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1. NLT v Coetzee [2019] NZIACDT 81 (10 December 2019) [pdf, 144 KB]

   ...complainant signed the employment agreement on 5 November 2015 and sent it to Ms Coetzee on 8 November. The copy sent by her to Immigration New Zealand was signed by the employer, purportedly also on 5 November 2015. [13] On 4 December 2015, Ms Coetzee filed an application for a work visa with Immigration New Zealand on behalf of the complainant, based on the employment offer he had signed. The signed employment agreement was sent to Immigration New Zealand. It was approved by th...

2. Director of Proceedings v Southern District Health Board [2020] NZHRRT 8 [pdf, 6.6 MB]

   ...SOUTHERN DISTRICT HEAL TH BOARD DEFENDANT Mr G Galloway and Ms M Nicol for defendant DATE OF DECISION: 6 March 2020 (REDACTED) DECISION OF TRIBUNAL 1 [1] These proceedings under s 50 of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 were filed on 17 December 2019. 1 [This decision is to be cited as: Director of Proceedings v Southern District Health Board (2020] NZHRRT 8] 1 [2] Prior to the filing of the proceedings the parties resolved all matters in issue and the Tribunal...

3. Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal 28 February 2018 [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...ability to actively manage claims between the Tribunal and the courts can speed up overall resolution rates, by ensuring claims are considered in the most appropriate place. 6 30 I therefore propose that eligible claims that have already been filed in the District or High Court will be able to be transferred to the Tribunal, on agreement of the parties or on the Judge’s motion, if they are considered better suited for resolution through the Tribunal.9 31 The Tribunal will also...

4. LCRO 36/2020 SW v LN (4 October 2021) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...paternity. [10] Mr SW then instructed Mr LN to act. That retainer ended some four months later, in or about November 2019. [11] Mr SW emphatically asserts that the applicant in the paternity proceedings (the mother) was dishonest in the evidence she filed in support of the case, and that this amounts to perjury for which she should be held to account. It is this unshakeable belief that has driven Mr SW to vigorously challenge the paternity proceedings and the outcome. [12] Mr...

5. SN & TN v B Ltd [2021] NZDT 1621 (17 December 2021) [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...LTD that B LTD was correct to decline SN & TN’s claim. It did recommend that compensation of $2,000.00 be paid by B LTD to the SN & TN for stress and inconvenience. 6. That recommendation was not accepted by SN & TN and a claim was filed with the Disputes Tribunal. 7. SN & TN are seeking $29,753.40 which is made up of $26,503.40 for non-refundable expenses of the Europe trip and an additional $3,250.00 for stress and inconvenience arising out of the manner in w...

6. [2022] NZEnvC 186 Blue Wallace Surveyors Limited v Waikato District Council [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...d. Those provisions relating to SASMs generally. The relief originally sought by Perjuli included removing the identification of 5851 Great South Road, Ngaaruawaahia, in the Schedule and on the planning map. Since the original appeals were filed both Perjuli and BWSL have applied to amend the relief sought in their notices of appeal in the same terms by adding, as subparagraphs 12(e)-(f) in BWSL’s amended appeal and as subparagraphs 8(c)-(d) in Perjuli’s amended appeal, the...

7. Wellington Standards Committee 2 v Collins [2022] NZLCDT 22 (30 June 2022) [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...property, allegedly by K. There was also a suggestion (which later appeared to be false) that Mrs W had been asked to sign documents by L and K at the funeral. • It was noted that K held a power of attorney and although not recorded in his file note, Mr Collins says that he recalled a discussion at that time about removing K as Mrs W’s attorney. • Finally, and importantly, Mr Collins noted that Mrs W told him she wanted future instructions and communications to be conve...

8. [2022] NZEmpC 127 VMR v Aviation Security Service Division of Civil Aviation Authority [pdf, 304 KB]

   ...application to remove the proceeding in a notice of direction issued on 9 September 2021. Ms Grey confirmed that the applicants intended to bring an application for special leave for removal. [7] A notice of application for special leave was filed on 22 December 2021. The notice asserted that given the importance of the case, the issues raised by the applicants’ claim and the possible conflict of interest which the Authority would be perceived as having since it is maintained...

9. Henderson v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal Injury) [2022] NZACC 216 [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...entitled to an Independence Allowance. On 3 July 2018, the Reviewer dismissed the review application and confirmed the Independence Allowance decision, based on Dr Armstrong’s assessment. [30] On 5 July 2018, a treatment injury claim form was filed by Dr Adrian Pett, citing a failure to diagnose a fractured pelvis, causing subsequent long-term pain. The form referred to the 1982 accident. [31] On 3 August 2018, a further ACC injury claim form was filed by Dr Pett, claiming c...

10. Lee v Accident Compensation Corporation (Work Related Gradual Process Injury) [2023] NZACC 176 [pdf, 352 KB]

    ...Compensation Act 2001. [3] The respondent’s position is that there is insufficient evidence of a causal link between the appellant’s Parkinson’s Disease and a workplace exposure. Background [4] On 30 June 2021, an ACC injury claim form was filed for poisoning due to a chemical substance. The description of injury was: Worked for the Post Office from 1979 to 1986, was regularly exposed to trichloroethane and is concerned that his Parkinson’s Disease was caused by...