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1. LCRO 135/2018 UQ v VF (26 May 2019) [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...on the evidence before her. Nevertheless, as the Guidelines properly recognise, where the review is of the exercise of a discretion, it is appropriate for the Review Officer to exercise some particular caution before substituting his or her own judgment without good reason. [56] More recently, the High Court has described a review by this Office in the following way:20 A review by the LCRO is neither a judicial review nor an appeal. Those seeking a review of a Committee determina...

2. Anania - Waimata 2E (2020) 221 Taitokerau MB 243 (221 TTK 243) [pdf, 332 KB]

   ...Waimata 2E in her 5 96 Whangarei MB 161-162 (96 WH 161-162), cl I; Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, s 214(6). 6 187 Taitokerau MB 46-63 (187 TTK 46-63). 221 Taitokerau MB 247 children, being Paraire Anania, Simon Anania and Claire Lines, equally. I also made an order in relation to the interests of Rere O Kapuni Thomas, to be vested in Peter Darren Thomas and Robert Thomas, equally.7 Both these orders were made subject to the termination of the whānau trust and in ac...

3. Matiu - Toetoe No 6 [2018] Chief Judge's MB 739 [pdf, 436 KB]

   ...justice to remedy the mistake or omission. [13] The principles that are applied to s 45 decisions have been previously set out in numerous decisions made by myself and the Chief Judge. These can be found in the 2018 Chief Judge’s MB 751 judgments Ashwell - Rawinia or Lavinia Ashwell (nee Russell)3 and in Tau v Nga Whanau O Morven & Glenavy - Waihao 903 Section IX Block.4 I do not propose to repeat those principles again in this judgment. [14] However, for the benefit...

4. Gay v Tupara-Katu - Succession to Boy Kapua [2021] Chief Judge's MB 1120 (2021 CJ 1120) [pdf, 292 KB]

   ...A Between MAY TETEKUA GAY Te Kaitono Applicant ME And ALISON TUPARA-KATU Te Kaiurupare Respondent Nohoanga: Hearings 19 November 2020, 2020 Chief Judge’s MB 1464-1482 (Heard at Gisborne) Whakataunga: Judgment date 12 August 2021 TE WHAKATAUNGA Ā KAIWHAKAWĀ MATUA ISAAC Judgment of Chief Judge W W Isaac 2021 Chief Judge’s MB 1121 Hei timatanga kōrero Introduction [1] Boy Kapua, also known as William Kapua or Tut...

5. [2022] NZACC 96 – McGregor v ACC (19 May 2022) [pdf, 395 KB]

   ...THE ACT BETWEEN ANDREA McGREGOR Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 29 April 2022 Heard at: Christchurch/ Ōtautahi Appearances: Appellant in person Mr C Light for the Respondent Judgment: 19 May 2022 ____________________________________________________________________ RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE C J McGUIRE [Whether appellant has achieved vocational independence] ___________________________________________________...

6. [2021] NZACC 98 – Newman v ACC (6 July 2021) [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...SECTION 151 OF THE ACT BETWEEN RACHEL NEWMAN Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 21 May 2021 Appearances: M Darke for the Appellant F Becroft for the Respondent Judgment: 6 July 2021 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE NICOLA MATHERS [1] This is an appeal against a review decision of 23 August 2017 upholding the decision of Progressive Enterprise Limited (“Progressive”), an accredited e...

7. [2021] NZACC 173 – Musudroka v ACC (5 November 2021) [pdf, 401 KB]

   ...KRISTIANA MUSUDROKA Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 27 August 2001 Heard at: Via telephone conference Appearances: Mr R Chaudhry for the appellant Ms F Becroft for the respondent Judgment: 5 November 2021 ____________________________________________________________________ RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE C J McGUIRE [Assessment of Vocational Independence – sections 107-113; Section 140 – Conduct of Review Heari...

8. Williamson v Accident Compensation Corporation (Suspension of Entitlements) [2023] NZACC 002 [pdf, 356 KB]

   ...OF THE ACT BETWEEN OWEN WILLIAMSON Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 19 December 2022 Held at: Ōtepoti/Dunedin Appearances: The Appellant in Person Mr H Evans for the Respondent Judgment: 20 February 2023 ___________________________________________________________________________ RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE C J MCGUIRE [Suspension of Entitlement s 72 and s 117(3) Accident Compensation Act 2001] _______________...

9. LCRO 106/2022 MG v WL (30 June 2023) [pdf, 247 KB]

   ...1 Ms WL was instructed in 2013. 2 [3] Each party had claims to relationship property and Mr HK pursued a Domestic Actions claim against Ms MG under the Domestic Actions Act 1975. [4] The various applications to the Court, hearings and judgments involved in the proceedings are documented in the Standards Committee determination.2 [5] During the time that Ms WL acted for Ms MG, she rendered invoices totalling $115,353.95 (excluding GST and disbursements). Ms MG terminated Ms

10. LCRO 107/2023 NC v PJ (30 November 2023) [pdf, 209 KB]

    ...assaulting me. MR PJ: (inaudible 09:24:26) MR NC: That is not a reasonable behaviour from any human being, and it is certainly not a reasonable behaviour from a judge of the District Court. I don’t think that you are in a position to sit in judgement over me because of your extreme (inaudible 09:24:42) biases that you have already shown. In fact, and it is known that I have said on record that you are criminal. THE COURT TO MR NC: Q. Well, I will not have you – A. And (i...