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1. MOJ0058 Disputes Tribunal booklet [pdf, 565 KB]

   Disputes Tribunal When you need help to settle a dispute 2 What is the Disputes Tribunal? The Disputes Tribunal is a quick and inexpensive way to settle disputes. The Disputes Tribunal isn’t like a formal court. A lawyer can’t represent you in the hearing and there are no judges. Each hearing is run by a referee, who will encourage both sides to reach agreement. If they can’t, the referee makes a decision. This decision is binding (you have to follow it). The Tribunal...

2. Disputes Tribunal booklet [pdf, 574 KB]

   Disputes Tribunal When you need help to settle a dispute 2 What is the Disputes Tribunal? The Disputes Tribunal is a quick and inexpensive way to settle disputes. The Disputes Tribunal isn’t like a formal court. A lawyer can’t represent you in the hearing and there are no judges. Each hearing is run by a referee, who will encourage both sides to reach agreement. If they can’t, the referee makes a decision. This decision is binding (you have to follow it). The Tribunal...

3. LA - Provider manual - Part 1 [pdf, 523 KB]

   Provider Manual Part 1 – Provider Approvals Operational Policy Part 1 – Provider Approvals Version 4.0 April 2015 Document owner: Provider Services, Legal Aid Services, Legal and Operational Services Last updated: April 2015 iii Contents Overview of Provider Approvals ........................................

4. Family justice: An administrative review of family justice system reforms [pdf, 967 KB]

   Family Justice An Administrative Review of Family Justice System Reforms Published by the Ministry of Justice Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or flaw in, or in relation to, the i

5. ACJ v ZXV [2013] NZDT 147 (5 June 2013) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...considered there to be some unfairness in them now being held against him. However, whilst those answers – which I fully accept were honestly given – may well have avoided the imposition of any traffic offence, they are sufficient to establish civil responsibility. Given that there is no dispute about the answers given, the setting in which those answers were given cannot be said to have prejudiced the outcome unfairly. On the contrary, unlike statements that might exaggerate or...

6. 2017 NZSSAA 045 (7 August 2017) [pdf, 92 KB]

   1 [2017] NZSSAA 045 Reference No. SSA 158/16 IN THE MATTER of the Social Security Act 1964 AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal by XXXX of Auckland against a decision of a Benefits Review Committee BEFORE THE SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL AUTHORITY S Pezaro - Deputy Chair K Williams - Member Hearing at Auckland on 26 July 2017 Appearances The appellant in person R Shaw, counsel, and I Ji for the Ministry of Social Development DECISION Bac

7. M D Cottle Family Trust & Anor v CAC 20002 & Anor [2014] NZREADT 91 [pdf, 74 KB]

   BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2014] NZREADT 91 READT 019/14 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under s.111 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BETWEEN M D COTTLE FAMILY TRUST and McBRIDE STREET CARS LTD Appellants AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS AUTHORITY (CAC 20002) First respondent AND TIMOTHY BARNETT of Dunedin, Real Estate Agent Second respondent READT 020/14 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under s.111 of the Real Estate...

8. [2014] NZEmpC 92 H v A Limited [pdf, 263 KB]

   ...application for non-publication orders pending the Authority issuing a final determination on the substantive matters under investigation. These orders were sought on the basis that if his name was published it would likely have an adverse effect on his family, although the details of the plaintiff’s concerns and the nature and extent of the material filed in support of the application were not referred to by the Authority in its determination. What were sought, therefore, were...

9. Justice Sector Outlook June 2016 [pdf, 889 KB]

   ...Prison population is at an all-time high and rising Despite less volume in the criminal justice pipeline, the prison population is at an all-time high due to: • An increase in cases prosecuted as serious violence. • Greater Police focus on family violence. • Increased use of custodial remand, especially resulting from the Bail Amendment Act 2013. • Longer remand periods relating to pre-sentence restorative justice. These trends have caused the remand population to grow signi...

10. Justice Sector Outlook June 2016 [pdf, 1004 KB]

    ...Prison population is at an all-time high and rising Despite less volume in the criminal justice pipeline, the prison population is at an all-time high due to:  An increase in cases prosecuted as serious violence.  Greater Police focus on family violence.  Increased use of custodial remand, especially resulting from the Bail Amendment Act 2013.  Longer remand periods relating to pre-sentence restorative justice. These trends have caused the remand population to grow signi...