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1. Legal aid criminal procedure simplication project - proceeding steps [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...administrative appearances Indictably laid charges Trial by Jury elected Defendant Self-Represented Non-police Prosecutions, with the exception of IRD prosecutions in Manukau Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act For these cases, please refer to the appropriate Legal Aid Criminal Proceedings Steps Summary Jurisdiction February 2010 Step 1: Guilty Pleas (including sentencing) during admin...

2. 2017 NZSSAA 027 (16 June 2017) [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...pension, or periodical allowance, or part thereof, as the case may be, being an amount determined by the chief executive in accordance with regulations made under this Act: [5] The Act provides that certain benefits or pensions payable for injury, disability, death or war pensions are exempt but these exemptions are not applicable to Mr XXXX. [6] In Boljevic v the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development1 the High Court observed that the focus of the inquiry in s 70...

3. [2016] NZSSAA 021 (31 March 2016) [pdf, 35 KB]

   ...appeals a decision of the Chief Executive upheld by a Benefits Review Committee to establish and recover an overpayment of $11,034.28 made up as follows: Sickness Benefit $9,342.16 Jobseeker Support $41.01 Accommodation Supplement $1,382.86 Disability Allowance Total $11,034.28 $ 268.25 2 Background [2] The appellant is aged 42 years. He is currently receiving a single rate of Jobseeker Support. [3] The appellant was granted Sickness Benefit from 16 Aug...

4. HF v SZ LCRO 186 / 2009 (16 January 2012) - Publication Decision [pdf, 62 KB]

   ...Complainant’s family. [5] The Practitioner accepted that there had been a want of judgment on his part in this case but disagreed that he posed a risk to the public. He stated that he had not discerned that the client was suffering under a mental disability at the time of their meeting, and that she appeared able to impart instructions, identify her beneficiaries and the property she wished to dispose of, and other related matters. [6] The Complainant’s family also offered...

5. Auckland Standards Committee 5 v Moody [2016] NZLCDT 23 [pdf, 33 KB]

   ...reduced ability to learn, retain and record information. Secondly there is an inability to problem-solve or foresee consequences of thinking and decision-making. She considered that Mr Moody would become overwhelmed. Indeed Dr Casey put the disability at a level that were there matters in the criminal setting she would consider that he would be unable to plead nor instruct counsel. [15] Dr Willoughby’s evidence supported that of Dr Casey. Dr Willoughby, a specialist neurologis...

6. 2017 NZSSAA 055 (9 October 2017) [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...received a reapplication form and any supporting evidence. [22] Section 88B sets out the standard eligibility requirements for jobseeker support and s 88E sets out the requirements for jobseeker support on the grounds of sickness, injury or disability. The latter section requires the provision of a medical certificate, pursuant to subsections (1) to (3). [23] In Crequer v Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development the High Court found that the Chief Executive and s...

7. 10 September 2018 Panuku Developments Limited [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...will be produced to the Court at the hearing. 3 MĀORI LANGUAGE AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS If any party or witness: 1. wishes to speak Māori at the hearing under the Māori Language Act 1987, or 2. has special needs (for example in relation to disability and access, deafness, difficulties with the English language), or 3. has any special arrangements for the hearing are required, e.g. transport for site visits, storage space for bulky exhibits, video playback they are to advis...

8. 10 April 2019 Savi lle v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...that will be produced to the Court at the hearing. 3 MAORI LANGUAGE AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS If any party or witness: 1. wishes to speak Maori at the hearing under the Maori Language Act 1987, or 2. has special needs (for example in relation to disability and access, deafness, difficulties with the English language), or 3. has any special arrangements for the hearing are required, e.g. transport for site visits, storage space for bulky exhibits, video playback they are to advise t...

9. 3 April 2019 Thames-Coromandel PDP - Coastal Environment [pdf, 235 KB]

   ...be produced to the Court at the hearing. 3 MĀORI LANGUAGE AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS If any party or witness: 1. wishes to speak Māori at the hearing under the Māori Language Act 1987, or 2. has special needs (for example in relation to disability and access, deafness, difficulties with the English language), or 3. has any special arrangements for the hearing are required, e.g. transport for site visits, storage space for bulky exhibits, video playback they are to advise t...

10. Interpreter’s Code of Conduct [pdf, 211 KB]

    ...safety Many people who require interpreters may face stigma and discrimination. Interpreters should behave in a manner that respects the participant’s dignity. All participants must be treated with respect regardless of their mental health status, disability, age, cultural or ethnic identity, socio-economic status, language, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The interpreter must engage in ongoing self-reflection and self-awareness of their own v...