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1. [2022] NZSSAA 6 (8 September 2022) [pdf, 162 KB]

   ...to XXXX during his absence from New Zealand of $6,516.29. [3] The appeal was filed in December 2021 and was scheduled to be heard on 7 June 2022. Several days before the hearing the Ministry reversed its decisions. A short hearing was held by phone to discuss the residual issue of XXXX’s claim for costs and compensation for general stress. XXXX attended and Mr Buchan and Mr Engels attended for the Ministry. 2 Relevant law [4] Clause 255 of the Social Security Regu...

2. Chief Executive Expenses: 1 July 2020 - 30 June 2021 [xlsx, 75 KB]

   ...departments and statutory Crown entities. All other expenses All other expenses incurred by the CE that are not captured under the definition of travel, hospitality or gifts and benefits are disclosed in this section. This includes items such as cell phone and data costs, subscriptions, membership fees, conference fees, and professional development fees. If in doubt, the principles of transparency and accountability apply and therefore all items are disclosed, unless there is a very good re...

3. [2023] NZEmpC 181 Henderson Travels Ltd v Kaur [pdf, 296 KB]

   ...paid $21 per hour for 35 hours work per week, her actual income should be $10 per hour. The difference was to be paid back in cash. [23] To understand how the demands culminated in the 26 November 2019 meeting it is necessary to refer to two phone conversations between Ms Kaur and Mrs Sikri on 7 November 2019 and 14 November 2019. [24] In May 2019, Ms Kaur paid $860 in cash to Mr Sikri to partially satisfy the company’s demands but from then on she did not pay any more, pri...

4. COVID-19 Justice Sector Survey - Report 5 for the period 12 to 18 May 2020 [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...stable throughout the period of interviewing. Perceptions of safety  Most people feel very safe, with only 1.5% (0.6%) feeling very unsafe at home. The proportion of people feeling safe in their neighbourhood and travelling to and from essential services has significantly increased since alert level 4.  While 82% (81%) of people don’t worry about being a victim of crime, 3% (3%) worry most or all of the time.  The most common neighbourhood problems were dangerous drivin...

5. Example Indicative Site Visit Health and Safety Plan-Site Access Provider [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...mobile phone. Site visit participant becomes lost • Site visit participant may become lost through distraction or wandering off or by not being able to keep pace with other participants. Unlikely • Participants to carry with them mobile phones together with the names and mobile phone contact details of the PCBU/guide/event organizer. • If there are many site visit participants, the PBCU may need to assign more than one guide to facilitate the site visit. • PCBU/gu...

6. Jury service - response to jury summons form [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   Response to jury summons Tell us if you are coming to jury service Your legal duty is to do jury service. You can apply to put off your jury service to a more suitable time. You can also apply to be excused, but only for special reasons. Please choose 1 of the options below:  I am coming to jury service Thank you. You’re helping your community Please complete and send page 1 and page 2  I want to put off my jury service to a more suitable time within the next 12 months Y...

7. Women Living Without Violence: evaluation of programmes for adult protected persons under the Domestic Violence Act 1995 [pdf, 607 KB]

   ...Balakrishnan, Viviane Maguire, Idiana Day, Sarah Hill and Bev Braybrook. The staff of the National Collective of Independent Women’s Refuges and Ken McMaster assisted us with the brief outline of the history of the development of family violence services in New Zealand. The interviewers who assisted Tracy and Teresea, Suzy Brown, Lowana Crawford and Audrey Robin were careful, conscientious and concerned about the women and their circumstances as well as about the need to provide quality da...

8. 2021 April - Family Violence Provider Update [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...initiative Exciting news from the DV Programmes team. The Family Court Coordinators on the DV Programmes team are now phoning applicants with new Protection Orders to give them more detail about safety programmes and offer them a referral. These phone calls are made two weeks after the Order is made to allow some time for the initial family situation to settle. Feedback from the recipients of these calls has been very positive so far, with applicants appreciating that someone has ta...

9. 2020 July - Family Violence Provider Update [pdf, 128 KB]

   ...and courts – what happens to your safety notifications and forms, how are referrals processed, and more…. • Working with Perpetrators - Zoom hui every week hosted by Te Kupenga Whakaoti Mahi Patunga – National Network of Family Violence Services (Te Kupenga). • Kaimahi Māori and Kaupapa Māori Zoom hui hosted by Te Kupenga for Kaimahi Māori and Kaupapa Māori agencies with a primary focus is on family violence. We are also working with Te Kupenga to establish a permane...

10. [2014] NZEmpC 114 Maharaj v Recon Professional Services Ltd [pdf, 108 KB]

    ASHISH MAHARAJ v RECON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED NZEmpC WELLINGTON [2014] NZEmpC 114 [3 July 2014] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT WELLINGTON [2014] NZEmpC 114 WRC 7/13 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN ASHISH MAHARAJ Plaintiff AND RECON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 18, 19, 20 June 2014 (heard at Wellington) Appearances: G Bennett, advo...