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1. EMPC Swearing in Judge Perkins [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...the Employment Court It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to this special sitting of the Employment Court to swear into office, as a Judge of the Employment Court, Mark Eversfield Perkins. Especially welcome today are the new Judge’s family and friends, some of whom I will speak about shortly. First I want to introduce, because not everyone here will be familiar with them, the Judges who are on the Bench with me today. They are, from your left, Employment Court Judge...

2. Court-User-Survey-2023.pdf [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...NZ-European 50 53 54 49 Māori 32 33 36 35 Pacific 13 13 13 14 Asian 9 10 9 10 Other 12 7 8 8 Attend a hearing/supporter/other 71 71 71 71 Bring/get paper relating to a case/fines 16 16 16 16 Jury service/spectator/general admin 13 13 13 13 Civil jurisdiction 15 12 13 8 Criminal jurisdiction 62 59 53 61 Family Court 17 11 15 13 Fine or reparation 5 4 4 5 Other 16 14 15 14 Subgroup analysis Additional analyses have been conducted to determine whether the survey result...

3. Mr-Rasheeds-Authorities.pdf [pdf, 7.1 MB]

   ...subsequently gave evidence at the inquest. In May 1993, the RUC concluded its inquiry. Its report on the investigation was submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions (the DPP) on 25 May 1993. 23. On 3 June 1993, the ICPC wrote to the applicant’s family expressing the view that the RUC report of 25 May 1993 concerning the criminal investigation into the shooting was satisfactory. On 15 June 1993, the RUC wrote to the applicant advising him that the papers had been sent to the DPP...

4. BQ OQ v ET [2023] NZDT 242 (13 April 2023) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...sees fit. Enforcement of Tribunal Decisions If the Order or Agreed Settlement is not complied with, you can apply to the Collections Unit of the District Court to have the order enforced. Application forms and information about the different civil enforcement options are available on the Ministry of Justice’s civil debt page: http://www.justice.govt.nz/fines/about-civil-debt/collect-civil-debt For Civil Enforcement enquiries, please phone 0800 233 222. Help and Further Informa...

5. Practice Note: Lawyer for the Child - Selection [pdf, 180 KB]

   1 PRINCIPAL FAMILY COURT JUDGE’S CHAMBERS            1   BACKGROUND   1.1 The terms of this Practice Note have been settled in consultation with the Ministry of Justice  and the Family Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society.     2   CONTENTS   2.1   The Practice Note covers the following matters.   (a)   Legislative provisions for the separate representation of children.   (b)   Process for appointment...

6. Robinson v Robinson - Succession to Gary Robinson (2025) 288 Waikato Maniapoto MB 290 (288 WMN 290) [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0004/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM291587#DLM291587 288 Waikato Maniapoto MB 293 I roto rānei a Gary rāua ko Kath i tētahi hononga i te wā i mate ai a Gary? Were Gary and Kath in a relationship when he died? [9] It is not disputed that at the time Gary died he and Kath were still legally married. In other words, they were not divorced. However, there is disagreement about whether they were in fact separated when Gary died. The respon...

7. Succession Factsheet [pdf, 355 KB]

   ...1991 override the provisions of the Adoption Act 1955.) Likewise, a spouse, or civil union or de facto partner, of a beneficiary may also be granted a life interest but nothing greater than that unless they are related by blood to Wi Pere. 26. To dispute or challenge a will through the High Court. 27. A person who has not yet reached the age of 20 years and has not legally married. 28. In its legal use, this means physical or mental disablement that, in the opinion of the court, results...

8. [2025] NZEmpC 191 Cunningham v healthAlliance NZ Limited [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...communications between healthAlliance and Mr Cunningham regarding the compliance orders. Mr Jury confirms in his affidavit that Mr Cunningham has not complied with the compliance orders made by the Authority and the Court. Mr Cunningham does not dispute these aspects of Mr Jury’s evidence. [9] Mr Jury is healthAlliance’s sole witness in support of its application and he is based in Christchurch. Mr Cunningham wishes to cross-examine Mr Jury on the evidence provided in his a...

9. BORA Regulatory Systems (Justice) Amendment Bill package [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...over court proceedings allows judges to preserve the fairness of the trial whilst responding to developments in particular trials. Amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 15. The AML/CFT Act prescribes civil sanctions for reporting entities which have failed to comply with requirements in that Act.11 The AML/CFT Bill proposes to add three additional compliance breaches attracting civil liability:12 15.1 failing to submit suspicious activity...

10. Court user survey 2010: understanding our court users [pdf, 1.4 MB]

    ...2010. Each respondent took part in a 10 to 12 minute interview conducted on location at the court building. In order to ensure minimum numbers of key groups were represented, we set quotas to ensure that we achieved interviews with at least 200 Family Court attendees, 200 people visiting for a fine or reparation, and 200 in total of Civil, Tenancy and Disputes Tribunal users. In addition, quotas ensured that the sample included at least 100 Auckland High Court users, and at least 1...