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1. J Ltd v U Ltd [2024] NZDT 170 (17 April 2024) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...shared parking area with no security or protection, this is a full defence to U Ltd not taking reasonable care with the vehicle. Therefore, the claim is dismissed. Referee: C Price Date: 17 April 2024 Page 5 of 5 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...

2. Lawson v Intended Defendant (Extension of Time to Commence Proceedings) [2023] NZHRRT 20 [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...construing a reference to “exceptional circumstances” Lord Bingham of Cornhill said: “We must construe “exceptional” as an ordinary, familiar English adjective, and not as a term of art. It describes a circumstance which is such as to form an exception, which is out of the ordinary course, or unusual, or special or uncommon. To be exceptional, a circumstance need not be unique, or unprecedented, or very rare, but it cannot be one that is regularly, or routinely, or normally...

3. K Ltd v UD [2024] NZDT 568 (15 July 2024) [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...“Equipment Add-Ons” the contract states “Please tick to confirm your desired pool equipment upgrades”. One of the upgrade options listed and ticked in UD’s contract is: LED POOL LIGHT – includes 1 multi coloured LED light with transformer $850.00 NOTE we recommend 2 lights in pools 8m or larger. 10. It is not disputed that 2 LED lights were supplied by K Ltd to UD. K Ltd says the lights were overlooked when UD was invoiced and she was not charged. 1 Which was done o...

4. Summary report on workshop feedback on ways to reduce cost compliance [pdf, 7.9 MB]

   ... 3 car dealers  3 jewellers 6 4 Mixed opinion on when and who does customer due diligence (CDD) in the real estate transaction process The language in the AML/CFT Bill needs to be consistent with other Acts Real estate agents requested the language used in the AML/CFT Bill Phase II is changed from ‘client’ to ‘vendor’ and ‘customer’ to ‘purchaser’ to be consistent with the Real Estate Agent Act. Real estate agents rarely receive large cash deposi...

5. AF v FG & TI [2024] NZDT 347 (24 April 2024) [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...When the family member visited to collect [the dog] at the time AF had specified no one was home. 14. FG and TI then transferred the $3,384.00 back to AF. On 18 February 2024 FG and TI sent AF the following message: “…We are emailing to inform you that we have been speaking with a lawyer about the ownership of [the dog], and under the Dog Control Act 1996, section 2, a dog owner means a CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 3 of 6 person who has the dog in his or her possession, whe...

6. Auckland Standards Committee 4 of the New Zealand Law Society v Thoman [2011] NZLCDT 8 [pdf, 136 KB]

   ...order that she could undertake the work necessary to advance his application for permanent residency. The practitioner did not undertake the work she was retained to do. Mr I ultimately had to instruct another agent to act for him, but despite requests to do so, Ms Thoman never returned the documents which had been provided to her (although her assistant returned Mr I’s passport), nor did she ever explain why she had not carried out the work she was retained to do. P [Heyns:...

7. Doig v Kahia - Hautu 1B 1B 2B sec 3 and others (2025) 507 Aotea MB 98 (507 AOT 98) [pdf, 236 KB]

   ...fraud policy. The Trust is making payments for grants sometimes in cash, and having a fraud policy would enable the Trust to be able to take action on potential financial threats or fraud activities. 507 Aotea MB 103 (b) Minutes were requested for the audit and were not able to be retrieved for the correct periods despite being required multiple times. The Trust should have minutes readily available and provided to all the Trustees. The lack of minutes hindered the audit...

8. [2025] NZIACDT 46 - LN v Rabuku (4 September 2025) [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...Self-represented Complainant: No appearance Adviser: No appearance 2 PRELIMINARY [1] The adviser was engaged by the complainant to obtain a visa for her husband and was paid in advance, but her licence then expired. The adviser did not inform the complainant and would not answer her communications, though she appears to have eventually filed the application. The Tribunal is not aware of the outcome of the application. [2] A complaint against the adviser made to th...

9. [2025] NZIACDT 47 - Labour Insp.Gardiner v Jaspal (11 September 2025) [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...application for a work visa in the accredited employer category. The fee was “Rs 2,22,500”, inclusive of 18 per cent GST but not including the fee of Immigration New Zealand (Immigration NZ) of NZD 750.1 1 Rs or INR 2,22,500 is a common form of expressing INR 222,500 (approximately NZD 4,100 at 4 September 2025). One of the GST rates in India is 18%. 3 2. The second contract was for “Documentation, Verification and Settlement Assistance”. The fee was “Rs 2,2...

10. Directory of Official Information A-C [pdf, 1.5 MB]

    ...associated costs (bulk funded such as those provided by District Health Boards are not detailed), Social and Vocational rehabilitation, costs and the associated ACC account these. costs are paid from. • Dispute resolution – Records related to clients requesting a review of decisions made by ACC. • Levy Records – Records relating to the collection and management of ACC levies. Information about levy payers directly collected by ACC. Employees’ ACC levies are collected by the...