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1. WHT - Guidelines for self represented respondents on documents required for hearing [pdf, 75 KB]

   ...will be relying on going into mediation and/or adjudication.  A list of all documents the respondent will be relying on at mediation or adjudication, attaching copies of any documents that have not already been disclosed. 2 Witness Statements / Briefs of Evidence Required All evidence a respondent is relying on at the hearing must be provided in accordance with the timetable set by the Tribunal by way of witness statements or reports. If you are providing a witness state...

2. Miscarriage of justice - Scott Watson - K McDonald's final report March 2011 [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...evidence provided by Mr Wallace and other identification witnesses. 8. It could b e said that the Crown should not have r elied on an inherently unreliable witness (Mr Wallace) who was always uncertain about his identification of Mr Watson and the Defence, for its part, should have been more rigorous in testing that evidence, in particular by requiring Mr Wallace to make a dock identification at trial. The expectation being that Mr Wallace would have been unable to do so as he h...

3. [2019] NZEmpC 10 123 Casino Ltd v Zuo [pdf, 299 KB]

   ...TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2019] NZEmpC 10 EMPC 391/2018 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application to extend time to file a statement of defence BETWEEN 123 CASINO LIMITED T/A 123 PALM BAR & RESTAURANT & FUNCTION CENTRE Plaintiff AND QI ZUO Defendant Hearing: On the papers Appearances: M Lewis, counsel for...

4. OIA-109795.pdf [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...request by an accused; • Full prosecution disclosure: o triggered on the entry of a not-guilty plea o involving the disclosure of all relevant information held by the prosecutor with exceptions similar to what exists currently; • Defence disclosure including alibi evidence and expert witnesses evidence; and • Third-party disclosure, which provides, on application to a Judge, for the disclosure of relevant information held by non-parties to a prosecution. The...

5. Regulatory Impact Statement improvements to district court rules [pdf, 66 KB]

   1 | Regulatory Impact Analysis: Regulatory Impact Statement – Improvements to District Courts Rules Regulatory Impact Statement: Improvements to District Courts Rules Agency Disclosure Statement This Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice. It provides an analysis of options to reduce the time and cost involved in resolving cases in the civil jurisdiction (non-criminal and non-family) of the District Courts. This RIS relies in part on...

6. Directory of Official Information D-F [pdf, 993 KB]

   ...Word version if you need. Ministerial Relations and Services Strategy, Governance & Finance Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture oia@justice.govt.nz mailto:oia@justice.govt.nz mailto:oia@justice.govt.nz Contents Ministry of Defence ............................................................................................................. 3 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) .................................................................................. 7 Dru...

7. [2018] NZEmpC 109 A Labour Inspector v Daleson Investment Ltd [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...counsel for defendant Judgment: 20 September 2018 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS FOLLOWING TELEPHONE DIRECTIONS CONFERENCE HELD AT 9.30 AM ON THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2018 [1] The plaintiff has filed a statement of claim, challenging a determination of the Employment Relations Authority imposing penalties in the sum of $220 against the defendant company.1 The plaintiff has elected not to pursue the challenge by way of hearing de novo. Ra...

8. [2013] NZEmpC 20 NZPPTA & Gray v Secretary for Education & Cambridge High School [pdf, 64 KB]

   ...delivered in this proceeding. The first by Chief Judge Colgan dated 14 December 2012 1 and the second by myself dated 13 February 2013. 2 The new matters before the Court relate to a late application by the defendant for leave to file an amended statement of defence, which is objected to by the plaintiff, and a challenge by the plaintiff to the 1 [2012] NZEmpC 214. 2 [2013] NZEmpC 13. admissibility of a brief of evidence of...

9. BORA Food Bill [pdf, 152 KB]

   ...The Bill contains several strict liability offences. Strict liability offences raise a prima facie issue of inconsistency with s 25(c) because, once the prosecution has proven the defendant committed the act in question, the defendant must prove the defence (or disprove a presumption) on the balance of probabilities to escape liability. In other criminal proceedings a defendant must merely raise a defence in an effort to create reasonable doubt. In the case of strict liability offences,...

10. COURTS126-Lets-talk-court-booklet-2019-Print.pdf [pdf, 3.8 MB]

    ...matua, doctors, police officers, video unit interviewers, social workers, teachers, therapists or counsellors. The person who the complainant first told about the crime, or a friend of the complainant, may also be witnesses. The prosecutor, the defence lawyer and the judge will ask the witnesses questions about what happened. What they say helps the judge/jury decide whether or not the defendant is guilty of committing the offence beyond reasonable doubt. You may be asked if you’v...