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1. Restorative justice: Practice standards for family violence cases 2019 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...ways that practitioners work with men who perpetrate family violence. Equally, there’s a need to understand the many other factors that further disenfranchise people caught up in family violence such as racism, historical trauma, homophobia, and disability discrimination. People sit at the intersection of multiple hierarchies of disadvantage and privilege. The combination of gender, race and socio-economic status influences people’s experiences of family violence in different way...

2. OIA-119799.pdf [pdf, 4.2 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 7 April 2025 Ref: OIA 119799 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Crimes Act reform and citizen’s arrest Thank you for your email of 26 February 2025, requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information regarding proposed reforms to the Crimes Act to allow greater citizen arrest powers. Specifically, y

3. OIA-120238.pdf [pdf, 4.2 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 28 April 2025 Ref: OIA 120238 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Crimes Act reform and citizen’s arrest Thank you for your email of 12 March 2025 requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information regarding proposed reforms to the Crimes Act to allow greater citizen arrest powers. Specifically, you re

4. [2012] NZEmpC 84 New Zealand Educational Institute (Inc) v Secretary for Education [pdf, 159 KB]

   ...demand notice that section 225(4) provides may be enforced by compliance order; or (v) sections 56, 58, 77A, and 77D of the State Sector Act 1988; or (vi) Parts 6 and 7 of the State Sector Act 1988; or (vii) section 11(3)(c) of the Health and Disability Services Act 1993; or (viii) clauses 5 and 6 of Schedule 1 of the Broadcasting Act 1989; or (ix) sections 83, 83A, and 83B of the Fire Service Act 1975; or (x) clauses 18, 19, and 21 of Schedule 5 of the Accident Compen...

5. [2009] NZEmpC AC 19/09 Gilbert v The Attorney-General in respect of the CE of Department of Corrections [pdf, 59 KB]

   ...of circumstances. Although I accept, as was the plaintiff’s case, that these included death and early retirement, such contingencies must also include redundancy (a minimal consideration in the circumstances of this case) and total permanent disablement. Except for the redundancy contingency that is really negligible in the circumstances of these parties, the likelihood of all other contingencies would have increased with age. [12] A deduction for contingencies using this incr...

6. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - government report back 5th report [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...ethnic communities. The modules for this training course cover intercultural awareness and communication, Māori, Pacific peoples, ethnic communities, gender equity, sexual orientation and gender identity, generation mix (including elderly), and Disability. 37. The Department of Corrections does not have any specific Human Rights training. The Initial Training Course (Induction training) is being revised at present and specific Human Rights training is under analysis. The Induction...

7. Baigent v ACC [2014] NZACA 10 [pdf, 55 KB]

   ...out in the letter dated 2 June 2006. [39] Nor can I see why the established common law principles of accord and satisfaction should not apply, as Mr Baigent had competent legal advice throughout and cannot be said to have been under any form of disability or duress when he instructed Mr Miller to agree to the rates that were put to him and as Mr Greene properly found, ACC was equally bound when it tried to pay a lesser sum. Procedural matters and directions [40] When preparing th...

8. Brown v Otago Polytechnic and Progressive Enterprises (Recusal Application) [2014] NZHRRT 5 [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...teleconferences convened for the purpose of giving pre-trial management directions. HRRT003/2013 – OTAGO POLYTECHNIC – THE CURRENT POSITION [5] In these proceedings Mr Brown alleges that Otago Polytechnic discriminated against him because of his disability (learning difficulties and dyslexia) and that it victimised him because he sought to rely on his rights under the Human Rights Act 1993 (HR Act). [6] The Chairperson held teleconferences on 23 May 2013, 4 July 2013 and 5 Septemb...

9. FE v MB LCRO 328/2012 (23 February 2015) [pdf, 70 KB]

   ...understand the nature of the conflict of interest and the likely impact of the conflict. On the other hand, a client of limited intellectual capabilities or who is a recent immigrant and wholly unfamiliar with the language and legal system may be at such a disability as to be effectively unable to consent. and that: The law has long recognised that a person of full capacity may relinquish the benefits of fiduciary obligations owed to him or her:9 the person entitled to the benefit o...

10. Morgan v Accident Compensation Corporation [2018] NZACA 01 [pdf, 197 KB]

    ...chest and elsewhere and minimal functioning in her right shoulder and arm for a prolonged period. It had a serious impact on her mental health, her work and her personal life. The Corporation accepts that Ms Morgan has a significant permanent disability. [5] It is relevant to look at Ms Morgan’s work history. [6] In January 1985, then aged 23, Ms Morgan left her full-time role as an assistant matron at a rest home. She commenced waitressing and housekeeping at a hotel for...