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1. [2023] NZEnvC 157 Ngati Tama ki te Waipounamu Trust [pdf, 5 MB]

   ...(‘Tribunal’).9 Following their hearing, the Tribunal recommended to the Minister that a WCO be made (other than in respect to the Anatoki and Waikoropupū Rivers).10 [8] The applicant, TDC and various other parties before the Tribunal filed submissions to the Court thereby instigating our inquiry. Those parties included local farmers (‘Farming Interests’)11 and Save our Springs Aotearoa New Zealand Inc (‘SOS’). Other submitters included Manawa Energy Ltd12 (operat...

2. E91 Kurt Grant - Construction Methodology - RE – Applicant [pdf, 9.5 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ENV-2018-AKL-000078 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) AND IN THE MATTER of the direct referral of applications for resource consent for the necessary infrastructure and related activities associated with holding the America's Cup in Auckland BETWEEN PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND Applicant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regulatory Authority REBUTTAL EVIDENCE OF KURT ADR

3. [2023] NZEmpC 144 Cronin-Lampe v The Board of Trustees of Melville High School [pdf, 847 KB]

   ...reasons I will come to shortly, it is necessary to deal with only some of the wide range of pleaded issues in this judgment. The history of the litigation [10] Soon after the personal grievances were raised, Mr and Mrs Cronin-Lampe filed statements of problem in the Employment Relations Authority in January 2013. Those claims were unsuccessful.1 [11] Challenges were subsequently brought to the Court. On 11 July 2013, Mr and Mrs Cronin-Lampe challenged the Authority...

4. Regulatory Impact Statement Tribunal Enhancements [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...inclusion of statutory timeframes, which apply both for the appellant and ACC,  for lodging applications and submissions – to help improve case throughput   the power to regulate procedures and issue practice notes   the power to make and enforce suppression orders   a  $30  filing  fee  (which  has  policy  approval  for  the  existing  accident  appeal  jurisdictions and will be confirmed in legislation for the new ...

5. [2007] NZEmpC WC 34/07 Crook v Sovereign Services Ltd [pdf, 76 KB]

   ...in breach of its health and safety obligations to her and the claim that she was unjustifiably constructively dismissed. Costs [90] Counsel are encouraged to resolve the issue of costs between them. If this is not possible, the defendant is file a memorandum as to costs 28 days from the date of this decision. The plaintiff will have 14 days to respond to that. No other memoranda in relation to costs is to be filed without leave of the Court. C M Shaw JUDGE Jud...

6. [2011] NZEmpC 12 Unite Union Inc and Sherman v SkyCity Auckland Ltd [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...notice of that intention should be given and copied to the Court as soon as possible. In the event Ms White, counsel for the plaintiffs indicated at the commencement of the hearing that she wished to cross-examine the deponent of the sole affidavit filed by the defendant, Claire Walker, SkyCity‟s Employee Relations Manager. This was opposed on the basis that no notice had been given and Ms White then withdrew her application. [4] During his final submissions Mr McIlraith, o...

7. [2009] NZEmpC AC 16A/09 Peterson & Anor v B Engineering Ltd & Anor [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...cutter only because he was privy to customer information and detail about the skill mill which he used for his own benefit and which he ought not to have retained. In the case of Jake Peterson, the Authority found that the first sawmill patent was filed while he was still employed and incorporated information belonging to both companies. [20] Concluding that Carl Peterson was not entitled to claim for himself patent rights, the Authority decided: • The patents had be...

8. [2013] NZEmpC 28 Maori Hill & Balmacewen Pharmacy Ltd v O’Sullivan [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...employees unpaid wages in the sum of: Ms Jordan - $854.17 gross Ms Hughes - $2,171.19 gross Ms O’Sullivan - $2,920.51 gross Costs [87] If costs cannot otherwise be agreed they may be the subject of an exchange of memoranda, with the defendants filing and serving any memoranda and supporting material within 20 working days of the date of this judgment and the plaintiff to file and serve any memoranda and supporting material in reply within a further 20 working days. 16...

9. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - summary record 5th report (continued) [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...oral questions put at the previous meeting by members of the Committee in connection with questions 1-16 on the list of issues. 3. Mr. Power (New Zealand), responding to the questions raised by Ms. Keller, said that approximately 550 people had filed claims against the Government for ill-treatment in State-run institutions, most of which pertained to events from the 1980s or earlier. The claims had been funded through legal aid. The Government had settled a number of the compensation...

10. CAC20006 v Spencer [2013] NZREADT 8 [pdf, 95 KB]

    ...Similarly, in respect of charge 2, if we conclude that the defendant’s conduct, while negligent or incompetent, was not seriously negligent or incompetent, a finding of unsatisfactory conduct would be available. [60] We record that the Committee filed signed Briefs of Evidence for Messrs Wayne Brown, Bert van Vliet, Ms Beverley Callaghan, Ms Marguerite Goodchild, and Andrew Eales (an investigator for the Authority). There was cross-examination of them 11 except for Mrs Good...