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1. [2012] NZEmpC 31 RHB Chartered Accountants Limited and Brown and Wilkins v Rawcliffe [pdf, 184 KB]

   RHB CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED, KENNETH BROWN AND STEVEN WILKINS V DAVID JOHN RAWCLIFFE NZEmpC AK [2012] NZEmpC 31 [24 February 2012] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2012] NZEmpC 31 ARC 57/11 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN RHB CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED, KENNETH BROWN AND STEVEN WILKINS Plaintiffs AND DAVID JOHN RAWCLIFFE Defendant Hearing: By memoranda of submissions filed...

2. [2013] NZEmpC 45 Alim v LSG Sky Chefs NZ Ltd [pdf, 71 KB]

   ...memorandum advising that the parties were unable to agree on costs and seeking a contribution towards its costs on the application in the sum of $500. [5] Ms Douglas’s memorandum refers to the three leading Court of Appeal cases Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee, 2 Binnie v Pacific Health Ltd, 3 and Health Waikato Ltd v Elmsly. 4 She submitted that costs may be awarded in cases where a notice of discontinuance is filed prior to a substantive hearing, citing Ke...

3. [2015] NZEmpC 213 Kirby v New Zealand China Friendship Society [pdf, 78 KB]

   ...must first assess the reasonableness of the legal costs incurred by the Society. I find that the costs incurred are entirely reasonable, particularly having regard to the fact that a 4 Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee [2001] ERNZ 305 (CA) at [61]-[63], Binnie v Pacific Health Ltd [2002] 1 ERNZ 438 (CA) at [13]-[16]; Health Waikato Ltd v Elmsly [2004] 1 ERNZ 172; (2004) 17 PRNZ 16 (CA) at [42] and Belsham v Ports of Auck...

4. [2023] NZEmpC 152 Halse v Hamilton City Council [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...sum is to be paid by Mr Halse to the Hamilton City Council within 28 days of the date of this judgment. J C Holden Judge Judgment signed at 11.45 am on 12 September 2023 4 Employment Court Regulations 2000, reg 68(1). 5 Victoria University of Wellington v Alton-Lee [2001] ERNZ 305 (CA) at [63]; Binnie v Pacific Health Ltd [2002] 1 ERNZ 438 (CA) at [14].

5. The Impact of the Prostitution Reform Act on the Health and Safety Practices of Sex Workers Report [pdf, 819 KB]

   ...RATES AND WEIGHTS FOR DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE SEX WORKER POPULATION......................................................................................................................... 56 TABLE 4.2 PERCENTAGE OF PARTICIPANTS ACCESSING NZPC IN AUCKLAND, CHRISTCHURCH AND WELLINGTON....................................................................................................................................... 58 TABLE 4.3 NUMBERS OF SURVEY PARTICIPANTS IN EACH LOCATION BY SECTOR ....

6. [2012] NZEmpC 173 Gilbert v The Attorney-General in respect of the CE of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...appropriate to distinguish between costs and disbursements. Counsel relies, for this submission, on the judgment of the Court of Appeal in another employment case, Health Waikato Ltd v Elmsly. 6 Ms Holden concedes that this is not an approach of universal application but might sometimes be appropriate. [13] Challenging the disbursements which constitute Mr Gilbert’s actuary’s fees and disbursements ($62,541), the defendant says these were about 40 per cent more than the cos...

7. Guo v Culpan (Strike-Out) [2018] NZHRRT 25 [pdf, 127 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2018] NZHRRT 25 Reference No. HRRT 025/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN YAN GUO PLAINTIFF AND STEPHEN JAMES CULPAN DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Ms MA Roche, Co-Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Mr RK Musuku, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms Yan Guo in person Ms HC Stuart for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 14 May 2018 DATE OF DECISION: 19 June 2018 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL...

8. Willowridge Developments Ltd - Alison Devlin - EIC - 25 February 2022 [pdf, 329 KB]

   ...Introduction [1] My full name is Alison Devlin. I am the general manager – planning and development of Willowridge Developments Limited (Willowridge), a role I have been in since 2012. I have a BA(HONS) in Environmental Planning from the University of Strathclyde (Scotland) and an MSc in Environmental Management from the University of Paisley (Scotland). I am also a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. Prior to taking up my current position I had 14 years experience...

9. Regulatory Impact Assessment relating to a cannabis regulatory model [pdf, 7.6 MB]

   ...Bullen, P, Denny, S, Crengle, S, Dyson, B, Fortune, S, Lucassen, M, Peiris-John, R, Robinson, E, Rossen, F, Sheridan, J, Teevale, T and Utter, J. 2013. Youth’12 Overview: The health and wellbeing of New Zealand secondary school students in 2012. Auckland: The University of Auckland. 28 Synthetic cannabis is not cannabis but a plant material that has had a synthetic cannabinoid sprayed onto it. 29 Ministry of Health. 2016. The New Zealand Drug Harm Index 2016. health.govt.nz/publication/r...

10. [2018] NZEmpC 47 New Zealand Nurses Organisation v Waikato District Health Board [pdf, 366 KB]

    ...voluntary resignation by an otherwise qualified long-serving employee will qualify as “retiring” for retiring gratuity purposes. We agree that the payment relates to long service, since that is one of its qualifying aspects. However, it is not universally available. As Ms Panettiere’s circumstances indicate, there are threshold criteria that must be met; if not met, the entitlement is not given. Moreover, the grant of the gratuity is the subject of discretion (the scope of...