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1. SG v [City] SC LCRO 250/2013 (6 March 2015) [pdf, 52 KB]

   ...July 2013) at [14]. 10 Above n 5 at [15]. 5 • “It is especially of concern to the Committee that Mr SG maintained no ledger cards for those clients who had funds held on deposit”.11 • “Mr MT reported that no hard copies of fees invoices were printed out and kept on the file”.12 • “Mr MT observed that as no central hard copy was maintained for invoices or statements he could not easily review if annual reporting statements had been sent to a client”....

2. AX v ZA LCRO 113 / 2010 (18 February 2011) [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...sought is to “stop [the Respondent] from hiding behind the law, and recover some of his money.” He again lays the blame for his losses on the Respondent. Review [23] In conducting this review, I have had recourse to the full Standards Committee file and the correspondence with this office from both parties. [24] Both parties have consented to the review being determined without a hearing pursuant to section 206(2) of the Act, and the review has therefore been conducted on the...

3. ENV-2016-AKL-000212 Smithies Family Trust v Auckland Council [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...opportunity to ensure that the equivalent PAUP provisions for rural subdivision are clear, workable and do not give rise to similar issues. The Trust's submission on the PAUP 6.7 The Trust was one of five Silverdale landowners that collectively filed a comprehensive submission on the PAUP (albeit with separate submission forms) given their similar interests regarding the land use and subdivision provisions applying in the Rural zones. It was treated as a single submission (Submis...

4. WEBINAR Self Represented Persons and Community Groups in the Environment Court [pdf, 261 KB]

   ...independent expert witnesses, and brought significant professionalism and focus to the case. Overall time savings and other efficiencies most certainly accrued. Alternative Dispute Resolution – Primarily Mediation 22. In almost all cases filed in the Environment Court, once all parties have been identified through the mechanism of s 274 RMA, the Court will direct the case to mediation. Parties can also seek mediation at any stage of the progress of a case. 23. Section 268 R...

5. Pukeroa Oruawhata Trust - Pukeroa Oruawhata Trust (2005) 293 Rotorua MB 74 (293 ROT 74) [pdf, 503 KB]

   ...owners expressed at this hui should not be taken into account. The Trust has, after all, accepted without demur on previous occasions the views of the owners on matters with a numerically smaller mandate, including the increase in trustees' fees as is set out in my decision of 23 December 2003. [14] Therefore, taking into account the provisions of sections 231, 237 and 244 of the Act and the evidence before the Court, I am satisfied that a variation to enable rotation of truste...

6. GZ v Ke (Luke) Lu [2019] NZIACDT 26 (6 May 2019) [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...who returned the draft, having made some changes to it. It was finalised, then signed by the complainant and sent by her to Immigration New Zealand. [14] Immigration New Zealand declined the visa applications. Complaint [15] The complainant filed a complaint against Mr Lu in December 2015 with the Immigration Advisers Authority (the Authority), headed by the Registrar of Immigration Advisers (the Registrar). The complainant was upset that her application had been declined by I...

7. LCRO 13/2015 UP v HQ (19 June 2018) [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...been addressed by the Committee and in the application for review expressed a willingness to mediate the complaint. [3] The outcome sought by them is compensation in the sum of $162,000 and payment of $10,000 on account of their own lawyer’s fees. These amounts significantly exceed the jurisdiction of this Office and Mr and Mrs UP were advised accordingly. However, they asked to be heard in support of their application for review and a hearing with both parties was convened in...

8. [2022] NZEmpC 30 Cousens v Star Nelson Holdings Ltd [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...Holdings Ltd [2021] NZERA 52 (Member D Beck). 3 Cousens, above n 1. [7] In addition, the Authority ordered the company to pay a further $500 for the costs of the compliance order proceeding and to reimburse Mr Cousens for the lodgement fee of $71.56. [8] The Authority’s compliance order has not been obeyed. None of the amounts ordered to be paid in the determination of February 2021 have been paid. [9] This morning I heard from Mr Cousens who explained the unsuccessfu...

9. Broderick v Accident Compensation Corporation (Employment) [2022] NZACC 159 [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...achieved is the absolute antithesis of s 6 with the Court being told, in addition, that the appellant currently receives less weekly compensation from ACC than she would if she was receiving an unemployment benefit. [41] In written submissions filed and served prior to the hearing, Ms Broderick said: As advised by MSD, a beneficiary would receive $441 (net) in my situation and I receive $416 (net) via compensation. [42] The respondent has not challenged this statement. I acce...

10. [2024] NZIACDT 24 – FM v Yang (23 October 2024) [pdf, 108 KB]

    ...electronically without his authority. The documents and information for the visa application were provided by the agent to Mr Yang. The latter spoke to the complainant only once and did not otherwise communicate with him. [7] The visa application filed by Mr Yang was approved by Immigration New Zealand (Immigration NZ). When the complainant arrived in New Zealand, he found there was no work available from the employer. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment declar...