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1. Tribunal Guidelines [pdf, 674 KB]

   ...be unfettered. The Ministry of Justice considers that as wide a range of options as possible should be provided to Ministers regarding the processes for recruitment and appointment. The following process should be considered: • Provide a clear job description that outlines the functions of the tribunal, the role the appointee is expected to play, whether the position is full-time or part-time, terms and conditions, and accountability arrangements. • Advertise vacancies, calling fo...

2. Strengthening the Criminal Justice System for Victims: Survey report [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...After serving their sentence, and effectively re-entering society, survey respondents thought that there was still the need for greater care for offenders. This was spoken about in terms of offering support for alcohol and drug addictions, finding a job, and mental health. Key theme 2: The criminal justice system is failing to keep victims safe Another key theme which came through in the survey responses was that the criminal justice system is failing to keep victims safe. Safety was disc...

3. [2018] NZEmpC 106 X v The Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 683 KB]

   ...him to make decisions he did not feel positive about. Some potential examples of this behaviour were given, such as where a low mood may make a person want to self-harm or not be able to face work. The sufferer might, therefore, resign from a job that he or she would normally be satisfied with. However, and importantly, she said the condition was not one that would affect day-to-day decision making. Her opinion was that Mr X was not psychotic and “…therefore he would know ri...

4. National Standards Committee 1 v Gardner-Hopkins [2021] NZLCDT 21 (22 June 2021) [pdf, 360 KB]

   ...employed as summer clerks in their third or fourth years of study. [11] The summer clerkship, particularly for the fourth-year students, was regarded by them as a “three month long interview” following which they were often offered graduate jobs with the firm. [12] In this way, the firm recruited what it saw as the most promising young scholars in the law. The students were not only provided with some financial support but a connection, and possibly a future with what they re...

5. LCRO 097/2023 RQ and EP v OM (14 February 2024) [pdf, 288 KB]

   ...reasons of the court”. [48] She stated her opinion that “the purpose of the proceeding is to achieve justice and not prove who is correct or better than others at the cost of the states”. (sic) [49] She submitted that it was the Court’s job, not counsel’s job, to interpret the FVA. Having made that submission, she then stated her opinion of the scope of “psychological abuse” and, without explaining how the applicants’ alleged conduct came within that scope, implied th...

6. [2024] NZEmpC 84 E Tū Inc v Singh [pdf, 378 KB]

   E TŪ INCORPORATED v SHER SINGH [2024] NZEmpC 84 [21 May 2024] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2024] NZEmpC 84 EMPC 275/2023 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN E TŪ INCORPORATED Plaintiff AND SHER SINGH Defendant EMPC 286/2023 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authorit

7. [2024] NZIACDT 17 – LB v Luv (23 May 2024) [pdf, 298 KB]

   ...handwritten file note of the discussion, Ms Luv recorded certain matters under the heading “Advice”: • Client to consider work experience will be complex and carries risk. • Client to ensure pay rate meets market rates. • Client to ensure job responsibilities are skilled. [7] There was a telephone discussion between the complainant and Ms Luv on 26 October 2022. In a file note made by Ms Luv, she recorded: 3 Discussed questions about the contract and related documen...

8. Foubister v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal injury/causation) [2025] NZACC 003 (6 January 2025) [pdf, 372 KB]

   ...SFF’s medical experts to that effect are speculative. [75] When determining causation in this appeal, it is necessary to take into account: (a) At the time of the accident on 13 October 2021, Mr Foubister was working full time in an arduous job on the cold chain at a meat works. (b) The mechanism of injury, combined with Mr Foubister’s height, the weight of the boxes lifted, the bending and twisting motion as he loaded the pallets, the fast pace of work on the day of the acc...

9. [2024] NZEnvC 224 Gisborne District Council v Barraclough [pdf, 6.1 MB]

   ...lc h 03 rd Ju ne - 08 th Ju ne 5 da ys A ~( CIVIL ASSIS ENGINEGRING FOR UFR SRP 02 Calculation Yy Client: | Wallis Street - Lot 2 Sheet 02R2 Project: Sediment Pond Calculation- SRP 02 Sizing Sheet Title CALCULATIONS Job #: {173.01 By: SK [Date: | 27.03.24 |Checked By: | AL |Date: 27.03.24 Specification - Sediment Co quired Volume ntrol Guide - Auckland Region AK Slope immediately above the SRP or an overage of the contributing catchument (greater o...

10. NG v Accident Compensation Corporation (Suspension of entitlements) [2024] NZACC 143 [pdf, 352 KB]

    ...Vocational Consultant provider that you were referred to. When you do attend appointments you have difficulty completing the task required in order for the Consultant to assist you with compiling a CV …. [20] Ms Scott requested that NG complete a job description for the work that she did for [her employer]. She noted that: This included the 4 hours a week that [your employer] pays for you and the 15 hours that they don’t pay you for. [21] She further noted that this was to be c...