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1. OIA-124080.pdf [pdf, 806 KB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 14 August 2025 Our ref: OIA 124080 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Update to the template for the writ of habeas corpus Thank you for your email of 23 July 2025 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), regarding the writ of habeas corpus. Specifically, you ask...

2. OIA-121649.pdf [pdf, 743 KB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 21 May 2025 Ref: OIA 121649 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Courthouse Security checks Thank you for your email of 28 April 2025 requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information about courthouse security checks. For ease of reference, I have separated your request and responded to...

3. [2018] NZEmpC 57 Nicholson v Ford [pdf, 227 KB]

   ...Auckland 68. Authority under s 181 of the Employment Relations Act 2000. Issues then arose as to the basis on which such a report might be ordered. The sole issue presently before the Court is whether a good faith report can and should be requested in the circumstances of this case and in light of the applicable statutory provision. [3] One of the underlying objectives of the Act is to build productive employment relationships, including by promoting good faith behaviour....

4. Expressions-of-Interest-Form-Chief-Judge-Maori-Land-Court [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...out in the Attorney- General’s published protocol, appointments are made considering personal and legal skills and experience, along with their character, and their experience and understanding of the communities they will serve as judges. This form provides an opportunity to highlight experience; a more extensive work and personal history should be contained in a curriculum vitae that addresses all the criteria in the published protocol. Use additional pages to respond more fully...

5. Expressions-of-Interest-Form-Chief-Judge-Maori-Land-Court [docx, 29 KB]

   ...set out in the Attorney-General’s published protocol, appointments are made considering personal and legal skills and experience, along with their character, and their experience and understanding of the communities they will serve as judges. This form provides an opportunity to highlight experience; a more extensive work and personal history should be contained in a curriculum vitae that addresses all the criteria in the published protocol. Use additional pages to respond more fully on an...

6. LM v TT [2022] NZDT 166 (2 November 2022) [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...understanding of both parties that it was non-refundable. 14. I find the deposit is refundable because it has not been proved it was non-refundable. In addition, it is not usual for a deposit to be sought or paid until an unconditional contract has been formed. An enforceable contract was not formed because any agreements there might have been were not committed to paper in a Sale and Purchase Agreement as is required by law. 15. I find that Mr TT is entitled to retain $1,265.0...

7. FC v N Ltd [2022] NZDT 255 (20 December 2022) [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...claim. The Tribunal has limited jurisdiction to order costs, and none of those circumstances apply. Therefore, this aspect of the claim is dismissed. Referee: J P Smith Date: 20 December 2022 Page 3 of 3 Information for Parties Rehearings You can apply for a rehearing if you believe that something prevented the proper decision from being made: for example, the relevant information was not available at the time. If you wish to apply for a r...

8. BK v N Ltd [2023] NZDT 561 (14 November 2023) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...Properties Ltd v Earthquake Commission [2015] NZHC 1690 at para 73. 2 See Woolley v Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd [2023] NZCA 266. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 3 as receiving one coaching call, one squad call, and access to an app for logging information). This seems to be a reasonable exercise of N Ltd’s discretion, and I conclude that BK is not contractually entitled to any further refund. Referee: E Paton-Simpson Date: 14 November 2023 Page 3 of 3...

9. GN v MX B Ltd [2023] NZDT 286 (27 July 2023) [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...turn shunted into another car. However, it is necessary for me to consider the evidence of the applicant in support of the claim. 4. Z who attended the hearing by telephone as a representative of B Ltd, provided a copy of a self discharge record form Te Whatu Ora in [redacted]. 5. That document confirmed that MX suffers form Epilepsy, and although he discharged himself from hospital before he could be seen by a doctor, he had reported that he thinks that he “may have had a seizur...

10. NG v DN [2024] NZDT 837 (20 November 2024) [pdf, 202 KB]

    ...cost could not be estimated at that time but a retainer of $1,500.00 was requested with the explanation of fees associated with each Solicitor and a letter of engagement that was signed by DN. The terms of engagement included the fee structure, information on retainers, payment procedures and accounts. 2. On 12 February 2024, the scope of work changed, and NG were instructed to attend and represent DN at Court the following day. Under urgency court documents were prepared for DN. A fu...