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1. [2025] NZEmpC 1 Byrne v Coverstaff Recruitment Group Ltd [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...faith report, dated 1 October 2024, the Authority noted that its investigation meeting had been set down four times before the matter was heard on 28 June 2023. The first investigation meeting had to be vacated as neither party had lodged witness statements. Before the second meeting, Mr Byrne again failed to file witness statements until warned that his claim would not be heard, after which he lodged statements in the form of emails. The second meeting was also vacated as Mr By...

2. [2022] NZEmpC 233 Baillie v The Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children [pdf, 280 KB]

   ...one was dismissed. Oranga Tamariki concluded that the substantiated allegations were serious misconduct and he was summarily dismissed. [4] Mr Baillie raised a personal grievance for unjustified dismissal and successfully sought interim reinstatement.1 Subsequently the Employment Relations Authority determined his dismissal was justified.2 [5] Mr Baillie challenged the determination and sought to be reinstated to his former position or to one no less advantageous, lost remun...

3. Budapest-Convention-and-Related-Matters-Legislation-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 545 KB]

   ...time Cabinet policy approvals were sought in 2020 [CBC-20-MIN-0129]. The NIA was assessed as partially meeting the quality assurance criteria. 47 At the time, the Regulatory Quality Team at the Treasury determined that a separate Regulatory Impact Statement was not required as it would substantially duplicate the NIA. Compliance 48 The Bill complies with: 48.1 the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 48.2 the disclosure statement requirements (a disclosure statement has b...

4. River Oaks Farm Ltd & Ors as Trustees of Ingodwe Trust v Olsson [pdf, 136 KB]

   ...Applicator.............................. [35] VII. Liability of Maxi Holdings Limited, Sixth Respondent, Remediation Applicator ........................................................................................................... [37] Did the issuing of a producer statement create liability? ............................. [43] VIII. Liability of Mr Marchesan, Eighth Respondent, plasterer............................ [47] IX. Claim against Mr Moran, Eleventh Respondent, Employee of...

5. LCRO 60/2017 NV v GW (31 July 2017) [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...which occurred whilst Ms GW was travelling. She did not anticipate that she would be charged for what she considered to be essentially informal chats. (i) Ms GW failed, at the mediation, to table key issues that she had herself identified in a statement of issues. (j) She had received little benefit from the mediated outcome. [26] Ms GW was invited to comment on Ms NV’s review application. [27] She submits that: (a) The Standards Committee had issued a comprehensive and consi...

6. Matsuoka v E Tū Incorporated (Preservation Orders) [2018] NZHRRT 49 [pdf, 824 KB]

   ...opposition to the application have been filed. Those submissions are summarised and addressed in a later section of this decision. No evidence has been filed by the union. Brief account of the facts as pleaded [1 O] The parties have not yet filed statements of evidence addressing the substantive claim itself but the matters in dispute are nevertheless readily apparent from the terms of the statement of claim and statement of reply. Most of the material parts of Mr Matsuoka's claim...

7. [2019] NZEnvC 056 Mackenzie District Council [pdf, 7.3 MB]

   ...Jackson was alert to this possibility at paragraph [435] of the Eleventh Decision and it appears to us that this potential exists regardless of the parties' preferred interpretations of the rules . The law [40] We adopt and follow the succinct statement by the Environment Court in Auckland Council v J Budden and ors" regarding the principles applying to the interpretation of subordinate legislation: [36] The principles for the interpretation of a subordinate RMA planning...

8. 2025] NZEmpC 183 Legal Hub Ltd v Singh [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...applicant and respondent agree that there are trust account irregularities but strongly disagree over who is responsible for them. [9] Legal Hub applied for discovery before a proceeding commences. The application sought bank account statements held by Westpac Banking New Zealand Ltd, ASB Bank Ltd, ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd and some documents thought to be in the possession, custody or control of Ravinder Singh. [10] The documents sought fell into four groups: (a) Ba...

9. BORA Manukau City Council (Control of Graffiti) Bill [pdf, 322 KB]

   ...require a person suspected of an offence to supply the name, address and whereabouts of any other person connected in any way with the alleged offence, is inconsistent with section 23(4) of the Bill of Rights Act (the right to refrain from making any statement). 3. These proposals do not appear to be justified in terms of section 5 of the Bill of Rights Act and we recommend that you draw this to the attention of the House of Representatives as required by section 7 of that Act and Standi...

10. [2021] NZEmpC 170 Oasis Network Inc v Douds [pdf, 249 KB]

    ...dismissal was unjustified, that lost wages of $7,840 should be paid, and that Ms Douds should be awarded $12,000 compensation for humiliation, loss of dignity and injury to feelings.19 Oasis’ challenge [35] Mr Bosch, on behalf of Oasis, filed a statement of claim raising a non-de novo challenge. On the face of it, the aspects of the determination which are challenged by Oasis relate firstly to the way in which the investigation meeting was held. It is pleaded that as a not-f...