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1. 2013 Ministry of Justice Annual Report [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...system so that crime is reduced, justice is easily accessible and disputes can be resolved. Our vision is a safe and fair society and our work spans criminal and civil justice. We provide advice on the law, the constitution, and democratic and human rights, and we negotiate Treaty of Waitangi settlements for the Crown. Our responsibilities range from administering the court system to licensing private security personnel; from providing advice to the Attorney‑General on the con...

2. Final-Technical-Assessment-B-Noise-and-Vibration.pdf [pdf, 29 MB]

   ...Project. While much of the focus of my evidence is on the adverse noise effects from the Project, there are positive noise effects, both for people living by the existing state highway corridors, and also for the Levin town centre itself. 6. The human response to noise is complex and it is not possible to determine effects based on noise level or change in noise level alone. Factors that influence the human response to noise include non-acoustic factors such as an individual’s...

3. Māori Trustee v Ihaia - Omapere Taraire E & Rangihamama X3A (Aggregated) (2014) 88 Taitokerau MB 9 (88 TTK 9) [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...cancellation of the shares is a more effective and efficient route as opposed to the revesting of the shares in the other owners. The large number of owners in this case would make revesting an unappetising and laborious prospect with the risk of human error in calculating and revesting those interests in proportion to the current shareholding. The cancellation of the shares will have the same effect but by far more efficient, accurate, and practical means. [46] Section 18(1)(b)...

4. [2014] NZEmpC 194 Commissioner of Police v Coffey [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...Manager. The 1999 Court judgment records that prior to the amalgamation into one of the Palmerston North and Wanganui Districts, Mr Coffey had been the District Executive Officer at Palmerston North with responsibilities for both finance and human resources. 4 The outcome of the 1999 proceedings was that, after making a 3 Coffey v Commissioner of Police [1999] 1 ERNZ 414 (EmpC). 4 At 419. number of preliminary findings,...

5. [2015] NZEmpC 192 Lim v Meadow Mushrooms Ltd [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...the case. Injury or death to others who are loved ones does not usually result in humiliation which is an emotion relative to self-worth and self-esteem, whereas grief is a sense of loss quite unrelated to self worth. [29] The feelings of human beings are not intangible things. They are real and felt, but often not identified until the person stands back and looks inwards. They can encompass pleasant feelings (such as contentment, happiness, peacefulness and tranquillity) al...

6. Your guide to legal aid [pdf, 774 KB]

   ...breach of contract (for example, a hire-purchase agreement) – defamation – bankruptcy or insolvency. • matters dealt with by some tribunals and specialist courts, such as: – Employment Relations Authority – Environment Court – Human Rights Review Tribunal – Legal Aid Tribunal – Māori Land Court 10 – Refugee Status Branch – Immigration and Protection Tribunal – Social Security Appeal Authority – Taxation Review Tribunal – Tenancy Tribunal....

7. [2014] NZEmpC 208 Hayne v ASG [pdf, 162 KB]

   ...during ASG’s appearance and took notes of the Judge’s findings. He obtained legal advice as to whether he would infringe the non-publication order were he to disclose ASG’s identity as the defendant in the District Court proceedings, to Human Resources (HR) and management personnel at the University. The University’s lawyer advised him that an employer could be said to be legitimately interested in the fact an employee had pleaded guilty to a serious charge relating to pre...

8. Building a return on investment capability in the Justice sector [pdf, 652 KB]

   ...to note that ROI estimates will also be accompanied by an unavoidable degree of uncertainty. No ROI model will ever provide an automatic model proving that one investment is better than another – ROI estimation always needs to be supplemented by human judgement, including of broader considerations. 77. This paper has focused on the conceptual framework for considering ROI, but there are also important operational considerations. Most importantly, developing robust ROI estimates would...

9. Request for proposals: Statistical modelling to support the Investment Approach to Justice [pdf, 534 KB]

   ...for the other aspects of the investment approach, such as evaluating programme effectiveness. What’s important to us We are seeking a provider with a track record of both creative and robust use of data science to provide insight into complex human behaviour, and who is passionate about tackling difficult challenges. But more than that, we seek a provider who is sensitive to the context for policy advice and service delivery in Government. To be useful, the statistical analysis wil...

10. [2014] NZEmpC 49 Patel v OCS Ltd [pdf, 117 KB]

    ...and stairwell) and checking that the work was done to an appropriate standard. Concerns were also raised in relation to the way in which Ms Patel allocated resources, taking a number of staff to clean one area. Mr Virtue involved the Manager of Human Resources, initially Mr Menkin and latterly Mr Reynolds, in dealing with the issues he was confronting. [6] In evidence Ms Patel was reluctant to accept that issues had arisen and that these had been the subject of ongoing di...