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1. Legal-Aid-lawyer-Provider-Manual-Feb-2025.pdf [pdf, 380 KB]

   ...(legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz). mailto:legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz mailto:legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz mailto:legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz mailto:legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz 8 Providing legal aid Grants Handbook The Grants Handbook is a useful resource that sets out our policies relating to legal aid in detail. Use the grants handbook to learn more about legal aid applications, eligibility, assignments, reassignments, fees, payments and more. We encourage you to...

2. Dempster v Accident Compensation Corporation (Treatment Injury) [2025] NZACC 39 (4 March 2025) [pdf, 206 KB]

   ...treatment. (2) Treatment injury does not include the following kinds of personal injury: (a) personal injury that is wholly or substantially caused by a person's underlying health condition: (b) personal injury that is solely attributable to a resource allocation decision: (c) personal injury that is a result of a person unreasonably withholding or delaying their consent to undergo treatment. 11 (3) The fact that treatment did not achieve a desired result does not, of...

3. 2025 NZSSAA 01 [pdf, 338 KB]

   ...Social Security Act 2018 (the Act) is “to enable in certain circumstances the provision of financial support to people to help alleviate hardship”.2 Support is provided taking into account that, where appropriate, a person should use the resources available to them before seeking financial support under the Act.3 Funeral grant 6. Under s 90 of the Act the Ministry may pay a funeral grant if a deceased person with or without dependents meet certain financial conditions cov...

4. West v Accident Compensation Corporation (Vocational independence) [2024] NZACC 138 [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...also thought driving was inappropriate, and that Ms West needed a role that provided opportunities for flexibility of movement. He concluded that Ms West had the capacity to undertake the roles of: Accounts Clerk; Payroll Clerk; 12 Human Resources Clerk; Stock Clerk; Receptionist General; Office Cashier; and Customer Services Representative. [63] On 22 March 2023, Dr Pett completed a vocational independence assessment general practitioner questionnaire, in which he noted: ...

5. OIA-Policy Work Programme [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...firearms work programme in 2024 – plus forecasted events, opportunities, risks and milestones for 2025 and 2026. 2. Agree to a targeted approach to consultation on the AML/CFT regulatory settings 3. Note we will provide advice on options for resourcing the AML/CFT work programme. Kathy Brightwell Acting Deputy Secretary, Policy APPROVED SEEN NOT AGREED __________ ____________________ Hon Nicole McKee Associate Minister of J...

6. [2024] NZEmpC 250 High Performance Sport New Zealand Ltd v The Athletes Cooperative Inc [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...to do so), whether HPSNZ is required to participate in collective bargaining with TAC. Facts HPSNZ [7] HPSNZ is a government-funded kaitiaki (guardian) of the high-performance sport system. HPSNZ works in partnership with NSOs, allocating resources to 1 The Athletes’ Cooperative Inc v High Performance Sport New Zealand Ltd [2024] NZERA 43 (Member Anderson). specific sports and campaigns and delivering support to positively impact performance and wellbeing. In d...

7. [2024] NZLVT 011 - Hamilton City Council v Shaw (15 April 2024) [pdf, 452 KB]

   ...(a) the sliver was in Stage 1 area under the ODP and is in the Peacocke Precinct (formerly Stage 2) under Plan Change 5 (‘PC5’). Within the Peacocke Precinct the sliver is in a Natural Open Space zone; (b) at the date of the valuation, any resource consent application for a subdivision would be required to be assessed under both the ODP and PC5; (c) the sliver contains ecological values that would have engaged the objectives and policies within the Natural Environments Chapte...

8. Progression of reported sexual assaults through the criminal justice system 2025 [pdf, 375 KB]

   ...experienced as children. 1 In the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey, 24% of adults who were 15 and older had experienced sexual assault in their lifetime: https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/research-data/nzcvs/nzcvs-cycle-7- resources-and-results/ https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/research-data/nzcvs/nzcvs-cycle-7-resources-and-results/ https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/research-data/nzcvs/nzcvs-cycle-7-resources-and-results/ 3...

9. DP v Accident Compensation Corporation (Entitlements - Backdated Attendant Care Compensation) [2025] NZACC 132 (19 August 2025) [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...members in the case of severely injured claimants should be interpreted differently from other less-injured claimants. (c) The Court should apply a generous and unniggardly approach to the interpretation of clause 14 to facilitate the considerable resources that should be directed to families of these shockingly-injured claimants. [65] Mr Miller finally submits the SRS assessment is flawed on its face and correspondingly the Corporation’s subsequent exercise of its discretion...

10. LCRO 21/2025 CB v AC (28 August 2025) [pdf, 213 KB]

    ...technical view. I would hope not. The purpose of reg 17 is a protective one, for the client, the lawyer and the profession. Alerting the NZLS to non-compliance with any particular provision of the Act or the Trust Account Regulations enables the resources of the NZLS inspectorate to be engaged to help the lawyer concerned to appropriately manage whatever the circumstance of non-compliance might be and to minimise any adverse consequences for any interested party, including the lawyer....