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1. [2013] NZEmpC 133 2013 Dolev v Netafim Australia Pty Ltd [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...account of an also relatively small sum paid by Netafim to Mr Dolev by mistake. In a costs determination of the Authority dated 9 August 2012, Mr Dolev was ordered to pay $3,500 as a contribution to Netafim towards its costs. 2 [7] Mr Dolev filed a challenge in this Court against the substantive determination. He sought a full hearing de novo. The pleadings consist of an amended statement of claim dated 13 July 2012. The defendant filed a statement of...

2. [2014] NZEmpC 100 George v Auckland Council ARC 12410 Auckland Council v George costs [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...COUNCIL Defendant ARC 124/10 IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed AND IN THE MATTER of costs BETWEEN AUCKLAND COUNCIL Plaintiff AND LAURA JANE GEORGE Defendant Hearing: By submissions filed on 3 February, 4 and 6 March, and 13 June 2014 Appearances: A R Drake, counsel for Ms George T L Clarke and E J Coats, counsel for Auckland Council Judgment: 18 June 2014 COSTS JUDGMENT OF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLI...

3. Anti-corruption guide for NZ businesses [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...3, 2011 http://www.oecd.org/daf/anti-bribery/ConvCombatBribery_ENG.pdf� http://www.oecd.org/daf/anti-bribery/ConvCombatBribery_ENG.pdf� https://www.unodc.org/documents/brussels/UN_Convention_Against_Corruption.pdf� http://www.apec.org/~/media/Files/Groups/ACT/04_amm_032rev1.pdf� http://www.ungift.org/doc/knowledgehub/resource-centre/CSOs/TI-Working_Paper_Human_Trafficking_28_Jun_2011.pdf� http://www.ungift.org/doc/knowledgehub/resource-centre/CSOs/TI-Working_Paper_Human_Trafficking...

4. DA v EB LCRO 7/2013 (26 August 2014) [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...submissions in which she said she should never have issued a GST invoice to CR, and would not make the same mistake again.4 Ms DA said there should be no refund because her fees were reasonable based on the amount of time she had spent on the file,5 but if there were to be any refund, it should be made to CR, and not to Ms EB.6 [8] When the complaint initially came before the Committee, it appointed a Costs Assessor to consider Ms DA’s fees. Costs Assessor’s Report [9]...

5. LCRO 240/2013 TM v DC (8 May 2017) [pdf, 365 KB]

   ...interim injunction complaint in its decision. 41 At [22]. 42 At [22]. 43 At [22]. 44 At [23]. 45 At [31]. 46 At [32]. 47 At [34]. 14 Application for review [55] Mr TM filed an application for review on 6 August 2013. He seeks a review of the Standards Committee’s decision to take no further action and points to a number of errors he states that the Committee made in its decision. [56] He states that hi...

6. [2022] NZREADT 15 – Complaints Assessment Committee 2108 v Rankin Tremain Real Estate Wairarapa Ltd (10 August 2022) [pdf, 224 KB]

   ...(the Committee) with misconduct under s 73(a) of the Act (disgraceful conduct). It is alleged that in completing agency (listing) agreements in respect of six sales, Mr Rankin forged the signatures and initials of the vendors. [3] Mr Rankin filed an amended Response to Charge on 23 February 2022 admitting the charge. [4] Tremain Real Estate Wairarapa Ltd (Tremain Real Estate or the agency), the second defendant, was the agency which engaged Mr Rankin. It is a licensed compan...

7. [2023] NZEnvC 100 Director-General of Conservation v Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency [pdf, 336 KB]

   ...We consider the actions of Poutama following the hearing would have contributed to the costs incurred by Waka Kotahi, and did add to the time the Court spent on matters. We set out some of the actions below: following the hearing, Poutama filed two memoranda raising issues with Mr Napier and Mr Dreaver’s evidence. The Court had no concerns with the evidence of either witness;42 the Second Interim Decision records that Waka Kotahi sought to alter the NOR to accommodate an...

8. [2024] NZEnvC 180 Tasman District Council v Schaeffner [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ..._______________________________________________________________ A: Under s314(1)(a)(i)and (b)(i) of the Resource Management Act 1991 the court makes the enforcement orders set out in Appendix 1. 2 B: Costs are reserved. Any application for costs must be filed and served within three weeks and any reply shall be filed and served two weeks thereafter. REASONS Background [1] In mid-2021 Mr and Mrs Schaeffner moved a tiny home onto their property at 6 Neudorf Road, Upper Mout...

9. Outcomes for Mentally Impaired Persons December 2023 [xlsx, 102 KB]

   ...by reason of insanity, by offence type, 2014 - 2023 The number of finalised charges where people were found not guilty by reason of insanity is quite volatile each year; a small number of people have many finalised charges in some years. For charges filed after 13 December 2022, this charge outcome type is no longer available and has been replaced by the outcome proven but not criminally responsible on account of insanity (see Table 7). For more information on how to interpret these figures,...

10. Howell v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal Injury) [2023] NZACC 85 [pdf, 347 KB]

    ...presently aged 49. She suffered an accident on 13 June 2012, which is described in the ACC claim form as: “I was lifting the topiaries at work and injured my back”. [5] The claim for cover for lumbar sprain and sacroiliac ligament sprain was filed by the Papanui Medical Centre on 4 July 2012. [6] Both of her injuries were recorded as affecting the left side. ACC approved cover for these injuries. [7] Following an acute exacerbation on 12 August 2012, she underwent an MRI...