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1. Induction guide for legal aid providers - v1.4 June 2017 [pdf, 649 KB]

   ...details Email your queries, applications and invoices to your legal aid office. They’ll respond via email as well. If you send an email, please don’t send a hard copy as well. Save those trees! If you have a general question about legal aid, phone 0800 2 LEGAL AID (0800 253 425) or email a regional legal aid office. If you have a more specific question about a particular grant of aid, contact the grants officer who is managing the case or your legal aid office. If you have a q...

2. LU v LBI [2024] NZDT 119 (2 April 2024) [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...the claim within the jurisdiction of the Disputes Tribunal. She asked that discretionary interest be added to the amount of her claim. 5. LBI answered her phone when I called her, but hung up when I told her I was from the Disputes Tribunal. I phoned again twice and on each occasion I left a message that the hearing would continue and she would need to answer her phone if she had any evidence that she wanted me to consider. Still LBI did not answer and made no contact with the Tribuna...

3. Justice Matters - issue 09 - December 2017 [pdf, 5.3 MB]

   ...time in 5 years the Court has won the award. It has previously been honoured for its Te Koti Rangatahi, Rangatahi Court youth justice initiative and its restoration of court services in Christchurch after the 2011 earthquakes.  OVER ONE MILLION PHONE CALLS HANDLED BETTER An upgrade to our Contact Centre means our customers now have an even better experience. MOJ responds to over 1 million phone calls and 3 million tasks each year. These include enquiries about jury service, court-...

4. BORA New Zealand Security Intelligence Services Amendment Bill [pdf, 215 KB]

   New Zealand Security Intelligence Services Amendment Bill 11 October 2010 ATTORNEY-GENERAL LEGAL ADVICE CONSISTENCY WITH THE NEW ZEALAND BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 1990: NEW ZEALAND SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SERVICES AMENDMENT BILL 1. We have considered whether the New Zealand Security Intelligence Services Amendment Bill (PCO 999/4.0) (the “Bill”) is consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the “Bill of Rights Act”). We understand that the Bill is likely to be consid...

5. Memorandum of Counsel for Auckland Council 9 July 2018 [pdf, 4.8 MB]

   ...matters of process. The Process Advisors cannot provide advice on the content or nature of any submission. Should you wish to make contact with one of the Court-appointed Process Advisors, their contact details are as follows: • Marlene Oliver, phone 021 252 9995, email marlene.oliver@xtra.co.nz; • Brian Putt, phone 303 3457 or 021 902 744, email brian@metroplanning.co.nz; • David Wren, phone 815 0543, email david@davidwren.co.nz. If you have any queries, please refer to...

6. NW & NG v TM Ltd [2023] NZDT 579 (16 November 2023) [pdf, 115 KB]

   ...TRIBUNAL [2023] NZDT 579 APPLICANT NW and NG RESPONDENT TM Ltd The Tribunal orders: TM Ltd is to pay $7500.00 to NW and NG on or before 14 December 2023. Reasons 1. NW and NG contracted TM Ltd to provide concreting services in the form of a new concrete driveway covering 123sqm. A price of $21,975.00 was agreed and this included replacement of a section of the shared driveway. The contract price was paid in full by completion of the job. 2. The job took...

7. National Standards Committee 2 v Tennet [2025] NZLCDT 17 (20 March 2025) [pdf, 157 KB]

   ...lawyer. [16] Turning to examine what role BH played in Mr Tennet’s practice, Mr Tennet acknowledges that as time went on he became more and more reliant upon BH, who made himself available fulltime. Indeed, there was a period when Mr Tennet’s phone was diverted to BH’s phone for calls after hours. 4 His conviction history runs to 17 pages. 5 [17] Although there was a law student still assisting and a secretary when BH began, by 2019 it appears that he was t...

8. MOJ Privacy Guidelines [pdf, 3.5 MB]

   Privacy Guidelines Managing personal information Guidelines for providers of Justice services Foreword We all have a part to play in collecting, sharing or using people’s information in a way that respects and protects their privacy. People who interact with our justice system often do so under difficult and stressful circumstances. It’s crucial we respect their confidentiality and treat their personal information with the same respect we’d expect others to treat our own. If...

9. 2017 NZSSAA 061 (20 October 2017) [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...should be included in a disability-related travel allowance in [2017] NZSSAA 23 (SSA110/16, 24 May 2017). In that case the Authority accepted the appellant’s evidence that the primary purpose of his vehicle was to enable him to access essential services and facilities. There was a small component only of his vehicle use which was not disability-related. On that basis the Authority concluded that the appellant was entitled to a disability travel allowance which took into account...

10. Working with victims and perpetrators of sexual violence and family violence [pdf, 117 KB]

    ...Tamariki. You need to maintain the privacy of your client, but can discuss their case with others if you think your client is at imminent risk of harm. You should get your client’s consent before discussing their case with others. Support services If your client is a victim of family violence or sexual violence, you can advise them to contact: • Women’s Refuge – Safe houses, 24-hour crisis line (0800 REFUGE), home and community visits, advocacy, referrals to...