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1. Appendices report: Qualitative study on behalf of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice system reforms [pdf, 582 KB]

   ...information in deciding a case under CoCA, he or she may ask for a cultural, medical, psychiatric or psychological report. The 2014 reforms amended section 133 of CoCA to improve the use of specialist reports. Several participants said they had used or requested specialist/ specialist reports during the family justice process. However, it was not always clear to researchers if the specialists (reports writers, counselling) etc. which participants described were in fact part of the f...

2. Environment Court Annual Review 2018 [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...but the Environment Court’s robust case management system now moves these along to prompt resolution by hearing, and sometimes settlement prior to a hearing being needed. It should be recorded that there are occasionally cases where delays are requested by parties for good cause. Cases are moved to the Hold Track when this occurs. Examples are given in the earlier section of this Review that describes the case management tracks. In its 2013 Final Report the Productivity Commission ex...

3. BSA 21 day text Final report [pdf, 893 KB]

   ...people who receive no text-message reminder. • Including MoJ's phone number in the text-message reminder significantly increases the rate of timely payment behaviour by 2.5 percentage points. • Including a link to an online payment platform in the text-message reminder has no additional effect on payment behaviour. This may be because the online payment platform requires users to retrieve and provide extra information, such as the amount they owe, to complete their online p...

4. [2008] NZEmpC AC 52/08 Lee v Minor Developments Ltd t/a Before Six Childcare Centre [pdf, 49 KB]

   ...she was causal an additional six percent holiday pay each week. They discussed Mrs Lee’s availability to relieve. She said she was available on any day except Friday. Mrs Lee took away the agreement but did not return it in spite of several requests by Ms Alispahic. Ms Alispahic was adamant she did not offer Mrs Lee full-time or permanent employment. [11] The defendant produced a copy of the one page casual employment agreement relied on by Ms Alispahic. The first part of t...

5. Barfoot & Thompson v CAC 20003 [2014] NZREADT 48 [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...phoned Mrs Smith directly, identifying himself as a Barfoot & Thompson agent and mentioned that he may have an offer. Mrs Smith proceeded to tell Mr Littler how many offers had been made and approximately how much they were for. Mrs Smith also informed Mr Littler that their tenants had given notice and the vendors (Mr and Mrs Smith) wanted to sell the property before they needed to re-tenant it. Mr Littler then informed Mrs Smith that he and his wife were the prospective purchasers...

6. [2008] Waikato DHB & ors v New Zealand PSA Inc AC 6/08 [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...orderly collective bargaining. If a collective agreement is in force it cannot be cancelled or varied under the law relating to contracts and can only be varied by the process of collective bargaining. [27] … if a document is not correctly formed under the statutory process and does not meet the statutory content requirements it is open to question whether it is in fact a collective agreement in terms of the Act. It is therefore possible that a collective agreement could be held b...

7. LS v TD LCRO 298/2012 Penalty decision (23 February 2015) [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...constituted unsatisfactory conduct pursuant to s 12(c) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 by reason of breaches of rules 7, 10, 11 and 11.1 of the Conduct and Client Care Rules.1 [2] Both parties have now provided submissions as to penalty as requested. Background [3] Mr TD had prepared a will for Mrs LS’s mother in which she purported to appoint Mrs LS and her sister as trustees of the [Trust name]. The power to appoint new trustees in fact lay with the surviving tru...

8. MC v VB LCRO 175 / 2011 (18 June 2012) [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...intention of developing it into residential units. Ms MC was a shareholder and director of the company. [2] The company engaged AEE to arrange the necessary finance and a document described as a “Mandate Agreement” was entered into. AEE performed its obligations under that Agreement and a fee of $77,483.00 became payable. [3] AEE agreed to require payment only of $8,000.00 at that stage with the balance to be paid from the construction funding in due course. [4] The prin...

9. Elers - Ngapakihi 2A2B (Raetihi Marae) (2017) 372 Aotea MB 75 (372 AOT 75) [pdf, 296 KB]

   ...Caroline Heta (trustee) advised that the Heta family would purchase and donate additional cups for the Marae. As part of the catering for a hui Mr Morgan says that he asked the trustees to purchase 300 cups to support the hui. He says it was a request not a demand and that request was declined. [28] In relation to the installation of gas units, Mr Morgan states that the trustees approved the installation of one unit but in conversation with the installers he was advised that it wa...

10. INZ (Foley) v Rodriguez [2019] NZIACDT 51 (23 July 2019) [pdf, 182 KB]

    ...has not conducted herself with due care, in breach of cl 1 of the Code. SUBMISSIONS ON SANCTIONS [64] As the complaint has been upheld, the Tribunal may impose sanctions pursuant to s 51 of the Act. [65] A timetable is set out below. Any requests that Ms Rodriguez undertake training should specify the precise course suggested. Any request for repayment of fees or the payment of costs or expenses or for compensation must be accompanied by a schedule particularising the amount...