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1. Emtage v Accident Compensation Corporation (Revocation of Cover) [2023] NZACC 84 [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...knee … the leg had been bent when the impact began … also threw me back and I tripped on the curb but managed to stay upright. The weight of the plate stretched the jeans material of my trousers but did not cut through. Managed to complete job and climb back in truck, but pain was so intense I sat in truck crying for a while. Have had increasing problems with right thigh and hip joint since the incident occurred to the point that on 6 May I was no longer capable of working....

2. [2006] NZEmpC AC 58/06 McLean v Buy West Reality Ltd [pdf, 118 KB]

   ...Atatu branches. Mr McLean was employed as branch manager of the New Lynn branch. It was largely agreed by Mr and Mrs Voordouw and Mr McLean that Mr McLean’s primary role as branch manager was to assist the real estate salespersons in their job. [7] Before he started work at Buy West Realty, he and Mr Voordouw signed a contract entitled “CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT”. The contract is annexed as a schedule. It states that the contractor shall perform the services as an ind...

3. Peni v Pahi — Tiroa E Block and Te Hape B Block (2010) 1 Waikato Maniapoto MB 25 (1 WMN 25) [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...stated that he opposed the proposal for the following reasons: “1. …an overlap of governance and management roles and responsibilities; 2. Trust policy for all employed positions including contractors was to be tendered or advertised; 3. No job description, objectives, goals, desired outcomes or genuine need; 4. The person must have ability to communicate at all levels; 5. Must be analytical and be computer literate; 6. Clearly demonstrate and able to understand compliance issu...

4. Robinson v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2023] NZACC 139 [pdf, 316 KB]

   ...benefit. (d) On 20 March 2014 Mr Robinson’s GP noted his left knee was still sore and swollen. He was working at Watties driving a forklift when he slipped and injured his knee, but he did not report the injury because he was afraid of losing his job. (e) A GP note of 6 January 2015 recorded that Mr Robinson had an accident on 31 December 2014 when he slipped off high steps and landed on his knees. An accident compensation claim was lodged for a contusion. Mr Robinson was n...

5. E v B & C LCRO 30 / 2009 (19 May 2009) [pdf, 16 KB]

   ...to correct the error made by the trial judge. [5] Complainant E considered that a police sergeant’s sworn evidence that the offence had occurred on 7 June could not support the conviction of an offence on 7 July. He considered that the job of lawyers, particularly those working in the Crown Law office, was to examine the ‘facts of the case’. In his view Prosecutor C, acting for the Crown at the appeal, had not done her job properly as she had not presented the facts,...

6. [2018] NZEmpC 133 Infinity Automotive Ltd v Lorigan [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/0024/112.0/link.aspx?id=DLM60393#DLM60393 http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/0024/112.0/link.aspx?id=DLM60387#DLM60387 ... [21] The Court of Appeal analysed this section in Peter Reynolds Mechanical Ltd t/a The Italian Job Service Centre v Denyer, finding that its powers can be considered in a situation where there has been a failure to comply with an order to pay a monetary sum.10 It reviewed a number of cases where a...

7. 2024 NZPSPLA 013 pdf [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...he did so with good intentions and did his best for those in need who required his support. I also accept that the work was expanding exponentially in 2021 and it would have been extremely difficult to keep up with the ever-growing demands of his job as chief executive of Visions. [10] As previously noted, it is incomprehensible given the pressures Mr Deane was under with the full-time job of being the chief executive of Visions that he took on another full-time role as managing dire...

8. UN Ltd v MI [2023] NZDT 205 (13 April 2023) [pdf, 138 KB]

   ...for items that were within the original scope of work, the estimated value cannot be exceeded by more than the reasonable maximum of 15% for estimates, unless the scope of work has changed in a way that could not have been predicted when pricing the job at the outset and has also, ideally, been discussed and agreed with the client. So where a job has just been priced inaccurately or a mistake made in pricing, any extra cost actually incurred would usually need to be carried by the supplier...

9. [2015] NZEmpC 198 Ritchies Transport Holdings Limited v Merennage [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...wanting to know why “the driver” had not taken her money. Ms Keohane told Ms T that she was courageous to speak up about a person who had taken advantage of her and, in relation to an expressed concern that the driver might lose his job because of her complaint, that she needed to remember that if he lost his job it would be a consequence of his own actions. She went on to say that his actions were what had got him into trouble, rather than anything Ms T had done. [...

10. Regulatory Impact Statement Human Rights Amendment Bill [pdf, 178 KB]

    ...Option 1: Replace the current composition with another composition of both full-time and part-time Commissioners 14. The Ministry considered an option that would increase the number of full-time Commissioners from three to four, and change the job size and number of the part-time Commissioners from up to five part-time positions of on average 0.3 FTE to two part-time positions of 0.5 FTE. During consultations, the Commission expressed a preference for this option. Option 2: Replace...