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1. Complaints Assessment Committee 413 v Kumandan [2018] NZREADT 75 [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...months and as well to fine him the sum of $7,500. There will be orders accordingly. [14] Pursuant to s 113 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008, the Tribunal draws the parties’ attention to s 116 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008, which sets out appeal rights. Any appeal must be filed in the High Court within 20 working days of the date on which the Tribunal’s decision is served. The procedure to be followed is set out in part 20 of the High Court Rules. _____________...

2. [2024] NZEmpC 87 Hadfield v Atlas Concrete Judgment [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...made it clear that there is difficulty in assessing the merits of an application at an early stage and that the exercise should be approached with caution,6 observing that: [37] Accordingly, where a litigant takes steps to exercise the right of appeal within the required timeframe (including advising the other party), but misses the specified time limit by a day or so as a result of an error or miscalculation (especially by a legal adviser) and applies for an extension of time promptl...

3. Courts and tribunals

   ...Courts of New Zealand website: Courts of New Zealand The related and sometimes overlapping systems in this regulatory area are: Structure and jurisdictions (generalist) This system concerns the constitution and jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court and District Court. It directly affects those people moving through the courts. It also has an indirect impact on the wider community in the context of its broader constitutional function. This system supports the rule of law...

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4. Working group

   ...aims to build cohesion in this mahi, ensuring people are aware of each other’s work and developing shared goals to work towards and track our progress against. Hon Raynor Asher, QC I was appointed to the High Court Bench in 2005 and to the Court of Appeal in 2016. I have been a Commercial List judge, Chair of the Rules Committee and Chair of the Media and Courts Committee. I retired in March 2019. In addition to carrying out my practice, I am currently Chair of the Media Council and am edit...

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5. Dotcom v Crown Law Office [2018] NZHRRT 7 [pdf, 944 KB]

   ...Criminal Disclosure Act 2008 and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. The District Court made orders for disclosure of most of the information requested. The High Court upheld those orders but that decision was overturned by the Court of Appeal. [28] Mr Dotcom then appealed (unsuccessfully) to the Supreme Court. It is not intended to attempt a summary of the majority decision in Dotcom v United States of America [2014] NZSC 24, [2014] 1 NZLR 355. It is sufficient for prese...

6. [2009] NZEmpC WC 17/09 Idea Services Ltd v Dickson [pdf, 84 KB]

   ...paid the minimum rate for an average of 14 hours per day. It upheld the Tribunal’s approach of regarding her as working only when she was physically engaged in carrying out her duties. [49] The case is of very little precedent value. On appeal to the Court it had been argued for the first time that the employee’s hours of work should be based on when she was ready, willing and able to serve the employer. That had not been raised before the Tribunal and s95 of the Employme...

7. [2009] NZEmpC AC 16A/09 Peterson & Anor v B Engineering Ltd & Anor [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...has a statutory manager appointed, or any other legal case exists where that party cannot pay it’s (sic) debts in a timely manner, or a resolution is passed for the winding up of that party, or either party gains a judgement against it to which no appeal is pending and remains unsatisfied for more than 14 days, or either party does any act or thing calculated to damage the other party’s goodwill, reputation or intellectual or industrial property, then an automatic Terminati...

8. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - summary record 4th report [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...imposed only after a person had been tried in the usual way, and convicted. During the trial, the person was presumed innocent and had all the usual means of challenging the prosecution’s case. Furthermore, a sentence of preventive detention could be appealed to the Court of Appeal in the same way as any other sentence. Additionally, there was an annual review of the sentence of preventive detention for any individual by the parole board, once that individual became eligible for consi...

9. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – summary record 10th-11th reports [pdf, 44 KB]

   ...assisting a party to win a share of the party vote, there would be an incentive for parties to attract votes of particular ethnic groups by placing candidates from those groups in prominent positions on the party list or by adopting policies that would appeal to them. A party representing the interests of a particular ethnic group could also be established to contest the party list vote. 9. Turning to the subject of economic restructuring and its impact on employment and welfare, he said that...

10. Pue v Kingi - Te Rununga o Ngati Maru (Taranaki) Whenua Topu Trust (2012) 291 Aotea MB 257 (291 AOT 257) [pdf, 227 KB]

    ...problematic, 4 Pue - Ngāti Maru Wharanui Pukehou Trust (2006) 166 Aotea MB 290 (166 AOT 290) 291 Aotea MB 263 [26] In a comparable context I note the following statements from a recent Court of Appeal judgment Ngai Tai ki Tamaki Tribal Trust v Karaka that are strikingly similar to the present and on-going challenges facing Ngāti Maru: 5 [8] To put the matters in issue in context, it is necessary to refer to the general...