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1. Consultation paper enabling on site audits [pdf, 481 KB]

   ...changes would enable greater use of on-site audits as part of the Ministry of Justice’s standard audit programme. 2. An ‘on-site’ audit entails a visit to the legal aid provider’s premises by an external auditor to review the provider’s files and conduct an interview. In an ‘off-site’ audit the Ministry requests case files from the provider and sends them on to the auditor. The auditor does not meet the provider in an off-site audit. 3. Details of our proposed changes are...

2. ENVC-43 application for enforcement order or interim enforcement order [docx, 14 KB]

   ...Telephone: Fax/email: Contact person: [name and designation, if applicable] Note to applicant You must lodge the original and 1 copy of this application with the Environment Court. The application must be signed by you or on your behalf. You must pay the filing fee required by regulation 35 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Regulations 2003. You must serve notice of this application in form 44 on every person directly affected by this application within 5 working days aft...

3. Form 26 - Criminal legal aid -Tax invoice - schedules H & I [pdf, 421 KB]

   Templates V10 – July 2016 page 1 07/16 form 26 Legal aid file no. Tax Invoice Criminal Legal Aid Fixed Fees Schedules H & I Invoice date Invoice number GST number Lead provider’s ref. Charges/CRNs To: Legal Aid, DX Box Number City Name of aided person Name of lead provider Name of law firm Provider number Firm number Court type Court of Appeal Supreme Court Court location Details of claim...

4. WN v BC & BQ Ltd [2023] NZDT 675 (20 November 2023) [pdf, 227 KB]

   ...be obtained from the Ministry of Justice, Disputes Tribunal website. The Notice must be filed at the District Court of which the Tribunal that made the decision is a division, within 20 working days of the decision having been made. There is a $200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a suppo...

5. H Ltd & K Ltd v I Ltd [2024] NZDT 184 (25 March 2024) [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...be obtained from the Ministry of Justice, Disputes Tribunal website. The Notice must be filed at the District Court of which the Tribunal that made the decision is a division, within 20 working days of the decision having been made. There is a $200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a supp...

6. Professional help

   ...help Employment advocates are employment law specialists who are not lawyers. They can help you prepare documentation, give advice and can represent you in court. You will have to pay for these services but their costs are generally less than lawyer fees. To find an employment advocate search in the Yellow Pages or visit the Employment Law Institute of New Zealand website Legal Assistance If you are representing yourself in the Employment Court, TE ARA TURE may be able to help. Te Ara Ture conn...

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7. Pue v Kīngi - Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Whenua Tōpu Trust (2015) 335 Aotea MB 1 (335 AOT 1) [pdf, 389 KB]

   335 Aotea MB 1 IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AOTEA DISTRICT A20110010577 A20140007669 UNDER Sections 238, 240 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Whenua Tōpu Trust BETWEEN RATA PUE (DECEASED) Applicant AND MARIA KĪNGI, PAUL CARR, CYNTHIA KĪNGI BROWN, RON PUATA, RANGI TAPATU and TAMZYN PUE Respondents Hearing: 310 Aotea MB 191 dated 10

8. [2020] NZEmpC 230 Arachchige v Rasier New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 398 KB]

   ...business expenses. [28] The Fair Work Commission found that Mr Kaseris was not employed by Uber, noting the absence of any legal obligation to Mr Kaseris except to provide access to the Driver App and to remit to Mr Kaseris the fares and cancellation fees that the passenger pays, finding that the fundamental elements of an employment relationship did not exist between Mr Kaseris and Uber.9 [29] Applying the same test in Pallage, the Fair Work Commission noted the “relatively wea...

9. Chen v Gu-Chang [2013] NZIACDT 56 (30 August 2013) [pdf, 149 KB]

   ...Laurent Law, Auckland. Date Issued: 30 August 2013 2 DECISION Introduction [1] In a decision dated 19 March 2013 this complaint was upheld. [2] Ms Gu-Chang was found to have: [2.1] Dishonestly misrepresented that fees of $29,600 had been earned, knowing that in fact the fees had been dishonestly solicited and without compliance with the Code. She thereby engaged in dishonest and misleading behaviour. [2.2] Failed to account for the fees of $29,600...

10. [2009] NZEmpC AC 7/09 Pacific Palms International Resort & Golf Club Ltd v Smith [pdf, 22 KB]

    ...March 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT OF JUDGE B S TRAVIS [1] The plaintiff’s solicitor has successfully sought the leave of the Court to withdraw from acting for the plaintiff company on the grounds that the plaintiff has not paid the legal fees of its solicitor. Mr Hood’s application was heard by way of a telephone conference convened in open Court to deal with the plaintiff’s application for an extension of time for the payment of money into Court, which application is opp...