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1. Senadipathi & Xavier v Sampang [2015] NZIACDT 43 (20 April 2015) [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...15 February 2013, Mr Sampang advertised the position in the New Zealand Herald newspaper. On 27 February 2013, Mr Sampang submitted a visa application based on her meeting the essential skills work visa criteria. Mr Sampang said in the application form that he had advertised; but only provided evidence of registering the position with Work and Income New Zealand (WINZ). [5.3] The complainant paid $5,000 for Mr Sampang’s services, but there was no written agreement. [5.4] Immigration...

2. [2017] NZEmpC 38 Eden Group Ltd v Jackson [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...pursuant to r 19.66(2) of the District Court Rules 2014 notifying him that, unless he obeyed the order of 25 November 2016, he would be guilty of contempt of court. [13] Mr Ayers is considering issuing proceedings. Access to the documents he has requested may assist him in assessing if he has any basis for doing so. He describes these potential proceedings as follows: As foreshadowed in today’s application for access to documents on the Employment Court file, I intend to comme...

3. [2012] NZEmpC 118 Hamon v Coromandel Independent Living Trust [pdf, 69 KB]

   ...situation by filing an amended list. [8] After discussions with the parties, it became clear that the email of 14 April 2008 may well have been solicited by the defendant. Any supplementary list of documents, which it is agreed should be in the form of a sworn or affirmed statement for the purposes of reg 46(3) of the Regulations, ought also to contain reference to any documents in the defendant’s possession, custody or control, or former possession, custody or control, which ma...

4. [2019] NZEnvC 180 Vortac NZ Limited v Western Bay of Plenty District Council [pdf, 283 KB]

   ...favour of the Council. The quantum of costs [15] The Council seek full indemnity on the basis that some or all of the costs would be met by the ratepayer. I consider that Ms Hill makes a strong case to support this. 5 [16] The lack of proper information in the application for interim enforcement order and broad assertions contained in the affidavits required the Council to examine the matter in relatively comprehensive detail. Assertions of illegality in particular must be taken...

5. [2022] NZEmpC 1 GF v OO [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...telephone conference with a Judge was convened the next day. The Authority Member issued a minute advising that he anticipated delivering his determination on or before 6 September 2021. [10] On 27 August 2021 the parties filed a joint memorandum requesting that the Court amend the timetabling directions it had made, and advising that the applicant intended to withdraw their application for special leave in the event that the Authority confirmed that its determination would be...

6. Taueki v Horowhenua District Council – Horowhenua (11) Lake (2012) 294 Aotea MB 236 (294 AOT 236) [pdf, 260 KB]

   ...facilities in the two buildings used by the Clubs. At one point it was suggested that there were in fact ablutions facilities at both sites as well as independent of the buildings. However Mr Taueki states that a reason given for the refusal of his request to use the buildings was that there were no ablution facilities. Added to that is the evidence of Mr Roxburgh who stated that a reason for the refusal was because one of the buildings was undergoing major refurbishment. But cont...

7. [2023] NZEmpC 30 Goldie v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...Authority, they say they undertook to be Ms Goldie’s advocate to raise a personal grievance against the Department of Corrections “on or about 6 December 2021”. [17] The following day (8 December) at 10.35 am the advocate emailed Ms Goldie requesting personal employment information, which the advocate said was required to raise her grievance. After Ms Goldie was unable to make contact by telephone, she emailed the advocate at 12.13 pm the same day with most of the informati...

8. [2023] NZSSAA 009 (10 July 2023) [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...disability allowance until 7 January 2022. According to XXXX this was because she was not aware that she was eligible for this. She considers that the Ministry should have informed her of her entitlement to a disability allowance when she first requested financial assistance in March 2020. Issues [6] As stated, above XXXX claims a disability allowance from 16 March 2020. The Ministry does not dispute that between 24 March 2020 to 13 July 2021 XXXX was entitled to a disabilit...

9. GL v TT & LT [2022] NZDT 249 (7 December 2022) [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...netting fence is in poor condition and needs to be replaced. The report says that the post and rail fence is in good condition, but needs a rail replaced and new netting to make it stock proof. 15. I have had regard to these reports and the other information provided by the parties. All the reports say that the post and netting part of the fence, which constitutes the majority of the fence, is no longer adequate, and two reports say it needs to be replaced. The post and rail part of...

10. Miscarriage of justice - Scott Watson - Ministry's briefing to Minister June 2013 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

    ...for exercise of the Royal prerogative of mercy 41. On 1 November 2008, Mr Watson’s application for exercise of the Royal prerogative of mercy was received at Government House. On 19 November 2008, His Excellency the previous Governor-General requested the then Minister’s formal advice on the application. 42. In April 2009, following an initial appraisal of Mr Watson’s original application, the Ministry instructed Kristy McDonald QC to provide advice on the application. 43. Bet...