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1. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Netsafe Inc [2022] NZHRRT 15 (Removal of Certain Redactions After Appeal Period) [pdf, 511 KB]

   ...INTRODUCTION [1] The Director of Human Rights Proceedings (Director) alleges interferences with the privacy interests of three aggrieved persons, [redacted] (Ms A), [redacted] (Ms B) and [redacted] (Ms C). [2] In April 2017 these women each requested their personal information from Netsafe Incorporated (Netsafe). Netsafe refused their requests, but in January 2018 released some information to each of them. Netsafe has conceded that there was no basis to have withheld the informati

2. WTH Claims over $20k for a house - Chair's directions [pdf, 190 KB]

   Weathertight Homes Tribunal – Chair’s Directions (Standard Dwellinghouse claims) August 2015 page 1 of 9 CHAIR’S DIRECTIONS (for Standard Dwellinghouse claims) 1. Introduction 1.1 These directions are effective from 21 September 2015 and are issued pursuant to s114 of the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006 (the Act). They set out the procedures which are to apply to applications for adjudication by the Weathertight Homes Tribunal for single dwellinghouse claims w...

3. UX v TT [2023] NZDT 151 (4 May 2023) [pdf, 131 KB]

   ...obliged to refund the Deposit to UX? (b) If so, is UX entitled to a remedy and is the amount claimed proved and reasonable? Is TT legally obliged to refund the Deposit to UX? 5. The law of contract applies. Once a legally enforceable contract is formed, the parties are bound by the terms they have agreed to, and those terms are enforceable by one party against the other. This means that if one party breaches a term of the contract, the other party may seek a remedy. 6. A deposit...

4. MT v P Ltd [2024] NZDT 740 (29 October 2024) [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...Police and provide a copy to them, which he did. 4. P Ltd ultimately cancelled the invoice and the debt recovery action. 5. MT’s claim seeks compensation for travel and inconvenience related to disputing the debt, including obtaining the information required by P Ltd. Findings 6. MT’s wide-ranging complaint raises issues that fall outside of the jurisdiction of this Tribunal, including a complaint that P Ltd breached his privacy by carrying out a credit check on him w...

5. QQ v S Ltd [2025] NZDT 29 (16 April 2025) [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...breached that contract? - Did the Respondent convert the Applicants Speedometer? - Is the Applicant entitled to claim $300 in compensation? 11. The relevant law is that of contract. A breach of contract arises when one party has failed to perform the obligations under the contract. In order to make a successful claim for breach of contract the Applicant in this case must prove that a term of the contract has been broken and that there is a financial loss suffered as a result of that b...

6. MR v BJ Ltd [2022] NZDT 17 (20 April 2022) [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...as a replacement TV equivalent to the one damaged was offered in accordance with the policy, the claim cannot succeed. The claim is accordingly dismissed. Referee: K Edwards Date: 20 April 2022 Page 3 of 3 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a reh...

7. Goold [2011] NZWHT Auckland 42 [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...certificate until some time after the date of the final inspection. In such cases the reasons for the delay in issuing the CCC are relevant. Ultimately however a decision as to when a house is built is a matter of judgment based on all the information that is available to the decision maker. [10] Lang J also considered the effect of s43(1) of the Building Act 1991 which provides as follows: 43 Code compliance certificate (1) An owner shall as soon as practicable advi...

8. [2010] NZEmpC 60 Maritime Union of NZ v C3 Ltd [pdf, 28 KB]

   ...extensive flexibility to the Employment Court to determine matters in accordance with the substantive merits of the case. [19] Any prejudice to C3, which is not extensively set out in defendant’s submissions, can be addressed by the C3’s request, which I now grant, to allow the defendant to make submissions in respect to the amendments to the statement of claim. The union will have the opportunity to reply. In the unlikely event that the amendments will require further evide...

9. FD Ltd v FT [2021] NZDT 1577 (20 July 2021) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...SECOND RESPONDENT CR Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. CR Ltd is to pay FD Ltd $30,000 on or before 5.00pm on 11 August 2021. Reasons: 1. In October 2020, CR Ltd approached FD Ltd to engage several of its music artists to perform at a Festival event in February 2021 in [City]. The cost for contracting the artists to perform amounted to a total of $49,000 plus GST. A few days after signing the contract for each of the artists, CR Ltd cancelled the contract as it could...

10. KC v Accident Compensation Corporation (Treatment Injury) [2022] NZACC 224 [pdf, 222 KB]

    ...March 2021 declining to cover for a treatment injury. [2] The appellant submits that she ought to be entitled to cover for a treatment injury because she suffered an injury because of treatment. [3] The Corporation’s position is that the claim does not meet the statutory criteria for cover of a treatment injury. Background [4] On 8 March 2019, an ACC injury claim form was filed for a sensitive claim said to relate to an event on 8 March 2014. The claim form indicated that...