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1. LCRO 131/2024 RD v PS (28 January 2025) [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for that purpose all the powers of a Standards Committee or an investigator and seek and receive evidence. These powers extend to “any review” … … the power of review is much broader th...

2. [2015] NZEmpC 137 Stevens v Hapag-Lloyd (NZ) Ltd costs [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...litigation in the Authority and subsequently on Mrs Stevens’ de novo challenge. Mrs Stevens was being invited to compromise her entire claim against Hapag-Lloyd, not a step in the resolution of that claim. [24] There is both a public and a private interest in encouraging early offers of compromise in legal proceedings. The public interest lies in the prompt and economic disposal of litigation, and in discouraging wasteful and unreasonable behaviour by litigants. 11 There is...

3. OWRUG - EiC - K L Scott - Planning (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...The final configuration of the proposed irrigation facilities has yet to be decided. What is known is that significant storage capacity is required. To finally decide the best configuration extensive feasibility work is required. The options being investigated include:  Raising or renewing the Falls Dam, including upgrading as required 4  Investigating potential dam sites in the Mt Ida and Manorburn Catchment  Improving efficiencies in the existing irrigation sch...

4. Mr-Rasheeds-Submissions-of-37-Families.pdf [pdf, 619 KB]

   ........................................................................................... 10 D. ISSUES PROVISIONALLY RULED OUT ON THE BASIS OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION’S INQUIRY AND FINDINGS ...................................................................... 10 WHEN A CORONER MAY RELY ON OTHER INVESTIGATIONS ................................................................. 10 LIMITATIONS IN THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE RCOI ...................................................... 12

5. NZCVS-Cycle-4-Core-Report-The-NZCVS-and-Cycle-4-key-findings-fin.pdf [pdf, 466 KB]

   ...the most common reason for not reporting victimisations to the Police in Cycle 4 was “too trivial/no loss or damage/not worth reporting” (45% of incidents). Some of the most common reasons for not reporting offences by family members were “private/personal/family or whānau matter” (38%), “dealt with matter myself/ourselves” (29%), and “shame/embarrassment/further humiliation” (24%). Almost one in five offences by family members (17%) were not reported to the Police be...

6. [2021] NZACC 135–NT v ACC (10 August 2021) [pdf, 285 KB]

   ...should be treated with caution. It is submitted that the affidavit evidence is not consistent with the contemporaneous record, and that there was sufficient time and opportunity for a sexual assault to have taken place. NT refers to the report by private investigator Mr Pizzini that there was an unaccounted period of time between about 7.15 and 8.30 pm on 7 December 2004. The Court’s analysis [66] This Court acknowledges the submissions and evidence presented by and on behal...

7. Jeuken v The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 403) & van Schreven [2018] NZREADT 5 [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...absence of a sewer lateral was a hidden defect in the property which a reasonably competent licensee could not have been expected to suspect existed.7 Submissions (a) Mr Jeuken [21] Mr Jeuken submitted that a licensee has an obligation to investigate and check everything which is claimed to be on the property being sold. He submitted that Ms van Schreven could have gone to the Council and viewed the property files, and thus learned that there was no sewer lateral to the proper...

8. LCRO 164/2019 SM v NL (25 June 2020) [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for that purpose all the powers of a Standards Committee or an investigator and seek and receive evidence. These powers extend to “any review” … … the power of review is much broader th...

9. Hikaka v The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 416) & M Lovell, S Lovell, O'Shea and Lovell Real Estate Limited [2018] NZREADT 72 [pdf, 197 KB]

   ...to have any further involvement, as negotiations were conducted by the parties’ respective solicitors. [11] We note, however, that extensive water ingress and damage was discovered in June 2013. Subsequently, Mr Owens instructed Mr Hikaka to investigate the “producer statement” provided by Mr Short. Mr Owens then commenced a private prosecution of Mr Short, leading to his being convicted and sentenced on 13 April 2017. Complaint [12] On Mr Owens’ instructions, Mr Hika...

10. LCRO 119/2022 FT v GS (31 October 2022) [pdf, 183 KB]

    ...Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for that purpose all the powers of a Standards Committee or an investigator and seek and receive evidence. These powers extend to “any review” … … the power of review is much broader t...