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1. Transferring Maori Land Shares.pdf [pdf, 78 KB]

   ...trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries. The beneficiaries hold their individual shares in the land as beneficial owners. Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land. The unique relationship between Māori and whenua is recognised by the MLC, and the records held by the Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori people. The MLC operates under the provi...

2. NZBORA-advice-AP-Education-and-Training-Amendment-Bill-final-for-publication-v2.pdf [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...expression, in that any notice given by a union under the ERA (s 42) to initiate MECA bargaining with a charter school would be rendered of nil effect. However, the provision does not prevent unions from expressing their views on MECA bargaining (or other matters) to charter school sponsors. To the extent that s 14 may be engaged, we consider any limit justified for the reasons discussed above in relation to s 17. 27. For completeness, we do not consider that the other two clauses in the...

3. 2023 NZPSPLA 055 [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...good reasons for me not to, or to suppress parts of it. The good reasons are detailed in the relevant section of the Act but the only one that would apply here would be if I considered that the publication would be contrary to the interests of justice. [22] I do not believe that the case here. All the supermarkets who employ LPS are aware of the proceedings and investigations, therefore it is unlikely the publication of the decision, essentially as it is in Ms Stewart’s favou...

4. Pearce v Accident Compensation Corporation (Costs on Appeal) [2025] NZACC 2 (6 January 2025) [pdf, 157 KB]

   ...advocacy 5 Carey, above note 1, at [91]. 6 Cf Hughes, above note 2, at [28]. 7 services, but the Corporation has declined to pay this fee. Mr Forster reports that the digital system is designed and built to assist in the administration of justice in the ACC jurisdiction, and that, apart from the licence fee of $201.25 charged to each client, there are no charges for items such as telephone calls and photocopying. This Court notes that disbursements of $200 have been acce...

5. Updated advice on consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Citizenship (Western Samoa) (Restoration) Amendment Bill [pdf, 247 KB]

   ...for and be granted New Zealand citizenship if they meet the criteria in ss 4(1)(a)-(d) of the principal Act. This applies to people who: 1 Restoring Citizenship Removed By Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 Bill 2023 (277-2). 2 Ministry of Justice, Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Restoring Citizenship Removed By Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 Bill, 9 August 2023. 3 Standing Orders of the House of Representatives 2023, SO 269(2A). a. were bor...

6. Defending a proceeding in the District Court

   ...Notice of appearance for ancillary purposes or Notice of appearance reserving rights or Statement of defence and counterclaim or Statement of defence, along with: Statement of claim against a third party and Third party notice a request to transfer the matter to the Disputes Tribunal – the amount claimed must be under $30,000. You can also file one of the following documents: an interlocutory application for summary judgment (which asks the court to find judgment in your favour, without t...

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7. Appellate judgments 2017

   ...communication of information to the employer was not publication – Court of Appeal was correct to uphold Employment Court decision. [2017] NZSC 51 - B v ALA APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL – application was out of time but extension granted – no matters of general or public importance – application declined. [2017] NZSC 12 Brown and Sycamore v NZ Basing Ltd APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL GRANTED – whether age discrimination provisions apply to the employment agreement between the par...

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8. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – concluding observations 18th-20th reports addendum [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...Civil enforcement 9. Under the Bill, initial complaints about harmful digital communications are made to an “approved agency”. The approved agency will, where a complainant has suffered serious emotional distress, attempt to resolve the matter through negotiation, persuasion and other non-coercive measures. 10. Where the approved agency is unable to resolve the matter, a person may apply to the court for a civil remedy. A person may apply for an order where a digital commun...

9. CAC10017 v Xu [2013] NZREADT 16 [pdf, 46 KB]

   ...have been complained about under the 1976 Act and thus this charge falls within s.172. Issue 2. Was in any event Mr Xu’s conduct seriously negligent so as to constitute breach of s.73? [24] Mr Rea referred the Tribunal to a decision of Justice Tompkins in Sime v The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Inc (HC, Auckland, M73/86, 19 August 1986). This case was frequently cited by the Real Estate Agents Licensing Board as authority for the proposition that a very high thr...

10. Complaints Assessment Committee 403 v Shalendra Goundar [2017] NZREADT 76 [pdf, 190 KB]

    BEFORE THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2017] NZREADT 76 READT 061/16 IN THE MATTER OF charges laid under s 91 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 BROUGHT BY COMPLAINTS ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE 403 AGAINST SHALENDRA GOUNDAR Defendant Hearing 30 November 2017 Tribunal: Hon P J Andrews, Chairperson Ms N Dangen, Member Ms C Sandelin, Member Appearances: Mr M Hodge, on behalf of the Committee Ms...