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1. Garry v Accident Compensation Corporation (Revocation of cover) [2025] NZACC 42 (5 March 2025) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...opinion that this condition was not caused by the 2019 Accident or the prior rotator cuff sprains in 2009 and 2012. [22] The Corporation issued a decision on 9 October 2023 declining surgery funding. However, in view of the delay since the funding request had been made, it was accepted that deemed cover for a right rotator cuff tear arose. The Corporation then moved to revoke deemed cover because the rotator cuff pathology was not injury related. [23] Following an application for...

2. [2024] NZREADT 05 CAC v Pang (6 March 2024) [pdf, 227 KB]

   ...parallels drawn by the Committee’s counsel to other decisions seems inappropriate to him. [24] Mr Pang sincerely accepts the mistake he made and acknowledges the gravity of the situation. He takes full responsibility. However, he finds the request to cover 50 per cent of the costs to be unjustified. He provided all the evidence available to him. He disputes the claim that he lacked meaningful engagement as he co-operated and provided thorough details to the Committee. He is...

3. LCRO 27/2024 VF v SR and BR (23 May 2025) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...not able to provide the CoA after settlement”. • Mr BR and Ms SR’s remedy was to apply to the Disputes Tribunal to recover the funds. • He does not accept that he is the only cause of the loss incurred by Mr BR and Ms SR. • He had formed the view that there was no material difference whether the funds were in the trust account of the vendor’s or the purchasers’ solicitor. [37] Mr VF also takes issue with the Committee awarding the compensation to Mr BR and Ms SR w...

4. Proactive release - Amendments to the Property Law Act 2007 relating to commercial leases and mortgages [pdf, 678 KB]

   ...rent and landlords are unable to meet their mortgage payments. I propose extending the timeframes required before landlords can cancel leases and mortgagees can exercise their rights to sale or repossession, under the Property Law Act. 2 This will form part of a wider package of business support that is being developed across portfolios. A paper setting out the additional choices for the business support package will be brought by Hon Grant Robertson, Minister of Finance shortly. I anti...

5. BC v Accident Compensation Corporation (Cost of Treatment) [2025] NZACC 40 (4 March 2025) [pdf, 246 KB]

   ...compensation is distinct from the initial assessment of incapacity to which section 102 and 72(1)(d) are directed. [43] Robinson Mr Russ submits, is not authority for the proposition that the Corporation is required to pay for medical certificates requested under section 72. Discussion [44] I do not accept the “generous approach” argument the appellant put forward. There is nothing in the Act which supports treating (for payment purposes) obtaining a certificate the same wa...

6. Proactive-release-Changes-to-the-Proceeds-of-Crime-Fund-settings-Cabinet-Paper_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 775 KB]

   ...next three years, through to the scheduled opening of the CRL in 2026. The level of annual funding to the BIDs and Local Board will be consistent with that provided in 2023, with a 10 per cent increase to account for cost pressures. The total amount requested from the Fund, to be distributed over 3 years, is $1.352 million. • The proposal will fund initiatives that specifically support the government target to reduce violent crime, consistent with the revised criteria of the Fund prop...

7. Morrison - Moteo Hapua Te Pirau 1C 4B (2024) 113 Tākitimu MB 193 (113 TKT 193) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...information with the Court on 6 April 2022. The application was then adjourned on 6 July 2022 to enable the applicant to seek resource consent for the proposed partition from the Hastings District Council.2 Then, in October 2022, the applicant requested the application to be set down for a further hearing. [10] The next hearing of the application was held on 30 November 2022.3 One of the owners, Terence Nuku, attended this hearing. He sought an adjournment because not all of the...

8. [2025] NZEmpC 64 Sharma v Rodney Farm 'N' Machinery Ltd [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...asking: “If you have any budget for [safety boots] let me know, so I can add some money and buy the John Bull (the best quality) safety boots. That will keep me fit and will go for a long time.” [18] It is clear, therefore, that he was not requesting that the company pay in full for the better-quality boots, which was what Mr Hogg said in evidence. [19] Rodney Farm advised Mr Sharma that it would refund him on receipt for boots purchased at The Warehouse. Mr Hogg said in evide...

9. Wellington Standards Committee 1 v McCardle [2025] NZLCDT 3 (10 January 2025) [pdf, 624 KB]

   ...Officer about the timetable. DATED at AUCKLAND this 10th day of January 2025 Dr J G Adams Deputy Chairperson 11 Appendix A Particulars 7, 8 and 9 7. At the February Meeting: (a) the Practitioner requested Mr S sign a Deed of Indemnity and Release (the Deed) which: i. imposed on Mr S the obligation to distribute the funds remaining in the Estate ($130,000) in accordance with the Will; and ii. released the Practitioner and the Firm fr...

10. Arnold v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2024] NZACC 157 (2 October 2024) [pdf, 175 KB]

    ...the testing station. Other costs such as insurance, repairs and fuel were covered by the company. [5] The Corporation agreed to value the benefit to Mr Arnold of this private use. Given the age of the case, and because there was no factual information readily available with regard to the type of vehicle and the terms and conditions for its use, the Corporation asked Deloitte to advise on its value as a fringe benefit at the date of subsequent incapacity in 1989. [6] On 3 Februar...