[2018] NZEmpC 20 Smith v Director General of the Ministry for Primary Industries [pdf, 282 KB]
...end of his statement Mr Smith accepted his role in the incident and said: “…the responsibility remains mine and I accept that fully”. [22] His second statement commented on the draft report and the other materials supplied to him such as job sheets completed by MPI staff interviewed by Mr Blake. Final report [23] Mr Blake’s conclusions were: (a) both Mr Smith and Mr X’s actions amounted to physical violence against each other and constituted actions which were detrime...