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1. LCRO 111/2024 MS v PC (24 March 2025) [pdf, 273 KB]

   ...knowledge, experience, approach, and appearance. On that basis, I terminated the mediation because the conduct and comments had a strong impact, and I was no longer unbiased and impartial. I am a highly experienced mediator with 28 years of experience in human rights and employment environments. Over those years, I have conducted thousands of mediations and worked with hundreds of lawyers without issue. I regularly work with angry, confrontational clients yet still manage to assist th...

2. OIA-121789.pdf [pdf, 19 MB]

   ...inconsistent with the NZ Bill of Rights Act, the Crown’s Treaty of Waitangi obligations, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, (as well as a the 2018 Supreme Court decision), why is the coalition Govt doing this? What are the human rights implications? s9(2)(a) s9(2)(a) s9(2)(a) s9(2)(a) s9(2)(a) s9(2)(a) s9(2)(a) s9(2)(a) s9(2)(a) 9 swers if ywers if e of Hon e of Hon e e cations cations NegotiatioNegotiatio Emailmail rliament Brliament B gsgs THH R...

3. The Sentencing Act 2002: monitoring the first year [pdf, 167 KB]

   ...years imprisonment with a minimum term of imprisonment of 8 years was appropriate. The Court of Appeal on appeal by the Solicitor-General, quashed the sentence and substituted one of life imprisonment. The Court reasoned that while there was room for humane appreciation of the offender’s head injury, it also had to be remembered that he was influenced by alcohol at the time, which was in breach of his bail conditions. Furthermore, the Court did not share the sentencing Judge’s inclination...

4. Recommendations recap - issue 6 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   Recommendations recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 April–30 June 2013 Issue 6 Published by the Ministry of Justice ISSN 2253‑5152 DISCLAIMER This publication has been produced by the research counsel of the Office of the Chief Coroner. The best effort has been made to accurately summarise the circumstances, findings and recommendations made by the coroner in each case – despite this, these are not exact replications of coronial findings. T

5. Canterbury Earthquake CTV Building inquiry

   ...attack the fire. From the east side of the building Mr Berry proceeded around to the west side of the building. Mr Berry described things as being chaotic in that there were people on the rubble yelling for tools, two lines of people having formed a human chain which Mr Berry felt was not effective. He then took steps to take control of the site and gathered  ome expertise around him from amongst those that he knew to assist him in making decisions regarding how best to proceed. By this ti...

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6. Speaking about cultural background at sentencing: section 16 of the Criminal Justice Act 1985 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   Speaking about cultural background at sentencing Section 16 of the Criminal Justice Act 1985 Alison Chetwin Tony Waldegrave Kiri Simonsen with Strategic Training and Development Services & The Family Centre Social Policy Research Unit ii First published in November 2000 by the Ministry of Justice PO Box 180 Wellington New Zealand © Crown Copyright ISBN 0-478-20155-9 (Printed) iii Foreword The Criminal Justice Act, which came into force on 1 October 1985, brought about a

7. E19 Karl Cook and Vijay Lala - Planning - EIC - Applicant [pdf, 6.2 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ENV-2018-AKL-000078 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) AND IN THE MATTER of the direct referral of applications for resource consent for the necessary infrastructure and related activities associated with holding the America's Cup in Auckland BETWEEN PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND Applicant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regulatory Authority EVIDENCE OF VIJAY NAGEN LALA AND K

8. Eichelbaum report - appendices [pdf, 540 KB]

   APPENDIX A Comments on the investigation and interviewing of children in the Ellis case Graham M. Davies Department of Psychology Leicester University United Kingdom 1. I, Graham Michael Davies, am a Professor of Psychology at Leicester University. I am a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Chartered Forensic Psychologist. My principal research and professional interests lie in the area of children's testimony. In this connection, I served on the original Pigot Working Part

9. Recommendations Recap 2024 Q2 [pdf, 884 KB]

   ...prisoner information and record-keeping systems at the time did not allow for the accurate and timely dissemination of information about prisoner safety, despite the requirement in s 5(a) of the Corrections Act 2004 to ensure the “safe, secure, humane, and effective” administration of custodial sentences, and the requirement in Rule 1 of the United Nations’ Mandela Rules to ensure prisoner safety “at all times”. The Coroner also considered that there was not a comprehensive as...

10. [2015] NZEmpC 181 Allied Investments Ltd v Guise [pdf, 167 KB]

    ...Judge Goddard, when commenting on the respondents suspension stated: 12 In relation to the suspension, it is well settled that being suspended from employment is a devastating experience and, even when it is necessary, it should be handled in a humane way. It is also settled that there should be some inquiry into the question whether a suspension is necessary and the employee should be given an opportunity to argue that he or she should not be suspended or should be suspended on...