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1. Immigration & Protection Tribunal Annual Report 2018-2019 [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...more accurately reflects what was envisaged at its inception, which amalgamated four pre-existing jurisdictions. 4. Only 3% of the Tribunal’s decisions in the past year were taken on appeal or judicial review to the High Court; and four matters were remitted back to the Tribunal (compared with three in the previous court year). 5. There was a significant improvement in the timeliness of Tribunal decisions being uploaded, with abstracts, to the Tribunal’s website, en...

2. Amendments-to-Court-Rules-2024-and-Coroners-Regulations_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 392 KB]

   Hon Paul Goldsmith Minister of Justice Proactive release -Amendments to Court Rules 2024 and Coroners Regulations Date of issue: 7 August 2024 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (23) 04. No. Document Comments 1 Amendments to Court Rules 2024 Released in part. and Coroners Regulations Cabinet paper Some information has been withheld in accordance with section 9(2)(f)(iv) to protect Office of the Minister of Just...

3. [2018] NZEnvC 139 Selwyn Quarries Ltd v Canterbury Regional Council [pdf, 4.8 MB]

   ...traipse through 7 ~ 8 ::5 Lai v Auckland Council [2011] NZEnvC 308; (201 1) 16 ELRNZ 819. Lai v Auckland Council [2011] NZEnvC 308; (2011) 16 ELRNZ 819, at [17] to [19] . 10 the District Court Rules or High Court Rules, when to ensure justice and fairness the Environment Court has the direct power in section 269 RMA. I consider the court has power to review or recall a Minute under section 269 of the Act. [31] Lai v Auckland City Council is also useful because the Environm...

4. Puna v Puna - Rotopounamu 1B1A [2022] Chief Judges MB 28 (2022 CJ 28) [pdf, 335 KB]

   ...applicant. [28] The respondent submits that the applicant has not been adversely affected by the order as they hold shares in the land and therefore, in conjunction with the submissions advanced by the respondent, it is not in the interests of justice to amend the order. 2022 Chief Judge’s MB 44 Te Ture The Law [29] The Chief Judge’s jurisdiction to amend or cancel an order of the Māori Land Court is set out in s 44(1) of the Act: 44 Chief Judge may correct mis...

5. Jones v Accident Compensation [2016] NZACA 06 [pdf, 144 KB]

   ...law must be capable of bona fide and serious argument; (iii) care must be taken to avoid allowing issues of fact to be dressed up as questions of law; (iv) where an appeal is limited to questions of law, a mixed question of law and fact is a matter of law; (v) a decision-maker’s treatment of facts can amount to an error of law. There will be an error of law where there is no evidence to support the decision, the evidence is inconsistent with the decision or the true and onl...

6. BORA Standards and Conformance Bill [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...Bill of Rights Act. The release of this advice should not be taken to indicate that the Attorney-General agrees with all aspects of it, nor does its release constitute a general waiver of legal professional privilege in respect of this or any other matter. Whilst care has been taken to ensure that this document is an accurate reproduction of the advice provided to the Attorney-General, neither the Ministry of Justice nor the Crown Law Office accepts any liability for any errors or omission...

7. OIA-121649.pdf [pdf, 743 KB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 21 May 2025 Ref: OIA 121649 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Courthouse Security checks Thank you for your email of 28 April 2025 requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information about courthouse security checks. For ease of reference, I have separated your request and responded to...

8. [2021] NZEmpC 21 Neil v New Zealand Nurses Organisation [pdf, 162 KB]

   ...costs. That is not necessarily a factor in determining whether a stay is appropriate. However, it is preferable that the parties have certainty in relation to the pleadings when preparing for a hearing. This enables them to properly focus on the matters at issue before the Court. It will also inevitably assist them to not incur unnecessary cost on matters that may not be relevant. [11] Given that there is no injurious effect on the defendant (as evidenced by the lack of oppo...

9. [2013] NZEmpC 143 Q v W [pdf, 50 KB]

   Q v W NZEmpC AUCKLAND [2013] NZEmpC 143[29 July 2013] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2013] NZEmpC 143 ARC 47/04 ARC 70/08 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of proceedings removed BETWEEN Q Plaintiff AND W Defendant Hearing: 29 July 2013 (Heard at Auckland) Appearances: Q, plaintiff David France, counsel for defendant Judgm...

10. Kool v Joyce - Tapui Residue (2016) 143 Taitokerau MB 145 (143 TTK 145) [pdf, 170 KB]

    ...granted but then discharged in the substantive judgment. [21] For these reasons, the balance of convenience is in favour of the applicants. Does the overall justice of the case support the grant of an injunction? [22] Having considered all of these matters, I must stand back and consider where the overall justice lies in this case. [23] I consider that it is in the interests of justice to grant an interim injunction preventing Mr Joyce from undertaking further work on the block pend...