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1. [2015] NZSSAA 004, 13 February [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...relationship in the nature of marriage in certain periods as that issue has previously been determined by the District Court. Background [3] The appellant applied for and was granted Domestic Purposes Benefit, Accommodation Supplement and Disability Allowance from 28 September 2003. She was paid Special Benefit from 23 August 2004. She was paid Domestic Purposes Benefit on the basis that she was caring for dependent children and had lost the support of her spouse or partner....

2. 2017 NZSSAA 035 (4 July 2017) [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...prospect of success because, pursuant to s 12J(17) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Authority has no jurisdiction to hear and determine any appeal on medical grounds in respect of a supported living payment on the ground of sickness, injury or disability. Even if the Authority did have jurisdiction this ground of the appeal is barred by the well established principle that once an issue has been determined it cannot be pursued in a different forum. For this reason we have not...

3. [2022] NZEmpC 110 Fleming v Attorney-General [pdf, 216 KB]

   CHRISTINE FLEMING v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL SUED ON BEHALF OF THE HONOURABLE CARMEL SEPULONI IN HER CAPACITY AS THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND MINISTER FOR DISABILITY [2022] NZEmpC 110 [23 June 2022] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2022] NZEmpC 110 EMPC 340/2019 IN THE MATTER OF a declaration under s 6(5) of the Employment Relations Act 2000 AND IN THE MATTER OF an application to access C...

4. Anne-Tooheys-Submissions-Aya-Al-Umari.pdf [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...2. Counsel filed submissions on 18 August 2022, indicating the issues from Ms Al-Umari’s perspective: (a) Pursuant to s 57(2)(e): what were the circumstances of Hussein Al-Umari’s death (given the information that he was engaged in trying to disable the Individual at the time of his death)? (b) Pursuant to s 57(3) and s 57A(2): for the purpose of making recommendations for the purpose of reducing the chances of future deaths occurring in similar circumstances: • What was th...

5. MOJ0609-Legal-advice-and-support-te-reo-Maori.pdf [pdf, 330 KB]

   ...Whakawhirinaki o Aotearoa o tō rohe, i tō Community Law Centre rānei. Mō ētahi atu mōhio mō te āwhina ture: Waea koreutu ki te Āwhina Ture (Te Tāhū o te Ture) i 0800 253 425. Ngā ratonga e wātea ana ki te katoa E whakaratoa ana e Auckland Disability Law ngā ratonga ture koreutu, e wātea ana ki te katoa ki te hunga hauā, kore rānei i te pai te rongo. • Waea (09) 257 5140, patowaea rānei ki 027 457 5140 • Īmēra rānei ki info@adl.org.nz Ngā ratonga mā ngā...

6. PQ v ET [2024] NZDT 73 (12 February 2024) [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...satisfactorily. The cost of the work was $38,942.75. c. ET has not paid Mr P half of that sum, per the terms of their agreement. d. Mr P paid for the cable in full and was the owner of the cable. ET is not entitled to compensation for Mr P disabling the cable for a period of one year. e. The fact that ET did not obtain equal advantage from the deal does not reduce his obligation to pay for half as agreed. f. Mr P’s claim incorrectly seeks $18,972.55. I cannot award Mr P mo...

7. NZCVS 2024 Cycle 7 Perception of Safety [xlsx, 101 KB]

   ...represents the areas with the least deprived scores, and 10 (or 5) represents the areas with the most deprived scores. The analysis is based on the latest NZDep data available at the time - Cycles 1, 2 and 3 use NZDep2013 and Cycle 4 onwards uses NZDep2018. Disability In the report, disabled adults are defined using the Washington Group Short Set (WGSS) of disability questions. The questions ask if the respondent has experienced difficulties performing basic universal activities (walking, see...

8. Family Court Rewrite Submission - Youth Law [pdf, 453 KB]

   ...and the aspects of the family justice system that affect them. Other Community Law Centres such as Waitemata Community Law Centre will be focusing on parents’ rights and we support those submissions. We also support the submissions of Auckland Disability Law in relation to the issues with the family justice system for people with disabilities. 2.2 The structure of this submission generally follows the panel’s suggested topics. However, the first section of this submission will addre...

9. LCRO 97/2019 DH v MB (29 June 2020) [pdf, 273 KB]

   ...and enjoyment” of the property for 12 months following Mrs RS’s death, and (c) provided for the residue to be divided “among such of [Mrs RS’s] children as survive” Mrs RS. [10] Five years later on 7 May 2015, in order to qualify for a disability pension in [Country A], Ms DH asked (by email) Mrs RS to make a statutory declaration that Ms DH did not own the 71.1 per cent share of the property in Ms DH name. [11] Mr MB sent a letter of engagement to Mrs RS on 18 May 2015 co...

10. [2020] NZEmpC 46 JCE v The Department of Corrections [pdf, 321 KB]

    ...Processors Industrial Union of Workers.31 Both of those cases dealt with an unemployment benefit. [75] In Scissor Platforms, the Court referred to the English decision of Hopkins v Norcross plc which was about a pension scheme.32 Hopkins held that a disability pension payable to a police officer discharged from the police force for disability resulting from an accident, for which his employer was liable in tort, had to be ignored in assessing the financial loss for lost earning...