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1. [2016] NZEmpC 160 Nathan v C3 Ltd [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...he agreed to pay in respect of the earlier Employment Court proceedings. Those costs amounted to $17,932.48 and were paid by MUNZ. [18] So far as Mr Nathan’s financial position is concerned, his affidavit discloses that he is currently on a disability benefit. He lives with his sister and pays board to her. His sole asset is an aged motor vehicle. He has a reasonably substantial debt which he is repaying. He is in poor health. He claims that he would be unlikely to be able t...

2. [2018] NZSSAA 24 (15 May 2018) [pdf, 224 KB]

   ...What amounts to an overseas pension for this purpose is specified as not all pensions have that effect. [19.3] Overseas pension payments are excluded if they are in the nature of, or for similar purposes to, New Zealand ACC, a war pension or a disability allowance. [20] The appellant says that the reference to “entitled to receive or receives” confers a discretion to give effect to the provision when one or the other status applies. We do not agree. The obvious purpose of th...

3. Te Manutukutuku Issue 9 [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...Nuclear Claims Tribunal, visited Aotearoa in April specifically to learn about and observe the Waitangi Tribunal. Nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands region by the United States government in the 1940s and 1950s has re­ sulted in the sickness, disability and death of many Marshallese people, and destruction of their lands, flora and fauna, and seafood resources. The Compact of Free Association, an agreement be­ tween the government of the Marshall Islands and the government of t...

4. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination - summary document [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...Current incitement provisions only apply to speech that targets a group because of their colour, race, or ethnic or national origins. Other groups are also targeted by hateful speech, including groups based on their religion, gender, sexuality and disability. This proposal would change the law to also apply if hatred was incited against a group of people due to a wider range of characteristics. This could include some of, or all, the other prohibited grounds of discrimination in section...

5. BG Ltd v EE & DE [2020] NZDT 1557 (26 August 2020) [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...would be used to meet household expenses while meeting necessary payments to suppliers. It was not a loan to expand her business or make an investment, but to tide the household through while EE pursued an overdue account from a client. DE was on a disability benefit and did not appear to be involved in the business, so from her perspective could only have been borrowing for household purposes. Both loan agreements were headed “Consumer Credit Contract” and drafted accordingly. 6....

6. MOJ0510-Going-through-Family-Court-to-work-out-parenting-arrangements-Samoan.pdf [pdf, 284 KB]

   ...maua ai le lisi o auaunaga tau lagolagosua mo aiga (aiga ma uo) i Aotearoa Niu Sila. E maua ai auaunaga mo fale e nonofo ai faasolo atu i auaunaga faufautua. • Telefoni vili fua 0800 211 211 • Tagai i le familyservices.govt.nz/directory/ CCS Disability Action E maua ai faamatalaga ma lagolagosua mo tagata e iai manaoga faapitoa ma o latou aiga (aiga ma uo). Faafesootai: • Telefoni vili fua 0800 227 200 • Imeli info@ccsDisabilityAction.org.nz The Ministry for Ethnic Communities...

7. MOJ0588-What-to-expect-at-the-Family-Court-Tongan.pdf [pdf, 318 KB]

   ...kotoa ‘o Aotearoa Nu‘u Silá. Ko e ngaahi sēvesi ko ‘ení ‘oku kamata pē meí he nofo‘angá ‘o a‘u ki he talatalaifalé (counselling). • Telefoni ta‘etotongi ki he 0800 211 211 • Vakai ki he familyservices.govt.nz/directory/ CCS Disability Action ‘Oku nau ‘oatu ha fakamatala mo ha tokoni ki he kakai ‘oku ‘i ai hanau faingata‘a‘ia fakaesino, pea mo honau kāingá (fāmilí mo e ngaahi kaungāme‘á). Fetu‘utakí: • Telefoni ta‘etotongi ki he 0800...

8. MOJ0610-Responding-to-a-Notice-of-Application-Tongan.pdf [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...kotoa ‘o Aotearoa Nu‘u Silá. Ko e ngaahi sēvesi ko ‘ení ‘oku kamata pē meí he nofo‘angá ‘o a‘u ki he talatalaifalé (counselling). • Telefoni ta‘etotongi ki he 0800 211 211 • Vakai ki he familyservices.govt.nz/directory/ CCS Disability Action ‘Oku nau ‘oatu ha fakamatala mo ha tokoni ki he kakai ‘oku ‘i ai hanau faingata‘a‘ia fakaesino, pea mo honau kāingá (fāmilí mo e ngaahi kaungāme‘á). Fetu‘utakí: • Telefoni ta‘etotongi ki he 0800...

9. Better-outcomes-for-Victims-approvals-for-introducing-family-violence-legislation.pdf [pdf, 380 KB]

   ...Corrections, Ministry for Women, Ministry of Social Development, Ministry for Pacific Peoples, Ministry for Ethnic Communities, Te Puni Kōkiri, Te Puna Aonui, Te Arawhiti, Department of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Health, Whaikara – Ministry for Disabled People, and Inland Revenue. 24. The Chief Victims Advisor was consulted throughout the policy development process and is supportive of the legislative changes outlined in this paper. 25. The government caucus will be consulted pr...

10. Easthope v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2024] NZACC 001 [pdf, 204 KB]

    ...for Mr Easthope. [6] On 19 June 2022, Mr Easthope emailed Mr Rei with various background details about the 1986 claim. Mr Easthope’s email included a list of requests for items including a new mattress, a traction machine, and payment for a disability car. [7] On 22 June 2022, Mr Rei discussed the contents of this email with Mr Easthope. Later that day, Mr Rei followed up the discussion with an email addressing the points that Mr Easthope had raised. The email included the fol...