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1. 2014 Decisions of public interest

   ...– Express choice of Hong Kong law displaced – Express choice of Hong Kong law also contrary to New Zealand public policy which places an importance upon anti-discrimination values – Age discrimination provisions of Employment Relations Act and Human Rights Act apply to plaintiffs – Discriminatory for defendant to force plaintiffs into retirement. [2014] NZEmpC 213 Hixon v Campbell [Judgment of the Full Court, 17 November 2014] WAGES PROTECTION ACT - LABOUR INSPECTOR ACTION TO RECOVER U...

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2. [2024] NZEnvC 142 Neil Construction Limited v Far North District Council [pdf, 3.2 MB]

   ...dogs, ferrets, stoats, and cats. Predation by dogs is described as “the largest issue for Northland brown kiwi (Colbourne et al., 2020; Craig et al., 2011; Germano et al., 2018), especially in areas where kiwi habitat overlaps with or is close to human populations”, with frequent reports of kiwi killed by dogs in Northland.8 8 Cockrem, at [33]. 24 [97] Mr Delaney recommended a bylaw against dogs in public areas. However the option of a bylaw to restrict dogs had not been d...

3. Reinstating-Three-Strikes-Sentencing-Law.pdf [pdf, 31 MB]

   ...options for penalties 65. A sentencing regime of progressively harsher consequences for repeat offenders does not inherently have to entail mandatory penalties that are out of proportion to the actual offending, in some cases so severely they breach human rights. 66. Several comparable jurisdictions set minimum penalties that must be imposed for repeat offending, but these are not usually at or even near the maximum penalty for that offence.21 This provides some discretion for the Cour...

4. Martin, G N - EiC (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   AGENDA Council Meeting Public Excluded 2020311 1.1. Water Permits Plan Change Prepared for: Council Report No. P&S1833 Activity: Regulatory: Policy Development LGOIMA: 48(1)(d), Sec 48(2)(a)(i) Author: Peter Constantine, Consultant Planner Endorsed by: Gwyneth Elsum, General Manager Strategy, Policy and Science Date: 1 March 2020 PURPOSE [1] To obtain approval for public notification of proposed Plan Change 7 - Water Permits to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (the RPW). EXECU

5. [2008] NZEmpC AC 49/08 Clear v Waikato DHB [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...aware by other staff about the history of personal conflict between the two midwives. On Ms Osborn’s own initiative and without Ms Clear making a complaint to her decided to take steps to try and resolve the issues. She received advice from Human Resources that she should address current problems as they arose rather than attempting to resolve the historical matters. She monitored the situation by keeping close contact with Ms Clear and encouraged her to report any issues immed...

6. NOP TUV v MBIE [2014] NZHRRT 16 [pdf, 156 KB]

   1 (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAMES, ADDRESS OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE PLAINTIFFS AND OF THEIR CHILDREN (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2014] NZHRRT 16 Reference No. HRRT 025/2008 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN NOP AND TUV PLAINTIFFS AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT DEFEN...

7. MfE - EiC - T A D Ensor - Planning (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 315 KB]

   ...replacement process.9 The operative Water Plan also does not give effect to the current NPSFM. While the operative Water Plan is deficient in a number of ways, the objectives and policies of Chapter 6 water quantity,10 and Chapter 5 natural and human use values of lakes and rivers,11 contribute to the s104D gateway test as applies to the non- complying consenting pathway under PC7 Rule 10A.3.2.1. 32. The operative Water Plan also contains Schedules 1A - 1D setting out the identifie...

8. [2020] NZEmpC 73 Waste Management NZ Ltd v Jones [pdf, 361 KB]

   ...between him and Mr Shipley, the meeting requested in April 2016 was held on 7 June 2016. As will become apparent later in this decision, that meeting was difficult. [11] On 8 June 2016 Mr Thompson wrote to Daniel Garratt, Waste Management’s Human Resources Business Partner, complaining about the meeting of the previous day and the quality of the investigation. This email began by explaining that Ms Jones had been on “medical leave” for a considerable time due to st...

9. 2019 Directory of Official Information M-O [pdf, 417 KB]

   ...Vice-Chancellor. The Senior Leadership Team comprises the Vice Chancellor (chair); the Pro Vice- Chancellors (who provide academic and administrative leadership of each of the University’s five academic colleges – Business, Creative Arts, Health, Humanities & Social Sciences, and Sciences); and Deputy Vice-Chancellors, whose portfolios provide core corporate functions to all operating units across the University. 16 The Academic Board has established a sub-committee st...

10. [2021] NZEnvC 077 Minister of Conservation v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

    ...these being: a) Ecosystem health, including water quality, water quantity, habitat, aquatic life, and ecological processes, all of the biophysical components being necessary to "sustain indigenous aquatic life expected in the absence of human disturbance or alteration" (before providing for other values); b) Human contact, in terms of the extent to which an FMU (or part of an FMU) supports people being able to connect with the water, taking into account pathogens, water...