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1. [2007] NZEmpC Fisher v Fisher & Anor [pdf, 17 KB]

   ...in which the defendants have allowed time to expire for the filing of a statement of defence in a de novo challenge by the plaintiff to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority dated 22 August 2006. The defendants have accordingly filed an application for leave to file a statement of defence out of time. The period of delay amounts to 10 days. [2] When the time for filing a statement of defence had expired and before the present application was filed, the plaintiff so...

2. Reuben - Allotments 170-176 Parish of Manurewa [2020] Chief Judge's MB 5 (2020 CJ 5) [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...appeal out of time; (c) An application to the Chief Judge under s 45 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act); and (d) A request to waive the filing fee. 2020 Chief Judge’s MB 6 [3] Mr Reuben maintains that his applications were filed in accordance with both legislation and the common law and ought to be accepted by the Registrar. Background [4] On 17 August 2016, Hinton J of the High Court made an order for profit forfeiture in relation to unlawful benefit to the...

3. Guide-for-making-an-appeal-to-the-Taxation-and-Charities-Review-Authority.pdf [pdf, 330 KB]

   ...Board. If you are outside the time limit or need more time to prepare your appeal, you may request an extension of time. The Authority may allow an extension if it is satisfied that exceptional grounds outside of your control prevented you from filing within the 2-month timeframe. Your request should be in writing. Your request must be in writing. An application for extension of time can be found here: Application for extension of time to file an appeal. An application for extension c...

4. Give documents to court and parties to the case

   File documents at court You file documents at court when you give the court your application documents or when you respond to someone else’s application. Check with us if you’re not sure which forms and documents you need to file. Make sure your forms are signed and dated before you file them at the court. Forms filled in on screen must be printed out before being signed and filed. Some applications don’t charge a fee. If there’s a fee to file your application, you need to pay it when yo...

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5. 2010 Decisions of public interest

   From time to time the Court decides cases that have general importance for practitioners of employment law as well as for the particular parties. These will include some judgments of the full Court and others examining and applying new law. Auckland DHB & 20 Other DHB Named in the attached Schedule v NZ Resident Doctors Assoc [2010] NZEmpC 148 [Full Court, Chief Judge Colgan and Couch J, 3 November 2010] - Scope and application of s 32(1)(e) and s 34 of Employment Relations Act 2000 in

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6. [2023] NZEnvC 148 Poutama Kaitiaki Charitable Trust v Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga [pdf, 338 KB]

   ...The work will take place in the vicinity of the recorded archaeological site Q18/79. The appeal was struck out by the Court on 10 March 2023.1 Heritage NZ and First Gas have both made applications for costs. Procedural history Appeal filed The appeal was filed on 27 January 2022. Mediation Court-assisted mediation took place on 16 March 2022. No resolution was reached. Timetable to hearing and evidence exchange On 31 March 2022, counsel for Heritage NZ filed...

7. District Court Rules and District Court Act 2016

   The District Court Rules 2014 and prescribed forms are under review for the required consequential amendments due to the replacement of the District Courts Act 1947 with the District Court Act 2016. Until these amendments are made, the District Court Rules will still reference the 1947 Act. These references should be interpreted as references to the 2016 Act. Please see the table linked below to cross-reference the corresponding sections: District Court Rules referencing DCA1947 Prescr

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8. [2021] NZEmpC 79 McKay v Wanaka Pharmacy Ltd [pdf, 227 KB]

   ...Act in the sum of $13,000 without deduction; (ii) holiday pay in the sum of $57,334.24 (gross); (iii) reimbursement of fuel costs incurred between 5 and 18 September 2018; and (iv) costs in the sum of $500, together with reimbursement of the filing fee of $71.56. [3] WPL and WSL have paid the sum of $13,724.83 to Ms McKay, being the compensation, fuel costs and hearing costs. They did not pay the holiday pay of $57,334.24 as they said the amount is overstated. They accept so...

9. Koso v Chief Executive Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment [2014] NZHRRT 39 [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...recognised in ss 27 and 29 of the Act. The information may need to be carefully checked before sending it to the requester to make sure that the redactions are correct or that information about others has not been inadvertently included. Physical files may need to be brought from remote locations. [5] The Privacy Act does not set a fixed time for providing access to the information. Instead, s 66(4) states that it is an interference with privacy if access is “unduly delayed” and i...

10. Adoption Law Reform: First round of engagement in 2021

    On 18 June 2021, the Government asked the public about their views on our adoption laws. A discussion document was released covering six key issue areas, including what adoption is and who is involved, cultural aspects of adoption (including whāngai), how the adoption process works in Aotearoa New Zealand, the impacts of adoption and the adoption process where a child is born by surrogacy. That public consultation closed on 31 August. More than 270 submissions were received, which have helped t

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