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1. A Q v Mudaliar [2015] NZIACDT 76 (23 June 2015) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...clients when he lodged applications and provide ongoing timely updates. The circumstances were: [5.2.1] Mr Mudaliar failed to inform the complainant when Immigration New Zealand declined the second section 61 request. [5.3] Mr Mudaliar breached clauses 1.5(a), (b) and (d) of the 2010 Code. The provisions required him to ensure he provided written notice of the terms of an agreement for the provision of professional services and all significant matters relating to it, that the agreement...

2. [2006] NZEmpC AC 34/06 NZ Engineering Printing & Manufacturing Union v ACI Operations NZ Ltd [pdf, 71 KB]

   ...purpose offset against the employee’s sick leave; (c) “bereavement leave” – up to three days on the occasion of each bereavement. [9] For staff working 12 hour shifts, the collective agreement varied those leave entitlements. Clause 8H(vi) provided: Reapportionment of Approved Leaves Sick leave (previously 5 days/5x8hours/40hours) shall be applied as 4 days/4/12hours/48hours Domestic Leave & Bereavement Leave (previously 3 days/3x8hour/24 hours) shall be...

3. BORA Broadcasting (Election Programmes and Election Advertising) Amendment Bill [pdf, 164 KB]

   14 October 2016 Attorney-General Broadcasting (Election Programmes and Election Advertising) Amendment Bill (PCO20145/7.0) — Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Our Ref: ATT395/260 1. We have examined this Bill for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. We have concluded that while the Bill raises issues under s 14 of the Bill of Rights Act, it appears to be consistent with that Act in terms of s 7. 1.1 The Bill follows the Justic

4. BORA Employment Relations (Breastfeeding and Breaks) Amendment Bill [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...inquiry is essentially two-fold: whether the provision serves an important and significant objective; and whether there is a rational and proportionate connection between the provision and the objective.1 Breastfeeding facilities and breaks 9. Clause 5 of the Bill proposes to insert a new Part 6C into the Employment Relations Act 2000. This Part contains an obligation for employers to ensure that, so far as is reasonable and practicable in the circumstances, appropriate facilities...

5. Accident Compensation (Maternal Birth Injury and Other Matters) Amendment Bill [pdf, 123 KB]

   ...classes of individuals.1 9. A distinction will arise if the legislation treats two comparable groups of people differently on one or more of the prohibited grounds of discrimination.2 Whether disadvantage arises is a factual determination. 10. Clause 5 inserts a new definition of “child” into s 17 of the Act. Section 17 sets out the requirements for a person to be considered ordinarily resident in New Zealand (some entitlements under the principal Act are only available to those...

6. Choudhary v Smith [2015] NZIACDT 8 (18 February 2015) [pdf, 86 KB]

   ...took no steps with Immigration New Zealand on the complainant’s behalf, apart from securing an extension of time. 3 [6] The Registrar identified potential infringements of professional standards. They were: [6.1] Mr Smith breached clause 1.5(b) of the 2010 Code as he failed to provide a full description of the services he agreed to provide. [6.2] He negligently failed to submit an application for a student visa and respond to Immigration New Zealand’s queries, having...

7. Yasin & Anor v Hammadieh Sanctions decision [2015] NZIACDT 4 (04 January 2015) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...were of no value, the complainants asked for a refund. The adviser did not refund the fees. [3] The Tribunal held: [3.1] Mr Hammadieh acted unprofessionally as he was a party to a person in his practice unlawfully providing immigration advice (clause 1 of the Licensed Immigration Advisers Code of Conduct 2010 (the Code of Conduct), and he failed to commence the client engagement in accordance with the Code of Conduct: [3.1.1] He failed to set out all significant matters relating to th...

8. [2015] NZSSAA 028, 22 April [pdf, 40 KB]

   ...disability (subject to section 68A); and (b) the assistance towards those expenses available under this Act or any other enactment is insufficient to meet them.” [8] There is a Ministerial Direction relating to the Disability Allowance. Clause 2 which requires verification of expenses claimed reads: “2. Before determining whether a person has additional expenses of a kind required by section 69C (2A) (a) of the Act, you must require the applicant to provide written verifi...

9. [2023] NZEnvC 087 Aratiatia Livestock Limited v Southland Regional Council [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...from 1 The Tranche 1 – Farming topic. 3 Federated Farmers and Director-General of Conservation both dated 16 February 2023 and memoranda from Ngā Rūnanga and Dairy Interests both dated 17 February 2023. Fifth Interim Decision [5] The court released its Fifth Interim Decision on 23 December 2022. In it, the court suggested alternative wording for several provisions and included a decision that was provisional upon other matters being satisfied. [6] No opposition was...

10. LCRO 160/2024 XT v YQ (27 June 2025) [pdf, 219 KB]

    ...The Judge also commented that “[the applicant] is an ACC beneficiary but there are funds held in the Trust for the siblings and such costs can be paid from [the applicant’s] share”. [28] An issue in the claim for costs under the indemnity clause in the first deed was that clause 9.3 of the deed, which related to the scope of the indemnity, contained a cross-reference to clause 7.2. In context, the cross-reference appeared to be an error. The Family Court Judge found that the ref...