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1. OIA 98726 [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...privacy of natural persons. I can advise that the Ministry of Justice has not completed the process of prioritising the countries to be assessed by the OPC but will do so as soon as is practicable. This is due to competing demands and allocation of resources to other necessary work. I am therefore refusing the second part of your request seeking any opinions provided by the Privacy Commissioner under section 18(e) of the Act as the information requested does not exist. You have the righ...

2. [2021] NZACC 104 - A v ACC (16 July 2021) [pdf, 309 KB]

   ...Zealand. With the agreement and approval of the Clinical Psychologist who had been treating “A” in New Zealand, a referral was made to Dr Gordon Barclay who is a psychiatrist based in Glasgow in Scotland. Dr Barclay specialises in Comprehensive Resource Model (“CRM”) therapy. “A” consulted with Dr Barclay over teleport (an online audio-visual link) on four occasions in late November and December 2019. Because this therapy seemed to be working, “A”, his wife...

3. [2022] NZREADT 22 — QQ v REAA (CAC 1902) & NQ (25 October 2022) [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...[50] The third aspect raised is that the process undertaken by the appellant is one of three employed by him to make claims before bodies which generally will not visit costs consequences on unsuccessful claimants. He has utilised the Tribunal’s resources cynically rather than genuinely. He expects that his claims, although false and unreasonable, will not cost him anything while causing significant distress and cost to the licensee. [51] In November 2018, the appellant brough...

4. LCRO 145/2021 AZ v BY (28 October 2022) [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...complaint is that Mr BY terminated the retainer as the deadline for briefs of evidence approached. This was an inopportune time for Mr BY to express a wish to cease acting. The new lawyers instructed by Mr AZ were required to devote considerable resources to acquaint themselves with the proceedings. [66] Mr BY’s reason for terminating the retainer was that he considered Mr AZ had lost confidence in the advice being provided by himself and Mr DW. Mr AZ instructed Mr BY to fol...

5. Witana v Cutforth - Kohewhata 27C2A [2022] Māori Appellate Court 405 (2022 APPEAL 405) [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...Accordingly, while the respondents submit that they did not take any steps other than those required of them for this appeal, they also failed to take steps that would have reduced the length of these proceedings and accordingly the time and resources spent on them. Kōrerorero mō ngā utu roia Discussion on costs [13] The Court has an unlimited discretion as to costs. It has been noted that costs normally follow the event. [14] Rule 8.23 of the Māori Land Court Rules 20...

6. Curgenven v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2023] NZACC 26 [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...construed or interpreted and applied to the facts is a question of law … . [25] Even if the qualifying criteria are made out, the Court has an extensive discretion in the grant or refusal of leave so as to ensure proper use of scarce judicial resources. Leave is not to be granted as a matter of course. One factor in the grant of leave is the wider importance of any contended point of law. The District Court judgment [48] His Honour considered the evidence and the relevant law a...

7. Nga-hapu-o-Kereru-Marae-Koputoroa-Stream-CIA-FINAL-v2.pdf [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...Treaty was signed. When our tupuna first settled here, there were approximately 28 “tūtū kākā, kaikas, miro, totara and tawa”. tuna, kōkopu, īnanga and smelt were plentiful in the Kōpūtōroa stream, and harakeke was also a rich local resource. There was an extensive wetland, which the Kōpūtōroa stream ran through before it reached the Manawatū river2. The pollution of our waterways has under-mined our rangatiratanga, the authority of our tūpuna and our ability to s...

8. OIA-108159.pdf [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...cases, the Tribunal can grant an application for an urgent inquiry into claims. This may include strict timetables for filing of evidence, hearings and cross-examination. If this were to occur, it would require a significant investment of time and resources from the Ministry. 18. We will advise the Government on how best to respond to these issues should they arise. Options for the use of unspent section 27 funding 19. The Government has committed to end funding for section 27...

9. [2024] NZEmpC 99 Putaanga v MOVe Freight Ltd [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...she never understood him to be raising a grievance. Further, she said she was not the person with whom to raise it. She said that if she had understood him to be raising a personal grievance, she would have escalated it to her manager or human resources. [33] MOVe Freight said it was not aware of any grievance at the time. It did not, however, call any witnesses, other than Ms Valdes, who had any direct knowledge of, or involvement in, the events at the time. Mr Shelley, who gav...

10. [2023] NZEmpC 217 MGK Homes Ltd v Yoon [pdf, 289 KB]

    ...what a fair and reasonable employer could have done in all the circumstances at the time the dismissal or action occurred. (3) In applying the test in subsection (2), the Authority or the court must consider— (a) whether, having regard to the resources available to the employer, the employer sufficiently investigated the allegations against the employee before dismissing or taking action against the employee; and (b) whether the employer raised the concerns that the em...