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1. Pio v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2024] NZACC 010 [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...Judge Carter made an error of law capable of bona fide and serious argument. Even if the qualifying criteria had been made out, this Court would not have exercised its discretion to grant leave, so as to ensure the proper use of scarce judicial resources and the finality of litigation. This Court is not satisfied as to the wider importance of any contended point of law. 16 [77] Costs are reserved. Judge P R Spiller, District Court Judge

2. Mitchell v Corrections [2023] NZHRRT 18 [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...history that this was a serious threat, and the Tribunal accepts that was his view, particularly given the remote location under consideration for her release, the time when the threat may be realised, which was at Christmas which also meant related resourcing constraints and the severity of the consequences. [31] While Ms Mitchell maintains that previous offending against Police staff only occurred when she was at a Police station, Mr Britton could not be expected to know that Ms Mitc...

3. [2023] NZEmpC 234 New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Assoc IUOW Inc v Tasman Cargo Airlines Pty Ltd [pdf, 307 KB]

   ...submissions are unsuccessful for two reasons. The first has already been dealt with. The bargaining did not remove the pay increase awarded to Mr 5 See White v Reserve Bank of New Zealand [2013] NZCA 663, [2013] ERNZ 367 at [33]; and Bathurst Resources Ltd v L&M Coal Holdings Ltd [2021] NZSC 85, [2021] 1 NZLR 696 at [217]– [222] and [261]. Farmer from 1 April 2019. Further, the company did not point to any aspect of the union’s notice initiating bargaining, a b...

4. What happens next [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...copyright and within the terms of the Copyright Act. No part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission of the author except for the purposes of advertising or promoting the Child Witness Series. Copyright © Lynda Morgan Libeau Other resources available: Let’s Talk Court - for young people aged 13 years and over Being a Witness - video for young witnesses Courtwise - activity book For young witnesses and their parents, carers, family and whanau - factsheet First publi...

5. Steele v Commissioner of Police (Jurisdiction) [2025] NZHRRT 21 [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...interests may at times also need to be taken into account.” This allows the accommodation of other “interests” such as those that are supported by limitation periods, the public interests in stilling controversies, the efficient use of public resources and the justice in protecting defendants from facing stale claims. [29.2] The introduction of the six-month period recognises that such limitation periods do not function solely to protect defendants from stale claims but also...

6. Annex to Regulatory Impact Statement: Extending automatic name suppression for complainants where crimes are of a sexual nature [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...briefly tested the proposal with the Chief Victims Advisor, and have seen advice from them on the issue and proposal. We have also consulted on this proposal with Crown Law and the Privacy Commissioner’s office. Limited data: a lack of time and resources for gathering evidence has limited our understanding of the true scope of the problem. A longer timeframe could have allowed for greater consultation on the proposal. This might have surfaced alternative approaches, additional imp...

7. Proactive-Release-Administration-Act_FINAL-v2.pdf [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...(Prescribed Amounts) Regulations 2025. Cabinet’s impact analysis requirements, therefore, do not apply. Publicity 16 The Ministry of Justice will advise the stakeholders it consulted with of the change and encourage them to update any public resources or use their information channels as appropriate. This includes the New Zealand Law Society, Community Law Centres, and the Citizens Advice Bureau. Proactive release 17 I intend to proactively release this paper in whole within 30...

8. Waitangi Tribunal theme A - Old land claims [pdf, 7.2 MB]

   ...Wales, not his representative in New Zealand, with responsibility for setting up the legal basis for the investigation of pre-Treaty transactions. He anticipated a flood of pre-annexation claims which only New South Wales possessed the administrative resources to deal with. He also believed that Gipps would be better equipped to resist Pakeha claimant pressure for making extensive grants. A New South Wales-appointed commission, he hoped, would avoid 'the dangers of the acquisition of...

9. Practice note: Family Court caseflow management [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...important to set appropriate standards than simply to consider what is currently achievable. The standards set shall be those that are desirable from the community’s viewpoint rather than those which are achievable with the currently available resources. (b) As the circumstances require, the Family Court will take into account attempts at reconciliation and informal resolutions, and the needs of the parties to make personal adjustments to major and possibly traumatic changes in their...

10. 19 June 2020 Updated FC Caseflow Management Practice Note [pdf, 1.4 MB]

    ...important to set appropriate standards than simply to consider what is currently achievable. The standards set shall be those that are desirable from the community’s viewpoint rather than those which are achievable with the currently available resources. (b) As the circumstances require, the Family Court will take into account attempts at reconciliation and informal resolutions, and the needs of the parties to make personal adjustments to major and possibly traumatic changes in their...