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1. [2023] NZIACDT 10 - NG v Murthy (15 March 2023) [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...the Minister of Immigration to grant a discretionary visa to those unlawfully in the country. 3 [8] There was a meeting between Ms Murthy and the complainant on 8 April 2022. The complainant terminated her services and requested that the file be forwarded to the new adviser. She confirmed in a later email to him that day that he had terminated her services and she would transfer the file to his new adviser, Mr Vanisi, as soon as possible. In another email Ms Murthy sent to...

2. BG Ltd v EE & DE [2020] NZDT 1557 (26 August 2020) [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...Appeal may 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 28 days of the decision having been made. There is a $200 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside 28 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 supporting af...

3. Level One Protocol - AKL - CHCH June 2021 [pdf, 120 KB]

   ...the Court will obtain confirmation from the operator that equivalent standards to those in courthouses are being met. 10. Any concerns about health and safety practices in the Court should be raised with the Registrar in the first instance Filing of documents 11. The Court’s public counters are open for filing. Court documents may be filed in person, by post or by email. 12. A general waiver suspending the requirement to file paper originals and copies remains in place,...

4. Kereopa v Gray – Aramiro Trust (2016) 113 Waikato Maniapoto MB 245 (113 WMN 245) [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...distances himself from any issues that arise with the farm manager. 113 Waikato Maniapoto MB 251 [20] Finally, in relation to the trustees themselves, it was submitted that trustees’ expenses and overheads are minimal and administration fees are well below what is normal for this type of trust. Currently there are four trustees, who attend the AGMs along with the accountant and the farm advisor. The trustees suggested that a possible way forward in terms of the issues...

5. LCRO 161/2023 OX v YA (19 September 2025) [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...proceedings. The respondent was the lawyer representing his ex-wife (Ms A). 1 Defined terms (the applicant, the respondent, etc.) are used to facilitate anonymised publication of this decision. 2 [3] The respondent, on behalf of Ms A, filed applications for: (a) orders under the Property (Relationships) Act 1976; (b) an interim spousal maintenance order under the Family Proceedings Act 1980; and (c) an application to reduce the time for filing a response to the interim...

6. Adams v Aucamp [2016] NZIACDT 53 (14 September 2016) [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...complainant when he lodged an application with Immigration New Zealand; he told her brother instead. [1.1.3] When his initial approach to gain residence for the complainant failed, he said he would prepare a work visa application without charging fees. However, after filing the application, he presented a backdated agreement requiring the complainant to pay fees. [1.1.4] After the professional relationship became strained, Mr Aucamp left a threatening message on the complainant’s tel...

7. [2013] NZEmpC 102 Tan v Morningstar Institute of Education Ltd t/a Morningstar Preschool [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...the notional starting point for costs in the Authority should be $3,500 plus an uplift of $1,500 for her attempts to settle the grievance at a modest and reasonable rate plus the disbursements she incurred of $71.56, which may have included the filing fee in the Authority. I say ‘may’ because, although Mr Pollak certified in his memorandum that the plaintiff’s actual costs in the Authority were in excess of $4,500 he did not provide copies of relevant tax invoices. Mr Pollak...

8. [2021] NZIACDT 19 ZK v Registrar (20 August 2021) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...resident visa application, which was ultimately unsuccessful. It failed because of the way her employer structured her income, something the adviser always knew about. She had been led to believe by him that it would be successful and would not have filed it had there been no chance of success. [3] The essential issue to consider is whether the Registrar has overlooked one of the principal grounds of complaint, being whether the appellant was ever told of the risk to the applica...

9. Porou - Whareongaonga 5 Trust (2015) 49 Tairawhiti MB 46 (49 TRW 46) [pdf, 311 KB]

   ...the audited accounts were being prepared for 2008, 2009, 2010 by BDO accountants in Gisborne and were expected in two weeks. 3 I appointed Henare Porou and Andrew Richardson as trustees conditional upon the audited statements of the trust being filed within two months. 4 A check on this indicates that audited accounts for 2008 were not filed until May 2011. The audited accounts for 2009 were not filed until August 2011. The audited accounts for 2010 were not filed until 28 Septembe...

10. LCRO 121/2017 PT v BD (25 July 2018) [pdf, 266 KB]

    ...issue has been summarised by Mr PT as follows: 12 days before the commencement of High Court proceedings in which MOH Ltd was involved (the EFI Ltd litigation), Mr BD said that he was no longer going to represent the company because outstanding fees had not been paid. Mr PT disputed that MOH Ltd owed fees 1 At the review hearings, MOH Ltd was represented by Mr PT, Mr CT and Ms DL. References in this decision to Mr PT are to Mr PT, as h...