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1. Director of Proceedings v Te Whatu Ora [2023] NZHRRT 32 [pdf, 461 KB]

   ...2(a) A declaration pursuant to section 54(1)(a) of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 (“the Act”) that Southern District Health Board (“DHB”) has breached the Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights) Regulations 1996 (“the Code”) in respect of Right 4(1) by failing to provide services to the aggrieved person with reasonable care and skill; and 2(b) A final order pursuant to s 107(3)(b) of the Human Rights Ac...

2. Addressing-Stalking-in-NZ_Final-pack.pdf [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...managing any persons sentenced to imprisonment. Implementation activities will include ensuring sufficient prison capacity for those sentenced to imprisonment following a conviction for stalking and harassment. 24 There are no stalking specific support services available for victims or rehabilitative services for perpetrators. However, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) already provide a wide range of support for victims and their whānau who experience stalking and harassment. I exp...

3. OIA-120214.pdf [pdf, 5 MB]

   ...Commissioning and Service Improvement. The team focused on exploring if the risk assessment model being used in Australia could be trailed as a component of the Christchurch Family Violence Operating Model pilot. • The Provider and Community Services team, managed by Hayley Mackenzie, Manager Provider & Community Services, Commissioning and Service Improvement. The team focused on Ministry contracted family violence service providers. • The Office of Legal Couns...

4. [2021] NZACC 159 – Hawkins v ACC (12 October 2021) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...finger in March 2013. 5. At the time of her original shoulder/neck injury on 29 July 2006, Mrs Hawkins and her husband were working directors and shareholder employees of Southern Homes Ltd, which provided house construction and building services. Mrs Hawkins was primarily responsible for the administration side of the business and her husband the building work. Each director held 400 shares and a further 400 shares were jointly owned. 6. After injury, Mrs Hawkins returned...

5. DA v EB LCRO 7/2013 (3 December 2014) - Penalty and Costs [pdf, 62 KB]

   ...conduct to consider the purposes set out in s 3 of the Act, and the fundamental obligations of lawyers in s 4, which relevantly say: 3 Purposes (1) The purposes of this Act are – (a) to maintain public confidence in the provision of legal services...: (b) to protect the consumers of legal services…: ... (2) To achieve those purposes, this Act, among other things, – (a) reforms the law relating to lawyers: … 4 Fundamental obligations of lawyers...

6. LCRO 101/2019 YK v RN (17 March 2020) [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...She received no response to that request. [8] The following day (16 August 2018) the vendors cancelled the contract. The complaint and the Standards Committee decision [9] Ms YK lodged a complaint with the New Zealand Law Society Complaints Service on 10 September 2018. [10] Her complaint named Ms RN and Mr [VIC] as the parties against whom she was advancing her complaint. [11] The Complaints Service advanced Ms YK’s complaints as two separate complaints. The complaint in r...

7. TO Ltd v TX [2020] NZDT 1360 (11 December 2020) [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...Limited RESPONDENT TX The Tribunal orders, on the claim and counter-claim: TO Limited is to pay $7040.48 directly to TX on or before 22 January 2021. Reasons 1. TX engaged TO Ltd (‘TO’) to provide landscaping services at his family’s home. A detailed written scope of works was priced up as a “provisional estimate”, including a mixture of estimates and provisional sums, with a total value of $144,054.00 plus GST. The contract was signed on 4...

8. LCRO 17/2025 ZG v MY (16 April 2025) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...advised Mr ZG that if he turned up to the seminar, and failed to leave when asked, the venue owners would contact the Police who would be asked to remove him. Complaint [12] In a complaint emailed to the New Zealand Law Society Lawyers Complaints Service (Complaints Service) on 10 June 2024, Mr ZG complained about Mr MY as follows: (a) He is involved in litigation, defending himself, in which Mr MY acts for his former employer. (b) He cannot understand why Mr MY would act for a cli...

9. Ministry of Justice Digital Strategic Plan [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   2021 TE TĀHŪ O TE TURE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE DIGITAL STRATEGIC PLAN Digital enabling the Ministry to work together for a fair and safe Aotearoa – Vision for the Digital Strategic Plan 3 M in is tr y of J us tic e D ig ita l S tr at eg ic P la n Kia ora koutou, Our overarching purpose at Te Tāhū o te Ture is to work together for a fair and safe Aotearoa. We are a key part of the system, mandated to protect and strengthen accessibility, inclusivity and safety

10. [2009] NZEmpC AC 31/09 Ora Ltd v Kirkley [pdf, 80 KB]

    ...attention and “for saving the company for them”. [16] Mrs Kirkley and Mr Lacey’s positions were then disestablished and reorganised as part of a new management structure. Mrs Kirkley was given a new position described as “Head of Corporate Services”. She did not receive a job description or any training for this role. Mrs Kirkley understood that her role involved additional responsibilities such as staff management, IT management, call- centre management, administration...