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1. Sexual Violence Operational Improvements (Justice Response) Report Executive Summary 2022 [pdf, 396 KB]

   Operational Improvements - Stocktake and Review – 2020/21 Prepared for the Ministry of Justice by GravitasOPG Executive Summary 2022 Improving the Justice Response to Victims of Sexual Violence Operational Improvements Stocktake and Review 2020/21 Acknowledgements This report was written by Sue Allison and Tania Boyer from Gravitas OPG, on behalf of the Ministry of Justice. The authors would like to...

2. [2015] NZEmpC 152 Juahm Industries Company Limited v Isnanto interlocutory [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...be filed. [8] In opposing the application, counsel for the plaintiff asserts that leave should not be granted because the reasons cited in support of the application lack sufficient justification, and further, that it is not in the interests of justice to do so. Should leave be declined, the defendants would have a right of redress against their lawyer. The statement of defence, when filed, should have been accompanied by an application for leave. Non-compliance arose despite th...

3. AQ v Secretary of Justice 5 March 2013 NZRA 000001 [pdf, 124 KB]

   REVIEW AUTHORITY NEW ZEALAND 2013 NZRA 000001 Applicant AQ Respondent Secretary for Justice Date of Decision: 5 March 2013 ________________________________________________________________ DECISION ________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION 1. In a decision dated 24 December 2012, The Secretary for Justice (the Secretary) declined to approve the Applicant as a provider of legal aid services in respect of Civil...

4. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Sensible Sentencing Group Trust (Application by NZ Herald for Access to Tribunal File) [2013] NZHRRT 20 [pdf, 44 KB]

   ...application was successful in part only in that permission was declined in relation to documents which included a significant amount of private information for which redaction would be a time- consuming process. The decision of Wild J (sitting as a single Justice) noted, however, that a fresh application could be made later as the Court of Appeal (Access to Court Documents) Rules 2009 differentiate (as do the High Court Rules) between access prior to the hearing and access thereafter. D...

5. Walker-Grace - Lot 5 Allotment 54 Parish of Matakohe (2020) 214 Taitokerau MB 211 (214 TTK 211) [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...completed. A refusal to rehear the application will simply result in a further application being filed, resulting in further unnecessary delays. [10] As to whether a rehearing is justified, Mr Loa submits that it is justified to prevent an injustice to Ms Walker-Grace while causing no injury to any other parties. He says that he was not properly notified of the hearing of 17 September 2019, and if he had received notice then he would have been present and the application would not...

6. Kereopa - Succession to Pukawa Ngatawa [2025] Chief Judge's MB 480 (2025 CJ 480) [pdf, 1018 KB]

   ...facts of the case to the court or the Registrar, cancel or amend the order or certificate of confirmation or make such other order or issue such certificate of confirmation as, in the opinion of the Chief Judge, is necessary in the interests of justice to remedy the mistake or omission. 2025 Chief Judge's MB 497 [13] In Ashwell – Rawinia or Lavinia Ashwell (nee Russell) the principles to be applied in determining applications made pursuant to s 45 were listed as follows:...

7. Legal aid Family Fixed Fees Schedules [pdf, 870 KB]

   ...aided person has difficulties communicating (but doesn’t require an interpreter/translator) Fee can only be claimed once per stage per case. If two or more Additional Factors – Order(s) $ 50 3 July 2016 Pre-hearing Matters Activity Fees Tasks Judicial Conference(s) – Preparation* $140 For  Preparing for judicial conference(s) (including memorandum of issues)  Reporting to client Judicial Conference(s) – Hearing Time $60 per half hour Fo...

8. Family-Fixed-Fees-Schedules-July-2020-Updated-18-December-2023.pdf [pdf, 473 KB]

   ...difficulties communicating (but doesn’t require an interpreter/translator) Fee can only be claimed once per stage per case. If two or more Additional Factors – Order(s) $ 50 Adoption 3 18 December 2023 Pre-hearing Matters Activity Fees Tasks Judicial Conference(s) – Preparation* $140 For • Preparing for judicial conference(s) (including memorandum of issues) • Reporting to client Judicial Conference(s) – Hearing Time $67 per half hour For...

9. [2021] NZEmpC 13 Edwards v Recreational Services Ltd [pdf, 206 KB]

   ...THOMAS EDWARDS v RECREATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED [2021] NZEmpC 13 [16 February 2021] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI [2021] NZEmpC 13 EMPC 262/2020 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application for security for costs BETWEEN THOMAS EDWARDS Plaintiff AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED...

10. BORA Employment Relations Law Reform Bill [pdf, 23 KB]

    ...include only nominal amounts that are often awarded as payments for settlement. On the basis of this advice we do not consider a prima facie issue of inconsistency with section 17 exists. Section 27(1) of the Bill of Rights - Principles of Natural Justice 9. Clause 1.173 of the Bill enables the Employment Relations Authority to exercise its "functions and powers" on an ex parte basis. Any provision that enables functions or powers to be carried out in the absence of the other...