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1. LCRO 158/2015 PL v VD (21 February 2019) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...scope of review [25] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:1 … 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 tha...

2. LCRO 18/2020 MP v LT (31 August 2020) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...scope of review [32] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:3 … 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 tha...

3. Williams v Cotter-Arlidge - Okaihau 3C2 (2019) 77 Tākitimu MB 51 (77 TKT 51) [pdf, 416 KB]

   ...meeting of owners so that an election of trustees could take place. Ultimately, however, I concluded that Mr Puriri’s decisions from his time as sole responsible trustee were made with the necessary authority. That decision was never subject to appeal. [26] The Court records confirm that Mr Puriri continuously held a position as responsible trustee from his appointment in 1987 until his death in 2014 and during that period there were few instances of formal complaints over his t...

4. LCRO 146/2019 AC v CJ (12 March 2020) [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...scope of review [35] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:4 … 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 that...

5. Wallace v Downes - Waiunu and other blocks (2020) 414 Aotea MB 81 (414 AOT 81) [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...unreasonable disadvantages would be created for affected parties.9 In terms of carrying 6 Larkins v Wi Kaitaia – Waihou Huotia D2A Block [2013] Māori Appellate Court MB 159 (2013 APPEAL 159) 7 Ibid, at [30] 8 Rata – Te Rongoroa A7 Block (1991) Aotea Appellate MB 223 (13 APWG 228) at 244 414 Aotea MB 85 out such an assessment, the requirement is to look at the disadvantages and unsuitability of any r...

6. LCRO 100/2019 & 168/2019 Company A Limited v WC and VB (30 April 2020) [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...scope of review [32] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:1 … 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 that...

7. Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill [pdf, 277 KB]

   ...of smoked tobacco products by amending the age limits for sale of smoked tobacco products (i.e. introducing a Smokefree Generation policy by prohibiting the sale of smoked tobacco products to anyone born after 1 January 2009), and c. reduce the appeal and addictiveness of smoked tobacco products by extending the regulatory powers over their composition (e.g. reducing nicotine levels). Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 19 – freedom from discrimination...

8. LCRO 112/2019 EQ v XD (30 July 2021) [pdf, 162 KB]

   ...scope of review [26] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:2 … 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 that...

9. Cooney and Dempsey TRI 2022-100-001 Procedural Order 6 [pdf, 152 KB]

   ...the claimants such that he was effectively the alter ego of NZHIC (Christchurch) Limited. [60] In support of the proposition that a director cannot be personally liable is the decision in Trevor Ivory Ltd v Anderson.12 There the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal by the director against a finding of personal liability and negligence against him. The Court of Appeal recognised the separate personality of the limited liability company and considered that a director or employee...

10. LCRO 68/2023 QB v VN (5 September 2024) [pdf, 190 KB]

    ...scope of review [35] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:1 … 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 that...