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1. EMPC Form 2C - Notice accompanying statement of claim served outside NZ [doc, 28 KB]

   Form 2C Notice accompanying statement of claim served outside New Zealand Schedule 3, clause 5A, Employment Relations Act 2000 1 The plaintiff named in the attached statement of claim has commenced proceedings against you by filing a statement of claim in the Employment Court. 2 Even though you are outside New Zealand, the Court may hear and determine these proceedings. It may do so if the proceedings come within its jurisdiction. The grounds on which the plaintiff says that the proceeding...

2. Porirua ki Manawatu panui February 2017 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...Coming up in 2017 Page 6 & 7 Inquiry Panel Members and Tribunal Staff Welcome to our third pānui for the Porirua ki Manawatū (PkM) district inquiry. This pānui is written by Waitangi Tribunal Unit staff and aims to keep claimants informed of developments and upcoming events in the PkM inquiry. Last year the PkM inquiry was progressing through the research and report writing phase. However, the Waitangi Tribunal Unit (WTU), Crown Forestry Rental Tr...

3. LCRO 199/2015 PA v TD and RN (25 July 2018) [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...money to which he was not entitled; (d) unduly influenced Mrs OL to his own advantage; and (e) established trusts for his own benefit, and contrary to his parents’ interests. [13] Mr PA’s lawyers, IJK Ltd, wrote to MVH Ltd on 5 April 2012 requesting clarification of the pleadings, referring to allegations of dishonesty made against Mr PA in the statement of claim and requesting confirmation of the basis on which the allegations were made. The process continued and the lawyers...

4. Hill v Whimp [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...the question of quantum would be put aside at that stage and that I was to give my determination only on the question of liability, with the parties then deciding what steps might follow that decision. Accordingly Mr Taylor’s evidence has not formed part of this determination. [8] It should also be recorded that at the hearing I obtained the consent of the parties to a reasonable extension to the timing of the completion of this determination, pursuant to s 40(1)(b) of the Act....

5. Kīngi v Eru - Whakapoungakau 24 (2014) 111 Waiariki MB 20 (111 WAR 20) [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...to the Registrar, Mr Dowthwaite raises a claim that beneficial owners may have been used to either participate in the last meeting or induced to vote in a particular way by a payment referred to in his letter as an amount of $30. Mr Dowthwaite requests that an urgent investigation be conducted into these allegations. He also refers to the potential if inadvertent involvement of court staff. He says that Mr Kīngi is concerned that the election outcome may have been comprised by this...

6. BORA Maungaharuru-Tangitū Hapū Claims Settlement Bill [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...articles 14 and 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which are comparable to sections 20 and 27 (2) of the Bill of Rights Act. [4] Exclusion of Remedy of Compensation - clauses 30(3) and 34(3) 10. Clause 30(3) excludes any form of monetary compensation as a remedy for any failure of the Crown to comply with Te Kawenata (a partnership agreement between MTI and the Crown applying to a specified area). Clause 34(3) is a similar provision excluding any form of...

7. Taylor v Department of Corrections (Strike-Out Application) [2020] NZHRRT 42 [pdf, 137 KB]

   ...DATE OF DECISION: 20 October 2020 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL STRIKING OUT CLAIM1 [1] In 2014, while in prison, Arthur Taylor sent a letter to Brian Hunter. The letter was withheld by the Department of Corrections (Corrections). Mr Taylor requested that the letter be returned to him, however this request was refused by Corrections. Mr Taylor complained to the Privacy Commissioner. The Privacy Commissioner concluded there was a breach of information privacy principle (IPP) 6 a...

8. Gupta v Dhar [2016] NZIACDT 65 (4 October 2016) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...However Immigration New Zealand declined the first work visa application; a second work visa application that Mr Dhar prepared. [1.3] Mr Dhar filed a residence application; Immigration New Zealand declined it as it contained false and misleading information. [2] The Registrar raised three potential grounds of complaint: [2.1] Mr Dhar did not have a written agreement for providing the professional services; [2.2] He did not prepare the work and residence visa applications with ade...

9. MacGregor v Craig (Rescission of Confidentiality Orders) [2016] NZHRRT 23 [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...that publication of some parts, but not all, of the decision would provide an opportunity for her to be publicly vindicated. [11] She also submitted non-publication orders should be made to uphold and protect the confidentiality undertakings that formed the core of the claim before the Tribunal. The broad terms of the redactions sought were listed in a memorandum of 16 March 2016. It is not necessary to review the proposals here but it should be observed the redactions were so extens...

10. [2011] NZEmpC 36 Zhou v CE of DOL [pdf, 232 KB]

    ...for appointment of a special advocate is connected with document disclosure and will be dealt with immediately before that final topic. This hierarchy of dealing should allow a logical and categorical treatment of the plaintiff‘s very broad request for more information. Application for further particulars of statement of defence [10] The plaintiff seeks an order pursuant to reg 6(2) that the defendant provide, within such time as may be fixed, further and better particulars and a...