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1. [2021] NZEnvC 080 Invercargill City Council v Smith [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...was filed by the Council in March 2020. [19] Mr Smith explained that he had spoken with a contractor, whom he had worked with in the past, although the contractor was busy with other work. The contractor was treating the work as a “fill-in job” which he would get to when he could. Access to the site over winter was also an issue. However, in answer to questions from Mr Morris for the Council, Mr Smith accepted that he had not “completely” complied with the Order.11...

2. [2020] NZEmpC 26 Gibson-Smith v Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...changing needs of its call centre operation, it was entitled to make this request. [9] It says that there was an informal arrangement only in 2008 that Mr Gibson- Smith not undertake bond work, and that flexibility was part and parcel of his current job description. It also says he had not lost his position by redundancy because of a proposal to amalgamate the tenancy and bond lines. It followed he was not entitled to redundancy compensation. It also says it adopted a fair process w...

3. [2018] NZSSAA 52 (12 October 2018) [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...dependents. Between February 2009 and November 2016, he was a full-time student, studying first for a Bachelor of Commerce and then a Bachelor of Health Sciences. 2 [3] Each year, when his classes finished, he applied for and was granted Jobseeker Support Student Hardship (JSSH). Section 88C(2) of the Social Security Act 1964 (the Act) provides the Chief Executive with the discretion to grant jobseeker support (JSSH) to fulltime students between the end of one academi...

4. [2020] NZSSAA 22 (19 November 2020) [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...5 [15] The appellant’s mother said that the situation was not logical or fair because the permitted reasons for entitlement to a benefit during absence include participating in special Olympics, training a guide dog or attending a job interview, among other situations, but not medical treatment necessary to extend life. The case for the Ministry [16] The Ministry submits that reg 150 allows a benefit to be paid during an absence from New Zealand for medical treatmen...

5. SG v O Ltd [2021] NZDT 1635 (1 July 2021) [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...LTD misrepresented the condition of the [Brand] truck it sold. LO said that he was not aware of rust on the vehicle chassis and had no idea that it might not be roadworthy when he sold it. He said that he relied on [Mechanic] who does a thorough job to check out vehicles. 7. When a person advertises that a vehicle has a COF issued immediately prior to the sale, they are representing that the vehicle is in a roadworthy condition. If the [Brand] truck was not roadworthy when sold...

6. Hamilton-Hutt-Valley-District-Courts-CPIP-Pilot.pdf [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...discussions with defendants about plea. Additional disclosure at first appearance will vary with the circumstances of each case but for all offences with a maximum penalty between 6 months and 7 years it could include: a. Notebook entries b. Police job sheets (or equivalent) c. Disclosure checklist d. Witness list e. Exhibit list. Additional elements will be available for specific offence types where applicable and possible. Examples are shown in Table 2: Table 2: Addit...

7. TX v SM [2021] NZDT 1574 (5 August 2021) [pdf, 167 KB]

   ...attend the hearing and did not claim insured losses. 5. TX claims $30,000.00 which includes amounts for treatments to date (over and above what her pet insurance paid for), surgery needed in the future, and loss of income (because TX gave up her job to care for T). SM offered to take T back when he was notified of the issues, and when Ms TX declined that option, SM nevertheless elected to refund the $3000.00 she paid for T. 6. The issues to be determined are: • Did SM make any f...

8. SX v M Ltd [2023] NZDT 195 (26 June 2023) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...director of M Ltd, disagreed that water blasting caused stones to fly up and hit into cars. He agreed that the car park had not been kept clean and there was debris and stones on the surface, however, the car park was asphalted. He said that for this job he was in his ute at the site and someone else did the water blasting. He agreed that mud was flicked onto the vehicles and said that sometimes occurred and in those cases they usually washed the mud of and the cars were left cleaner than...

9. Team Leader AODTC PD 2023 [doc, 131 KB]

   [image: image1.jpg]Team Leader AODTC Reports to Manager Legal Aid Grants Group Operations & Service Delivery Unit/Team Legal Aid Services Location Auckland and Hamilton Direct reports Nil Our Ministry Justice is the foundation of any democratic society and New Zealand has one of the most trusted public services in the world. At the Ministry of Justice, we work as one team to provide a great service to the public every day. Our team of over 4,000 people is working to

10. National Standards Committee 1 v Yang [2024] NZLCDT 23 (1 August 2024) [pdf, 134 KB]

    ...decision at [20]. 5 submission, holding him responsible for his actions. Mr Yang’s attempts to evade liability add to our disquiet about his professional responsibilities. [17] As a direct consequence of his misconduct Mr Yang lost his job. He was unemployed for a period of 18 months while he waited for the Practice Approval Committee (PAC) to authorise him to practise as a legal aid barrister. He has been doing that work since. The PAC authorised him to do so before...