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1. BORA Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill [pdf, 326 KB]

   ...21. A number of changes proposed by the Bill will affect only, or mostly, proceedings in the Family Court under the COCA. We are advised that applicants in the Family Court and for family legal aid are disproportionately female. Children, and disabled persons, may also be disproportionately affected by the restrictions on legal representation.[29] We consider that should any issues of indirect discrimination under s 19 NZBORA arise, such are met by the mitigating features identified...

2. Notman v Accident Compensation Corporation [2016] NZACA 01 [pdf, 112 KB]

   ...depressive episode. He noted Mr Notman’s two injuring events (1975, 1992) and found the second event to be significant. In Dr Newburn’s opinion, the earlier event was not (at the time of the report) a significant contributor to Mr Notman’s disability. [17] Dr Newburn rated Mr Notman as mildly impaired in his daily living activities, mildly impaired in his social functioning, mildly impaired with respect to concentration, persistence and pace and at the boundary between mod...

3. Duty Lawyer Policy v2.3b [pdf, 549 KB]

   ...make reasonable enquiries to assist defendants to confirm details, such as address or employment information) or c. the defendant is under an order made pursuant to the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 or the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003. Courts without duty supervisors Where a duty lawyer considers that a category 2 bail exception applies, they shall discuss this with the duty coordinator or team leader who must a...

4. E63 John Parlane - Traffic - EIC - ATC [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...need to be fully closed.19 8.2 The partial closure of Halsey Street north of Madden Street has the potential to impact on patrons who would need to be dropped off at the Theatre. ATC management have instructed me that they have many elderly and disabled patrons who are unable to walk long distances, so they need to be dropped off outside the theatre. As such, I recommend that there should be a condition of consent that seeks to ensure people dropping off passengers at the Theatre ar...

5. Ruwhiu v Commissioner of Inland Revenue - Maunga Hikurangi Kaporeihana (2016) 143 Taitokerau MB 159 (143 TTK 159) [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...resolution for their incorporation under this Part; or (b) in any case to which paragraph (a) does not apply, the court is satisfied that the owners of not less than 15% of the aggregate shares in each area of land (or their trustees in the case of disability) consent to the making of the order. (3) An order incorporating any owners under this Part may be made in respect of the whole area of the land owned in common by the owners or in respect of any defined part of it. (4) The...

6. [2016] NZEmpC 117 NZMWU Inc v AFFCO NZ Ltd [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...those circumstances have been ready, willing and able to return to work, so that wages would then become payable? [33] If, for example, the person was incapacitated and thereby in receipt of Accident Compensation entitlements, or a sickness or disability benefit, then those circumstances would be relevant to the assessment of whether that person would have returned to work. [34] If the person was working elsewhere, the issue of fact will be whether that person would have resig...

7. Warbrick - Estate of Rooha Ratahi (2004) 106 South Island MB 197 (106 SI 197) [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...Maadi Anderson m8 c/- Paemu Warbrick, PO Box 6326 Dunedin (70) Frances Simon fa 14 Wiremu Place, Taiwhakaea, Whakatane (71)Paerau Warbrick ma WHANGAI 539 Hydro Road, Te Teko No.69 Maadi Anderson is handicapped. He is a pe"son unde,' disability and there has been numerous Kaitiaki Trusts set up fOI" his land interests. The latest was cl'cated ill Dunedin all 30 October 2002 before Judge Andrew Spencer in favour of No.579 Paerau Warb,·ick. (72) Paerau Warbrick 1...

8. Re Apostolakis (Rejection of Statement of Claim) [2016] NZHRRT 35 [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...reg 5 for the commencement of proceedings, are published on the Tribunal’s website. There are three forms in all, reflecting the Tribunal’s separate and distinct jurisdictions under the Human Rights Act, the Privacy Act 1993 and the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994. To initiate proceedings an intending plaintiff must first satisfy the eligibility requirements separately prescribed by the three statutes and in addition meet the description of one of the persons listed in re...

9. Duty lawyer policy [pdf, 549 KB]

   ...make reasonable enquiries to assist defendants to confirm details, such as address or employment information) or c. the defendant is under an order made pursuant to the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 or the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003. Courts without duty supervisors Where a duty lawyer considers that a category 2 bail exception applies, they shall discuss this with the duty coordinator or team leader who must a...

10. Real Estate Agents Authority v Wallace [2016] NZREADT 71 [pdf, 118 KB]

    ...I would like it noted that at no time was I informed that my Medical Certificates were not acceptable. If this was the case I should have been informed what is required and this would have been supplied, as there is certainly no doubt about my disabling health issues. I requested to have this Tribunal Hearing postponed so that I can have Legal Representation which is my legal right. This request was declined. When my Barrister is available, date and times to suit him, all of these...