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1. [2008] NZEmpC WC 21/08 Mitchell v Blue Star Print Group (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...issues of stress although since then he has had some training. [21] After reporting his accident on 29 July Mr Mitchell worked as usual on 30 July. Mr Ward said no one forced him to return and thought Mr Verrall and Mr De Boer would have checked that he was all right. There was nothing at that time to suggest that this was a more significant event than other sick notes received by the company. [22] On 4 August Mr Mitchell was to return to work but suffered another inju...

2. Carley (INZ) v B [2015] NZIACDT 96 (17 November 2015) [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...nor any other witness has cast any doubt on the verification form, which on its face indicates that Applicant 2’s claim she was unaware of the Cookery School documents is false. On the contrary, it indicates Ms B undertook and documented a careful checking process, and engaged IOM to assist with that process; it appears that Applicant 2 attempted to deceive Ms B by producing forged certificates. Applicant 2’s evidence is simply irreconcilable with the unchallenged evidence relating to...

3. [2015] NZEmpC 48 Thorne v Kiwirail Ltd [pdf, 144 KB]

   ...rehabilitation; he wanted to know why KiwiRail was not following the same process in the case of Mr Thorne. [21] On 18 June 2014, Ms Clark advised Mr Thompson by email that she had looked into the three other cases he had referred to at the meeting and her check confirmed that they had arisen and had been dealt with by a previous management team under the old Drug and Alcohol Policy. [22] A further and final meeting was called for 20 June 2014. On 19 June Mr Thompson sent a leng...

4. LA Audit Report 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 [pdf, 401 KB]

   ...43% 57% 48% 58% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 Rate of response to draft report Fi n an ci al y e ar Off-site On-site 8 Legal aid audits involve an examination of an individual provider’s files to check they are providing a good quality, cost effective services to their clients. The Ministry examined a sample of 25 audits from each of the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 audit programmes. Reports were selected from each rating category, with...

5. Tatana - Estate of Ratahi Tatana (2017) 157 Taitokerau MB 132 (157 TTK 132) [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...been used for the purposes specified. An accountant’s invoice, rates and tax had not been paid. Bank surveillance footage revealed that a number of cheques were presented by Diane Murray and Victoria Murray. The matter was referred to the Police for investigation. 4.5 Owen and Vivian subsequently paid in funds to meet rates and other liabilities. No contributions were made by the Murray Whānau. 4.6 Owen noticed inconsistencies in the number of stock recorded in the farm a...

6. LCRO 135/2018 UQ v VF (26 May 2019) [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...She offered the assurance of a tidy up when the current, that is the 2017–2018, accounts were completed. [16] She added:3 As discussed, you may wish to make a larger gift next year, or you can choose to extinguish the debt in full. We will check with you next year to confirm your wishes in that regard. [17] That prompted a quite lengthy response from Mr UQ which arrived later that day. The tenor of it was unmistakeable — Mr UQ was not happy with the service received. He par...

7. Proactive release – Government response to the Law Commission Report: “The Second Review of the Evidence Act 2006” [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...Commission. 10. The Act requires the Law Commission to review the operation of the Act every five years and report to the Minister of Justice on whether any changes are necessary or desirable. The principal purpose of these “operational reviews” is to check how the Act is working in practice. 11. The Law Commission’s first review was published in 2013, which resulted in some minor amendments to the Act in 2016. In February 2017, the then Minister of Justice triggered the second f...

8. Deputy Registrar v Moeahu - Lot 1 DP17494 Part Section 2345 New Plymouth (Old Railway Station) (2023) 468 Aotea MB 117 (468 AOT 117) [pdf, 339 KB]

   ...months, regardless of whether any blame could be apportioned to Mr Keenan or not. It was clear not all was well. Even lay trustees should have been on high alert, that any decisions about using trust money in an employment context should have been checked off by an independent expert. The fact that one of the former trustees did not agree to the payment should have further alerted the majority that legal advice was probably necessary. [65] I would expect a trustee exercising reas...

9. [2024] NZEnvC 026 Nelson City Council [pdf, 515 KB]

   ...contains information to assist the reader in understanding how the plan affects what can be done on land or within the CMA. [103] Various steps are included to assist in navigation of the plan, the first of which commences with the instruction to check the planning maps (see Step 1, AB3.1.i). This instruction is repeated in many of the subsequent steps. [104] It is also not unusual for explanatory notes to be included for the purpose of explaining the link between a rule with not...

10. Chalecki v Accident Compensation Corporation (Entitlement to Vocational Rehabilitation Costs, Decision Capable of Review) [2023] NZACC 88 [pdf, 297 KB]

    ...their liability, so they supported him building up the number of pigs that he had. [18] He said ACC was told by specialists that he was sick; in chronic pain and that he needed rehabilitation. [19] He said that ACC had a private investigator check whether he was working and that they went to the Police, his bank and his neighbour. He said “it got that bad for us that me and my wife had to move”. He said that ACC breached ss 35 and 37 of the 1982 Act. He said they commit...