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1. [2009] NZEmpC AC 20/09 Allen v Transpacific Industries Group Ltd t/a Medismart Ltd [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...therefore unnecessary to further examine closely the Authority’s reasoning. The employment agreement [31] The Medismart Limited Collective Employment Agreement for Service Persons and Plant Operators 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007 provides, at clauses 5.4 and 5.5 that employees subject to it (including Mr Allen) were entitled to both a one half- hour unpaid meal break and to a paid rest break or breaks not exceeding 20 minutes in total for each day at work. The “duration” of t...

2. BORA Crimes Amendment Bill [pdf, 361 KB]

   Crimes Amendment Bill Note: the name of the Crimes Amendment Bill was changed to the Crimes Amendment Bill (No 2) prior to introduction. 24 March 2011 Attorney-General Crimes Amendment Bill (PCO13543/29.0): Consistency with New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Our Ref: ATT395/113 1. I have reviewed the Crimes Amendment Bill for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. I conclude that while the Bill raises a possible issue with the right to freedom from discrimi

3. BORA Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill [pdf, 147 KB]

   ...clear and stable climate change policies by: a. establishing a new independent Climate Change Commission (Commission), and defining the Commission’s functions, duties, and powers; b. setting a new greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2050; c. establishing a series of emissions budgets with a view to meeting the 2050 target; and d. establishing a range of climate change adaptation measures. Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 14 – Freedom...

4. Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Building and Construction (Small Stand-alone Dwellings) Amendment Bill [pdf, 212 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 13 May 2025 Hon Judith Collins KC, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Building and Construction (Small Stand-alone Dwellings) Amendment Bill Purpose 1. We have considered whether the Building and Construction (Small Stand-alone Dwellings) Amendment Bill (the Bill) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the Bill of Rights Act). 2. We have not yet receive

5. RC v LUD Group Ltd [2021] NZDT 1380 (20 April 2021) [pdf, 215 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 5 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2021] NZDT 1380 APPLICANT RC RESPONDENT LUD Group Limited The Tribunal orders: LUD Limited is to pay $19,523.70 to RC before 20 May 2021. Reasons 1. RC purchased a motorhome and cruise tour of North America from LUD Group Limited (LUD) on 5th August 2019 via its website. The total cost was $21,523.70 which was paid in f

6. [2021] NZEnvC 125 Dewhirst v Canterbury Regional Council [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   DEWHIRST V CANTERBURY REGIONAL COUNCIL IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2021] NZEnvC 125 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an application under s321 of the Act BETWEEN MICHAEL GRAHAM DEWHIRST AND DEWHIRST LAND COMPANY LIMITED (ENV-2021-CHC-095) Applicants AND CANTERBURY REGIONAL COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J J M Hassan Hearing: In Chambers at Christchurch Submission

7. DT v TX [2023] NZDT 378 (1 August 2023) [pdf, 222 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 5 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 378 APPLICANT DT RESPONDENT TX The Tribunal orders: 1. TX is to pay to DT the sum of $8,500.00 on or before 21 August 2023. 2. DT is to return the [car] to TX at his address in [town 1] on or before 21 August 2023. The parties are to complete the necessary documentation to transfer ownership of the vehicle back to

8. DS v SI [2024] NZDT 729 (23 September 2024) [pdf, 118 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 5 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 729 APPLICANT DS RESPONDENT SI The Tribunal orders: SI is to pay DS the sum of $16,670.17 on or before 6 November 2024. Reasons 1. DS purchased [a House] from SI and his wife in November 2021. On settlement, DS says that there was an electrical fault which caused the lights to go out in poor weather. She also says that SI failed to d

9. BORA Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (No 2) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...affirms that everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure, whether of the person, property, or correspondence or otherwise. The right protects a number of values including personal privacy, dignity, and property. 1 5. Clause 27 provides limited powers of entry for landlords for the purpose of testing for the presence of methamphetamine, or taking samples for such testing. Clause 34 inserts an equivalent power in respect of boarding houses....

10. BORA Taxation (Annual Rates for 2018-19, Modernising Tax Administration, and Remedial Matters) Bill [pdf, 364 KB]

    ...of legislation. 4. The main objectives of the Bill are to set the annual rates of income tax for the 2018-19 tax year, and modernise key aspects of the Taxation Administration Act 1994 in relation to information collection, use, and disclosure. 5. The Bill also proposes to reform the administration of individuals’ income tax and contains remedial changes and amendments to the tax treatment of not-for-profits, the Families Package, GST, land sale rules, and foreign investment and fund...