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1. Tao v Body Corporate 198693 (Costs) [2024] NZHRRT 20 [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...motivations and behaviours of the parties are important in deciding whether there should be any costs award in the Tribunal’s HRA jurisdiction.7 [11] Since the decision in Commissioner of Police v Andrews.8 the Tribunal has explicitly rejected the civil litigation rule that the unsuccessful party will be ordered to pay a reasonable contribution to the costs of the successful party. The Tribunal has paraphrased the principles from the High Court decision of Andrews as follows:9...

2. Xi v Body Corporate 198693 (Costs) [2024] NZHRRT 19 [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...motivations and behaviours of the parties are important in deciding whether there should be any costs award in the Tribunal’s HRA jurisdiction.6 [11] Since the decision in Commissioner of Police v Andrews.7 the Tribunal has explicitly rejected the civil litigation rule that the unsuccessful party will be ordered to pay a reasonable contribution to the costs of the successful party. The Tribunal has paraphrased the principles from the High Court decision of Andrews as follows:8...

3. Hawkes Bay Standards Committee v Heaphy [2014] NZLCDT 61 [pdf, 343 KB]

   ...reprehensible or indifferent, to amount to an abuse of the lawyer’s professional privileges justifying a finding of serious misconduct in the interests of protecting the public”?2 Charge 3 1. Has it been established to the level required that the fees in question were “rendered” by Mr Heaphy? 2. If so, was the rendering disgraceful or dishonourable? 3. If so, was this behaviour mitigated by the seeking of independent advice?

4. Response to third party claim [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...bailiff to withdraw from possession of the following seized property. List here the seized property being referred to I understand that the enforcement will be treated as having been abandoned. I understand that I will not be liable for any possession fees or expenses incurred in the enforcement of this proceeding, after the bailiff is notified. Your name  Signature Date Select one of the following:  I am the judgment creditor.  I am the judgment creditor’s lawyer. Office use...

5. De Marco v Accident Compensation Corporation (Costs on Appeal) [2025] NZACC 27 (17 February 2025) [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...expense paid or incurred for the purposes of the proceeding that would ordinarily be charged for separately from legal professional services in a solicitor’s bill of costs”. The Rules go on to give a number of non-exhaustive examples: court fees, service costs, photocopying documents required by the Rules, and expenses of conducting a conference by telephone or video link. (iv) Disbursements must be verified, specific to the conduct of the proceedings and reasonable in amount....

6. Directory of Official Information A-C [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...Children’s Commissioner .................................................................................................... 68 Christchurch International Airport ..................................................................................... 71 Civil Aviation Authority ........................................................................................................ 73 Commerce Commission .........................................................................................

7. Directory of Official Information A-C [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...Children’s Commissioner ..................................................................................................67 Christchurch International Airport ....................................................................................70 Civil Aviation Authority ......................................................................................................72 Commerce Commission .................................................................................................

8. [2008] NZEmpC CC 3/08 South Tranz Ltd & Ors v Strait Freight Ltd [pdf, 18 KB]

   ...and the rate charged were both reasonable. We therefore find that the costs actually incurred by the plaintiffs were reasonably incurred. [5] In addition to those costs, the plaintiffs also incurred disbursements totalling $580.15 for a filing fee, counsel’s travel for the hearing and office related expenses. We are satisfied that all of those disbursements were necessarily incurred and were reasonable in amount. [6] For the defendant, Mr Barrett sought to persuade us that, cont...

9. Position profile Environment Commissioners March 2021 [docx, 29 KB]

   ...and Travelling Allowances Act 1951. The position The Environment Court is constituted under section 247 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and is a court of record. The Court has the same powers as the District Court in the exercise of its civil jurisdiction. It is a specialist Court with jurisdiction over environmental and resource management matters. As well as fulfilling a primary function as a “court”, the Environment Court has a pivotal role in the resource management pr...

10. Position profile: Environment Commissioners [pdf, 107 KB]

    ...annualised daily fee for a full-time Commissioner is $165,370 and $124,027 (pro rated) for a part-time (75%) Commissioner on the basis of the appointee working 230 days per year. Travelling allowances are fixed in accordance with the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951. The position The Environment Court is constituted under section 247 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and is a court of record. The Court has the same powers as the District Court i...