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1. EMPC Swearing in Judge Perkins [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...In this case, as a Judge must, you did not shy away from making a difficult decision and dealt with the proceedings in a down to earth manner and importantly didn’t offer any moral judgments. You have been described as a firm, fair and very human Judge and those are exactly the qualities required for a Judge in this jurisdiction where we deal with that charged human factor every day. Sir, you’ve already made a significant contribution to the development of the law in this juri...

2. Regulatory Impact Statement: Unilateral cancellation of voluntary time payment arrangements for unpaid fines [pdf, 733 KB]

   ...where tribunals already have their cases referred to them for consideration by another body or they are solely issuing 4 This is similar to the provisions for the Customs Appeal Authority, Human Rights Review Tribunal and Immigration Protection Tribunal in terms of the power to dismiss an appeal if it is satisfied the appeal is frivolous or vexatious. This generic proposal will be adapted to suit the nature of each Tribunal’...

3. BORA Criminal Record (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill [pdf, 8.6 MB]

   ...sought to be achieved The Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986 decriminalised sexual conduct between con- senting males aged 16 years and older. The right to be free from discrimination on the grounds of homosexual orientation was later recognised in the Human Rights Act 1993. Allowing historical convictions for homosexual offences to remain on a person's criminal history perpetuates the stigma that those convictions carry. A person can be further disadvantaged if the person is required to...

4. Rebecca Liv Stirnemann - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 699 KB]

   ...Ornithology from Massey University in New Zealand. My PhD thesis, completed in 2016 was on the ecology and threats to an endangered bird species. 5. I have ove_r 12 years' experience in ecological research on birds and their interactions with human impacts and ecological drivers. 6. My area of expertise includes: impacts of climate change on terrestrial birds and seabirds; connectivity between populations and habitats, relationships between abiotic and biotic factors and reprod...

5. Government-Response-to-Te-Aka-Matua-o-te-Ture-Law-Commission-report.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...expect that the policy and legislative development will be conducted following early consultation with Te Arawhiti and in accordance with its Māori engagement framework, as well as the guidance set out in Cabinet Office circular CO (19) 5. Human rights 32. Approval of the attached Government response has no human rights implications, although human rights considerations will be integral to the development of policy proposals and the drafting of any legislation....

6. Leaders Real Estate (1987) Limited v CAC20008 & Anor [2015] NZREADT 41 [pdf, 155 KB]

   ...discretion to cure non-compliance with the High Court Rules. [21] Mr Hodge referred to Attorney-General v Howard [2010] NZCA 58 where the Court of Appeal considered whether the High Court had jurisdiction to hear an appeal from a decision of the Human Rights Review Tribunal when the appeal had not been made strictly in accordance with the statutory procedural requirements of the Human Rights Act 1993. The timeframes for service of the notice of appeal on the respondent and the Human R...

7. Hutt City Ltd & Anor v CAC 20002 & Anor [2013] NZREADT 109 [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...to have reserve backups in their own office when that is available 5 to 15 minutes away by car. In any case, the necessary and proper systems, with training systems, were in place but, perversely, a normally sensible real estate agent succumbed to human pressure from purchasers and prematurely handed over keys to the property on good faith. [47] We note that the Committee felt obliged to find that there was little evidence adduced to it to show that supervision or support was provided...

8. [2013] NZEmpC 15 Vulcan-Steel Ltd v Wonnnocott [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...he so conducted himself that he can reasonably be taken to have consented to an extension of time. [28] In the Hawkins case, the Court of Appeal confirmed that it was “almost inconceivable” that the employer’s representatives, including a human resources adviser, would have been unaware of the 90 day time limited and yet “there was no red light to [the grievant] – nor even an orange showing – with respect to time.” [29] As the Court of Appeal noted in Hawkins at [25...

9. Director of Proceedings v Thomson [2015] NZHRRT 5 [pdf, 293 KB]

   (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME, ADDRESS OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF AGGRIEVED PERSON, HER PARTNER AND HIS MOTHER (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2015] NZHRRT 5 Reference No. HRRT 005/2014 UNDER SECTION 50 OF THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND NATASHA THOMSON...

10. LCRO 230/2015 ZM v LG [pdf, 123 KB]

    ...he had been domiciled in the European Union for several years; (d) no New Zealand based counsel he had contacted would agree to represent him because of his prior involvement with Mr GM; and (e) he invoked article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights which, says Mr ZM, protects his right to a public hearing, and the right to access legal representation. [46] Mr ZM appears to be advancing argument that his difficulties in obtaining legal representation should provide him wi...