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1. 2018 July - Domestic Violence Provider Update [pdf, 318 KB]

   ...with all providers at once, when there is something new about programmes, reporting, or invoicing, or when we are getting consistent questions or feedback on an issue. These updates provide you with essential information We recommend you file them with your Code of Practice or somewhere else easily accessible to everyone in your organisation. We are planning a second release of the Code of Practice in September. This will capture the following information and any other ch...

2. Youth Court FAQs for Professionals at Alert Level 2 [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...triaged during Level 2? Youth Court Judges continue to review and prioritise cases to ensure that any outstanding matters requiring attention are addressed as quickly as possible. This review is being conducted using information on the file, and matters affecting the liberty of young people or regarding young people in custody, continue to be heard before the court as soon as possible. Q: Can I appear in-person at a hearing during Level 2? Police Prosecutors and Court...

3. [2018] NZSSAA 30 (15 June 2018) [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...required information is provided. [13] Pursuant to s 69G(5) a benefit which has been suspended under s 69G(4) may be terminated 40 days after the suspension. The case for the appellant [14] We have read the submissions that the appellant filed with his appeal. They are critical of the scheme under s 70 of the Act and the role of the Ministry in implementing the Act. [15] At the hearing, the appellant maintained his position that he was not required to provide any informatio...

4. Data highlights for children and young people June 2018 [pdf, 552 KB]

   ...counselling, community work, reparations, and curfews) that were agreed at their family group conference. A section 282 absolute discharge signals the end of the process and it is as if the charge against the child or young person was never filed. If a child or young person commits a more serious offence or does not adhere to their family group conference plan, a section 283 order (the Youth Court equivalent of a sentence) can be made. This is used when children and young pe...

5. Paerau v Bailey - Kauaeroa (2021) 440 Aotea MB 262 (440 AOT 262) [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...conflict and not participate in the discussion. [4] At the hearing on 12 October last, Ms Bailey made further submissions in opposition to the appointment of Ms Deeley. The proceedings were adjourned, in the absence of Ms Deeley, to enable her to file any written submissions. A further submission from Ms Deeley was received on 1 November 2021, where she re-iterated the point made earlier that where there was a conflict, she would abstain from any decision making. Ngā take Issu...

6. B Tarrant Memo Chief Coroner 02-11-21-V2 [pdf, 114 KB]

   ...interest. 3. I am unable to fully comprehend it at the moment, as I have only just been instructed, and the two appendices to the minute are of some length, and will require considerable time to reflect upon. 4. Nevertheless, it is not premature to file this memorandum, as will become apparent from reading it: it is necessary and serious legal and procedural matters may arise, of which you as Coroner should have early notice. 5. Mr Tarrant is as an interested party in this inquir...

7. [2021] NZEmpC 144 Crossen v Yangs House Ltd [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...evidence. Dowd has no relevance to this case. [25] When Mr Brown’s submissions were reduced to their essential elements, what he claimed as exceptional circumstances amounted to no more than Mrs Crossen’s claims not succeeding and, before she filed her challenge, a low settlement offer had been made and rejected. Those circumstances are not “quite out of the ordinary” and come nowhere near the test for exceptional circumstances in s 45(2).11 [26] The costs application is...

8. McMeekin v Carkeek - Makuratawhiti 8B2B1 (2021) 436 Aotea MB 286 (436 AOT 286) [pdf, 235 KB]

   ...be notified when the property becomes available for sale and that the taonga tuku iho of this land should always be offered to the PCA first if it is changing hands. Ko te hātepe ture o te tono nei Procedural history [4] The application was filed in August 2019 to determine sole ownership, confirm sale of the property and to change the status to General land. [5] After a series of adjournments, I heard the matter on 28 November 2019 and made orders vesting the property in the a...

9. [2021] NZEmpC 160 Wilson v Manukau Institute of Technology [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...to undertake the further searches in disclosure, the parties accepted, as did I, that the fixture for 17 and 18 August 2021 would have to be vacated. [37] The hearing has now been rescheduled for 7 and 8 October 2021 with a timetable for the filing and serving of updated evidence. [38] I reserve costs. B A Corkill Judge Judgment signed at 12.35 pm on 22 September 2021

10. READT annual report 2021 [pdf, 215 KB]

    ...the applicant’s name, one declined an application for an order prohibiting publication. One ruling directed that a charges application and an appeal be heard separately but by the same Tribunal panel and one directed that more information be filed. There were no separate rulings or decisions on costs, as these are now generally included in penalty (or final if penalty included in final) decisions. Cases on hand at the end of 2020/21 At the end of 2020/21, the Tribunal h...