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1. 15 May 2020 Summary of Justice Budget Initiatives for Stakeholders [pdf, 260 KB]

   ...help reduce the level of delay in resolving issues in the Family Court, and the damaging effects this has on children, parents and whānau. The Budget initiative will: • Establish Family Justice Liaison Officers and produce better information resources to help parents and whānau navigate the system; • Increase legal aid; and • Increase remuneration for lawyers for children to incentivise the recruitment and retention of skilled practitioners. A second Bill focused on str...

2. AB v CD Ltd [2022] NZDT 87 (23 June 2022) [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...industry-based disclaimer about the content and use of the property inspection report. CD accepts it is likely in these circumstances that this attachment was not emailed with the handwritten report, as CDL’s full office and administrative resources were not available to him at that time. Was the building report carried out with reasonable care and skill and was it fit for purpose? 11. The Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (“CGA”) applies to this contract because th...

3. [2017] EmpC 92 P v A [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...People and Culture Manager for A. She is based in the 1 Employment Court Regulations 2000, r 19(2). New Plymouth branch of the defendant company, but her role is to perform the human resources function for the defendant on a national basis. [6] In C’s affidavit, she sets out the circumstances surrounding the defendant’s delay in filing a statement of defence to the plaintiff’s claim. The plaintiff clearly served t...

4. E93 Craig Fitzgerald - Noise and Vibration - RE – Applicant [pdf, 11 MB]

   31088866_1.docx BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ENV-2018-AKL-000078 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) AND IN THE MATTER of the direct referral of applications for resource consent for the necessary infrastructure and related activities associated with holding the America's Cup in Auckland BETWEEN PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND Applicant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regulatory Authority REBUTTAL EVIDE...

5. [2021] NZEmpC 90 OSS Ltd v Arthur [pdf, 264 KB]

   ...Arthur’s case in support of his application for leave may be summarised as follows: (a) His failure to act within time occurred because he had decided not to pursue the matter beyond the Authority stage, having regard to the stress, time resources and costs associated with doing so. He felt he would only engage further if compelled to do so due to a challenge brought by OSS. (b) He has now been drawn into further proceedings where OSS has challenged only certain aspects of t...

6. NZCVS 2023 Cycle 6 Sexual violence and family offences [xlsx, 86 KB]

   ...sample and a Māori booster sample that aimed to increase sample size for Māori. Information on the number of interviews completed from each sample is provided below. Refer to the NZCVS methodology report for further details about the survey, found at resources and results. NZCVS sample time periods and sample composition Period of data collection Time period covered by data Main sample size (response rate) Māori booster sample size (response rate) Total sample size (response...

7. Guide-for-making-an-appeal-to-the-Taxation-and-Charities-Review-Authority.pdf [pdf, 330 KB]

   ...relate to appeals filed under the Charities Act 2005. Background on the Charities Act 2005 The Charities Act 2005 (the Act) administered by the Department of Internal Affairs seeks to promote public trust, confidence, and effective use of resources in the charitable sector. The Act establishes a register of charities which contains the public and searchable record of registered charities. The independent Charities Registration Board is the decision-maker regarding the registratio...

8. [2019] NZEmpC 48 Sawyer v The Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University of Wellington [pdf, 370 KB]

   ...mediation with a mediator appointed by the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Mediation took place on 24 July 2014. At its conclusion Dr Sawyer, and Robert Miller, the university’s Acting Director Human Resources, signed a record of settlement pursuant to s 149 of the Act. That settlement agreement recorded the terms on which Dr Sawyer’s employment would end. [11] As is required by s 149, the mediator signed the settlement agreement and, i...

9. 2021-04-08- JWS - Planners - 8 April 2021 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...IN THE MATTER of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under section 142(2)(b) of the Act) of the Resource Management Act 1991(the Act) BETWEEN OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant ENV-2020-CHC-127 Facilitator Special Advisor – RM Dunlop Date 7 April 2021 – 8 April 2021 Venue Scenic Southern Cross Hotel, Dunedin Scribe Mandy Lamber...

10. Hape v Smith - Part Te Pupuke K No 2 (Māori Reservation) (2015) 99 Taitokerau MB 174 (99 TTK 174) [pdf, 189 KB]

    ...Mr Smith acted in breach of trust? [46] Ms Rudolph gave evidence of a concern she says is held by a number of trustees and beneficiaries that Mr Smith has acted in breach of trust. [47] In summary, she says that Pacific Marine Fisheries sought resource consent to operate an oyster factory. As part of that process they had to consult with local tangata whenua. Mr Smith was nominated to consult with Pacific Marine Fisheries on behalf of the marae. In the course of those dealings...