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1. Case study on forestry - Recommendations Recap issue 4 [pdf, 316 KB]

   ...coronial inquiry Under section 69 of the Coroners Act 2006 a coroner may postpone opening an inquiry or adjourn an inquiry where he or she is satisfied that another investigation into the death is being conducted that is likely to establish the matters that a coroner is required to establish. These matters include the identity of the deceased, when and where the person died, and the causes and circumstances of the death. If the coroner is satisfied that the other investigation has...

2. DIJ v New Zealand Police [2024] NZHRRT 22 [pdf, 372 KB]

   (1) PERMANENT ORDER PROHIBITING RELEASE OF UNREDACTED DECISION TO PERSONS OTHER THAN THE PARTIES (2) PERMANENT ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION AND IDENTIFYING DETAILS OF PLAINTIFF AND THE TRANSCRIPT REFERRED TO IN THIS DECISION (3) PERMANENT ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON REDACTED DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 1 This decision is to be cited as DIJ v New Zealand Police [2024] NZHRRT 22. Note

3. Recommendations Recap Issue 17 [pdf, 562 KB]

   ...is not to apportion blame as no one meant this to happen, but it is to try and help prevent another tragedy. The authorities in charge of the area have taken significant steps with signage and blocking access. II. In the Court’s view, matters could go further with more explicit signage, consideration to trying to have swimming prohibited and making that very clear. III. Also, there could be a physical check of the area before water is released and the use of a drone...

4. [2007] NZEmpC AC 50A/07 Service and Food Workers Union Inc & Anor v Spotless Services (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 86 KB]

   ...given, invalidate the notice previously given and thus deprive the subsequent strike or lockout action of its lawfulness. There are numerous cases to this effect but I will cite only the most pointed and authoritative one. [26] In Secretary for Justice v New Zealand Public Service Association Inc [1990] ERNZ Sel Case 601, [1990] 2 NZLR 36, the Court of Appeal considered whether communications purporting to modify industrial action but given subsequently to strike notice, impugned i...

5. [2021] NZACC 40 - OBrian v ACC (25 February 2021) [pdf, 329 KB]

   ...amount of time that courts often take to give reserve decisions. Given that there is no penalty and given that the delay is not excessive by any means, I am satisfied that this is a non-issue. Obviously there may be extreme cases where natural justice or Bill of Rights issues arise but this is clearly not one of them. [43] I return to the central issue. In this case, as I have set out, there have been numerous reports and recommendations by various experts covering many years. I...

6. Recommendations recap - issue 6 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   Recommendations recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 April–30 June 2013 Issue 6 Published by the Ministry of Justice ISSN 2253‑5152 DISCLAIMER This publication has been produced by the research counsel of the Office of the Chief Coroner. The best effort has been made to accurately summarise the circumstances, findings and recommendations made by the coroner in each case – despite this, these are not exact replications of coronial findings. T...

7. Jones v Registrar of REAA [2019] NZREADT 27 (28 June 2019) [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...the support of a number of experienced persons in the industry. The Tribunal allowed the application for review, on the basis that the applicant’s licence would be subject to certain conditions. [27] We also refer to the judgment of his Honour Justice Nation in Real Estate Agents Authority v A, allowing the Registrar’s appeal against a decision of the Tribunal to reverse a decision not to renew the licence of a salesperson (“A”).5 In that case, A had been convicted on 26...

8. Pue v Kīngi - Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Whenua Tōpu Trust (2015) 335 Aotea MB 1 (335 AOT 1) [pdf, 389 KB]

   ...the absence of supporting evidence, I directed that an audit of the Trust’s accounts be undertaken by Silks Accountants of Whanganui. Following receipt of the draft report I directed that the trustees were to provide a written response to the matters raised in that report and directed that they attend Court to answer questions on its contents. That hearing was held on 10 October 2013, at the conclusion of which I adjourned the application for the filing of further written submissi...

9. Abernethy v Coughlan [pdf, 95 KB]

   IN THE WEATHERTIGHT HOMES TRIBUNAL TRI 2009-100-0000022 BETWEEN VANESSA EILEEN ABERNETHY and ALAN RICHARD ABERNETHY Claimants AND RICHARD COUGHLAN First Respondent AND TREVOR HUMPHREY Second Respondent AND NORTH SHORE CITY COUNCIL Third Respondent AND STOCKDALE INVESTMENTS AUCKLAND LIMITED Fourth Respondent AND CEDRIC IAN BEAZLEY Fifth Respondent Hearing: 24 and 26 June 2009 Final oral submissions:

10. Registrar of IAA v Ryan - [2019] NZIACDT 75 (7 November 2019) [pdf, 361 KB]

    ...Ryan’s email, they used a 300-page manual supplied by Bite in the United Kingdom. Details were then given of Mr J’s duties. An example was given by reference to the policies, programs and procedures relating to a client, the “Ministry of Justice, Corrections”, in relation to prison software rollout. Mr J was deeply involved with that project. It recorded that it was very difficult to communicate with prison officers and staff due to the location of the prisons and the envi...