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1. Tomov v Auckland Council [2012] NZWHT Auckland 48 [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...claimants needed to be involved. In any event, the claimants needed to prove their claims against the other respondents. (f) The claimants have not established that costs and expenses were unnecessarily incurred by them. The Council’s case forms only part of the time allocated by the Tribunal for the hearing of the adjudication. At least a day was required by the Tribunal to hear from the other respondents (not the Council) and deal with proving the claimants’ claim...

2. Byrnes v ACC [2014] NZACA 16 [pdf, 41 KB]

   ...bundle of documents, a bundle of authorities (and further loose authorities) and a schedule of Orders in Council. [18] The respondent filed submissions (16 April 2014), a paginated bundle of documents and a paginated casebook. At the Authority’s request, further 4 evidence was produced by the respondent immediately prior to the hearing. [19] The parties’ contentions are discussed later. In essence, the appellant says there was a new employment and new incapacity in Aug...

3. TW v NH LCRO 226 / 2011 (21 February 2013) [pdf, 75 KB]

   ...the date of the settlement of his entitlement. TW is correct in stating that the income of the estate up to the date of the valuation and settlement of the life interest and remainder as between NH and NF was payable to the estate and did not form part of the remainder to which NH was entitled. [27] Accordingly I accept that at the time of the valuation of the life interest the value of the life interest was 1/3 of $964,253.99 (namely $321,417.99 and not the $327,685.41 which was u...

4. XH v BB LCRO 237 / 2012 (26 June 2013) [pdf, 114 KB]

   ...apologised. Applicant’s response to the Practitioner’s letter [19] The Applicant denied much of what the Practitioner had written to the Standards Committee but materially, wrote:7 a sensible lawyer would have sent a covering letter to the father requesting the father to discuss the matter with his son with a view to an amicable resolution. To just post a copy of the letter to a father, Fijian or not, was wrong and extremely unprofessional. Standards Committee’s decision...

5. Complaints Assessment Committee 409 v Andrew Rankin [2017] NZREADT 78 [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...the property and failing to tell them about the initial report; and [c] While Mr Rankin visited the property with the Brogdens in mid-March 2015, it was not until December of that year that they were alerted (by the person who had originally requested it) to the initial report. Accordingly, Mr Rankin’s failure to disclose the initial report, and to allow the Brogdens access to the property without warning them of the methamphetamine contamination, continued over several months....

6. [2016] NZSSAA 110 (22 December 2016) [pdf, 112 KB]

   ...periodical allowances received from overseas to be deducted from entitlement to New Zealand benefits in certain circumstances. The essential elements of s 70 are that where: ● a benefit or pension or periodical allowance granted overseas, which forms part of a programme providing benefits, pensions or periodical allowance, is paid to the recipient of a benefit in New Zealand or that person’s spouse, partner or dependent; and ● the programme provides for any of the contingen...

7. Child protection policy [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...a. When collecting personal information, staff must follow privacy principles, such as collecting information directly from the individual, being transparent about its purpose, usage, access, and storage, and informing individuals of their right to request access and corrections. b. Staff may disclose information under the Privacy Act/Health Information Privacy Code if there is a serious risk to health and safety (see privacy principle 11/Code rule 11). Disclosure regarding abuse or ne...

8. Dyall v CAC 403 & Lantz [2016] NZREADT 41 [pdf, 107 KB]

   ...carefully considered the documents which refer to the issue raised by her in this appeal. 6 CAC 403 decision, 18 December 2015. 7 CAC 403 decision, at 3.3 and 3.4. [14] At the Tribunal’s request, Mr Lantz was called by Mr Hodge to give evidence. Mr Lantz said that he vividly remembered the encounter with Dr Dyall on 9 September 2015. He said he saw Dr Dyall on the street, they made eye contact, then exchanged pleasantr...

9. Eichelbaum v CAC 303 & White [2016] NZREADT 30 [pdf, 134 KB]

   ...can be said the power to recall does not extend to. It does not extend to a challenge of any substantive findings of fact and law in the judgment. It does not extend to a party recasting arguments previously given, and re- presenting them in a new form. It does not extent to putting forward further arguments, that could have been raised at the earlier hearing but were not.” [10] The appellant relies on ground two referred to in Horowhenua County, and the second limb of it, namely a...

10. [2016] NZSSAA 70 (11 July 2016) [pdf, 97 KB]

    ...the Netherlands. The appellant says that any payments he received from Work and Income were received in good faith knowing that he had informed Centrelink of his intentions in a timely manner. The appellant has repaid the $1,056.50 owing but he requests that it be refunded to him. He says 7 that he was not informed of the provisions of s 86(9A) of the Act which would have enabled him to contest the decision to recover the debt. The appellant says that he has been losi...