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1. FN v Accident Compensation Corporation (Suspension of Entitlements) [2023] NZACC 199 [pdf, 288 KB]

   ...reinstated while the Corporation investigated further the question of cover for quadriparesis. 2 Background [2] The respondent was born in 1961. She experienced significant adversity during her life. She had a difficult relationship with her parents. She was a victim of significant abuse, both as an adolescent and in her first marriage. One of her children acquired a significant disability following brain damage. The respondent suffered intense grief around the decision...

2. AH v ZP LCRO 82/2011 (7 February 2014) [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...[22] Later in that same month all of the debt then secured against N’s property (including the original ASB loan) was consolidated and refinanced in a further loan brokered by C and C. Loan documents signed by N on 25 June 2008 record two separate advances. One was a one year loan of $18,000 showing the lender as ABC Ltd. The other loan was for two years, in the sum of $446,000 which was advanced by GH Limited, a company for which Mr M (another lawyer) acted. [23] There w...

3. Recommendations Recap Issue 15 [pdf, 453 KB]

   ...Christchurch died on 22 April 2012 at Oxford, North Canterbury of injuries sustained in a jet boat crash. On 22 April 2012 Mr Stirling and his brother went to the Waimakariri River Gorge to spend the day in the boat. They travelled upstream through the gorge for about an hour and a half before stopping for lunch at a sandy area. After lunch, they continued upstream for a short distance then became stuck in shallow water. A group of boaters assisted them to free the boat and th...

4. Wickliffe v Pearce - Paengaroa North B4B and K Aggregated (2005) 289 Rotorua MB 236 (289 ROT 236) [pdf, 5.9 MB]

   ...an application for a judicial conference pursuant to section 67 of the Act ("the Di rections Application") seeking, inter alia, the directions of the Couti. '---;;" ' J ""--/ Minute Book: 289 ROT 237 Four separate applications were thus extant the Court when r acquired carriage of these matters last year. For the avoidance of doubt therefore, all of these applications are disposed of in this decision. Proceedings The first of the two Review Ap...

5. [2014] NZEmpC 154 Fox v Hereworth School Trust Board [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...deliberate attempt by the defendant not to deal with the plaintiff’s educational concerns “in an open and constructive manner”. He will say that it was his advice to the plaintiff that the confidential environment of mediation would prevent parent community input into the discussion of educational and moral issues raised with the school by Mrs Fox and would preclude the involvement of “parents [who] would be crucial witnesses to support [the plaintiff’s] version of events...

6. [2015] NZEmpC 89 Ngawharau v The Porirua Whanau Centre Trust [pdf, 251 KB]

   ...described his own duties in these terms: There I had clients, whanau I was working with. I mainly like working with youth, but I was working with a few families. I supported a - our senior social manager with some of her work, also co-facilitated a parenting programme and holiday programmes and worked with youth. [13] The employment relationship appeared to be relatively uneventful until May 2013 when Mr Ngawharau was seconded to another entity. The secondment [14] There was...

7. [2022] NZACC 32– CJ v ACC (9 March 2022) [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...presentation. There are however, strong indicators that [the appellant] has a personality disorder. The development of a personality disorder can occur for a number of reasons, including dysfunctional family dynamics and attachment issues in relation to parenting. There may also be unidentified genetic factors. It has been suggested in some prior assessments (such as Ms Lowe) that [the appellant’s] criminal background is directly and primarily related to alleged childhood sexual a...

8. NZCVS 2024 Questionnaire Cycle 7 [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...than one answer can be selected, it should be assumed that only one answer can be selected. • For all CAPI screeners where a frequency >5 is entered, generate a pop-up with the following text “Check with respondent: did [insert frequency] separate incidents happen at different times in the last 12 months? If correct, click ‘OK’ to go to the next page, otherwise click ‘Cancel’ to go back and change”. • For all CASI screeners where a frequency >5 is entered, generate...

9. Restorative Justice: Standards for Sexual Offending Cases [pdf, 666 KB]

   ...than another; it is the adoption of any form which reflects restorative values and which aims to achieve restorative processes, outcomes and objectives”.6 Further discussion of the values, outcomes, and objectives of restorative justice is provided throughout this publication. 3 New Zealand Restorative Justice Trust (2000) New Zealand Restorative Justice Practice Manual, pg. 13 4 Zehr, H. (2002) The Little Book of Restorat...

10. Regulatory Impact Statement Review of aspects of the bail system [pdf, 268 KB]

    ...conditions not to consume alcohol. 10. Electronically monitored bail (EM bail) is a bail condition that requires a defendant to stay at a particular residence at all times unless absent for an approved purpose, such as work. Compliance is monitored through an electronic bracelet attached to the defendant‟s ankle. EM bail is only imposed if the defendant would otherwise have been remanded in custody. There is no legislation governing EM bail. It is imposed in accordance with common...