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1. BORA Crimes of Torture Amendment Bill [pdf, 276 KB]

   ...nothing in the bill that indicates an intention to exclude the application of the NZBORA to the exercise by the Subcommittee and the NPM of their statutory functions or powers. 9. Accordingly, whenever the Subcommittee or NPM seeks to exercise its investigation functions under the proposed legislation, it would have to do so in a manner consistent with the rights and freedoms contained in the NZBORA. This would mean that neither the Subcommittee nor the NPM could seek to use its ability...

2. B Ltd v IC [2018] NZDT 1540 (20 August 2018) [pdf, 88 KB]

   ...PLEASE NOTE: A rehearing will not be granted just because you disagree with the decision. Ground for Appeal There is only one ground for appealing a decision of the Tribunal. This is that the Referee conducted the proceedings (or a Tribunal investigator carried out an enquiry) in a way that was unfair and prejudiced the result of the proceedings. A Notice of Appeal may be obtained from the Disputes Tribunal website. The Notice must be filed at the District Court of which the Tri...

3. WS v KF [2023] NZDT 37 (13 February 2023).pdf [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...these items and then asked KF to pay for them. KF offered him a refund and to take the car back but WS declined the offer. He filed a claim in the Disputes Tribunal. 2. This is claim for damages for repairs required to a vehicle purchased in a private sale, in the sum of $4,903.00. 3. The issues to be determined today were as follows a. Did KF make a misrepresentation about the car which induced WS to purchase it? b. If so what damages/compensation is payable? Did KF make a...

4. FQ v EB [2023] NZDT 777 (6 November 2023) [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...PLEASE NOTE: A rehearing will not be granted just because you disagree with the decision. Grounds for Appeal There are very limited grounds for appealing a decision of the Tribunal. Specifically, the Referee conducted the proceedings (or a Tribunal investigator carried out an enquiry) in a way that was unfair and prejudiced the result of the proceedings. This means you consider there was a breach of natural justice, as a result of procedural unfairness that affected the result of the pr...

5. CL & ZA v GU LCRO 148/2013 (25 May 2016) [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...Mr GU’s view that matters should be addressed with a level of urgency. [9] The lawyers emailed the Court’s directions to Mr RF, again saying only that they were provided as a matter of courtesy. [10] The lawyers arranged for a licensed private investigator to serve the proceeding on Mrs GU. [11] The private investigator served Mrs GU at her home. [12] I take it Mrs GU contacted Mr RF shortly after she was served, because Mr RF emailed Mr ZA asking him to explain why Mrs GU...

6. 2021-03-15 D-G of Conservation opening subs [pdf, 246 KB]

   ...the pending expiry of approximately 300 deemed permits by October 2021 and the expiry of approximately 200 other consents relating to take and use of freshwater by the end of 2025. These and other challenges are described in Professor Skelton’s investigation and resulting report to the Minister for the Environment which identified deficiencies in the Council’s planning framework and its resulting management of the region’s freshwater resources.6 7. The Minister for the Envi...

7. AODT Operational Policy - DELETE [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...across the three courts. Appointment as an AODT lawyer The operating model for the AODT Court is a dedicated team attending court one day per week. AODT Court legal teams consist of one PDS team leader and three defence lawyers (one PDS and two private). Public Defence Service (PDS) and private defence counsel will be rostered into these courts and will act in accordance with the and will act in accordance with the applicable duty lawyer operational policy. Lawyers must meet the fol...

8. AODT-Court-Operational-Policy-update-2023-v2.pdf [pdf, 367 KB]

   ...across the three courts. Appointment as an AODT lawyer The operating model for the AODT Court is a dedicated team attending court one day per week. AODT Court legal teams consist of one PDS team leader and three defence lawyers (one PDS and two private). Public Defence Service (PDS) and private defence counsel will be rostered into these courts and will act in accordance with the and will act in accordance with the applicable duty lawyer operational policy. Lawyers must meet the...

9. [2013] NZEmpC 155 Clark v Idea Services Ltd [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...13 March 2009. This concerned what S considered was an inadequate response from a CSM about an issue of S’s daughter’s bank account. S then made reference to a previous complaint that S had made about the service of a CSW which had been investigated several months previously by a CSM and was overseen by Mr Clark. Mr Clark had sent S a detailed email in February 2009 about the way in which S’s initial complaint had been dealt and the outcome, that no action would be taken a...

10. [2014] NZEmpC 33 Fox v Hereworth School Trust Board No 3 Interlocutory [pdf, 120 KB]

    ...that only documents relevant to the proceeding need be disclosed, it is difficult to imagine how ACL may have any documents relating to Mrs Fox which are not relevant to the issues in the proceedings between the parties. Although ACL trades as a private investigator, debt collector, and in a number of allied fields, there is no suggestion that it has dealt with Mrs Fox or has had any dealings about her other than those which resulted from the defendant’s request to it to undertak...