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1. JR v SW LCRO 91/2014 (27 March 2015) [pdf, 99 KB]

   ...extensive documentation and concluded that the fees rendered were fair and reasonable. • He rejected allegation that the Standards Committee decision failed to address the complaints. • The LCRO should exercise caution when considering a request to revisit the decision of an experienced Standards Committee. • Properly analysed, an appraisal of the revised estimates supported conclusion that all costs were largely in line with estimates provided, the invoice of November 201...

2. Auckland Standards Committee 4 v Schlooz [2021] NZLCDT 12 ( 14 April 2021) [pdf, 400 KB]

   ...jurisdiction.2 [9] The Tribunal then considers previous penalties which have been imposed on cases involving similar conduct and surrounding circumstances, in order to achieve the level of consistency and predictability which is necessary to conform to the principles of natural justice. Background [10] The complainant, Ms Y, was the estranged wife of Mr Schlooz’s close friend [redacted]. The practitioner had been friendly with the complainant before she had separated from his...

3. [2020] NZEnvC 001 Environmental Defence Society v Thames Coromandel District Council [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...natural features and landscape values through: • recognising the characteristics and qualities that contribute to natural character, natural features and landscape values and their location and distribution; • identifying those areas where various forms of subdivision, use, and development would be inappropriate and protecting them from such activities; and • encouraging restoration of the coastal environment. 5 [1 O] Among the provisions to achieve those objectives, Policy...

4. [2022] NZEmpC 233 Baillie v The Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children [pdf, 280 KB]

   ...taken to the secure unit. [21] When Mr Baillie stepped back after being kicked he briefly closed his right hand and pulled his right arm back slightly. That action was treated extremely seriously by Oranga Tamariki. It eventually decided he had formed a fist and was preparing to punch the young person. The complaint [22] The next day the young person made a formal written complaint about Mr Baillie. The crux of the complaint was about how he responded after overhearing the y...

5. LCRO 167/2021 MP v IC (28 April 2022) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...represented and on others, represented by counsel. [4] In October 2013, Ms MP instructed Mr IC to act. 2 [5] Mr IC engaged in discussions with Mr YH’s counsel concerning options for settlement. [6] In the course of these discussions, Ms MP formed a view that she had grounds for a further claim against Mr YH. The proceedings progressed in the Family Court where the presiding judge determined that a full and final settlement had been agreed between the parties. The court dir...

6. [2022] NZEnvC 019 Minister of Conservation v Wellington Regional Council [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...279(1) of the Act, such order being by consent, rather than representing a decision or determination on the merits pursuant to s 297. The Court understands for present purposes that: (a) all parties to the proceedings have executed the memorandum requesting this order or are deemed to have done so in accordance with the Court's minute of 28 April 2021; (b) all parties are satisfied that all matters proposed for the Court's endorsement fall within the Court's jurisdi...

7. Turkmani v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2024] NZACC 127 (24 July 2024) [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...report to ACC 14/04/2016 a way forward would be for the client to be referred by his GP to him at Christchurch Public Hospital for further management. 6 [17] On 7 May 2017, Mr Dalzell completed an Assessment Report and Treatment Plan (ARTP) requesting the Corporation to fund an instrumented decompression and fusion procedure at the L4/5 level. The diagnosis was a pars defect at L4/5. As to the causal link between the proposed treatment and the covered injury, Mr Dalzell said...

8. Waitangi Tribunal Vol 2 Kāhui Maunga Report [pdf, 12 MB]

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9. [2016] NZEmpC 20 Roy v Board of Trustees of Tamaki College [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...education. [20] The plaintiff says that on 30 August 2010 he sent an email to the Principal stating his belief that the defendant had acted unfairly and unlawfully in the course of its investigation of the complaints against him on 4 August 2010, and he requested that the Principal apologise to him. The plaintiff says that on 16 September 2010, the Principal, Mrs Pamaka, wrote to the Chairperson of the Board setting out her complaints against the plaintiff under the heading “Matt...

10. 2021-03-19 Fish & Game 1 Proposed National Environmental Standard on Ecological Flows and Water Level as at 19 March 2021 [pdf, 495 KB]

    ...increases, the minimum flow is reached more often. As the level of allocation from a river increases, environmental flows and water levels usually become more complex. Complex environmental flows for rivers can include provision for low flows, channel-forming / maintenance flows, wetland inundation flows, flushing flows for removal of vegetation or fine sediments, and groundwater recharge flows. Groundwater environmental flows and water levels can be set as limits to the amount of wate...