LCRO 68/2023 QB v VN (5 September 2024) [pdf, 190 KB]
...improper purpose; and 5 (b) the “improper purpose” test entails both a subjective and objective analysis; and (c) reference to a possible referral to WorkSafe NZ was not made to procure an unrelated strategic advantage, rather he was informing the company of a legal and “natural” consequence that would follow in the event that settlement was unable to be reached; and (d) the company had never disputed that it had breached the Health and Safety Act 2015. [28] The Standar...