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1. [2022] NZEnvC 093 Waimea Plains Landscape Preservation Society Inc v Gore District Council [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...response:4 (a) the Council met all procedural directions and requirements for this matter. It was careful to conduct its case in a way that would not unnecessarily lengthen the hearing; (b) all aspects of the Council’s case were relevant to the matters to be determined by the Court. The case advanced by the Council was consistent with the case that had been successful at the first instance hearing; (c) the approach taken by the Council, while to its detriment, did not resu...

2. OIA-124012.pdf [pdf, 741 KB]

   ...interest to the judiciary in relation to proposed legislation or to the way that the law is implemented. If an issue is identified, the judiciary can express its views through, for example, providing a submission to a select committee; raising the matter directly with the Attorney-General; raising the matter with the Secretary for Justice, or providing comments to the relevant department or Crown entity. The judiciary does not have the ability to change legislation or executive poli...

3. Deputy Registrar - Orongotea B no 1 (2008) 125 Whangarei MB 36 (125 WH 36) [pdf, 4.7 MB]

   ...they are tentative only. I consider it necessary to aliiculate tentative views in order to provide context to the directions that follow. The Project [3] The Project is an initiative of the Chief Registrar in conjunction with the MinistJy of Justice. Under the Project, Deputy Registrars make applications under sections 128 or 131 or both. The land owners are not involved. When the orders are made they are sent to LINZ for registration, thereby giving rise to land transfer titles if...

4. Reti v Reti-Steel-Hemaima Reti [2023] Māori Appellate Court MB 274 (2023 APPEAL 274) [pdf, 363 KB]

   ...which said that Te Ruapani was entitled to succeed were in error because Te Ruapani does not whakapapa to Hemaima. Judge Isaac rejected that argument and found on the basis of evidence previously heard that it would be contrary to the interests of justice and the wishes of the majority of the whānau to deny Te Ruapani’s entitlement. He did, however, amend the orders he had previously made to make specific findings determining Te Ruapani was recognised as whāngai and entitled to s...

5. RA Form 1 - Application for Review [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   For more information visit www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/ra Review Authority Page a For more information visit www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/ra RA 05/11 - 1 Application for Review (Legal Services Act 2011) Form 1 1 What is this form for? Use this form if you want to apply to the Review Authority (the Authority) for a review of the Secretary for Justice’s decision relating to your status as a legal aid provider or legal services provider. 2 Who can apply for a review? You may...

6. [2021] NZACC 176 - Renton v ACC (5 November 2021) [pdf, 728 KB]

   ...203. 14 Prabaharan v Accident Compensation Corporation [2014] NZACC 185. 15 Beattie v Premier Events Group Limited [2015] NZAR 1413 (CA). 16 Jones v Accident Compensation Corporation [2016] NZHC 2239. misadventure does not mean that both matters were not put in issue before the Appeal Authority or, importantly, determined by it. … [49] Accordingly, I do not accept Mr Jones’s argument that, because medical misadventure could have been found on the basis of medical mish...

7. NZCASS in an international context: comparing the New Zealand Crime & Safety Survey with other international surveys [pdf, 253 KB]

   www.justice.govt.nz Ministry of Justice, P O Box 180, Wellington, New Zealand Corp 425 ISBN: 978-0-478-29094-2 Justice Sector Strategy THE NZCASS IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT: Comparing the New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey with other international victim surveys December 2010 Summary A number of consistent findings have emerged from the NZCASS, national-level victimisation surveys in other countries and the International Crime Victims Survey in rela...

8. Justice Sector Projections 2020 report [pdf, 1 MB]

   Justice Sector Projections 2020-2030 1 2 Contents Executive summary ............................................................................................................. 4 The Justice Sector Projection Overview ............................................................................ 7 The impact of COVID-19 ...................................................

9. Harland v ACC [2012] NZACA 6 [pdf, 408 KB]

   ...indicated that a simple statement that the appeal had been withdrawn under a mistake of fact and law and that the reinstatement of the application on its merits and with Ms Nee Harland having the right to be heard would best promote the interests of justice, would be sufficient grounds and there was no need to support the application with written submissions. [6] Mr Nee Harland filed the application by way of a simple letter, which I accept as amounting to an application by Ms Nee Har...

10. [2015] NZEmpC 135 Fagotti v Acme & Co Ltd [pdf, 402 KB]

    ...costs, having regard to the offers of settlement and the actual costs incurred?  Was the Authority correct in failing to exercise its discretion to award a substantially higher award of costs because it deemed them to be unreasonable?  Was justice done between the parties by the Authority?  Can the Court substitute its decision in relation to costs?  What is an appropriate award of costs? [22] The plaintiff identifies the following legal principles which he says are...