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1. National Standards Committee 1 v Haines [2022] NZLCDT 10 (8 April 2022) [pdf, 551 KB]

   ...he pleaded guilty in late June or early July of that year that he would need to retire from practice, at least temporarily. He made an arrangement with the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) in order to appear in July 2018 for Mr M in the Court of Appeal. He says the outcome of that case was that once again Mr M managed to avoid bankruptcy. [33] On 22 June 2018 Mr Haines sent a lengthy email to Mr M, copied to Mr B, who is Mr M’s brother-in-law, and a trustee of at least one of his...

2. Directory of Official Information G-I [pdf, 830 KB]

   ...established in March 2004 under the Gambling Act 2003. Functions and responsibilities The Commission is an independent statutory decision-making body established under the Gambling Act 2003. The Commission hears casino licensing applications and appeals on licensing and enforcement decisions made in relation to gaming machines and other non- casino gambling activities. The Gambling Commission has the powers of a Commission of Inquiry. Its functions are wide-ranging, and include the f...

3. Directory of Official Information G-I [pdf, 834 KB]

   ...established in March 2004 under the Gambling Act 2003. Functions and responsibilities The Commission is an independent statutory decision-making body established under the Gambling Act 2003. The Commission hears casino licensing applications and appeals on licensing and enforcement decisions made in relation to gaming machines and other non- casino gambling activities. The Gambling Commission has the powers of a Commission of Inquiry. Its functions are wide-ranging, and include the f...

4. Nukutere Lands Trust v Trustees of Whitikau A1 – Opape 28 (2013) 70 Waiariki MB 272 (70 WAR 272) [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...these were vested in the Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board as responsible Trustee5. The blocks were Opape 236 and Opape No 12P7. 1 NZ Gazette, 1866, No 3, p17 2 NZ Gazette, 1866, pp 347-348 3 (2010 APPEAL 12) - (PDF, 210 KB) 4 See also Faulkner v Tauranga District Council [1996] 1 NZLR 357 5 69 Ōpōtiki MB 184 (69 OPO 184); 68 Ōpōtiki MB 199 (68 OPO 199). 6 Opape 23 containing 5092.943 hectares situated in Blocks VI, VII, IX, X, X...

5. August National Panui 2020 [pdf, 494 KB]

   Contents: Applications for hearing in AUGUST | HERE-TURI-KÖKA 2020: ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz www.mäorilandonline.govt.nz AUGUST | HERE-TURI-KÖKA 2020 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court. Only applications and sittings that were confi rmed at the time of this publication are listed. For m

6. LCRO 95/2024 HC v RB (30 July 2025) [pdf, 428 KB]

   ...support person for the applicant. What is the nature and scope of the review? [51] The High Court has said of the process of review under the Act:5 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for...

7. [2007] NZEmpC CC 24A/07 Service and Food Workers Union v Alsco NZ [pdf, 69 KB]

   ...ss91(2)(b) and 83(b) of the Act. Arguable case for trial [22] The principal considerations affecting the lawfulness of the lockout notices in this case require a balancing of principles illustrated by two previous cases. First, as the Court of Appeal concluded in Secretary for Justice v NZ Public Service Association (Inc) [1990] 1 NZILR 347: … A situation may arise in which the formal notice reasonably appears to have been modified or partly superseded by some other communicat...

8. [2011] NZEmpC 135 NZ Amalgamated Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union v Amcor Packaging [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...agreements [12] The leading authority on contract interpretation in this country is the decision of the Supreme Court in Vector Gas Ltd v Bay of Plenty Energy Ltd. 2 That decision related to the construction of a commercial contract but the Court of Appeal in Silver Fern Farms Ltd v New Zealand Meat Workers and Related Trade Unions Inc 3 made it clear that the principles of interpretation prescribed in Vector had equal application to employment agreements. 4 The court is requi...

9. [2010] NZEmpC 22 The Chief of Defence Force v Ross-Taylor [pdf, 55 KB]

   ...Mitchell & Booker Palais de Danse Ltd6. The test depends upon whether the alleged employer had the right to control the person alleged to be the employee. Ms Holden correctly submitted that the control test has been diminished by the Court of Appeal’s decision in Cunningham v TNT Express Worldwide (NZ) Ltd7. Ms Swarbrick submitted that because the defendant was governed by set rosters for days and hours of work she was subject to control by the plaintiff. [34] I prefer...

10. [2010] NZEmpC 30 Minhinnick V NZ Steel Ltd [pdf, 53 KB]

    ...Nevertheless it has applicability in light of the issue which has been raised in respect of the expired warning. Judge Travis at para [49] of the decision stated as follows: [49] Further, the authorities cited by counsel, including Reid in the Court of Appeal, make it clear that the policy does not necessarily have to be followed to the letter. This flexibility in considering the actions of an employer which has failed to follow its own policy has been enhanced by the introduction...