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1. LCRO 45/2020 MN v RK (22 December 2020) [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed Introduction [1] Mr MN has applied for a review of a decision by the [Area] Standards Committee [X]. Background [2] Mr GS and Ms RK filed an application in the High Court to dissolve their marriage. [3] The couple owned a residential property located in [Suburbia] (the property). [4] The parties had, in May 2017, entered into a relationship property agreement. [5] The...

2. Stone v Couch - Rapaki MR875 39A (2020) 65 Te Waipounamu MB 61 (65 TWP 61) [pdf, 345 KB]

   ...Court’s encouragement for the parties to settle their dispute as a whānau, they have not been able to agree. It now falls to the Court to determine the issues. Ko te hātepe ture o te tono nei - Procedural Background [14] The applications were filed on 31 December 2016 and a judicial conference was held on 5 May 2017. At the conclusion of the conference I ordered the Registrar to produce a report under s 40 of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 on the history of the urupā....

3. Turner v University of Otago (Costs) [2021] NZHRRT 48 [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...brief oral decision the Tribunal granted the application, emphasising that going forward there should be no further doubt or confusion as to the basis on which Dr Turner’s case was advanced. A direction was made that an amended statement of claim be filed incorporating the missing information identified by the Tribunal and any further allegations or particulars which would help the University and the Tribunal to understand the basis on which Dr Turner’s case was to be put forward. [...

4. Karaitiana - Runanga 2E [2022] Chief Judges MB 454 (2022 CJ 454) [pdf, 399 KB]

   ...the block, containing 386.2110 hectares situated by the Okeoke Stream, also known as the bush severance. 5 64 Taupo MB 55 (64 TPO 55). 6 64 Taupo MB 55 (64 TPO 55). 2022 Chief Judge’s MB 457 [10] On 21 August 2000, Huiterangi Moon filed a s 45 application seeking an order to correct this error. The Deputy Registrar’s Report dated 14 October 2002 agreed there was an error and recommended that a new title be created for the bush severance comprising 386.2110 hectares...

5. IPT 2021-22 Annual Report [pdf, 526 KB]

   ...Points of the 2021/2022 Court Year 1. On 30 July 2021, the Tribunal farewelled Judge Peter Spiller as Chair of the Tribunal, after a tenure of more than seven years. Under his leadership, the Tribunal disposed of the significant backlog of files on hand in 2014, when he became Chair, and reduced the average time for delivery of decisions to under five months from lodgement. Judge Spiller left the Tribunal in much better shape than he found it. His dedication and commitment t...

6. [2022] NZACC 19 - McBryde v ACC (9 February 2022) [pdf, 453 KB]

   ...confirm Mr McBryde reported significant ongoing pain in both thoracic and lumbar regions. [5] In or around April 1994, Mr McBryde made a return to work and was certified as partially incapacitated. [6] In May 1994, an additional claim was filed for a fracture of the L1 vertebra. The claim for cover indicated that Mr McBryde had significant pain, and a referral to Mr Howie, orthopaedic surgeon, had been made. Cover was accepted for that injury. [7] Mr Howie noted that Mr McB...

7. [2022] NZACC 1 - Namana (6 January 2022) [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...July 2017, Ms Namana reported heel and foot pain to her GPs. On 3 July 2017, Dr Hilary Willson, GP, diagnosed plantar fasciitis, and this was confirmed on 13 October 2017 by Dr Mark Lockwood. [4] On 28 November 2017, an ACC injury claim form was filed for bilateral plantar fasciitis. The claim form described: “Has been on her feet cleaning in steel cap boots up to 15 hours a day has developed plantar fasciitis”. An accident date of 5 June 2017 was recorded. [5] On 30 Novemb...

8. Foketi v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2023] NZACC 86 [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...quashed. However, the reviewer determined that he could not decide the appellant’s employment status. It was the reviewer’s decision that only the Inland Revenue Department had competency to decide this matter. [4] Counsel have helpfully filed an agreed statement of facts and issues as follows. Agreed Facts [5] Mr Foketi is from Tonga. English is his second language. He came to New Zealand in December 2019. [6] Mr Foketi was working as a labourer for JNP Constructio...

9. Feaver v Accident Compensation Corporation (Work-Related Personal Injury) [2023] NZACC 210 [pdf, 438 KB]

   ...respondents, Alliance Group Limited, dated 15 October 2015 declining cover for a work-related personal injury, namely subacromial bursitis in respect of the appellant’s right shoulder. [2] Prior to this hearing, on 15 August 2023, Mr Hlavac filed a memorandum advising the Court that ACC had determined not to represent itself, but rather allow Alliance Group Limited to represent ACC’s interests as well as their own. The Court accepts that position. Background [3] T...

10. IPT-Annual-Report 2022 -2023 [pdf, 416 KB]

    ...progress in achieving its statutory objective of expeditious despatch of business. Over the 2022-2023 year, the average age of cases on hand as at 30 June 2023 was 187 days (down from 226 days the previous year). Deducting the deportation (resident) files which the Tribunal has had to ‘hold’ because deportation liability was suspended by the Minister, the age was 123 days (as against 145 days in 2021-2022). The average length of time to make a decision was 242 days and the aver...