Turner v University of Otago (Costs) [2021] NZHRRT 48 [pdf, 250 KB]
...and [9.8]) and if awarded, the amount will usually be modest in nature. Simply expressed, the Tribunal must preserve meaningful access to justice. [7.2] To be consistent with the HRA, s 105, decisions on costs must be made by exercising a broad judgment based on general principles applied to specific fact situations. Compare, for example, the contrasting circumstances in the three relatively recent decisions of Smith, Lohr v Accident Compensation Corporation (Costs) [2016] NZHRRT 36 (L...