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1. [2018] NZEnvC 009 Invercargill Airport Ltd v Invercargill City Council [pdf, 6.6 MB]

   ...recommended amendments to Appendix VI fall within the ambit of s 293 of the Act and the court's jurisdiction. They seek that the court exercise its powers under that section to make the amendments sought. Evidence [14J The parties have filed two statements of evidence in support of the s 293 application . As the hearing is on the papers and the experts will not have the opportunity to either swear or affirm their evidence, it would have been preferable for the evidence to b...

2. LCRO 217/2017 PY v SD [pdf, 395 KB]

   ...complaint against him. [33] The Committee warned Mr SD to be “more cognisant in the future of the importance of independence”, and recommended that he “review other powers of attorney made by his firm”. Application for review [34] Mrs PY filed an application for review on 17 November 2017. She disagrees with both the approach taken and the conclusion reached by the Committee. At the hearing, she refuted that she was the type of person described by Mr SD in his response...

3. Complaints Assessment Committee (CAC 409) v Ganesh NZREADT 19 [pdf, 327 KB]

   ...response to the charge, dated 20 September 2017, Mr Ganesh said that he “witnessed the signatures of the borrower and lender but had no idea of the dealings in regards to loan and its terms stated”. [68] In his formal statement of evidence filed in December 2017, Mr Ganesh “confirmed the accuracy of the transcript and the correctness of my answers recorded in it”. He said he was present when Gurkamal and Jaswant Singh signed the loan document then, in respect of each of th...

4. Coronial Services Annual Report 2016-2017 [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...death can be established and lessons learned to prevent similar deaths occurring in the future. There is a coroner on duty every day and every night of the year. The duty work is carried out in addition to a large workload of active investigation files, chambers findings and inquests. I am honoured to be the Chief Coroner of New Zealand. This is my second Annual Report. In February 2017, I had the pleasure of attending the swearing-in ceremony for Deputy Chief Coroner Brandt Shortland...

5. [2020] NZEmpC 174 Greetham v Lawter (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 384 KB]

   JOHN GREETHAM v LAWTER (N.Z.) LIMITED [2020] NZEmpC 174 [28 October 2020] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2020] NZEmpC 174 EMPC 117/2019 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN JOHN GREETHAM Plaintiff AND LAWTER (N.Z.) LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 22-26 June 2020 (Heard at Auckland) Appeara

6. [2021] NZREADT 16 - Davidson (12 April 2021) [pdf, 338 KB]

   ...STUART DAVIDSON Appellant AND THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY (CAC 1906) First Respondent AND MICHAEL ROBB and HASTINGS McLEOD LIMITED Second Respondents Hearing: 17 February 2021, by AVL (further written submissions filed after the hearing) Tribunal: Hon P J Andrews, Chairperson Mr G Denley, Member Ms C Sandelin, Member Appearances: Ms B Entwistle, on behalf of Mr Davidson Ms S Shaw and Ms L Lim, on behalf of the Authority Ms K...

7. Haydyn du Fresne v CAC 406, Watkins & Fitzsimons [2019] NZREADT 6 (11 Feb 2019) [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...____________________________________________________________________ DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL ____________________________________________________________________ Background [1] The background to the present appeal has been accurately summarised in the submissions which were filed on behalf of the Authority by Ms Mok. The following statement of background is taken from her submissions: 2.2 Mr Watkins is a licensed salesperson, who was the listing salesperson for the pro...

8. Lewis & Anor as Trustees of the Warren and Bronwyn Lewis Family Trust v Auckland City Council [pdf, 115 KB]

   ...the construction of the dwelling – the Claimants determined that there were weathertight issues relating to the dwelling and dealt in a preliminary way in respect of these issues with Rynbeck Holdings and Rynbeck. A notice of adjudication was filed with Weathertight Homes Resolution Service (“WHRS”) and is dated the 24th day of March 2005. [8] It is “common ground” that there are weathertight issues in respect of the dwelling, namely: 7 (a) In respect of the two...

9. Lethbridge v The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 403) & Fenton, Fenton v The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 403) & Lethbridge [2018] NZREADT 58 [pdf, 506 KB]

   ...was imposed. Other charges which were brought against Ms Lethbridge were dismissed by the Committee and Mr Fenton has brought an appeal against that part of the decision which the Committee came to. Background [2] In the submissions which he filed on behalf of the Authority, Mr Simpson summarised the background to the present appeal. This statement of background which now follows is a fair summation of the facts: 2.1 The factual background to this appeal is outlined in the Comm...

10. [2020] NZEnvC 114 Summerset Villages Lower Hutt Limited v Hutt City Council [pdf, 31 MB]

    ...CMP is broadly consistent with the CMP submitted with the application. Are they one and the same? The Court could not locate another CMP directed at the land use consent application, although we appreciate that it may be among the many documents filed. [31] The draft CMP document is said to provide background information about the proposed site works and outlines the minimum requirements to which the Contractor must adhere. The chosen Contractor(s) will be required to prepare a CE...