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1. Completing, filing and serving documents

   ...unnecessary material, the Judge may refuse to read it and may order you to pay the costs caused by the inclusion of that material. If an affidavit refers to documents, then those documents must be attached and referred to as exhibits. For example ‘Bank statement of plaintiff, dated 01/01/01, marked as EXHIBIT A’. The exhibit itself must be marked with the letter or number assigned to it in the affidavit (for example, the bank statement should be marked with an ‘A’) and be identified by...

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2. TR v NI LCRO 109 / 2011 (21 February 2013) [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...TS. He advised both CCK and the Court that it was intended to amend the claim. [23] On 4 March 2009, NI received notification from the Court that the matter had been set down for hearing in late June. It was then necessary to file witness statements which were to be provided by TR and TS and their expert. NI proceeded to prepare these. [24] In late March 2009 NI received notice that CCI had changed counsel to CCL in [the Waikato], who sought the plaintiffs’ briefs of eviden...

3. Environmental Defence Society Incorporated v Mackenzie District Council [pdf, 447 KB]

   ...Telephone: (09) 916 9091 Facsimile: (09) 916 9090 EC4180_NoticeOfHearing 1. Topic: Topic Number: SCHEDULE OF PROCEEDINGS Application for Declaration relating to the Rules under the Mackenzie District Plan ENV-2016-343-000001 i. Environmental Defence Society Incorporated v Mackenzie District Council Application For Declaration pursuant to Section 311 of the Resource Management Act 1991 Court Reference: ENV-2016-CHC-000071

4. [2021] NZEmpC 209 Guan v JAY.CO Ltd [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...dismissed Mr Guan’s challenge.1 JAY.CO was accordingly the successful party. [2] JAY.CO had been represented by Mrs He as agent. She is not a lawyer or advocate. However, I said that if JAY.CO had incurred professional costs in relation to the defence of the challenge, it could make an appropriate claim. [3] JAY.CO then filed invoices for attendances undertaken by the Employers and Manufacturers Association (the EMA) prior to the hearing. 1 Guan v JAY.CO Ltd [2021] NZEm...

5. [2019] NZEmpC 101 GD (Tauranga) Ltd v Price [pdf, 283 KB]

   ...15th of the month and takes sick leave that day, he/she would have earned a $3,000 commission payment if they had worked that day, in addition to the daily portion of his/her monthly base salary. [5] The defendants have pleaded as affirmative defences that, through usage, leave taken was calculated according to ADP as against RDP and accordingly, has become incorporated into the contractual terms. Alternatively, the defendants raise affirmative defences that the facts as pleade...

6. Interpreter Services Quality Framework [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...Interpreters facilitate communication by converting what the participant, court and tribunal staff and legal professionals speak in English to the participant’s preferred language and vice versa. The interpreter’s main task is to interpret oral statements (or signed statements for NZSL interpreters), evidence, and legal exchanges for those who are not fluent in English. The interpreter’s work also helps the understanding of other people in a court or tribunal hearing, such as...

7. Harassment Act Notice of Proceeding – form 94 [docx, 54 KB]

   ...attached. The nature of the order or orders sought is specified in the application, which also states the date of the hearing. The applicant's address for service is address.. Date: Signature: (sign here) (applicant) Notes Notice of defence If you wish to defend the application, you may file a notice of defence in this office of the court at least 5 working days before the date of the hearing. An affidavit must be filed with the notice of defence. A copy of the notice of de...

8. [2018] NZEmpC 11 Andrews t/a Alterations and Designer Garments [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...had to the stance taken by the parties in the lead up to discontinuance. Increased or indemnity costs may also be appropriate in certain circumstances.4 [3] In this case discontinuance occurred at an early stage, namely shortly after the statement of defence was filed (5 February 2018). Despite the relatively modest amount of money involved, agreement has not proved possible. Rather the Court has been asked to determine the outstanding issue of costs on the papers, on the basi...

9. Security Information in Proceedings Bill [PDF, 1.1 MB]

   ...order excluding all persons except for the parties and other specified persons while the security information is being considered in the substantive proceeding; or an order requiring redacted information, summaries of the security information or a statement of the facts that the security information establishes, provided those documents do not disclose the security information itself. 13. In deciding what orders to make, the Court must consider the following matters:3 13.1 whether the...

10. Privacy-Amendment-Bill-2023-Approval-for-introduction_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 606 KB]

    ...where possible. The Government Chief Privacy Officer will also support government agencies in embedding the new notification requirements into their privacy practices. Impact Analysis 22 In accordance with Cabinet requirements, a Regulatory Impact Statement was prepared and submitted on 30 March 2023 along with the papers seeking policy approvals for the proposal. 23 The proposals relating to minor and technical amendments were exempt from Cabinet’s regulatory impact analysis requi...