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1. [2022] NZACC 50 – Harding v ACC (24 March 2022) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...hardship and loss of income should be given as he was off work until October 2018. The psychological impacts are still felt every day. [35] The Court acknowledges Mr Harding’s submissions. The Court notes, with regret, the pain that he has endured, and records its admiration for the way in which he has grappled with his condition to arrive at his present improved state. However, in relation to the issue at hand, the Court notes the following considerations. [36] First, an MRI s...

2. Fair Pay Agreements Bill [pdf, 268 KB]

   ...The purpose of the Bill is to provide a framework for collective bargaining for FPAs, which will specify industry-wide or occupation-wide minimum employment terms. 9. The Bill’s explanatory note explains that the main objective is to drive an enduring and system-wide change that improves labour market outcomes, including more equitable distribution of benefits from increased labour productivity. It seeks to achieve this by enabling employers and typically low bargaining-power...

3. LCRO 1/2020 NR v YB (28 June 2021) [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...support they needed in order to make progress. According to the time record for the file, each period of delay was preceded by a lengthy phone call and/or a letter of advice from Ms NR’s office. It bears noting, as their professional relationship endured for so long, that it must have suited Ms YB at the time to maintain and refresh her connection with Ms NR. [27] By September 2018, it appears to have become clear to Ms NR that the [redacted] family’s case, fronted by Ms YB an...

4. McClean v Accident Compensation Corporation (Appeal) [2023] NZACC 49 [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...and submissions of the appellant herself. In the course of the appeal hearing, as she related the history, she was at times distressed. I conclude that for her, recall of this period of her life was genuinely distressing. I accept that she had endured long standing pain as a result of her orthodontic treatment between 2008 and 2012. [54] Referring to the specialist evidence, Dr Anderson says, in his report of 1 August 2016, that there does appear to be some change to the anatomy o...

5. [2023] NZREADT 27 – Sharma v CAC 1901 & Brake (3 October 2023) [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...Tribunal’s hearing was disproportionately placed on scrutinising their conversations with Ms Brake, instead of holding her accountable with equal intensity. This was unjust. [23] The true toll of the safety concerns lies in the emotional trauma endured by the entire family, notably their son. They have made significant investments in security measures, installing cameras and fences, and getting a dog. The Tribunal has failed to recognise the depth of their commitment. They i...

6. NE v Accident Compensation Corporation (Claims Process) [2025] NZACC 023 (4 February 2025) [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...threads. 4. The reviewer has refused to recuse themselves. The reviewer has been discriminatory, and stereotyping me, labelling me and making unsupported assessments about my mental capacity. 5. It has got to the point where I should not and cannot endure any further fairway hearings. Yesterday the reviewer asked me the same question four times. Two weeks ago the reviewer stated they were legally able to take oaths which they are not. 6. ACC counsel has opposed all adjournments...

7. [2025] NZEmpC 64 Sharma v Rodney Farm 'N' Machinery Ltd [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...boots, and is entitled to compensation under s 123(1)(c)(i) of the Act. The compensation is to be 8 Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, s 36. fair, realistic, and not miserly.9 It is to recognise the distress the affected employee endured because of the particular grievances. 10 [22] The evidence provided to the Court was that not being provided adequate safety boots was a cause of some limited stress and upset for Mr Sharma and ultimately caused him some physical disc...

8. [2025] NZLCDT 30 National Standards Committee 1 v Yang (18 June 2025) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...reached in that case that he was still fit to practise (as an employee, after 12 months of suspension). We do not encourage lawyers to make misleading statements to Police, but we think many lawyers would find similar difficulties if required to endure the circumstances experienced by Mr Yang in the many hours leading up to his first statement. [33] Four other features should be noted. First, Mr Yang’s fuller assistance to Police helped achieve a satisfactory and appropriate ou...

9. Hāpaitia frequently asked questions

   ...happened to all the stories that were shared with Te Uepū and with justice agencies? What happens next? What was Hāpaitia set up to do? The Hāpaitia te Oranga Tangata Safe and Effective Justice Programme was established to provide a foundation for enduring change of the criminal justice system.  It was established to create space for reform and enable those delivering justice services to make the changes needed to build a more humane and effective criminal justice system for Aotearoa New Ze...

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10. [2025] NZACC 064 - Agar v Accident Compensation Corporation (23 April 2025) [pdf, 180 KB]

    ...October 2018, but the Corporation generously adopted the earlier date of 12 July 2018. 9 Miller, above note 3, at [41] and Young, above note 4, at [25]. 11 Conclusion [47] This Court acknowledges the health struggles that Ms Agar has had to endure since her accident on 23 October 1979. However, this Court is required to decide the issue of interest on weekly compensation in light of the relevant facts and the applicable law. [48] In light of the above considerations, th...