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1. Chalecki v Accident Compensation Corporation (Review Rights) [2024] NZACC 23 [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...EDMOND CHALECKI Applicant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Submissions: The Appellant is self-represented I Hunt for the Corporation Hearing: On the papers Judgment: 13 February 2024 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Review Rights s 162 Accident Compensation Act 2001] Introduction [1] This is an application for leave to appeal against a judgment of His Honour Judge McGuire, delivered on 24 May 2023.1 At issue in appeal ACR 87/22 was...

2. Applying for a Harmful Digital Communications order

   ...to $20,000). What happens after you’ve applied There are two processes that will take place your application has been accepted by the court. Application On Notice: Application given to the court. The court accepts the application and gives it to a judge to consider. The courts then schedule a date and time for a hearing. A letter gets sent to you and the defendant telling you what the date and time for the hearing is (also known as a Notice of Proceedings).Note: the defendant also gets told...

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3. Sentencing

   ...not contacted them earlier in the process of your case. Remember, you may be eligible for legal aid and you may be able to get free legal advice from your nearest community law centre Pre-sentence reports Pre-sentence reports are routinely ordered by a judge on guilty plea or verdict. Pre-sentence reports are prepared by probation officers. If a pre-sentence report is ordered, you will be required to attend a meeting with a probation officer. Pre-sentence reports contain: details of your perso...

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4. MLC 2017 08 National-Panui [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...Sitting Dates 2017 56 Mäori Land Court contact details NATIONAL PÄNUI | TE PÄNUI Ä-MOTU 2 NATIONAL PÄNUI - Here-Turi-Kökä / AUGUST 2017 AOTEA At New Plymouth | Parininihi ki Waitötara, 35 Leach Street New Plymouth Thursday 10 August 2017 | Judge L R Harvey Presiding Applications for Hearing PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 1 10:00AM A20170003153 118/93 Doreen Patricia Bilski, Theresa Rose Katene-Nuku, Katarina Kathleen Yardley Vera Mary Waitang...

5. The role of New Zealand's courts

   ...the law. In resolving disputes, courts consider the evidence on all sides of the dispute, interpret the law as it applies to that evidence and then make a decision (judgment). Courts are independent and impartial and the decisions of individual judges sitting in courts are subject only to law. Courts settle legal disagreements between: the Crown (the New Zealand government on behalf of the King) and individuals groups of people or organisations individuals. New Zealand has a range of dif...

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6. 2.2 Court of Appeal

   ...law in the High Court. In practical terms, the Court of Appeal will continue to be New Zealand’s principal appellate court, and for most litigated cases it will in effect be the final appellate court. The Court sits as a Full Court in panels of five Judges to hear matters of exceptional importance.  This seldom happens more than twice a year.  All other Permanent Court appeals are heard by panels of three Court of Appeal Judges. In order to assist with the heavy workload of the Court, it si...

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7. Oslo speech for IUCNAEL Colloquium June 2016 [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...[16] I have already described the broad civil jurisdiction of the Environment Court. The Court does not itself have jurisdiction to hear criminal prosecutions; instead, these are carried out in parallel in the District Court, by the Environment Judges sitting there invoking their dual warrants. Neither does the Court presently hold a power of judicial review, but the Act provides for it in relation to decisions surrounding public (non-)notification, subject to the jurisdiction being...

8. Bennett - Estate of Ronald Clifford Bennett (2017) 156 Waiariki MB 250 (156 WAR 250) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...dated 3 April 2014 102 Waiariki MB 26-31 dated 4 August 2014 134 Waiariki MB 184-218 dated 11 December 2015 (Heard at Rotorua) Appearances: Curtis Bidois, counsel for Janet Bennett Judgment: 10 February 2017 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE M P ARMSTRONG Copies to: Curtis Bidois, East Brewster, PO Box 1742, Rotorua, curtis.bidois@eastbrewster.co.nz 156 Waiariki MB 251 Introduction [1] On 5 August 2014...

9. Hide v Official Assignee (Confidentiality Claim) [2019] NZHRRT 1 [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...confidentiality claim (1) If a party challenges a claim to privilege or confidentiality made in an affidavit of documents, the party may apply to the court for an order setting aside or modifying the claim. (2) In considering the application, a Judge may require the document under review to be produced to the Judge and may inspect it for the purpose of deciding the validity of the claim. (3) The Judge may— (a) set aside the claim to privilege or confidentiality; or (b) modi...

10. [2019] NZEnvC 159 Auckland Council v Noe [pdf, 826 KB]

    ...Decision No. [2019] NZEnvC 159 the Resource Management Act 1991 of an application for ex parte interim enforcement orders under s 320 of the Act AUCKLAND COUNCIL Applicant (ENV-2019-AKL-000179) ROBERT WILLEM NOE Respondent Environment Judge D A Kirkpatrick sitting alone under sections 309(2) and 320 of the Act at Auckland on 18 September 2019 NA Speir and LE Bielby for the Applicant Respondent in person Date of Decision: 18 September 2019 Date of Issue: Order: 18 Se...