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1. Youth Court FAQs for Professionals at Alert Level 2 - August 2020 [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...any instruction prior to the hearing. Other parties who would normally attend a young person’s first appearance will also appear either in person or by AVL. Q: What if a young person is arrested during Alert Level 2 who already has active matters in the Youth Court? Young people arrested who already have active matters before the Youth Court may also be brought before the Court via AVL as above. The young person’s continued offending may highlight the need for the Court to...

2. Baker v High Court (Costs) [2022] NZHRRT 4 [pdf, 696 KB]

   ...the Tribunal’s discretion: 92L Costs (1) In any proceedings under section 92B or section 92E or section 97, the Tribunal may make any award as to costs that it thinks fit, whether or not it grants any other remedy. (2) Without limiting the matters that the Tribunal may consider in determining whether to make an award of costs under this section, the Tribunal may take into account whether, and to what extent, any party to the proceedings— (a) has participated in good faith in th...

3. [2021] NZEmpC 144 Crossen v Yangs House Ltd [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...second reason was that the High Court noted that, while the plaintiff was eligible for legal aid, he owned a property in Auckland having a value of somewhere between $650,000 and $1m. The Court was satisfied that it offended “all reason and justice” not to order the plaintiff to make a proper contribution to the costs of the successful defendant. The Court was not concerned about the ownership of property generally, but in this case the value of property made it something out...

4. KI v KW [2019] NZDT 1414 (13 May 2019) [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...be attained and has hired the contractor to achieve the result sought. 10. I have had regard to KI’s evidence that the anchor bar (S) manual states that a test anchor should be installed. It was not established that this would have resolved matters, given that there was a combination of failures other than just embedment. The responsibility was on KI for him to produce anchors that were suitable for the site and the project, and another company subsequently installed these withou...

5. [2024] NZEmpC 144 A Labour Inspector of MBIE v Elements Therapeutic Massage Limited and other(s) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...v ELEMENTS THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE LIMITED [2024] NZEmpC 144 [5 August 2024] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI [2024] NZEmpC 144 EMPC 347/2023 EMPC 376/2023 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for leave to extend time to file a challenge AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for substituted s...

6. IPT-Application-pack-2024 [docx, 50 KB]

   ...name being passed to the New Zealand Law Society as part of the consultation process and I authorise the New Zealand Law Society to provide any information it may consider relevant to this application, including details of any complaints or disciplinary matters, whether or not they are upheld or pending final decision or determination. I authorise the New Zealand Law Society to provide copies of any complaints or disciplinary decisions or determinations against me. I make this solemn declarat...

7. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 65 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 3.2 MB]

   ...intelligence, wisdom, and compassion, and a terrific sense of humour. She and I had many wonderful talks about life and people, especially in the evenings when we were away on inquiries together. Her views on the role of Māori women and on many other matters – includ­ ing such issues as whether women Tri­ bunal members should wear trousers at hearings (some people at the time disapproved) – were always liberal and very clearly reasoned. I worked with Sir Hugh Kawharu more than...

8. [2011] NZEmpC 67 Pivott v Southern Adult Literacy Inc [pdf, 93 KB]

   KAREN PATRICIA PIVOTT V SOUTHERN ADULT LITERACY INC (FORMERLY SOUTHLAND ADULT LEARNING PROGRAMME INC) NZEmpC CHCH [2011] NZEmpC 67 [22 June 2011] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH [2011] NZEmpC 67 CRC 44/10 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN KAREN PATRICIA PIVOTT First Plaintiff AND PATRICK MAURICE O'SULLIVAN Second Plaintiff AND SOUTHERN ADULT LITERACY INC (FORMERLY SOUTHLAND ADULT...

9. Waters v Alpine Energy Ltd (Adjournment Application) [2015] NZHRRT 17 [pdf, 59 KB]

   ...witness statement or by a “will say” statement to enable the Tribunal or Chairperson to be satisfied there are proper grounds for the issue of the summons and to prevent abuse or wrongful use of the summons. The discretion notwithstanding, natural justice and a fair hearing require that a party should have every reasonable opportunity to present evidence in support of his or her case. See Chee v Stareast Investment Ltd HC Auckland CIV-2009-404-005255, 1 April 2010 (Wylie J) at [60]:...

10. BORA Health (Drinking Water) Amendment Bill [pdf, 405 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...