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1. BORA Accident Compensation Amendment Bill [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...and provides instead that all claimants who are close to, or above, superannuation qualification age receive up to two years of weekly compensation; b. extends ACC cover to the spouses or partners, and dependents, of New Zealand employees posted offshore; c. allows surviving spouses to receive up to five years of weekly compensation, regardless of age; d. moves from an annual review to a biennial review of the Accident Compensation (Liability to Pay or Contribute to the Cost of Treat...

2. LN v TD Ltd [2020] NZDT 1466 (13 March 2020) [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...consumer may reject the goods and choose to have a refund. 5. LN cancelled the order six months after the original estimated delivery time. While I accept that TD Ltd did warn in its invoices of the possibility of delay, and that it could not control offshore manufacturing times, the guarantee still applies. I find that LN was entitled to cancel as, even allowing for some delay as mentioned in the invoice, 6 months is not a reasonable delay for an item of household furniture. Therefor...

3. [2025] NZEmpC 74 Locke v Rishworth Aviation Asia Pacific Limited (Interlocutory judgment (No 2) [pdf, 161 KB]

   ...Court Rules 2016, r 6.27–6.29. See also Employment Court Regulations 2000, reg 31A– 31G. 3 Commissioner of Inland Revenue v Redcliffe Forestry Venture Ltd [2012] NZSC 94, [2013] 1 NZLR 804 at [25]–[27]; and Wing Hung Printing Co Ltd v Saito Offshore Pty Ltd [2010] NZCA 502, [2011] 1 NZLR 754 at [21] and [66]. 4 See Hook and Wass, above n 1, at [2.363] and [2.370]. 5 See Spiliada Maritime Corp v Cansulex Ltd [1987] 1 AC 460 (HL) at 474–482. 6 Hook and Wass, above n 1, at...

4. Notes from Crown Maori Relations hui Whanganui 4 May 2018 [pdf, 402 KB]

   ...sand mining and its effect on the environment. References were made to the need for black sand mining to be addressed, for fracking to be stopped, and the impact of 5 million tons of iron sand being extracted under a 35 year-consent and being sent offshore to China will likely impact on sustainability. • Treaty of Waitangi and Te Tiriti o Waitangi recognition by New Zealanders – a couple of speakers noted that there is a lack of understanding in society about the different versions...

5. [2021] NZEmpC 50 Vulcan Steel Ltd v Manufacturing & Construction Workers Union [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...ought to be declined on this basis. The company is not seeking orders from the Court requiring bodily samples to be taken from employees. Rather, it is seeking resolution of a dispute relating to the extent of its powers. 7 Udovenko v Offshore Marine Services (NZ) Ltd [2013] NZEmpC 174 at [11]. [13] There may, as Mr Yukich (advocate for the Union) says, be arguments about the existence, nature and scope of the implied term contended for by the company, but those arg...

6. [2025] NZEmpC 190 Wilson Parking NZ Ltd v Turner [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...requiring the defendants to pay 30 per cent of all revenue derived to date and to be derived from the landlord parties in 2 Kea Investments Ltd v Wikeley Family Trustee Ltd [2023] NZHC 466 at [47]-[48], citing Wing Hung Printing Company Ltd v Saito Offshore Pty Ltd [2010] NZCA 502, [2011] 1 NZLR 754 and Green & McCahill Holding Ltd v Ara Weiti Developments Ltd [2022] NZCA 218 at [82]. 3 Klissers Farmhouse Bakeries Ltd v Harvest Bakeries Limited [1985] 2 NZLR 129 (HC); and Ame...

7. GZ v Lu [2019] NZIACDT 15 (15 March 2019) [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...licensed immigration adviser must be honest, professional, diligent and respectful and conduct themselves with due care and in a timely manner. Legislative requirements 3. A licensed immigration adviser must: … c. whether in New Zealand or offshore, act in accordance with New Zealand immigration legislation, including the Immigration Act 2009, the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 and any applicable regulations. [42] The Tribunal has adversely commented in previous decisi...

8. INZ (Foley) v Niland [2019] NZIACDT 5 (5 February 2019) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...Code: Client Care 2. A licensed immigration adviser must: … e. obtain and carry out the informed lawful instructions of the client Legislative requirements 3. A licensed immigration adviser must: … c. whether in New Zealand or offshore, act in accordance with New Zealand immigration legislation, including the Immigration Act 2009, the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 and any applicable regulations. 5 Section 51(1...

9. Graeme James Lawrence - Evidence in Chief - Supplementary [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...out the issues relating to the marine spatial areas identified as "Harbour Development Zone" and "Port Zone" as follows: 1.12 Motiti Natural Environment Management Area lssue.53 Mot iti Island is the only continuously occupied offshore island in the region. It is t he most developed of all offshore islands. Tangata whenua have a lengthy history of traditional and continuing cultural relationships with the coastal environment of the Motiti Natural Environment Manageme...

10. [2023] NZEmpC 33 Pyne v Invacare New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 239 KB]

    ...rather than support, Parliamentary intention to require claims in the Authority to be crafted with fine legal precision. Litigants are not required to be, or to engage, lawyers;28 non legally qualified advocates routinely 26 See Udovenko v Offshore Marine Services (NZ) Ltd [2013] NZEmpC 174 at [11]. 27 Sibly v Christchurch City Council [2002] 1 ERNZ 476 (EmpC). 28 Employment Relations Act 2000, s 236. represent claimants in the Authority; and Parliament has made it clear...