19 8 9 IN CONFIDENCE 7.4 improving Family Group Conferences; and 7.5 increasing accountability for youth offending through legislative changes. We propose to urgently progress changes to the Crimes and Sentencing Acts and defer consideration of changes to the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 A separate Cabinet paper is also being developed by the Minister for So...

3. BORA Immigration Bill [pdf, 480 KB]

   ...immigration system that enables governments to facilitate the entry and stay of the people New Zealand wants and needs, and to manage immigration risks in a fair and balanced way. 6. The Bill seeks to achieve the objective of managing immigration, through balancing the rights of the individual and the national interest, by: • contributing to the New Zealand work force through facilitating access to skills and labour and thereby contributing to output, productivity, and economic tra...

4. Tangi v ACC [2012] NZACA 4 [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...would be parted from him. [6] The appellant’s family, who are Tongan, provided traditional massage and manipulation for his physical injuries. He also received physiotherapy as an outpatient during the first year after the accident, and his parents were educated to some degree in basic physiotherapy techniques. [7] The appellant appears not to have received any rehabilitation to help him recover from the cognitive damage caused by his brain injury, and the neurological follow up m...

5. Hutt Valley Justice Sector innovation project phase 2 final report: Delivering better public services at the frontline [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...Youth and Family: 10 Youth Justice Staff at two site offices (one team)2  Probation: 60 staff at two Community Correction Sites  Prison: 525 staff at Rimutaka Men’s Prison All justice agencies have experienced ongoing organisational change through 2012 and 2013, with significant internal restructuring. From a community perspective, the most visible change has been the formal closure of the Upper Hutt Court and the bringing together of all court services into a single Hutt Valle...

6. [2021] NZACC 105 - W v ACC (16 July 2021) [pdf, 384 KB]

   ...or she was engaged in employment for the purpose of receiving pecuniary gain. The Court looked at the meaning of pecuniary gain and found that it had a broader meaning akin to an advantage. In that case the Judge held that Mr Beel was seeking through the medium of his company to obtain an advantage by having his rent paid for work that his business carried out and he was engaged in that work on the day he suffered the accident. [17] On that basis “W” does not have to prove that...

7. Algie & Ors v ACC [2013] NZACA 1 [pdf, 118 KB]

   ...100%. Yet, as the memorandum from the Corporation to Mr Miller dated 23 May 2003 stated the first attendant care application was made in 2003, and “It seems that for a period of almost 25 years, Mr Jones and his mother (his primary caregiver) fell through ACC cracks”. [11] Most appellants applied for backdated payment for attendant care under the 1972 Act or the 1982 Act after the repeal of the 1982 Act, two of whom, Antony Jones for periods under the 1972 Act and Sara O’Dwyer...

8. Schiller-Cooper v Lozano [2013] NZIACDT 17 (21 March 2013) [pdf, 137 KB]

   ...for Ms Schiller-Cooper’s mother to receive the residence visa, and her entitlement to stay in New Zealand became an issue. The most satisfactory solution would have been for her to apply for a particular category of visitor’s visa applicable to parents of persons living permanently in New Zealand. [2.5] Ms Lozano was not aware of this class of visa and failed to provide the appropriate advice. Ms Schiller-Cooper did her own research, ascertained this was the best solution, and comp...

9. Ruddelle v Auckland District Health Board [2021] NZHRRT 5 [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...appointment with Dr Bidwell was on 9 June 2015. Ms Ruddelle lost confidence in Dr Bidwell at that appointment and requested that he be treated by another orthopaedic surgeon. Michael was referred to Dr Sue Stott and then subsequently Ms Ruddelle arranged through her GP for Michael to be treated by Dr Wesley Bevan at a location closer to her home. [4] In September 2015 Ms Ruddelle complained to the HDC about Dr Bidwell’s conduct. The complaint was ultimately dismissed by the HDC....

10. [2008] NZEmpC AC 52/08 Lee v Minor Developments Ltd t/a Before Six Childcare Centre [pdf, 49 KB]

    ...Reliever. It states that the parties clearly understand that employment as an early childhood worker is solely on the basis of the employee working “as and where required” within 50km of the centre. It describes each period of employment as a separate engagement and states that there is no continuity or expectation of ongoing employment. No redundancy will be paid. The conditions included the following: … Your starting and finishing days and times may vary depending o...