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1. National Standards Committee 2 v Harker [2020] NZLCDT 27 (31 August 2020) [pdf, 161 KB]

   ...Ms K Davenport QC and Mr J Kleinbaum for the Applicant Mr W Pyke for the Respondent 2 DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL RE PENALTY Introduction [1] On 7 December 2017, in the District Court at Hamilton, Mr Richard Harker entered pleas of guilty to two charges of doing an indecent act, one on a child and one on a young person.1 Convictions were entered on the same day. Mr Harker was sentenced on 30 April 2018. Judge Denise Clark imposed a mix of sentences, all rehab...

2. Research on the effectiveness of police practice in reducing residential burglary part 9 [pdf, 145 KB]

   Research on the effectiveness of Police practice in reducing residential burglary Report 9 Burglary offenders Garth Baker and Alison Gray December 2005 2 Research on the effectiveness of Police practice in reducing residential burglary Report 1: Surveys of Household Burglary part one (2002): Four Police Areas and national data compared, Dr Sue Triggs, Ministry of Justice, 2005. Report 2: Surveys of Household Burglary part two: Four Police Areas compared between 2002 and 2004, Dr Sue T

3. Evaluation of Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court pilot [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   Formative Evaluation for the Alcohol and other Drug Treatment Court Pilot Prepared for Ministry of Justice 31 March 2014 F O R M A T I V E E V A L U A T I O N F O R T H E A L C O H O L A N D O T H E R D R U G T R E A T M E N T C O U R T P I L O T i i Contents Preface v Glossary vi 1. Executive summary 1 2. Introduction 9 2.1 Background 9 2.2 Formative evaluation of the AODT Court 9 2.3 Formative evaluation methodolog

4. [2012] NZEmpC 49 Miller v Fonterra Co-Operative Group [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...Appeal in Bain but not one that it regarded as determinative. 25 And in R v Marks, 26 Chambers J accepted that a waiver had been made by the accused for the limited purpose of his legal counsel giving evidence at a hearing as to a change of plea, but held that the Crown could not lead evidence from the counsel in the context of a subsequent sentencing hearing as the privilege remained intact. 27 [42] It is clear from Mr Matthews’s affidavit and the material annexed to it,...

5. Auckland Standards Committee 1 v Ravelich [2011] NZLCDT 11 [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...such a qualitative exercise was not to be undertaken there would be no point in the second limb, with the mere fact of conviction on an offence punishable by imprisonment being sufficient to prove the disciplinary charge. [7] As Mr Ravelich has pleaded guilty to this charge, the Tribunal takes the view that both the first and second limbs of the charge are established, without the Tribunal, as part of its substantive decision process, being required to undertake the qualitative as...

6. [2018] NZEmpC 20 Smith v Director General of the Ministry for Primary Industries [pdf, 282 KB]

   ...explanation by the employer. Two Air New Zealand stewards were charged jointly with smuggling a video cassette recorder. One of the stewards was acquitted but the other was convicted. The steward who was acquitted was subsequently convicted on a guilty plea of being in possession of uncustomed goods.5 [43] The case never reached the stage where the employer was required to explain, because the circumstances of each employee were different. One was not a party to smuggling whereas...

7. Apaapa - Te Pura No 17 Block (2010) 6 Waikato Maniapoto MB 1 (6 WMN 1) [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...approve the amount requested of $140,000.00 even against general land. [36] The applicants gave evidence reconfirming much of the earlier information and evidence put before the Court at the first two hearings. [37] Mr Apaapa, in an impassioned plea to the Court, indicated that as a result of the property being rented for a number of years it is in a state of disrepair. He indicated that he is in considerable financial difficulty having lost jobs, lost an ACC benefit and simply c...

8. RN v QW LCRO 226/2012 (8 September 2016) [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...compensation, $25,000. The review application is dated 31 July 2012, at which time Mr RN had not secured judgment by default against the TLs. Since then, his drive for compensation has abated and the thrust of his review application turned to a plea that harsher penalties should be imposed on Mr QW. [82] As the review progressed, Mr RN’s concerns expanded, became more personal and increasingly serious. The process of review is not the place to air concerns about a practitioner’...

9. [2021] NZIACDT 4 - SL v Mackintosh (4 March 2021) [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...looked at while the reconsideration application was being processed. She would now resubmit all the information in one package. [58] Further documents were sent by the complainant to Ms Mackintosh by email on the same day at 2:48 pm, with a plea to file the s 61 request as soon as possible. Section 61 application filed 10 June 2019 [59] On the same day, 10 June 2019, Ms Mackintosh made another application to Immigration New Zealand on behalf of the complainant under s 61 for a...

10. {2017] NZEmpC 15 Spotless Facility Services NZ Ltd v Mackay [pdf, 143 KB]

    ...way: 21 Although s 34 does not go so far as to provide a statutory exception to the obligations of the Tribunal to act fairly (s 88(3)) in accordance with the rules of natural justice, its objective is clearly to ensure that the rigidities of pleading do not prevent it from determining cases of personal grievance according to their merits rather than by reference to the way in which they have been expressed before or even during the hearing. The section contemplates its use by...