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1. [2014] NZEmpC 71 Gazeley v Oceania Group NZ Ltd [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...By memoranda filed by the plaintiff on 14 February 2014, by the defendant on 7 March 2014 and in reply by the plaintiff on 24 March 2014 Appearances: A Sharma, counsel for plaintiff K Dunn and A Smith, counsel for defendant Judgment: 14 May 2014 COSTS JUDGMENT OF JUDGE M E PERKINS [1] On 11 December 2013 I issued a judgment in respect of Mrs Gazeley’s substantive claims for permanent reinstatement and other orders. 1 Mrs Gazeley was successf...

2. [2025] NZEmpC 158 Cotton v Gosling [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...GARY-LEIGH GEORGE COTTON Plaintiff AND DARCEE PATRICK GOSLING Defendant Hearing: 28 July 2025 (Heard at Christchurch via Audio Visual Link) Appearances: L Anderson, advocate for plaintiff No appearance for defendant Judgment: 28 July 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT OF JUDGE K G SMITH [1] Gary-Leigh George Cotton seeks orders against Darcee Patrick Gosling under s 140(6) of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act). [2] Mr Cotton is se...

3. RV v IP and RM LCRO 212/2014 (25 July 2016) [pdf, 78 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. [32] More recently, the High Court has described a review by this Office in the following way:4 A review by the LCRO is neither a judicial review nor an appeal. Those seeking a review of a Committee determination...

4. [2017] NZEmpC 70 Edminstin v Sanford Limited [pdf, 515 KB]

   ...January, and 2 and 3 February 2017 (Heard at Invercargill, in Chambers in Auckland on 27 January, and at Auckland on 2 and 3 February 2017) Appearances: J Katz QC, counsel for plaintiff P Wicks QC and K Dunn, counsel for defendant Judgment: 6 June 2017 JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE G L COLGAN A The plaintiff’s “marks” with which the defendant was required contractually to provide the plaintiff, are navigational records (paper and electronic) of the loca...

5. LCRO 38/2025 XYZ Inc. v VNR and QBL (30 July 2025) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...view 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. 5 Section 137(1)(c) of the Act. 6 Section 138(1)(f) of the Act. 7 Deliu v Hong [2012] NZHC 158, [2012] NZAR 209 at [39]–[41]. 7 [25] The High Court has also described an LCRO review in the follo...

6. [2014] NZEmpC 168 New Zealand Airline Pilots Association v Air New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...INCORPORATED Plaintiff AND AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 9 and 10 June 2014 (Heard at Auckland) Appearances: R Harrison QC and C Abaffy, counsel for plaintiff R Towner and SL Maxfield, counsel for defendant Judgment: 11 September 2014 JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE G L COLGAN [1] This is a challenge by hearing de novo to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority about the interpretation, application or operation of...

7. [2016] NZEmpC 86 Radius Residential Care Ltd v The NZ Nurses Organisation Inc [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...counsel for plaintiff J Lawrie, counsel for first defendant and third defendants who are members of the first defendant P Cranney and A-M McInally, counsel for second defendant and third defendants who are members of the second defendant Judgment: 6 July 2016 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE G L COLGAN Nature of case. [1] This case highlights, not for the first time, the application in practice of a problematic statutory provision, reg 39(2) of...

8. Sycamore v Kusabs - Paenoa Te Akau B [2024] Chief Judge's MB 1323 (2024 CJ 1323) [pdf, 907 KB]

   ...15 July 2024, 2024 Chief Judge’s MB 830-831 (Heard at Rotorua) Kanohi kitea: Appearances K Katipo and T Barker for Applicant C Bidois for the Respondents C Beaumont for the Interested Party - Greenaway Whānau Whakataunga: Judgment date 9 October 2024 TE WHAKATAUNGA Ā KAIWHAKAWĀ MATUA TUARUA C T COXHEAD Judgment of Deputy Chief Judge C T Coxhead Proceedings continue overleaf 2024 Chief Judge's MB 1324 Proceedings cont...

9. Offence coding

   ...Police statistics. As such, it’s important that offence coding for NZCASS mirrors the way Police record offences as closely as possible. An exact match with Police recording practice is unlikely given that: different police officers may make different judgments when deciding: whether to record an incident as an offence which category it should be placed in Police continuously review and refine recording rules, which means some changes to practice have occurred between surveys. As a gener...

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10. Jones v Accident Compensation Corporation (Late filing to the District Court) [2024] NZACC 97 (4 June 2024) [pdf, 169 KB]

    ...[2024] NZACC 097 ACAR 95/24 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN CRAIG JONES Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Judgment on the papers. Submissions: The Appellant is self-represented L Hawes-Gandar and F Becroft for the Respondent Date of Judgment: 4 June 2024 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Late filing of an appeal to the District Co...