Search Results

1. [2025] NZIACDT 08 – JY v Wen (7 February 2025) [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...beginning. [15] On 5 April 2023, Ms Wen sent the services agreement between the agency and the complainant to the latter and asked him to sign by hand on his mobile phone. The service was described as an application for a recovery visa. The fee was NZD 4,582.53. He signed and returned it on 7 April. The dates of both 5 and 7 April were typed on the agreement. It was not signed by Ms Wen. [16] On the same day, 5 April 2023, an invoice for NZD 4,582.53 was generated, as was...

2. Meek v Ministry of Social Development [2013] NZHRRT 28 [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...[15] Ms TD Grace was the Assistant Service Centre Manager at the Naenae Service Centre on the date of Mr Meek’s visit and was the person consulted by Ms Blank. Her notes show that she told Ms Blank that it was unlikely Mr Meek would be granted a Civil Defence payment because he had not shown he had an immediate and essential need and also because he was requesting reimbursement for costs he had already paid and the Ministry does not generally reimburse people for such costs. Her advice...

3. M v I [2018] NZIACDT 17 (18 June 2018) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...generally regulates the profession, and it is necessary to deal these cases to achieve the objectives set out in s 3 of the Act. [26.3] The Tribunal is the only body given the powers to suspend licenses, cancel licences, or order the refund of fees and compensation. Those powers are potentially required to deal with the consequences of incapacity where a practitioner lacks awareness. [26.4] The Act has some indications that the Tribunal is not solely concerned with “discipli...

4. [2021] NZIACDT 17 - TI v Malcolm (20 July 2021) [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...Registrar of a penalty in the vicinity of $2,000; and (5) an order to refund to the complainant $850. Submissions from the complainant [16] In her letter to the Tribunal (undated but emailed on 27 June 2021), the complainant seeks a refund of the fee of $850. She says the mishandling of her visa caused a job offer to be rescinded. If her application had been filed and processed normally, she would have started work on 17 August 2020. Her hourly rate would have increased fro...

5. White v Eriwata - Waitara SD sections 6 and 91 Land Trust (2006) 165 Aotea MB 37 (165 AOT 37) [pdf, 330 KB]

   ...Appellate Court acknowledged the need to strike a balance between two situations where litigation is conducted on a relatively informal basis between whanau and hapu contrasted with proceedings prosecuted consistent with the practice in the ordinary Civil Courts, at 66: " ... much litigation before the Maori Land Court is conducted in a relatively informal atmosphere without the assistance of legal counsel. The parties are usually individuals and are whanau to each other. Under c...

6. Environment Commissioner Auckland Application Pack [docx, 44 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...

7. Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...specified offences in this Bill, the defendant (the landlord) is in the best position to justify their apparent failure to comply with the law, rather than requiring the Crown to prove the opposite; and d. the applicable penalties, namely an infringement fee of $1,000 or a fine of not more than $3,000, are relatively low. For each infringement offence, a lower level of penalty is applicable to landlords with five or fewer tenancies, upon whom the financial impact of a fine or fee...

8. Notice of Appeal - Residence Class Visa Appeal - Form 1 [pdf, 258 KB]

   ...born in? What countries are you a citizen of? What countries are you a resident of? What is your current relationship status? (You may tick more than one box)  Never Married  Married  Engaged  Separated  Widowed  Civil Union  Partnership / De facto  Divorced Step 2. Your contact details What is your current residential address? (this cannot be a PO Box) Address: Telephone number Email address Residence Appeal IMMIGRATION AN...

9. 2023 NZPSPLA 017.pdf [pdf, 86 KB]

   ...February 2023 Simon Williams was convicted of theft. As this is a disqualifying conviction, police say it raises questions about Mr Williams’ suitability to be a certificate holder. Mr Williams advises the background to his conviction was more a civil than a criminal matter. However, he accepts what he did was wrong, and he has learnt from his mistake. He accordingly asks for the grounds for disqualification to be waived. [2] The theft charge arose after Mr Williams recovered a ca...

10. COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill [pdf, 205 KB]

    ...c. s 17 (freedom of association); d. s 18 (freedom of movement); e. s 19 (freedom from discrimination); f. s 21 (right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure); g. s 22 (liberty of the person); and h. s 27(3) (rights to justice in civil proceedings with the Crown). 4. Our analysis is set out below. The Bill 5. The Bill creates a bespoke legal framework for managing the public health risks posed by COVID-19 over the next two years, supplementing existing powers. The Bil...